Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-15
State News.
Raleigh has II pound cabbage.
Lenoir gives Grant COB majority.

Raleigh has a IA pound cabbage.
Lenoir gives Grant COB majority.
Nary O'Conor vote at Statesville.
The horse disease is abating in Colds
boro.
Grants majority in Wake county is
1928.
The Raleigh Sentinel boasts of potatoe
weighing over IA pounds.
Something over 500 has been subscribed
for the Ashevllle Brass Band.
1t is proposed to form horse racing
club, with headquarters at Goldsboro.
Col. L. w. Humphrey, Of Wayne, is
suggested for the speakership of the next
House.
The Citizen says that apples, just lit
tie smaller than mans hand, sell in Ashe-
vile for so cents bushel.
Bonitz, of the Messenger, is man to be
sorry for. The rush made for his paper
by his advertising friends compeIs him to
enlarge his weekly.
Tie Raleigh Sentinel says: The Public
Treasurer, on Saturday, paid to III. A.
Bledsoc, President of the Board of Dnec-
The Goldsboro Messenger says: Col.
Humphrey had an offer of $500 for 25
feet front on the corner Of the old Gregory
hotel site, which offer he declined.
The Reidsville Record says: We were
shown yesterday 4 SOtOQ3'de, or Chinese
! cucumber, which measured feet inches
! in length and II inches in circumference.
1t was in the shape Ofa horse collar, and
at short distance would have been rcadi-
! ly taken for one.
The Raleigh News says: The Ephippic
| continues to excite our citizens, stock own
ers especially. We Lave nothing new to
report from the malady. But few new
! cases; none have proved fatal, and those
attacked improving. The weather is bad
and favorable for the spreading of the dis
| case.
| BAPTIST STATE CONvENTION.-This
| body convened in Fayetteville "Wednesday.
| The last meeting was at Charlotte yeal
ago. This is the 42nd annual meeting,
and will extend from Wednesday to Satur-
! day inclusive, and the ministers and mem
| beers will generally remain until after Sun
day There are two Baptist Conventions
separate Associations in this State Of the
same church. The largest embraces the
whole State east of the Blue Ridge, and
| the other is west OF that line.
The Associations are smaller divisions
and number from 20 to so churches, and
usually include from two to three counties
or paI IS of counties. The minutes of the
last Convention show % Associations east
| of the Blue Ridge as forming this Conven-
ton, representing near 6O,COO members,
some JG2 churches, and over 43O ministers.
| Full report is not given from the - AssO-
cations west of Blue Ridge except that
partial returns show $500 members.
The wealthiest and most influential
church is thought to he DIR. Pritchards, in
Raleigh; the finest and largest is perhaps
the one in Wilmington, but the largest
number of members is at Billiards. Bridge,
Chowan county, kev. West Leary, Pas
tor. That church reports 539 members,
and AhCskie church 3S2; Ross Church
312, all near the lower Roanoke, in Chow
All Association. Most Of the Baptist mem
bership and churches is i'll tie eastern
counties, and chiefly in the Roanoke sec
| ton. ChOwan Association is the largest
division Of the church, and has So church.
es, j.; ordained ministers, and about 10,
! coo members.
| Cape Fear Association is next largest,
| with SO churches, - ministers, and about
1000 members. Fayetteville and vicinity
. is in Cedar Greek Association.-F ayette-
! vile Eaglc.