The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-12-08
STATE NEWS:

There were in Wilmington. dur,
ing November, 27 deaths-10 whites
and II coiored.
The Neaos Observer says: 1t is ~aiC
THAT Rev. DR.. +. E. Skinner, hal
rendered his resignation as pastor
of the First Baptist Church. The
matter will corse up before Il meet,
ing of the members of the Church
tomorrow evening for action.
The Shelby aurora says the cot.
ton weigher reports 6,16O bales tc
Tuesday, and fer the corresponding
period last year Z ,160 bales, or 1,0O[
loss to date. Tuesdays receipts will
increase the receipts over 200 bales
Thn Snow Hill Enterprise says;
In 0rmeDdsville township, ear
1ookerton, is a farm upon which
live threefamilies, and in these fam
iltes there have been eight children
born within the past twelve months.
The Charlotte Observer says: Judge
Shipp, yesterday. issued an order
restraining the sheriff from collect
ing the special road tax levied for
this county, under an act of the late
legislature. The tax was levied un-
der what is known. as the Audrey
law, and calls for ten cents on the
800. worth of property from all
property holders in the city and
county alike.
The Chadbourn Times says: At
Abbottsburg, last Saturday night
week, colored woman left her two
children and went to meeting" !"
When she returned the house was
on fire, and the children were on
the inside begging their mother to
relieve them, but sh could not with
out losing her own, life, and the
children begged until the fire burn ].
ed them and hushed,. their voices.
They were burned to ashes. -
The Wilmington Star says: Some
remarkably fine specimens of New
River oysters were in market ves-
terday, almost equal to some that
were exhibited in Baltimore recent
ly---eleven of which filled quart
measure.
The Neavs> Observer says. Convers-
ing with a reporter yesterday, con-
cerning the matter of respites 10
condemned men, Gov. Scales said:
81 will always grant a respite in a
case where respectable people make
application, with the statement that
there is cause for a changeof sem
tence. ] grant the respite so as to
enable me to take time to look into
the facts. The life and death pow
er placed in the hands of Govern
or is pne not idly to be trifed with,
and / conceive it always to be one
of my highest duties to carefully
examine into all such cases y
Rev. +. NJ. Jordan, so well known
throughout North Carolina as an
evangelist of the Baptist denomin-
alton, arrived in this city yesterday,
to begin meeting at the Third
Baptist church. He will pre:ch at
the Second Baptist church this NOR
ming at II o'clock No services in
the evening.
Grape mix is new tonic, the
of which has develop
ed the interesting fact that North
Carolina grapes prove. the best for
the ptxP:se. Several tons ofgrapes
from Rid se'way, were manufactured |
into graf"' juice, giving the best re-
suits yet attained.
II is said that Mr.. w. w. Cara
way, correspondent Of the Raleigh
Ners and Observer, will receive an
arft iutment to a position in the
bureau of internal revenue lately
declined by Mr. Charles N. Vance.
The compensation is $4 day and
expenses.
The re-ignation. of the Rev. DR..
Skinner, as pastor of the First Bap-
list church at Raleigh, has been ae-
:epted.
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