The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-29
LOCAL NEWS.


THANKSGIVING sERvIcE-Tbanks-
giving services will be held in the
Episcopal and Baptist churches TODAY
at II O'Clock,
SECOND CROP OF APPLEs.-Mrs. F.
l.. Bell sent THE DEMOCRAT this week
cluster Of half grown apples, second
crop, which she gathered in her yard.
LOST HIS HoRsE.-Mr. J. II. Hop
klns had the misfortune to lose good
horse a few days ago The horse was
sick day Or two only.
REAL ESTATE sALE.-Mr. N. Biges
yesterday sold to Mr. S. D. Hancock
one half interest In the Edwards Ferry
farm which was owned by the late E.
c. Biggs.
WILL BUILD A NEW CHURCH-The
colored people are taking steps to puild
a new church where their present
church. Shiloh stands.
MONEY TO THE ORPHANs-The Odd
Fellows lodge here sent $25 to the Odd
Fellows orphanage at Goldsboro last
Tuesday.
RUNAWAY MARRIAGES.-Last week
two couples from Virginia made Hall
fax their Gretna Green. J. W. Lester
and Miss LOrena Acres, from Crewe,
Va, came to Halifax to be married, as
also did W. B. Pelton and Miss Alice
Martin of Petersburg
FOUR TO THE PENITENTIARY.--She
if AllsbroOk carried four convicts
to the penitentiary last week Bette
Pearson for 10 years for threatening to
burn house, John Little 10 years,
Lewis wilkins years and Willie Kicks
l year. Afford Knight was jailed for
one year. Hardy Bell and John Jones
were jailed each for months.
TOBACCO LAND HEREABOUTs.-Mr
B. L. Scott OF Clinton, n. c., was here
last week prospecting for some tobacco
land. He says he has had fifteen years
experience in raising tobacco and he
finds much land here that will produce
fine tobacco. Mr.. Scott will return in
about week to make al rangements to
move here. He thinks other families
will come with him.
Mr.. FRED GRAY MARRIED-When
Mr.. Fred Gray came out about three
weeks ago to see his parents no one
suspected hat he would so soon be the
master Of family, for he told no one
about it. News now comes that he has
since married a Mrs. Hatfield Of West
Va. Mr. GRAY met Mrs. Hatfield last
spring while he was in Lexington, KY.
He will make his home in Norfolk.
THE DEMOCRAT congratulates Fred and
wishes him a long and happy life.
SHOT THE DoG.-Tuesday while Rev.
r 7. Nann was hunting, the colored
boy, Tom Powell. who accompanied him
carried gun. By mistake Tom was
carrying his gun towards the ground
when it went off and killed Mr.. Vann's
fine dog Dixie" The dog was young,
fine hunter and was quite valuable.
Mr. Vann greatly regrets the loss and
his friends sympathize with him.
LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY.-The
North Carolina Lumber Company at
Tillery have put IN dynamo in their
large lumber plant and the works are
now lighted by electricity. Lights
Will also be put in the Mansion" Of
the company and in the private dwell
ing of Mr.. Cowles, the manager. They
are now prepared to run day and nlght
The enterprise Of this company is some
thing commendable.
THE RAILROAD CASE.-The case OF
w. E. Daniel as administrator Of the
estate of Charles Kee against the Pc
tersburg railroad, proved mistrial
again last week. A man named Lifsey,
agent of the railroad company at Ga
rysburg, killed Kee about year ago.
Litsey was tried for his life IN North
ampton. He was acquitted and then
the administrator sued the railroad
company for $4,000. It was tried and
the jury was about equally divided.
Last week it was tried again, and the
Jury stood 10 for verdict for the wild
ow and 2 against it. 1t is now thought
that DerhaDs the case will be cOmprO-