Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-12

From the .Stnte&Uiiie LCndndrk;:
The commissioners of the W.. n. c
Railroad last week entered into con
tract with the Western Union Tele
| graph Co. to out line of wire along
tnis road, with offices at the princi pa
stations; and if the citizens along tht
line of road furnish the poles, will b,
extended to AsheyIlie and beyond.
From the OXFORD IOrchHght:
| The village of WilIamsDorough
which is thirteen miles distant from
| Oxford, in nOrtheasterly direction, il
the most arcient,of our country villages
and towns. As to the year it was
settled we have no Information, In
Moore's Gazetteer published in 1897,
we have this description:
"WIii@msborOugh a post town OF
North Carolina and capital of Gran
vile county; pleasantly stu ated Oh a
creek which falls into the Roanoke. It
rries on brisk Jrade with tie back
counties, and contains between 81 aid
40 houses, a court house, good and
furnishing academy. Lit is 1? mics
from Warrenton, As northeast of Hills
borough, So west north west Of Hall
fax, and 407 from Philadelphia"
Oxford was net then a town, but a
plantation belonging TO the late Thoe.
b. Littleiohn, Esq.
From the 4Iana02cc Cleaner:
The Falls of the Neu5e Manufacture
ing Company, which is about here
understood to mean Geo. w. Sweep
son, has taken steps to Immediately re-
build the cotton factory at Big Falls.
The factory, as we hear, will be much
enlarged. Iuis co npany has also
bought the water power, known as
Sellars' Mil, with several hundred
acres of adjacent land, and will very
soon commence the building OF a large
factory at that polut. Alanance viii
soon be the banner manufacturing
county of the South.
From the RGleigh N'c5CS::
Sunday morning, about 2:3O O'Clock,
the store of Mr.. NJ. j stone, of Lock-
vile, was discovered to be on fire.
The flames had gained such Roadway
that it was impossible 10 save any
thing The store was filled with
stock of goods, and used also for the
postoffice. All tho mail supplies
books and papers of Mr.. Stone were
DESTROYED 1t is the impression OF all
the citizens that the store was robbed
and then fred Is preven5 discovery.
The building was owned by the
American Iron and Steel Company.
No insurance on building or stock of
goods.
Yesterday at Orange Court, on affi-
davit of the counsel iLr the defence on
the ground thut sentiment pref judicial
to the accused had beeu created against
the prisoner by the publication OF edi-
toriaI remarks in the Hlllsboro Re
corder, and that fair trial could not
be had. the trial was allowed to be
removed to another county.
Rev. DIR. Thos H. Prichard, Col. J.
ri. Heck, Capt. b. Z. Williamson and
Mr.. L. Norris Will. be the delegate 8
from this city to the Southern Bapti> {
Convention which assemblies in Ricne
m0nd On the 18th inst. , next Thursday.
The address of MOntfort McGehee,
Esq, on the life and character Of the
Hon. W. a. Graham, prepared at the
I, quest of the bar of Wake coo atty,
will be delivered Thursday evening,
June 9Th, 1875, III the Commons Hall.
From the Tar Ricer Beacon
VIM. L. Cherry, the republican can
didate for mayor in Greenvii!e, was
defeated by J Flanagan, conservative
This is the first time for ii number of
years that the democrats have elected
the ticket.