The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-12
STiTE HAPPENING :
Gathered From Our Exchanges

STtTE HfPPENINGS-
Gathered From Our Exchanges
The people Of New Berne are consld-
crins the question Of telephone ~
TEN for the city.
Small pox j. reported from the coun-
trv near Charlotte, in the home OF a
colored woman who has recen' y come
from Atlanta.
According 10 the Clinton Democ-at-
Nr. ". \. Dunn, Receiver OF the Ciln-
ton Loan Association, expects To de
clare another dividend about May l-I-
The New Berne Jouruol says that
small shipments Of strawberries have
been going of Tor several days, but the
average loss Of the crop there Is about
two thirds.
The Murfreesbo Inder says J. B.
Brewer, president Of Chowan Baptist
Female Institute has declined the presl
deney of the Baptist Female Universe
tv to be built in Raleigh
The Raleigh correspondent TO the
Richmond Dispatch says that }. d.
Pollard, the father Of the now noted
Madeline Pollard, lived in Raleigh du-
ring 1924. and was in the insurance
business with the late Basil c. Manly
Mrs. J. r. Allen of Wilson, has been
offered 800 a month by stationery
firm in Savannah, Ga, to hand-engraye
cards for the establishment. They say
she prepares the neatest card they have
seen.
The New Berne Journal Of last Fri
day said that a telegram to that place
announced that Senator Vance had VIZ
tually withdrawn all opposition to Hon.
F. NJ Simmons appointment. He will
probably be confirmed soon.
A Tarboro correspondent to the Nes-
sengef says that many of the tobacco
beds in Edgecombe county have been
damaged, and it is thought that the to-
bacco acreage will be diminished Far
mers will plant more corn than usual.
At Wilksboro a few days ago John
Stone, William Suits and James Suits,
employees in tobacco factory, got
hold Of a bottle of peach t1avoring
Coil of murbane) and mistool1 it for
peach brandy. Soon afterwards they
were observed to be very black in the
face and deathly sick. Two died in a
few hours and the other by the free use
Of grease was alive at last report
In the DAVIS Military School at Win
ston a few DAYS ago Lieutenant Shipp
whipped one Of tie cadets with a cow
hide. Some sensational report was sent
out about it, and Mr. NJ T. Rider, fas
Tier of the young man who was whir-
ped. went from Richmond to investi-
gate. He found that the circumstan-
ces justified the fogglng and his boy
remains at the school.
A few weeks ago J. w. Wall went to
the house of his sOn-in-law, J. A. Cook,
near Clayton, and after getting hold of
a pistol went out to the barn and kill
ed himself Just two weeks from the
Sttil1C OdN tOOk LOOK lI1o same plStOl,
repaired to the same spot and shot him
self. The warning in this is, that these
men had Leen habitual drinkers for
several years and were crazeG with
poison
Last year President Winston succeed
ec in catching man named Skies
with a load of whiskey N lie streets at
Chapel Hill and told him if he would
stop selling whskey there he would
not prosecute him. Skies laughed at
President Winston and told him he OK
pected to be selling whiskey at Chapel
Hill when he (W'inston) was dead A
warrant was procured and Skies was
convicted in the Federal Court and
sentenced to Albany pcnitentiary for Is
months. Upon a new hearing the
time has been cut down u 10 months
with fine of $500.