The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

DRY who sometime ago bought consid-
cradle property here, has sold the j.
G.. Pittman residence to Mr.. d. Ed
mondson.
CORN FROM LoUIsvILLE.-The first
corn that has been shipped to this place
perhaps since 1881 was car load from
Louisville 10 NJ. Hoffman & Bro, last
week. With such fine corn lands as
are found in our back country the corn
ought to be raised here
! HEAVY YIELD OF WOOL.-Mr. }. Z.
! Futrell says he sheared 10 sheep from
which he got 90 pounds of wool. From
the same sheep year ago, which was
the first time they had been sheared, he
got 100 pounds from IL sheep. The
stock is cross between the Oxford
down and Southdown, three of which
Mr.. Futrell advertises for sale. See ad-
vertisement elsewhere in this issue.
FAST FREIGHT.-A fast freight train
| was put on the Scotland Neck and Kin
ston road Tuesday, leaving Kinston at
! 5, a. m. and arriving at Scotland Neck
at II. This train will bring the truck
| from Kinston and Washington to Hob
| good where it will be put on the Nor
! folk and Carolina road to Norfolk and
there will go over the Old Dominion
line instead of by rail all the way North.
| SAY, SCOTLAND NECK MERCHANTS
The Wilson Mirror says Baltimore
gentleman recently said at the Briggs
House that Wilson merchants have
more push and energy than the imer-
chants in any town in Eastern Carroll
ma, and their commercial rating is bet
| ter Scotland Neck merchants cant
! afford to let such a saying go abroad.
Scotland Neck ought to be first in ev-
! erything, you know.
MONEY IN PoTATOEs.-Mr. j. T. Flu
trell shipped last week IA barrels OF
| Irish potatoes from acres. He sold
them for $3.50 per barrel. He says
the crop from the 3 acres cleared him
above all expenses of seeding, manur-
ing, cultivating and digging 1868, or,
1923 to the acre. This is fine show
| ing for the net proceeds of 3 acres of
land. This section has as fine posi-
| bllities in truck farming, grass and
| stock raising as any section of North
Carolina.
! PREPARING FOR A NEW STORE
Mess. NJ Hoffman & Bro. are making
preparation for new store. They
have moved the ware-room on the
n orth side of their store which fronted
on Main street and placed it in the
rear of the store where 1t now fronts
on 18th street The work of moving
the ware-room was done by Mr. G. w.
Gay. They are putting lumber on the
ward with which to build a handsome
annex to their already large and we'll
furnished store.
SAYS IT SOUNDS "FIsHY."-The Kin
ston Free Press says that our account
| of a duck STAYING in a we'll 8 months,
as told 10y Dir. Frank Whitehead,
sounds '.fshy" We gave it as it was
given to us and if Dr.. Whitehead
again says that the duck stayed in the
we'll months and was taken out alive
we say so too. If lie says the duck
didn't get out then we say the duck
didn't get out. We gave it at first as
he gave it and we shall stick to him as
long as he sticks to the duck. How is
| it Doctor?
DIR. PRITCHARD CONCERNING DIR.
HUFHAM.-Dr. Pritchard writing to
| Charity and Children says OF DR.. Hut
ham and Shelby: ''Thev have formed
| q mutual admiration society / was up
there last week and never saw people so
happy over pastor, or pastor SO nap
py with a people. I am devoutIy
! thankful that the Lord has put my old
college mate and esteemed brother III
| this most delightful field. in my judg-
naent, one of the very best in the State.
| He will renew his youth in that charm
ing climate, and will set himself, |
hope. TO the development OF the Kings
Mountain Association. IT Is sad that
| there are 5000 Daptists In Cleveland
county, and that Associatlon ought 70
, be the leading body in the State. l
know no part of the State that has
made more improvement IN the con-
dition of It's farming population than
this county; and [ hope, under the IN
spiration of the man who has done 50
much for the Roanoke region, the Dap
lists of this section will buckle on their
armor and show the rest OF the State
how to do battle for the Lord. l great
ly enjoyed day and night with my
J brother Hufham."