The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-08-26
FROM MURPHY To MANTEO.
SON r THINGS ARGuArrr>.
ING IN NORTH CARoIIN
" hat ia> 1laPpra~d In the Good ola
state Siacc the Chroaieis l-a.t Gr~ctea
Its Reader..

| pubilc interest tranSlir'ss ia your ci.h
| borhnod or section of country Nou vii
aid Us and give prominence - jour s,y
ton. send on the postal cards. - kDlr,5l
| ... y beautiful window Of stained glass
has recently been placed n Trinity u E
church, Durham, the gift Of Nrs Julian
| :. Carr
Track laying has eommeno,d on the
Nashville railroad The road Wall H. cntu
pleted 10 Wakefield, IN Wake county Later
II will come on 10 Raleigh
... The Republicans of the Fifth Ieu
greSsional district Will hold convention
~ Winston September Eth. ~ Jut IN no,a
ination candidate for Congrtyss
.... In Durham Mrs IulIanS. carr Viii
represent the shotwcIl Memorial Bazaar
Association. In Goldsboro Mrs. Thos "
Dewey will receive and forward any article
intended for the bazaar
. The Democrats OF Ienolr on S.ttut
day nominated NJ. a. Gray, Esq, for the
Legislature, Mr.. r. " Bizzil was nomi-
mated for Clerk of the superior Court. and
all the other county officers were rcnomi
mated
Mr.. G. G. Pool, Republican, viii
probably be the candidate against Ma.
Latham for Congress III the First District.
Hard work will he done by the Democrats
in the First District between now aud the
election.
Maj. ". W. Rollins presided al the
Republican county convention in Madison.
Mr.. j. &. Pritchett was nominated for the
House They have "A John Nichols IN the
Republican party in Madison and hc Was
nominated for Treasurer.
.... The Tabernacle meeting is in prog
ress at Rutherford College. An excursion
will leave Raleigh Friday august 2,thD
The price for a ticket 10 90 and return Is
only six dollars. The ticket is good for
fourteen days This is the cheapest trip
10 the mountains yet announced.
At the Republican Judicial Convon-
ton at Jackson there was "A split. one
faction nominated Collins (col) the pres
ent incumbent for Solicitor and the other
nominated Geo. II. White (col J, of New
Berne, who is, according to the journal,
the smartest colorcd lawyer in the State.
49,, The New Orleans Times Democrat
Will print September lst full account of
the registered cattle in North Carolina
The Agricultural Department of the State
requests owners of registered cattle in the
State to send the names and the families
OF Their stock to the Department "A. Raj
eigh.
..-.T The Stokes county Democratic con
vention, on the 9th inst, nominated the
following ticket: For the House Of Com
mons. :. \. Phillips for CLERK of Superior
Court, James Rycrson; for Register Of
Deeds, J. +. Hill; for Sheriff, i. /. Dalton,
for Surveyor, Gideon George, for Coroner,
j. ii. Carroll.
... The Elizabeth City Falcon says that
the First district Democrats are not in
favor Of Civil service Reform 1t says:
Col. Harry Skinner spoke at length on the
subject, and we are led To believe that had
some of the Republican Office holders AT
Washington been there and heard him,
they would have shed tears of ginger ale
and quinine.
(which route viii you take the
Great Salvation Railroad from Earth To
Heaven, or the Ruination Railroad. Quick
Route to He'll p is the rather unique head
ing of a poster announcing "A camp meet
ing near New lIcrnc. We did not know
that city was the diverging point. Wash
ington Progress.
49, Messrs. l.. A. Page x son. Of Cam
eron, h: d their saw mill burned on Friday
last. Their loss Is a serious one, as fhry
had no INSURANCE; but they don't propos.
''grieving over split milk" and have
already bought another mill and will again
be cutting lumber and furnishing their
customers III two weeks.
" The Charlotte Chronicle says there
were only seventeen present at the Proh-
bition convention in Mecklcnburg, and
that there was no enthusiasm generated
Gen. JOHNSON and Mr.. T. L. Vail made
speeches Gen. Johnson declared that hc
would support any man, Democrat or Re
publican, if he was a prohibtlonist.
80. On Saturday, during the day, one
of Mr.. Richmond Pearson's fine horses had
his tongue cut out. Mr.. Pearson thinks
some fend did this If SO. we have no
words to express our detestation Of 50 in
famous wretch; lynching would be too
good for him. There is a possibility the
horse may have injured himself - Ashc-
Vile Citizen.
49,. Rev. 10. Munday, having closed up
his meetings here left Tuesday for Gcor
gia. Some eight or ten persons profcsscd
religion under his preaching, and IT is
hoped that other good was done He beat
Sam Jones in his use Of slang and in abu-c
Of his congregations, and he gave States
Vile an awful going over a. God forsaken
town. Statesville Landmark.
. The Lenoir Topic gives currency 10
rumor that Mr.. -. &. Pearson, for years
the leading Republican Of Burke county,
and very skilful politician, viii this
year oppose his nephew, Mr. ;. r. Pear
son, for Clerk Of the Superior Court, which
position he (Mr ID. G. Pearson) formerly
| held for a number of years and which Is
now held by his nephew named
- The Anti Stock Law men in Bun
combe held a convention and nominated
the following ticket: For the senate, "
). Lusk for the House, DR.. J. : T Baird
and Louis Wells; for Clerk OF superior
Court, Matt Atkinson; for Sheriff, Jack
Worley. 1t is safe to say that if President
Cleveland lived in Buncombe he would
scratch the candidate for Clerk Of the
| Court.
IA petition Is III circulation at VIII
| mington, the star says which Is to be pre-
| sented to the board Of county commission
! ers. asking that body to call an election
| by qualified voters upon the question OF a
| subscription Of $1l, 900 by the county Of
! New Hanover to the capital stock Of the
! Wilmington, Onslow IL East Carolina Pail
road Company. The petition is receiving
| numerous signatures.
A Statcsville correspondent OF the
Landmark, Mr.. I. j. Corpening, criticizes
Bishop Atkinson for saying, II trust that
no clergyman will hold services in that
| lStatesyillel parish until this just debt is
| paid" The debt was part of the salary
| due the preacher. We hope the following
reply will provoke no church war: at is
! astonishing how fat horse with his pouch