Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-03
ST ATE NEWS

Mrs. Mstilda w, wife of 0 S
| Dewey. Ed, of Newbern, n. c., died
on the 23d inst, after a long illness
The deceased was aged SO years.
81. A. Resms. propr etor of the Dur.
hundred thousand pounds of tobacco
during the year 1874.
W. @. Monroe, Snow Hill, N. c..
will be thankful for any information
concerning J. 81. Monroe, insane, who
left Snow Hill on the night of the 18th
of November and has not been heard
from since.
The Grand Lodge of Masons OF
North Carolina will meet in Raleigh
on Monday, the 9th of December. We
understand that there is every pros
poet OF large attendance on tina oaca-
sion.
We learn that Mrs. lane A. Haw
kins, relic of the late Col. John D.
Ha akins, lied at the residence of her
grandson, Capt. A. B Andrews, in
Raleigh o.. Tuesday evening.
Judge J. ade, member Of the Su-
preme q TT Of this State, has been
quite ill f. some time at his home IN
Washington county, with typhoid
pneurioni. but We ara glad to learn
that his c. dition has much improved
within the asst few days.
Judge ?mour made 8 most impor-
tant decisi a es Wilson Court during
the last week. Says the Advance:
''The case If B. Bynum, of Craven,
against G. W. Barefoot. Executor,
involving the validity of payment in
Confederst - money, was decided un-
der the oh "ge of his Honor in favor
of the plaintiff. 1t seems that the
debt against Mr. Barefoot's estate was
collected l.y the Sheriff IF this county
under exc, ;,tioD, and the money (Con-
federate) paid into the Clerks office.
Mr.. Bynu'" was in the Federal lines
and could not apply for the money.
After the " Ar it was worthless and he
refused to AXE it. The Judge charg-
ed that it was 10 payment, and judg-
ment was gwen against Mr.. Barefoot
An appeal was TAKEN"
Thirty, forty and fifty years ago
Fey ttrvi was the "Comn ercial
mart vi the State. having tra.e with
Lincoln, Nj ecklenburg Oabarrns, Row,
an and several other Western counties
and also with the Central counties Of
Granville; Franklin, and WAX, &C..
buying aud shipping down the Cape
Fear River to Wilmington, nearly all
tbs Wheat, FIaxseed, Tobacco, Cotton
Butter &C., raised aud made in the
back country. But the building f
Railroads in the State has cut tie Town
nf from the highways, and now instead
of seeing five or eight hundred wagons
each day in her streets in the Fall
we see but very few vehicles
OF any sort containing marketable pros
duce.
But the town is by no means dead
ner citizens have more energy and con-
cert of action than any place we know |
Of, and are now making de termlned |
-fforts to build Railroads to Shoe
Heel in Robson county. to connect |
with the Carolina Central Railway, and |
20 Goldsboro on the Viii. & Weldon |
Road. If efforts are successful land |
ye hope th4y will be)the Town of Fay-
stievllie will yet be "a power iu the
and
Since 1925, a. A. NICK than (now
me Of the wealthiest men of the piace)
las been engaged in manufacturing
carriages, buggies, wagons, &c. He
yo fked at the "bench" himself and of
'ourse knows how to do business and
urD out go ID men who served under
i'm as apprentices. Within the past
orty years several men who learned
trade with Mr. Mcclellan have en-
cred the learned professions and been
successful, among the num-
er three ministers, three lawyers, two
hysicians and a number of merchants
nd bank officers. So much for hard
'ork and good trainipg.-@ Charlotte
Democrat