The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-08-19

public interest tfsuslaps 10 suar uy -a
borh""d 'r ssetaen ~ country Nua alj
and "a and give prominence ta Nout >r.
tlon- Send on the postal cards FufyuE
Rev. {. Durham is carrying ua "a
meeting at Warsaw
Work on the laboratory al NaA,
Forest College Will '~rin at o0c,.
seventy i've convict. h.,, l.rau
the work Of grading The Eauli,mAu raii
road.
... Two eolorcd mcn wcr, drowned al
the mill near ioui,hurg Lass vr,k. Sans
the Times
.... Capt ChaS. Myers suecced- Ma
NcClammy as Internal Revenue Collector
of the Wilmington district
...T The Republican county convention
OF Lemon divided its vote he,weou / b
Loftin and p'Hara, Tor Congress
The Henderson Gold Leaf thinks
that K. +. Young, Of Vance, Wl,l be NOM.
mated 10 succeed o'llara lu Congress
....T The Methodist Protestant Church ~
Winston Will be dedicated August 22nd
Rev. I. J ogburn viii preach and conduct
the services throughout.
" Mr.. Geo. " Wilson was nominated
district composed of Henderson, Trau-yl
Nania and Haywood counties,
49,. The Scotland Neck Democrat car
res at It's masthead these words For
the Supreme Court: Geo \ Strong. "
ID. Pruden and Melvin Carter
~ Mai Jno. W. Graham. Con " H.
Cox, capt. Il. II Bum and Capt Swift
Galloway made political speeches To a
large crowd a Smlthlicld Tuesday.
Mr.. Jnp. F. Patrick state immigra
ton agent, Is plotting "A large party of
Pennsylvanians through the Western par,
of the state. They are prospecting with
"A view to locating.
At the Poplar Tent FAIR last week
speeches We're made by Col. /. l. Polk
and Col. Chas. L. Jones The Register
says they both eschcwed politics. and
pleased their hearers
1t is probable that the {. +. IL Y
Y. K. r., will be extended 10 Wythcvillc,
Va. The road would devclopa fine section
of country and we hope it Will be- extended
into the Old Dominion.
Mr.. Jno. W. Scott Jr., who has
commenced the publication of paper at
Carthage has given 1t n suitable name
the Pine Tree Blade 1t Is a bright paper
and will be successful.
~ Mr. W. j. Benbow, residing on
North Buffalo, i'll this county, saved this
year more than twenty tons OF hay, clover,
timothy and other grasses from a ten acre
field. Greensboro Patriot.
49,. The Town Fork News adycrtises
''bustle enlargemento' AT 40 cents per hun
dred. That Is as good a name for old
newspapers as any. The CHRONICLE can
supply Wake county at 30 cents per hun
dred.
49,. The Williamson Echo feels called
upon to brag about something and boasts
that Williamson has the most polite saloon
clerk in the state, and says "hc is quite
handsome and speaks Spanish like a ua-
tive"
ON Friday Of last week The services
of consecretion and ordination To the
priesthood of Rev Nardrcy McIIcc took
place at Lincolnton. Bishop Lyman made
the address. The ceremonies were impos-
ing and the attendance large
The Charlotte Baptists offered Rev.
\. G.. McManaway a months vacation,
but he declined taking it, giving "a his
reason that his health was good and that
there was too much work 10 do for him to
leave.
The larnett county Agricultural
club will give their annual dinner at Nc
Neill's grove, Friday, Aug. 27th. Col l.. l..
Polk-he has made more speeches ~ the
last six months than any man in North
Carolina deliver the address
" The Henderson prohibitionist, have
issued an address calling upon all who
know of any violations Of the Local option
Law to report the same so that prosccu
ton may follow. They are determined 10
cecura ne on farcprneuf nf tho ltW
Jas H. Whitcman (col queer
name for a colored man to have of vii
mington, will run for Congress in the 9th
district, says the Review. This viii give
three candidates: Rowland. Jones and
Whitcman.
49,. Jones county instructed Tor Mr-9r-
\. s. Merrimon. Geo. V. Strong and John
A. Gilmer for Judges Of the supreme
Court for f. NJ. simmons, Esq, for Con
gress; and passed resolutions endorsing
the National and State administrations.
- The New York Commercial Bulletin
says that the huckleberry crop Of the past
season was immense and that quantities
have been sent North for immediate con
sumption and to be put up as other can
ned goods, from Fender Sampson, New
Hanover and other Eastern counties
49, The Democrats Of Craven declared
in favor of ''the Peoples Ticket" for
county officers; for the present Supreme
Court: for f. NJ simmons, Esq, for Con
gress; and petitioncd the next legislature
to put Craven in a Judicial district com
posed of adjoining counties.
- The Hickory Carolinian has entered
on its ninth volume. We value the Caro-
linian because it is manly and outspokcn.
We don't always, though We are often on
the same track, travel in the same coach
with the Carollnian but We are trying 70
reach the same destination. Success -
the honest editor,
-. We have it from good authority
that since Prohibition has been in opera
ton in Concord there has been but
one arrest and all the policemen have
been DISCHARGED 4 Concord Prohibition
ist tells US that now since drunkenness has
ceased there Is no need for policemen.
Let the good work go on.
l.. L. Smith, of Gates arose to sec
ond the nomination of Skinner and said
he would feel ashamed if the First district
Of North Carolina should be the cause OF
reducing the Democratic majority in the
next House of Representatives, which he
believed would be the case If Latham was
nominated f. City Falcon
80 We learn through Prof B. W. Ray,
Principal of Leaksvile Practical High
School, (he is a Wake county boy that
the biggest educational picnic Of this era
was held at Ieaksvllle, Wednesday, Aug