Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-10
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
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AAatt O0 toltolf-DktAAa, WHICH nafc tcC
closed for several months. viii resum
operations this week. The manage
ment propose 70 run of the cotton nos
on hand and IN looms, which viii re
quire about 3 months time, afte
which they viii turn their attention q
the experiment OF manufacturing yarn
The starting up OF these mills viii CIV
employment 60 q number OF opera
tives.
Venerable Professor De Bernierr
Hooper, Of the University, has beef
compelled, by i'll health. TO resign ha
place. lie Is sevsnty-four years old.
The seventh annual fair Of the Nortl
Carolina Industrial Association tcolor
ed begins here tomorrow. j. 5. Leary
is president and J. II. Williamson sec
retaIy. Governor Scales opens ths
fair with speech At noon. The exhibi
is q good one--lsrger than usual-and
the interest manifested Is greater.
Two negro boys, fifteen years Of age
waylsid young SOD Of Rev. Mr.. Lydl
IN the road near Wesversville, Inhict-
isg serious injuries upon him. The
negroes had a grudge against LYDIA,
who is thirteen years Of age, and nc
costed him on the road for the purpose
Of whipping him. In the hight young
LYDIA got the best Of the negroes, but
one Of them assaulted him with a knife,
cutting him badly. In the mean time
the mother OF the negro boys came up
and assisted IN the punishment Of LYDIA.
A serious difficulty occurred IN
Madison county between Joseph Led
ford and his son, Enoch LedfOrd, and
I Bud Hagan, which resulted IN the shoot
ing Of HagGn by one OF the Ledfords.
The First National Bank Of Ashe-
vile viii be open for business the LIST
Of December.
Cycero Alfred, at Warthville, Ran
| dolph county, while walking ID his
sleep. fell q distance Of twenty feet, and
broke both arms and otherwise injured
himself severely. His recovery Is
thought probable.
The leading question before the North
Carolina Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, which con-
venes II Charlotte November 25th, Is
the division Of the territory into two
conferences-Eastern and Western. The
question is being freely discussed by
both ministers and laymen.
The beautiful summer residence OF
Rev. Harvey johnson, Of Mississippi
three miles south OF Hendersonville,
was burned Friday.
Lieutenant Winslow. United States
navy. has gone 10 Washington 70 OBJ
tam the cooperation Of the United
States coast survey II furthering the
survey OF the oysteT-beds Of the lower
portions OF this State. He expects to
begin active operations the 18th instant
HIS first work vii be done IN the Cape
Fear region. Work viii progress 70
the north as fast as circumstances will
permit. Such surveys rs the one con-
templated usually require from two 70
three years, but q resolution having
called for report al the next session
OF the Legislature. the work viii be
done hastily.
The cotton factory OF the Bynum
Manufacturing Company, on Haw river,
Chatham county, has been sold al pub
lie auction. John v. Atwster was the
purchaser, paying 81, 00e.
a cal for a State prohibition con-
ventlon has been issued to the Prohibi-
tionists throughout the State. The mat
ter has been received fsvorably by the
temperance people II every city and
town. The Prohibitionists Of Durham
held meeting and appointed delegates
from that place.
The Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road Company viii celebrate their semi
centennial on the 18th instant by hold
ing the fitch annual meeting Of the
stockholders.
Tomorrow the fourth annual meet
ing Of the North Carolina State Teach
ers' Educational Association icoloredl
c0nvenes II this city II the COngregs-
tional church. The session continues
TWO days. The attendance viii be
large.
The annual meetings OF the directors
Of the Raleigh and Augusta railroad
will be held here next Thursday.
Il Is settled that Raleigh viii have
wAter-works-Holly system. a com
mIttee Of aldermen is now al work Oh
the matter.
General j. Il. Ssigle, one Of the old
est citizens Of that section OF the State.
died n Lincoln county. He was ninety
years Of age. Twenty wears ago he
laid aside spectacles, having been visit
ed with second sight" From that
time to the hour Of death he never used
glasses. his eyesight being clear.
a mass-meetIng viii be held here /
" ednesday evening 70 consider the
question Of locating the proposed H.
dustrial school IL Raleigh. q. L. |
CLANCY, Of Atlanta, the founder Of the /
Artisans Institute there, and many /
other distinguished speakers, VIII be
present and deliver addresses. The
knights OF Labor and Typographical |
Union will be represented.
W. Hamilton Young, a prominent
lawyer OF Henderson, died Saturday
afternoon Of spoplexy.
Major Whiting viii soon commence q
survey Of the new railroad from Ma
ion, Mcdowell county, pio Bakers
nile, to johnson City, Tenn.
Steps are being taken by citizens OF
Newberne and Carteret county to have
i fair there.
The Governor to-day appointed TWEEN
y delegates from the congressional dis
riots Of the State 10 represent North
]arolIna II the National Farmers Con-
ention.
The Auditor Is preparing blank wxr-
ants Tor the payment Of pensions under
he new act.
a fire al Fayetteville, eighty-fve
niles distant, was observed here by
'ersons on the top Of the Capitol In this
itv.
The fair al Weldon began to-day.
he far At Rocky Mount begins To-
lorrow.
Triple Tragedy m Montana.
fky telegraph 70 the Dispatch.I
BUTTE, MONTANA, November g.