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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

"An Things Come to Those Who
Wait"
While not great believer in this
saving, for we think that a good deal
of work IS necessary to be mixed in
with the waiting, it looks as if it would
hold true with the great Roanoke river
water powers. For after remaining I'M
utilized all these years the Great Falls
Manufacturing Company have COM
menced the erection of large cotton
factory, and Northern syndicate to
whom they have sold the necessary wa
ter rights are arranging for the build
Ing of a large knitting mill. These
two enterprises will give employment
to several hundred operatives and will
prove of lncalculable benefit to the
whole country.
The only wonder has been that this
great water power has remained so long
idle. A water power second only in the
United States to that OF Minneapolis
and in the very heart Of the raw rate
rial, coupled with every other material
advantage, with the right kind of well
directed energy there could have been
by this time one continuous city be-
tween the Great Falls and Weldon. or
to quote Senator DAVIS of Massach,l-
settes. second Lowell should now ex-
list on the banks of the Roanoke.
Mr.. Arthur Arlington who arrived
home last Saturday from the Industrial
Congress at Augusta says that after
visiting the canals at Columbia and
Augusta. which have made these two
cities, while fully impressed with their
great importance, considers them infe-
riOr to the Roanoke water power, as
tnev have not the fall, neither is the
geographical situation as advantageous
for building a great industrial city as
is to be found on the Roanoke river
Rocky Mount Argonaut.
Thousands of new patrons have TAX
en- Hoods Sarsaparilla this season and
realized it's benefit in blood purified
and strength restored
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
LAND SALE.

By virtue of power conferred upon
me by that deed of trust which was ex-
ecuted to me on the 18th day of No
vember, 1891, by S. w. Edwards and
his wife and J. B. Edwards. which is
of record in the registers office for the
county Of Halifax, in book 6o, on page
225. / shall sell for cash at auction III
the town of Scotland Neck, on the md
day of July, 1894, the land therein de
scribed as follows: That land this day
sold to S. w. Edwards and J. B. Ed
wards by A. White, and bounded by
the lands of B. D. Webb, the land
which J. H. Parker and J. NJ. Mayo
have sold to John and Lewis Anthony
the land of the late Virginia Steptoe
Martha Ward, n. Johnson, and con-
tanning two hundred and seventy-five
acres, more or less. This May 2Sth,
1894. W. A Dunn,
3-31-4t. Trustee
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Hon. JOHN NJ PATTIsoN. President,
Union Central Life Ins'e Co.

Union Central Lie Ins'e Co,
Cincinnati, q.
Dear Sir i take pleasure in nc
knowledging receipt this day, through
f. w. Jewell. your General Agent in
this city. Of Sl0,327. IS, in payment Of
Policy No. 1928, IN your Company.
| wish to express to Won my hearty
thanks. My Policy was for 100000
and ON your Life Rate Endowment
Plan. ] paid you but the Ordinary
Life Premium, just the same as
would have paid any of the other lead
ing companies for Policy to be PAID
only at death. and vet Your profits have
been 50 large that in little over -
wears il has matured for an amount oy-
er the $4,000 90. and thus have an
Endowment Policy at Ordinary Life
Rates
am greatly pleased at my good for
tune. No other company known t.
me gives such "A contract. or secures
such results | carry Policies in u
number OF the leading companies, but
| have none whose results compare
with this.
! am glad that my own city Of Gin
cinnati is the home Of such an lnstltu-
ton as the Union Central Life Insur.
ance Company, and as "a citizen ! am
proud Of it. ] am
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE FISHER.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

