Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-22
STATE NEWS.

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died recentlv IN Memphis.
DR.. G. W. Long has been appointed
poor physician in Alamance.
Srlls CT, Gus ard meuogprie are billed
Tor Stow Hill Oct. 26. its an admit
rably well AIMED concern.
Frank Cox. Of Greenville. e. G re-
&c tly paid Capt Bryce IS $50 for d
buildirg lot III Charlotte.
S. B. Holt, challenges al Alamance
equity to Dsat his corn, He ought to
call in steam chiropist.
Mt. Al V thinks her narrow gauge
railroad prospects are fair. Let her
beware lest it tuIn out narrow
gouge.
Western North Carolina RAIDS are
passing round the hat for nickels and
, fraS9 bnttnns, to mOuumt ut the late
Tod Caldwell.
The Hickory Fair opens on the 10th
of November.
new hotel is soon to he built at
Old Fort.
The cost of the change Of gauge on
the A. &, n. G.. r r.. from Goldsboro to
/ Newbern, reported upon favorablv by
/ a committee of private Stockholders,
/ will not amount. it is understood by
I the J0'uu0icf ComHlCrcc, to more then
/ Sl2 600
The Fayetteville and Goldsboro Rail
way project is being revived, and
meetings. are announced to be ht Id at
Newton Grove on Thursday, the 2Sth
inst. and Grantham's on Satur Law,
tie Both a full attendance. is desired.
The Alamance cleaner says of the
lat Constitutional Convention: "As
working body the Convention Just
adjourned probably never had an
equal in the State. No deliberutiF4
fave done more than 1t did iii 80 short
time"
Says the Shelby 4ulora The
State Convention of the Baptist church
viii asas mhie in Shelby on the 10th of
November. Our citizens are prepar-
ing to entertain the ministers and del
egates with lowing hospitality. The
attendai ce Will be large-prubabIy
fOnr or five hundred will be present.
Says the Alamance Gieo3aor I'VE |
learn from, friend that Mr. J. L. Fer
rell of Chatham county, has this ylal
raised a gourd that is five fee. III cir |
cumference or rather tie gourd /
raised itself on Mr.. Ferreii'a premises |
the planting of the seed being ali the |
help it had. Now. if the next years
campaign should be a repetition of |
1910. anu bard cider should become a |
symbolic beverage during its progress
ard should Il be taken in the truly
rural style-out of a gourd-how
anxious many would be to get this
gourd, Or some of its kiud. Mr. Fer /
rell, let it get good ripe, and send Ia
some seed. we want TO set up IL Cpp0
sitiOn TO the coopers, and kraut stand
makers"
The Sheriff Of Bladen county VI ster-
day deposited in the State P.uitantia-
ry two Radical (regro) voters for three
years eGch, for larceny. A few more
snch consigned to the Peiiitart arv and
the re will be no question of IL e on
venrion amerdLat MS Feing ado opted.
On Monday evening 81 conviets Of
the State PenitentiaIy, under Legisla-
tive enactment were shipped to the
Western x abroad, and Will at U7ca be
placed at work at the mouth of the
tunnel just west of Cd Fort It - in
5ended that these men shall build
'tOckade for the security OF the HIM.
1reds who are to he sent TO work rp,,n
he tunnel with a view Of completing
lie road thr, ugh the mountains.
The Goldsboro Messenger learns
bat Mr.. Geo! ge 7. Jones has resigned
he position of Agent of the Richmond
I Danville Railroad at Raleigh. TO 5
axe effect on the 1st of November. In !
Jr Jones the North Carolina road
oses one of its Lost fiicent and iaitl-
III officers.
Gov, BroG;7en yesterday drjs'Cd
lgnlng the mortgage bonds ii INC
Vester? North Carolina fsrlroad, and
hey were shi ped Iaet evening, The
Omm ssioue rs of TIE road, r. Gently n
ppointed by the governor, met to- day te
Salisbury We understand the b,
outhern Express company will re-op
s old -ine over this road in a few tn
a~,, which will doubtless be a graft
ing bit of information to the proL e
Ting west Of Salisbury.
The $3.50, 900 worth of ". N. G. r.
bonds necessary TO relieve that road
all obligations, under the recent ha
rchase made by the State, were on ia;
onday forwarded to Treasurer d. A. or,
nkins at Charlotte, Trustee of the suI
adj. to be used in liquidating the debt
the road and enabling the present DIV
to go ahead with the ho1
uble work before them The issuing Ru
these bonds in the place of the pres
floating debt of the road will place
It road upon a financial basis that it
not hitherto occupied.
Ir. FL, J. McDuffie announces bis !
pose to shortly start newspaper in Sci
to be called the Vide sui
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