The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-21

NJ. Hoffman & Bro. say their trade
thus far in June is better than it was
in May.
IT WAS TIM. Wiley Cherry's age
at which he learned to read is II, in
stead OF so. as stated in THE DEMOCRAT
last week.
GOOD CATCHEs.-A number of per-
sons have been fishing in the creeks
and ponds here about recently and have
made good catches with the seine.
NEATEsT He sEEs.-A few days ago
We met an editor of a good paper in
Eastern Carolina, and he said that THE
DEMOCRAT is the neatest paper that
he receives.
JOHNSON & STALLINGs.-Dr. r. NJ.
johnson and DR.. O. C. Stallings have
formed partnership in business and
will continue at J. .. RAYS stand.
RosENEATII sTNDAY-sCHOOL CoNVEN-
TION.--ROseneath township Sunday
school convention will be held at Null
lens X Roads first Sunday in July at 4
o'clock, p. m.
A MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
There will be a meeting of the stock
holders in the Scotland Neck Cotton
Mills, June 18th. Important business
will come before the meeting
FINE POTATOEs.-Mr G. W. Bryan
shipped this week the finest Irish po-
tatoes we have ever seen. He dug %
barrels from one-third Of an acre, and
by count II potatoes filled peck meas
ure.
D1ED-Nrs. Montgomery Whitaker
died at her home near Whitaker's
Chapel Saturday, June 18th, and was
buried at Whitaker's Chapel Sunday
18th. Erysipelas was the cause Of
death.
BEST TRADE IN YEARs.--Mess. Hold
ing and DAVIS, general merchants at
Wake Forest, said to Us while there
last week that they have had the best
cash trade this spring that they have
had in years.
CLEAN THE PREMIsEs.-Thisi is the
time of year when every one should
look well to the cleanliness of his prem
ises. The health OF the town depends
upon each man taking pains to keep
his own premises clean. Lime and dry
dirt are good deodorizers.
Il CONAN" FRoG.-Nlr Peter f.
Smith tells THE DEMOCRAT that few
DAYS ago he killed snake and when he
cut off the snakes head frog came
forth from the throat Of the reptile and
made good his escape i'll his usual man-
ner OF locOmotion.
MAYORS wARNISG.-Mayor j. A.
Perry desires us to call attention to
section 3 Of Article of the town or
dinances and gives every one warning
that if that section is not complied
with on all premises the law will be en-
forced IN every case.
A MARYLAND BRIDE.-Miss Emma
Vaughan lett Monday to accompany
her brother, Mr. S. B. Vaughan, Of
Rocky Mount, to Salisbury, Maryland,
where he led to the altar yesterday Miss
Carrie Dehnam, daughter Of Mrs. N.
A. DeDnam TIE DEMOCRAT acknO"l-
edges The receipt of a neat invitation
THE "ALBEsIARLE The North Car
Gilman recently said: ''The smoke
stack Of the famous 'Albemarle' has
recently been placed III the museum
here. 1t is roughly made and Is rid
died with bullet holes. 1t has for some
wears been on exhibition at st. Louis,
whittier it was taken after the New Or
leans Exposition III 1888. The Abe
marie was built on the Roanoke river,
near Scotland Neck.
In COLLEGE OVER 20 IEARs.-Mr.
Willis Holding, who lives at " AXE For
est, saws he has been III College over ~
wears. That is to say. he has kept q
room in college continuously ever
since he sent his first son there when
was over twenty years ago. lie has ed
ncated six sons there, his last GRADUATE
mo last week. Mr. Holding Is one OF
the best farmers IN his community, Is
q GOOD democrat and all his sons are
He has been a good pa
tron OF the college.
INTEREST N FARMING INCREASlNG.-
A gentleman who has opportunity 70
make considerable observation SAID to
THE DEMOCRAT few days ago that
the people Of this community are TAX
inc more interest in improved farming
than ever before They are studying
the nuestion and seem to be more
alive to the possibilities OF this section
vxIo,, o,,r ooricu!tural re-