Mr.. J. g. Cook MARRlED.-Mr. j.
G. Cook, brother OF Mess. NJ. c. and r.
E. Cook of this place, was recently
married in Savannah, Ga. The Morn
ing Neurs of the city gives the follow
ing account of the marriage Mr. J
G. Cook, of Macon and Miss Annie
Michel were united in marriage at p
O'Clock last Wednesday, al the resi-
dence Of Nix w. W. Lumpkin, Rev J
ID. Chapman officiating. Mr. John
Malpass was best man, and Miss Bea-
trice Michel maid of honor. The GER
emony was witnessed by a few init
mate friends.
The bride is the neice of Mrs. w.
w. Lumpkin, and is young lady OF
many sweet and winning traits of char
acter. The groom is a young man Of
excellent character.
The young couple left on the Geor-
gia railroad train for the home of the
groom near Macon"
LEARNING TO READ AT sIXTY.-Mr.
Wiley Cherry who has been confined
to his room with rheumatism for a
year. and who was out last week for
the first time, says that he has learned
to read little during his confinement.
He is abont 60 years old, has given his
life to active farm work and has accu-
INFLATED quite handsome estate.
He says he just did know his letters
when he was taken with rheumatism
year ago. Being Of a pushing ahead
disposition, he must needs have some
thing to occupy his mind. To save
worry about his business he turned his
attention to spelling out" the words
in THE DEMOCRAT which has long
been a weekly visitor to his family, and
other papers that he recieyed, especial
ly the Landmark ; and he says that du-
ring the year he has learned to read
we'll enough to entertain himself now
with newspaper. 1t is little re-
markable and yet another instance OF
the wonderful capacity of the intellect
even in old age.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
DR.. Hall on Odd-Fei.owshic.

On THURSDAY night. 7ih. Or. ]. J
Hall, Of Norfolk. gave public lecture
in Temperance Hall on Oid-Feliow-
ship. Or. Hall Is fuen, and easy
speaker and enjoys the reputation o!
being one Of the leading lecture oIi
Odd Fellowship in the country A
large audience greeted him. the hall
being well filed On the rs~trum with
pr Hall were DR.. j K Pope and Mr..
{. Speed.
Dr. Hall was introduced h. pr Pore
and for an hour and ten minutes he
held the close attention Of he entire
audience.
He began 10y referring to the organi-
zatlon Of the first lodge OF odd Fellows
in the conntry-the Washington lodge
in Baltimore, April 20, 1919 Tie
lodge, he said, was organized By FIVE
men and now there are lodges OF the
order in - States in the Union. be-
sides in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, En-
gland, Germany and other countries.
The speaker said that the order of
Independent odd Fellows now numbers
nearly one million.
Then by anecdote and illustration
the speaker told, in his own fluent style,
of the work of the order in relieving
the distressed and comforting the sor-
rowing and caring for the orphans and
widows of those who have banded them
selves together TO relieve each Others
sufferings and needs
He discussed some OF the principles
of the order, dwelling upon the fact
that it is designed alone to relieve the
distressed and the sorrowlng and the
needy.
The audience gave the closest atten-
ton to the lecture from first to last.
The recitation OF the orphan boys com
plant was particularly striking. He
closed with beautiful tribute TO
Friendship, Truth and Love, the three
principles which are saio to underlie
all the work OF the order
When the speaker closed and sat
down he was heartily applauded. DR..
Pope thanked the audience for their
kind attention and the meeting was
dismissed.
DR.. Hall was comparative stranger
here but he received the congratula-
tions of his new acquaintance, and
though his stay was short his reception
was pleasing and his visit one of profit
to him and the order He was com
PEELED to hurry away on the early train
Friday because of sickness among mem
bers of his church.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Tillery Topics.

Correspondence TO THE DEMOCRAT
T1LLERY, n c., June Is 80.
Miss Annie Williams is visiting in
town.
Mess. f. Norfeet and K. G. Mayo
spent Sunday in Scotland Neck.
Miss Daisy Crump is home again
from school.
Mr. B. F. Tillery spent Sunday in
Littleton where he has moved his fam
lily for the summer.
Mr. J. Eli Howell returned home
SATURDAY from Seaboard High School.
G.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Weldon News.
to THE DEMoCRAT.)
minutes.


WELDON, y. C., June ). 1894
Mrs. Catharine E Alien died at her
residence in this pace on Wednesday
night, goth ulto, after as iIEless Of sev-
eral weeks. aged So Years. She was for
forty wears 4 consistent member Of the
Baptist church. The funeral services
were conducted by her pastor. Rev. 4.
w Hs.rr1a.t and Was largely attended.
She leaves 4 bro. .lcs ans: two daughters
and several otI,e: relatives, among
whom IS our townsinan, Mr.. ". E.
Daniel.
Henry Adams. a coiored employe at
a brickyard near town met with Sc
rious accident one day last week. He
was doing some excavating under an
embankment when it gave way and fell
upon him breaking his thigh and in
ficting a very painful wound over his
eve. DR.. A. R. Zollicoffer was called
and rendered the necessary medical aid
and he is now doing we'll.
Senator Ransom and Hon. w. r.
Henry are in town.
Rev. r. T. Vann was in town Mon
day. w. B. w.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Wanted! Wanted! Wanted.

