The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-17

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Mack Smith, colored man. died q
few miles from town Tuesday.
PICNIC LAST SATURDAY.-Thes school
girls had picnic at the female acad-
envy last Saturday, and had a pleasant
day Of it.
10 70 THE ACRE-Mr. Noah Briggs
has i acres Of land planted in corn and
says he expects to get Is barrels from
it,
GOOD cROPs.-Reports come from
almost every section of the State that
the crops are promising and the farm
ers are encouraged
FREIGHT TRAIN Observation-Disclosures s
freight going North was very late The
engine became disabled and a good one
had to be sent from Rocky Mount be-
fore the train could move on.
Coop STAND OF COTTON.-The stand
Of cotton is good and the crop looks
promising. With good weather for
cilopping the farmers will have, 50 far,
a fine prospect for good crop
KEEP THE PREMISES CLEAN.-The
warm weather is coming and it is nee
essary for the health of the town that
every one should keep his Premises
clean. One days careessness in this
matter might cost the town great
deal Let all be particular in this mat
ter.
OUR HEALTH RECORD.-The physi-
clans and druggists say that Scotland
Neck has been exceptionally free from
sickness this season. Take it one year
with another and one season with an
other, there Is no location in the State
more healthful than this.
KEEP POsTED.-It is very important
that young men and young women,
too, keep posted on passing events. This
i hurrving age and it is an impera-
tive duty of the times that we post our
selves on passing events. There is no
better and cheaper medium than the
local paper.
SENT TO CALEDoNIA.-Faust, the
cashier of the Salisbury
bank, was brought down Tuesday to
the penitentiary farms near Tillery
He has an intelligent face and shows
marks of refinement. AS he came
down in his striped clothes he seemed
very much depressed and showed that
he felt the sting of disgrace.
HARD On TOBACCO PLANTS.-Mr. &.
A. Williams, of RingwOOd, said Mon
day that the tobacco plants that have
been set have not lived we'll. 1t has
been too dry some time to set them
without Watering them. Many are
watering the plants but they do not
live so we'll and it is very expensive.
CAPT. CUSHING HURT-Capt. l. l..
Cushing had the misfortune, while
at Mr. G. w. Bryan's
last week, to fall from the scaffold and
break his shoulder He suffered good
deal from the hurt but is getting on as
we'll as could be expected for one Of his
age. The whole community regrets
the accident to this good man. We
hope tor his speedy recovery.
SEVENTEEN YEAR LOCUSTs.-Mr. }.
II. Darden showed THE DEMOCRAT
Monday a seveventeen-year locust. He
says the woods near Spring Hill and
near the river are full of them. They
are coming ont of the ground by the
millions Tie iOcuSts are of a DrOUnlsh
color, as large as large horse-tly and
on each wing there is character much
like a Nv" as clear as If it had been
with type and ink.
BoRRowERs.-Any kind of habitual
borrower is objectionable but newspa-
per borrower is past description. Sup
pose when man starts his children to
school he should undertake to borrow
books for them all the time? Well,
il would not be long before his neigh
bors would get tired of lending books.
So il is With newspapers. Borrowing
newspapers is & very small thinS-looN
at ii as YOU may, and is especially small
on The part OF the borrower.
KEEP MONEY THoME.-There is much
advantage to any community IN
keeping money at home. Some
people viii send away for thing to
save 10 or - cents, when if their mon
ey were spent at home they would Ges
as much and Us good result from it and
at the SAME time they would benefit
their community hy paving out Toe
money here Some merchants viii
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