The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-06

VIII. CoSTEsT-Notlce has been
served on Scnator-clcct Green, and Rep
resentatiyes-elect, Grizzard aud House
that Their Republican opponents will
contest thcir election.
WOLF pAJ.Tl-.-The young people
had d very enjoyable "Violet Party" at
Ms. D. VI. Dnnn's Thursday hight OF
last Wee,.
| CC9Iogs EAR or CoKN.-Alr. George
Lewis Hancock showed THE DEMOCRAT
a remarkable ear o. corn. It was only
| / inches long and was rounded at the
| small! end like a walnut and bore 40
grains.
| DATED WRoSG.-By mistake a part
OF thu issue Of TIE DEMOCRAT is dated
wrong. \ part Of the papers were run
Of beng dated Dec. 9th it was Dec. lst.
It was corrected in the last part OF the
Issue
FINE IIoGs.-Mr g. w. Bryan kill
ed four hogs Tuesday II months old,
which he had allowed to run in the
fields and gather up the pickings. He
had not had them in pen day or fed
them more thar what they got in
the fields and they averaged 25Opounds
each. They were the Poland-C China
stock.
Company will appear in Plttman Hall
/ tonight Admission 10. 25 and 80
| cents Tickets for reserved seats at the
| Drug store. The press generally speaks
well OF this company. They have re-
Gently appeared in Greenville and
| kinston. and the Free Press and Refec-
tor speak complimentary of them,
! OUR JOB PRINTINC.-The job work
turned out from this office gives uni
versal satisfaction. A gentleman who
has been in the printing business MANY
years said day or two ago that the
work from this office is very good,
indeed. We guarantee every piece
of work and if careful instructions are
| given for the work and it is not salts
| factory we refund the money.
! FINE SECOND CROP-Mr. J. p. Flu
, trell presented THE DEMOCRAT a few;
DAYS ago with some very fine irish
potatoes Thery were from his second
| crop. He made 1O2 barrels on two
acres, and they were unusually large.
They were raised on his river farm
which is under the supervision Of that
most excellent farmer ana wise man
ager Mr. W II. Carter
THANKSGIyING OFFERINGs.-Last
Thursday was generally observed here
rs day Of rest and thanksgiving All
! the places Of business in town We're
| closed There were services in the
! Baprst and Episcopal churches. In
the Baptist church a collec ion WAS
taken for the Thomasville Orphanage
amounting to S2S Also nice collec-
ton was taken in the Episcopal church
for the Thompson Orphanage at Char
lotte.
SAD DEATH-A telegram came from
Apex Tuesday night announcing the
death Of Miss Eva Allsbrook. She left
her home il Scotland Neck several
weeks ago to visit relatives in Wake
county Her parents here had no adj
vice of any sickness nor any intimatlOn
Of ANYTHING of the kind until they re
ceived the telegram. Her remains were
forwarded here to-day wednesday,
An obituary will appear next week.
She was a charming and lovely young
lady, general favorite with all, and
the town is under cloud of sorrow at
the untimely death.
BETTER CORN IN HALIFAX-Our
usually correct contemporary and name
sake. the Charlotte Democrat, credits
us With what does not belong to Us. 1t
SAYS that this paper said that w. Nj.
Gas-ctt 81 Green Hill township made
22S bushels of corn on Is acres of land
and that it wss only six weeks from the
time he broke the land until he LAID it
by. Now, we do not know w. NJ. Gas
sett, neither do we know where Green
Hill township is, but we know that Mr.
n. Biggs of Scotland Neck made 42o
bushels of corn on acres of land.
This is the way 1t can be made In Scot
land Neck township IN Halifax county
Mr.. Ira ?. Wetmore, a prominent
real estate agent OF San Angelo, Texas,
has used Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
I'D Diorrhoea Re,nedy in his family