Confederate Postage Stamps Any
one who has Confederate postage
stamps viii find it profitable to look
them up and bring them to this office
Don't say this is not worth noticing.
1t IS worth noticing and all who bring
Confederate stamps to this office Will
find it 50.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Rules Adopted By the N. c. Press
Association April II, 1893.

The sum of not less than five cents
per line will be charged for ''cards OF
thanks" resolutions of respect" and
OBITUARY poetry" also for obituary
notices other than those which the ed
itor himself shall give as a matter OF
news.
Notices of church and society and
all other entertainments from which
revenue is to be derived will be charg-
ed for at the rate of five cents line.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

Mrs Harriet A. Marble, of Pough-
I,eepsie, n. y, was for years "A martyr
to headache. and never found anything
to give her more than Temporary relief
until she be gan to take Ayers Pills,
since which she has been in the enjoy
ment Of perfect health.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
BARGAINS IN MILLINERY.

Besides the best bargains in general
Millinery, l offer for 80 days the follow
ing special prices:
Sailors l5c to 100
Trimmed Hats 75c-$5OO.
Baby Caps 15c-$l.75.
Lace HIitts 25c-5Oc.
Best G.. B. Corset $I.GO.
Fans 25c-75c.
All co!ors in Scanning Braid 15c to
Doc bunch.
Laces and Silks in all cOlOrs l5-6Oc.
Miss KATE Ct. TILLERY.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Save Money.

If you want your life insured in q
good, solid OLD LINE company, and one
at offers the most liberal contract for
> money. call on the editor OF this pa
34r The Union Central j. the company
YOU want to insure in. 1t is one Of the
best and most popular companies IN
tie land and is increasing business at 4
greater per cent. than ever before.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
THE DEMOCRAT
THURSDAY, JUNE IA, 1894.
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

Advertisements Of all kinds must be
in this office by Tuesday afternoon to
insure publication for the current
week.
LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS Il cent a
word for each insertion
Chnrges for local ADVERTISING due
meekty.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
COMING AND GOING.
Folks You Know or May Know.

Miss Minnie Dunn went 10 Wake
Forest Monday.
Mr.. r W. Hancock Of Oxford spent
Monday night here.
Mr.. A. Mcdowell left Tuesday for
Baltimore.
Mr.. Paul Kitchin went to Wake
Forest Tuesday.
Mr.. J. H. Alexander left Tuesday for
summer trip.
Miss Annie Madrey returned from
visit to Rocky Mount Tuesday
Mr. NJ Oppenheimer of Durham is
here on a visit to his friends.
Mr.. W. E. Bowers of Brinkleyville
was here last week.
Rev R. L. Vann left Monday to at
tend Wake Forest commencement.
Mr.. d. P. Haskitt went to Hamilton
Monday
Mr.. John T. Brinkley has returned
from a trip down South.
Mr.. K. c. Cutchin of Edgecombe
was in town Sunday
Mr.. II. H. Raspberry was here Satur-
day.
Mr.. J. Frank Brinkley and family
have been visiting here tor several days.
Capt w. w. Carraway was here last
Saturday taking subscriptions for the
Richmond Dispatch.
Mess. c.. r. Barley and R. r.
Cowles of Tillery were here Thursday
night.
Mr.. J. P. Ware has moved to town
and occupies the T. w. Fenner place
in GAINESVILLE.
The editor of IHE DEMOCRAT left
Tuesday for Wake Forest Commence
ment.
Mrs. r. E. Hancock has returned
from a visit to friends and relatives
in BERTHE county
Mr. S. B. Vaughan of Rocky Mount
was here Sunday to visit his parents
and other relatives.
Mrs Claude Kltchin left Monday for
Wake Forest where she goes to visit
her parents.
Mr.. d. Edmondson, accompanied by
Mr. J. Y Savage, went to Kinston Sat
urday and returned Monday.
Miss Helen Perry has gone to Vir-
ginia to visit her sister, Mrs. DR.. C.
c.. Christian.
Miss Matte Cotton went to Tarboro
last week to visit Miss Katie Hassard-
short.
Mr.. NJ. S. Alexander of Norfolk
spent several days here last week visit
ing his sister, Mrs. NOrfleet Smith.
Mr.. T. A. Persons of Louisburg is
here visiting the family of Mr.. S. F.
Dunn.
Mr.. Durwood Leggett came home
from Chapel Hill Saturday where he
has spent year in the University.
Mr. John B. Tillery of Tlllery was
in town last week visiting his daughter,
Mrs j. p Futrell.
Mr. w, F. Draughan of Edgecombe
was in town Saturday. He says the
stand Of corn is not very good by rea-
son of the cool nights
Mrs. d. Edmondson went to Nash
county Saturday to see her mother who
is quite sick. She was accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs r. c.. Josey
Rev. Mr.. Akers of Virginia, who is
preaching at Nahala Presbyterian
church, spent some time in town last
week with DR.. Frank Whitehead
Mr. w W. Kltchin delivered the
address at the commencement of Beth
ell Hill Academy last week, and the
Roxboro Courier says: "The speech
of W. w. kitchin, Esqr., on Thurs
day was well chosen, and delivered in
that clear, forcible, and both pleasant
and impressive manner for which he is
so justly noted, and was listened to
with pleasure and attention BIZ students
and audience tor one hour and ten
minutes"
Weldon News.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Fine Sheep.

