The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-10-28
NEW y iTEMs.

NEWS iGEMS.
Col. McMahon's beautiful residence
at Greensboro was burned last friday.
The Weldon News says the FAIR III
that place last week was a success. Good,
In New Hanover a full working
mans ticket has been nominated. y
Congressional ticket on the same basis,
with W. L. Mayo as candidate, has been
nominated.
The Democratic County Convention
Of New Hanover nominated q full county
ticket, with J. B. lIugginS for the Senate
ana g. NJ Waddell and John ". Reilly
for the House.
COY. Scales has ordered a special
term Of the Superior Court Of Meclllen
burg county, for the trial OF civil cases
only to begin November 22nd and to con
tinue two weeks; to be held by Judge
Montgomery.
The oxford Torchlight says that the
proposition Of Col A. s. Buforl to com
plete ard run the oxford and Clark>ville
railroad if the road is graded and cross
ties furnished has been accepted. The
road will soon be built.
The Wilson Advance says: The
cotton factory works two sets of hands
from Monday morning until Saturday eve
ming. The factory is making money, We
are glad to know.
- Col. Holt, president Of the Dul ham,
Blue Wing and Clarksvi.le railroad, in
forms the Durham Recorder that three
miles of the road has been graded and
some twenty miles located. The engineers
are going over the whole route.
In the Governors office is placed an
admirable portrait e Hon. William a.
Graham 1t is in oil, of life size, and is
in William Carl Browns best style 1t is
the finest Of all the portraits of Governors
thus far collected by Gov. Scales, and is
presented by the sons Of GOV. Graham.
.. The annual convention Of the Dis
ciples Of Christ was held at the church at
Salem, Pitt county, on the 21st, 22d 23d
AID 24th of October Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. The Sunday School
and Missionary convention was held at the
same time and pace.
- We believe that Simmons and Dunn
can both be elected if the Democrats work
and vote The Republican candidates will
all remain in the field and will split the
vote of their party and with the solid
Democratic vote our candidates can win
without it they cannot Weldon News.
-. Ez Rev j. t. Bagwell is delivering
regular Sunday afternoon lectures III the
Academy of Music, of Charlotte. \ male
quartette furnishes the music and the lee
lures are largely attended. The subject
Of the first one was: .'Religion is to Man
as he Conceives it. The subject of the
one of last Sunday was: "Comparative
Religion; Some Resemblances and Con
trasts.
- Rev Dr. Prtchard, in Goldsboro
Messenger: The Eas ern Baptist Asso-
citation met in Clinton on the 9TH inst,
and continued three days. Rev. J. b.
Harrel, of Mount Olive, preached the
opening sermon, and Rev. K. c. Landing
the missionary sermon. Rev. j. l.. Stew
art, good preacher, a superior lawyer,
and a Napoleon of presiding officers. was
moderator, and Rev. ]. I Britt was clerk
| There was good attendance, the speak
| ing was spirited, and the whole sessi IN
harmonious and inspiring.
-. The Appalachian Philosopher says
| Mr.. W. 2. Thomas, of Jefferson, a mer-
| chant, the wealthiest man in Ashe county
| and one of its leading and most excellent
citizens, died on the 10th, IN his 64th year.
The next morning his son, Mr.. a. II.
| Thomas. aged 33 years, arose and went
| into the room where his fathers body lay
| sofa, fell in the floor and died He had !;
! chronic affection of the heart and had re
Gently recovered from a violent sickness
/ Father and son were buried at the same
time in the Jefferson graveyard.
There are now in the State 1 23f
convicts, of whom only 164 are white ant
/ O99 eolOred. There are / 10. men ant
96 women. OF the men 159 are white ant
1 ,03S coored, while of the women 81 art
coored, and only are white. These con
victs are scattered at work all over tn,
State-on six railroads in course of con
struetiOn, in Hyde county. at the peniten
tiary, farms, &c, while only $50 Of The
total number are IN the penltentlar,
building. The number of convicts is rath
er less than the average for several year
past Thrre is unqueStionably diminu
ton in crime of all kinds in the past tw,
years.
49,. The North Carolina board of phar
macy was in session in Raleigh for tw
days this week The following name,
gentlemen compose the present board ant
were in attendance: E. NJ. Meadows, New
Berne; E. NJ. Nadal. Wilson; II. f. Horne
Fayetteville; John Tull, Morganton: Wm
Simpson, Raleigh. Mr. Green. the forme
president of the board. having resigned
Mr. Meadows was elected to that office
Mr.. Simpson was reelected secretary an,
treasurer. The following named gentle
men, having passed a successful examina
ton, were granted certificates as licentiate
in pharmacyt Dudley D. Johnson, Con
cord; Robert S. Mebaue. Greensboro: Fran
els f. Duffy, Robert B. Nixon, New Berne
LET every thoughtful Democrat re
member that Independentism, and Liber
aiism means aid and comfort to Republ
cans VI WebSters Weekly