Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21
STATE NEWS,

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STATE NEWS,
Rev. DR.. Gloss has bought lot il
Ridgeway and will build their.
A northern man has purchased .
tract ofIand near Ridgeway, the ''Vas
sillori' place at $50 per acre.
A Convocation of Clergyman of the
,, Protestant Episcopal Church compos
ing the Central and Eastern section o.
North Carolina will convene in the
Church of Good Shepherd in Raleigh
on the 2lst inst.
We regret to learn that Major vii.
liam Hastings, near Smithfield, il
Johnston county, has recently become
partially paralyzed. He has lost the
use of his right hand, it being entirely
powerless. Ma jur 81. is one of the
most prominent citizens in Johnston.
TIE Raleigh Nc,0s lea,us from Mr..
&. w. Lawrence, Secretary, that the
ltD third annua session at Greensboro
beginning Tuesday 10Th of February.
The Master of each sub-grange Is en-
There will be no election for delegates
Arrangements will be made with Lo-
tells and railroads for reduced rates
OF fare for all the members who may
attend
The following are tho officers Elect
of the Raleigh National Bank for the
ensuing year.
Hon. w II Battle, President.
O Deway, Cashier.
John q Black, A Assistant Cashier.
Leo. d Heartt, Teller.
FLouis Mahler, General Bookkeep-
Charles Root, Bookke aper.
The Directory consists of the Hon
Edwin G Reade, W J Hawkins, W N
ii Smith, W G Upchurch. A 8 Merrl-
mon, w 81 Battle and W II B 4gley.
Edwin Booth appears at Charlotte
on the 25th inst. as Hamlet. The
Observer says that a special train wilt
be run over the Carolina Central Rail
roud on the occasion.
Hon. w. 81. Battle hes been elected
President of the Raleigh National
Bank.
The case of the negro, Randolph
Sutton, convicted at the Cabarru-
Superior Court of burglary, md sen
fenced to be hung on the 21st inst. has
called forth a petition to the Governor
signed by most of the officials and cit
iZens of Concord and seven mem mbers
Of the jury aud all of the witnesses,
asking that the sentence be committed
to imprisonment for life in the peni-
tentiary as it states he had taken Lo
life or even attempted it, and that he
committed no larceny and was bad y
woundc in the attempt. On the otner
hand, a contemplation is presented,
numerously signed by citizens in and
anout Charlotte, endorsed by Judge
Scheuck, asking that the negro be
hung stating at they had heard he
was a desperate character, and he
had served for burglary in the South
Carolina penitentiary, and was strong
ly suspended OF burglary in Mecklen-
burg county. so the Governor is in a
brown study, as we learn from the
Raleigh NesOs.
The following cases Were argued in
the Supreme Court at Raleigh. Wed~
nesday:
John McRue ct, al, vs. Commis-
sioners of New Hanover county, from
New Hanover. MIR. London for piffs,
and D. L. Russell and ". s. and ID. J.
Devans foI defts.
W. F. French ct. al. VS.. Commits
sioners o. New Hanover county. Mr..
London for pIff1., and W. s. ard D. j.
Devans for defts.
Flora Mcfarland VS.. John Mckay,
admir-, from Richmond. Neil Mckay
and John W. HiEsdale for plff., and
Giles Leitch and P. d. Walker for
deft.
The following are the officers of the
Charlotte banks elected on Tuesday
First National Bank, r Y McAden,
President; w r Myers, Vice President
and NJ P Pegraw, Cashier; Merchant
and Farmers National bank, T. n
Bram President; A B Davidson. Vice
President; J r Holland, Cashier; F :
DeWolf, Assistant Cashier. CONNER
cial National bank, @ Dowd, President
q BreDgier, Cashier; @ N Vance
Assistant Cashier; Traders Nationa
bank, s P Smith, President; r L Nc
Dowell, Vlce-Pres dent; o N G Butt
Cashier.
VIM. E. Anderson has been elected
President and W. A. Wiley Cashier ol
the Citizens National Bank of Raleigh
The stockholders of the North Car
olina Home Fire Insurance Compan,
met IN their Office in Raleigh OF
Wednesday. We learn from the Sen
ti7ael that the directors elected are: I
II Battle, Jr., G B Root, r B Haywood
John Nichol', WE Anderson, r I
Jones, A B Andrews, ID NJ Carter. E {
IL z 10
Lewis, W Ii Bagley, a w SEaffer ali,
Peterson Dunn. A dividend of pc
| cent. on the par value of stock was de
| ciared. At a subsequent meeting o
| the directors these officers were elected
r q Battle, Jr:, President; G B Root
Vice-President; Senton Gales, Secre
tary and Treasurer; PCowper. Super
visor. Messrs r Fl Battle. G B Roo
and r B Haywood were elected TIN
Executive Committee.
MARRIED.
At Lumberton, 81. Nee. Mcmillan
to Pendags T Blount
In Pender, Jas. R1binson, of Cliu
| ton, to Emma 7, Heury; DIR. Geo. f
Lucas to Bertha Simpson.
In Cabarrus, Ida Ouuz to Mary b
Midnight.
In Wayne. W. E. Fountain, to Iren
Hendren.k
In Pitt, Henry Shepard to Anna Z
| Williams.
In DupIin, Isaac Whaley to Luc
Whaley, Wiley Smith to Margaret A
Alphin, E. D. Ford, to Chilly Sim
mons, Geo. w. Outlaw, to Charlott
Outlaw, ". I, Quinn to Lucy Philips
Jas. S. Walls, 20 Ella Cook, Jos. I
Wells, TO Hattie E. Wells.
In Hanover, E. s. Sutton to Lavini
Collins.
In Halifax, Mrs. B. F. Sledge, age
Az.
In Moore, Mrs. Barbara Watson
aged So.
In Greensboro, Mrs. Zillah Wood
son, aged 81.
In Goldsboro, DIR. Geo. J. Moore
aged As.
In Surry, Rev. Jno. Sones, aged 81
In Anson, Frances l.. Stvcklin, age
60 years.