l have three fine Ram Lambs for
sale. Stock is cross between the Ok
forddOwn and SOuthdOWn.
Price So apiece. J. 2. FUTRELL,
6 "A If Scotland Neck, n. G..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

SCOTLAND NECK STEAM DYE WORKS.
MOrRNING GOODS A SPECIALITY.
Get price list. Address
SCOTLAND NECK STEAM DYEING Co.
1-24ly Scotland Neck n. u
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
LOCAL NEW S.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

LAND sALE.-G. S. White.
SHEEP FOR saLE.-J. Z. Futrell.
SALE OF CXEN.-S. N. Alexander.
CHOLERA CURE-N. b. JOsey.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Sale.

Yoke of Oxen. Well Broke. Five
wears old. S. NJ. ALEXANDER & Son,
6 IA Palmyra, n. G..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

Have your watches, COCKS an Jew
e'rv and sewing machines repaired at
J ohnston's
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Wanted!

4 position as a supply printer dur
ing the months of June, July and Au-
gust. Four years experience in a
country office. Any one desiring to
employ good printer for the months
named above will apply to The DEMO
Graf. Scotland Neck, n. G..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
Hog Cholera.

When Baby was slck, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became hiss, she chung to Castoria.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
County Commissioners.

The rush of work in Halifax last
week prevented us from getting the re-
port of the commissioners meeting.
They held regular monthly meeting
and allowed the following accounts
L D Browning, supt. co. home 4.37.
M E Cousins, work on bridge 800.
II Wood, repairing bridge 100.
Insane ASYLUM, under sec. code 1880,
$3.50
Harrell, printing 200.
J Cullum, waiting on jury 3.73.
Harrell, printing 200.
Edwards & Broughton, binding 200.
J Frank Brinkley, rec'ding orders 80.
J N Brown, goods for co. Jail 1856.
g g g :" court house 1870.
K E Fitzpatrick, guarding jury 800.
Roanoke News, printing calendar 100.
r G Reid, Jail account 127 80
Emry & Pierce, goods 3S.59.
w r Shaw, work 1912
J H Fenner, work 10.
R J Day, conveying prisoners 300.
N B Dickens, feeding jury 9.73.
i" 975.
Emry & Daniel. goods so
w E Daniel, atty. salary 800.
Joseph w Jenkins, rebate on tax $50.
Dallas Aston, work at Jail 800.
NJ Whitehead, repairing bridge, 1000
D D BRYAN, feeding Jury 80 80
Democrat. printing calendar 100
TN Brent, decreased in allowance
from 81 to So per month.
Lucius Budd and Ransom Lynch ex-
empt from poll tax for 1894.
Clerk instructed to present account
to Halifax town for feeding Fannie
Wood 20 days.
Mary Smith allowed 50 per month
for 2 months.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
GEO. FISHERS ENDOW MENT.
What Bank Presiden, Writes.

