The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
HOME FOLKS AND OTHER FOLKS.
Some Moving About in the World.

camps family.
Miss Annie Biggs returned last Fri
day from several days visit to Balti-
more and Washington City.
Mis- Effie Cocker of Tarboro spent a
day Or two here this week visiting Miss
Clyde Boyette.
Mrs. Goodloe who has been In Ra-
leigh some weeks on a visit returned
home last week.
Mrs. r. r. Cowles of Tillery and her
sister, Miss Anna Mulley of Scranton,
Pa, are visiting Mrs. S. F. Dunn
Mr.. Thos MCGEE of Mount Olive
spent several days here last week in the
interest of his insurance company.
Mr.. C. w. Carter, OF Greensboro,
spent night In town last week on bus
mess for the Odell Hardware Co. He
was the guest of the editor of THE DEM
OCRAT.
Mr.. Willie Wood, son of Mr.. NJ. L.
Wood of Lewiston spent some days here
recently visiting his uncle, Dr. w. R.
Wood
Mrs. Mary Wood who has been here
several weeks with her father-in-law
DR.. w. r. Wood, left Saturday, with
her little daughter Mary, for Lewiston.
Mr.. w. H. Johnston has moved his
office to Mr.. McIlhenny's drug store.
He has also moved his residence to
Mr.. J. Y. Savage's new house on
Church street.
Dr. j. D. Hufham who has been here
directing the meeting IN the Baptist
church since Mr.. Vann left, went to
Washington yesterday to attend the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Scotland Neck Cotton Mills.
The stockholders in the Scotland
Neck Cotton Mills held their sixth an
nual meeting in the office of the Secre-
tary and Treasurer Monday, May 9Th.
Most of the stock was represented, the
stockholders themselves being present.
Dr.tThos. G.. Pugh, of Baltimore, was
present to represent the stockholders
interest from that city.
Secretary and Treasurer A. Mellow
ell made his annual report which had
been carefully prepared, and it made
quite good showing for the mills. 1t
showed that the capacity of the mills in
the hosiery department has been
doubled since the last annual report
and the underwear department has
been increased 20 per cent. The capt.
tai stock of the mills is now about $780,
600. There is large amount Of goods
on hand, and the output of the
mills for the year showed about $4,000,
and the prospects are that for the next
year it will be AS much as $125,OOO.
There are now It's operatives in the
mills making full time. Two frst-class
salarled statesmen are on the road all
the time, covering territory of all the
Southern and Western states, with
good jobbers handling the goods in the
North. Heavy orders are coming in
and the mills are at work on fall goods.
The daily output of the mills is $50
dozen hosiery and 100 dozen underwear.
The report of the secretary and treas
urer was we'll received and showed the
outlook of the mill better than it has
been before. The meeting was harmo-
NOUS and the stockholders were gener-
ally we'll pleased.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The stockh olders elected the follow
Ing gentlemen as directors for the en-
suing year G. w. Grandy and J. n.
Vaughan of Norfolk DR.. I. G. Pugh,
H. A. Lerch and J. C. Stoneburner, of
Baltimore and N. Biggs, w. II.
K1tchin, R. E. Hancock, r. G. Josey
and N. B. Josey, of Scotland Neck.
After the stockholders meeting adj
journed, the Board Of Directors elected
Mr.. n. B. Josey president and Mr.. A.
Mcdowell as secretary and treasurer.
The Directors visited the mills to-
gether and they we're we'll pleased with
the mills and the management general
ly.
Secretary Mcdowell has plans for
still enlarging the capacity OF the mills.
He proposes to put in more machinery
and thus gradually increase capacity
until the mills will be among the larg
es and best equipped in the country.
Electric Lights.