Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-06-28
North CAR0LINA'NEWS.

In the Eastern part ofthe State they COM
plain of too much rain.
Hon. D. w. VOORHEES, has consented to
address the agricultural fair to be helQ al
Weldon, October 8th.
Col. j. A. Mebane, a prominent CIT
izen of Reidville, committed suicide last
Thursday by drowning. Financial emDar-
rassment is supposed to have been the cause.
At meeting of the trustees of Davidson
College, last week, a resolution OF thanks 10
Robert C.. Kerr, Esq, of New Orleans, was
adopted as token of gratitude for the gift
of a number Of valuable books.
The Raleigh Observer says it is rumored
that the Hon. Daniel G. FoWle will be the
Coalition or Independent candidate for Gov
ernor of North Carolina next year. The
Observer, however, doubts the correctness
Of the rumor.
Newton Enterprise: Mr.. John Presley,
son of Rev. w. B. Presley, of lredell coun-
ty and a young man who was very popular
at our last Normal institute, has fallen
victim to mental arrangement, and was ta-
ken up to the Morganton Asylum Tuesday.
Waynesville people are preparing roy
al entertainment for the press excurslonlsts.
Waynesville is picturesque mountain
town. and Haywood is the brag county in
the trans-mountain country. Her pellucid
pigeon. alive with the frisky and festive
trout will be revelation to the eastern
brethren.
The Tarboro iSoauhemer says that the
Mormon missionaries who, for the past six
months, have been operating in the lower
part of Edgecombe county, are quietly but
surely spreading their infamous doctrine
among some Of our white population. who
are not so we'll informed as other more favor
ed people.
The Charlotte Journal Observer says that
fully 200 people gathered in Pineville last
Friday night to witness the closing exercises
of Prof. Reid's school. People from South
Carolina, and Sharon, Steel Creek and Prov
idence townships of Mecklenburg county,
moved there in body. The exercises last
ed until l o'clock at night, and consisted
of essays, speeches, dialogues, music, etc.
Capt. r. P Waring, Of Charlotte, delivered
closing address, which was spoken of very
highly.
The Charlotte Journal Observer gives the
| following amusing reason for the failure OF
| the last term of the .. S. District Court,
which should have been held in that city
week before last: Judge Bond arrived in
this city from Raleigh Thursday in spe-
and finding that he was too late to hold
Federal Court, that body having adjourned
on Monday Of last week, he boarded his car
| in the afternoon and went to the mountain
| country. The Judge says that he sent tel
egram to the United States marshal at this
place, last week in regard to holding the
court over, but the messenger boy after
hunting around town brought the message
back to the Office with the Endorsement
that Mr.. U. S. Marshal could not be found
and that furthermore there was no man by
that name living in the city,. But for this
circumstance we might have had session
of the Federal Court this week.
| "A special meeting of the stockholders OF
| the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Com
pany was held in Wilmington last Thurs
day, to consider the question of new Rail-
road from a point near Wilson, on the Will
mington and Weldon Road, to Florence,
on the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Road. After discussion the matter was
| unanimously referred to the Board of Direc-
| tors, with authority to act. The proposed
road is what is known as the short cut, as
| its construction would shorten the time be-
tween the points named about two hours.
| The whole of the line has already been sur
veyed and the right of way purchased, and
the opinion is general here that the road
will be built. The directors Of the Will
mington and Weldon Railroad Company
| have declared semi-aunual dividend OF 3
per cent, payable July 18th. The Direc-
| tors of the Wilmington, Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroad have also declared semi
annual dividend Of three per cent, payable
,tuly 10TH