Mr.. George Fisher. President Of the
Equitable National Bank Of Cincinnati
writes to the President Of the Union
Central Life Insurance Company the
following
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

LATE TRAINs--The trains have been
late much recently. They are held at
Parmele waiting for the Washington
train.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

EQUITABLE NATIONAL BANK.
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. -. 1894
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14

Thousands of new patrons have TAX
en- Hoods Sarsaparilla this season and
realized it's benefit in blood purified
and strength restored.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-28
Frictionnl Electricitx.

lie had an inventive turn of mind
He heard his school teacher enthusiasts
tically eXpoundingg the laws of electri-
city and, as usual, he returned home
bent on experiments and illustrations.
Little sympathy was shown to him at
home for he had at various times ex-
perimented with disastrous results: at
one time blowing a hole in the side of
the house; incidentally injuring himself.
and paralyzing the rest of the family
with terror the results of an explosion
from new gas he was experimenting
with.
He was very quiet indeed this time:
rather too quiet. His mother searching
for the reason, found him in the act
of rubbing the cats fur in a dark corn
or, with her tooth brush, and her new
comb in disagreeable contact with the
feline.
She was very spleeny anyhow and
the cat was not really clean
Mercy on us! O dear, @ dear! Ben
Watson, what are you doing, say! do
you know? Ugh! you filthy thing: give
me that comb and brush; now explain
yourself quick
Why-ee-I-I-Imean our teacher
told us about FRACTIONAL electricity to-
day, so, and-I wanted to experiment,
you know"
Um--yes, | know. FRACTIONAL cleo.
tricity eli! ah indeed caused by friction
amt 1t? Well, guess | will expert.
ment along that line too-eome along"
She spoke with whitening sarcasm;
he followed to the Woodshed and-with
a few struggles of eourse-laid across
her maternal knee. while she expert,
mented with FRACTIONAL electricity aud
told him to watch the sparks fly.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-28
An Eel FIFTY Years Old.

An eel whose age is fifty years is
touched FOR by trustworthy witnesses
has been on exhibition at Groton, Conn.
1t died on being taken out of a well in
which it had lived for many years, and
probably would have lived to still
greater age had it not been disturbed.
This eel was caught fifty years ago by
G. o. Harris, of New London, Conn.,,
and by him put in the family well.
There was no way of escape for it and
it seemed perfectly content to remain
in it's walled domicile. In 1870 the
well was cleaned and the eel was OBJ
served to be in state of good preser-
walton. The other day the we'll was
again cleaned and the eel was brought
to the top in a bucket Of water 1t was
then removed and placed in a bucket
of Konomoc water This transition pro-
badly caused its death, for within five
minutes after being placed therein thf
eel gave up the ghost The skin will be
prepared and stuffed. In spite of its
age the eel had not increased much in
size, being no larger than an average
sized one.z-New York World.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-28

that that was a new shoe. Since the
cab was there after the rain began and
was not there at any time during the
morning. have Gregson's word for
that-it follows that 1t must have been
there during tho night, and therefore,
that 1t brought these two individuals
to the house,
THAT seems simple enough" said i;
s'but how about the other mans
height"
why, the height of man in nine
cases out of ten, can be told from the
length OF his stride. 1t Is simple cali
culation enough, though there Ii no use
my boring you with figures. had this
fellows stride, both in the clay outside
and on the dust within. Then l had a
way of checking my calculation. When
n man writes on the wall, his instinct
leads him to write about the level Of
his own eye. Now, that writing was
just over six feet from the ground. 1t
was child's play"
And his age?" asked.
WELL IL man can stride four and a
half feet with the smallest effort, he
can't be quite in the sere and yellow.
That was the breadth of Il puddle on
the garden walk which he evidently
walked across. Patent-leather boots
had gone round, and Square-toes had
hoped over. There Is no mystery
about it at ALL l am simply applying
to ordinary life few of those precepts
of observation and deduction which I
advocated in that article. Is there any
thing else that puzzles your
THE finger-nails and the Trichinop
oily" / suggested,
ITO Re Continuadl