The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-05

HAMMER AND sAw.-The ring OF the
hammer and buzz of the saw in town
tell of the lively building that is going
on. Scotland Neck all the while
makes some steady advancement, al
though the growth is SLOW
HAIL AT EssEx.-Mr w. w. Rosser
told THE DEMOCRAT Monday that
there was a severe hail and wind storm
in the Essex section of this county
last Saturday. Crops were injured
considerably by the hail and out-houses
on farms were blown down.
A BABE AT HER DOoR.-Recently a
white infant was one night left at the
door of Fannie Smith, colored wo-
man living in the upper section OF the
county. She took it to the county
home where it is being cared for and is
doing we'll.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
See advertisement of University In our
columns and write to President Win
ston at Chapel Hill for catalogue with
pictures of buildings, also for little
handbook entitled university Educa-
ton, what it means and how to get it. F."
GOOD CRoPs.-The crops generally
are good. The recent rains in this re-
gion have been very favorable and
crops are now growing we'll. The ex-
tremely dry spring made 1t easy to
keep the grass out of the crops, and
they were in good condition to receive
the rains.
We call attention to the new adver-
tisement of w. L. Douglas $500 Shoe
which appears in our issue today. We
have every assurance from the manu-
facturer that the recent improvements
in style and quality Will give more sat
isfaction than ever to the wearers OF
these popular shoes.
TOWNSHIP PRIMARIEs.-The Demo
cratic primaries will be held in Scotland
Neck, Palmyra, and Roseneath town
ships as follows: Scotland Neck July
25th, o'clock, p. M; Palmyra July
18th, o'clock, p. m. Roseneath July
25th, 10 o'clock, a. m.
SHOOTING AT AURELIAN.-One day
last week Tom Jenkins and James
Bennett two colored men in the EN-
ploy of Mr.. A. Brinkley at Aureliar
Springs, got into some dispute wher
Jenkins shot Bennett, for which hi
was arrested and lodged in Halifax jai
to await trial at the Inferior court.
| Or INTEREST TO TEACHERs.-Jul!
18th is the regular day for examina
ton of public school teachers In thu
county. The school law on page 46 say
that teachers must stand satisfactOr,
examination on some books on schOO
economy and practice of teaching
and the State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction has selected Pages
Theory and Practice of Teaching" a
the book to be studied.
How Is BUSINESS From the con
splcuous absence Of advertisements q
the business men in Scotland Neck
the readers Of The DEMOCRAT and tn
stranger who may chance to glance a
it's columns, will readily conclude tina
this is Il dead torn. And Judgin
from what they see, Or rather VIVA
they do not see in THE DEMOCRAT, tn
conclusion would be correct. BUS
ness men who wish to see people com
to the town better paste this in thei
hats.
Mess WHITE & PAULL.-Readers {
The DEMOCRAT have not failed t
notice that these gentlemen keep a
: advertisement in the paper all tn
time. For more than FIVE years the
have held a good space in this pape
all the time, never disseminating the
advertisement in the dull season, as
the custom with many business mel
BY their advertisement all that Will
appearing before the public the publ
, has learned to calculate certainly upo
what they can find at White & PAUL.
, These gentlemen are uniformity cOu
! teous to their customers and in a
: things they are absolutely reliable.
A Good Appetite
y Always accompanies good health, al
J. an absence of appetite is an Indicate
n 90 ooxoo+h;,,r ,xro,r The 11n1vors