The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.

FOREMAN SICK.-We have some in
terasting correspondence this week
which we are compelled to leave out
BY reason Of sickness Of our foreman.
CORNER STONEs.-Bishop Cheshire
is expected to lay the cornerstone of
the church to be built at Tillery on
Friday OF this week at II o'clock, and
at 10 80 a. IN. on the following day he
he Will lay the cornerstone Of another
church to be built at Lawrence, Edge
cOmbe county.
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.--Supe
intendent w. r. Bond informs us that
| there will be competitive examination
! in Halifax on the End Thursday in
| September, which will be 18th, OF
applicants for the county appointment
to the Normal and Industrial School
| in Greensboro.
| COLORED PEOPLES PICNIC.-The col
ored people had a Sundayschool cele-
| bratlon and picnic at old kehukee last
| Thursday. There were 800 persons,
J they said, and one who was there said
that he did not hear an ugly word or
an oath all day. The dinner was boun-
tiful and all were fed with plenty to
spare.
| VINE HILL FEMALE ACADEMY.-We
call special attention to the new adyer-
| tisement of Vine Hill Female Academy.
This school is now so we'll known it
needs no commentator by us. The
teachers are competent, thorou gh and
progressive. Girls sent to this school
may safely calculate on the very best
of training in every department.
FINE TOBACCO.-Mr. M. Hoffman
showed THE DEMOCRAT a sample of
tobacco from Mr. William Hodges
farm that is very fine. 1t is what is
known as ''primlngs'' but is very fine
| tobacco. His whole tobacco crop is fine
and indeed the tobacco crop in this
section generally Is fine Mr. Hodges
is one of the best farmers in this section
and his success with tobacco is no less
than what it has been with other crops
| A BIG PICNIC.-The Baptist Sunday
school at Dawson's enjoyed a big picnic
Thursday of last week There was a
large crowd, most bountlful dinner OF
all the good things that one could
desire, and 1T was day of general en-
ljoyment. Rev. J. G. Blalock entertained
the children with a description of the
Mammoth Cave, and Mr.. w. A. Dunn
also made fine Sunday-school speech
Everybody had good time and all were
abrndantly rewarded for the pains OF
preparing for the day.
STILL GROwING.-Our subscription
list is all the time lengthening. All
through the hard financial struggle
THE DEMOCRAT has done its best tc
merit the favor of its readers Money
has been tight but our expenses have
not diminished one cent. We are
pleased to note the appreciation which
is constantly shown our efforts to keer
the paper up to the standard. Ou1
Subscription list is not yet full. We
have room for several more new names
"ALWAYs NEAT. THE DEMOCRAT
has frequently been asked about the
machinery with which the press WORK
for this of1ce is done. This week ;
letter of inquiry came from an enter
prising editor in Eastern Carolina
saying that THE DEMOCRAT is always
SO neat and so we'll printed he wished
to know what press is used in doing the
WORK. We mention this to show ou
readers how our efforts to make clean
| ditO d|NIllo PttlCi diC dEplCCldlCu.
Now, good reader, can't you recon-
mend THE DEMOCRAT to some one ane
thus help us secure one more new sub
scriber?
Our School Advertisers.
Those who have sons and daughters
to educate can always at the season fol
school ads learn through the column:
of THE DEMOCRAT something about tht
leading schools.
Our columns now show advertise
} ments by the following progressive
schools and colleges:
University of n. c., Chapel Hill
Wake Forest College, Wake Forest
Peace Institute, Raleigh Littletol
| IIir,, School I ittlotor Co1or II Opl