The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-09-07

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ton. Send on the postal cards EDITOR.
... Cherokee county has voted $50, 900
to secure the building of the Hiwassee
road to connect Murphy with Chattanooga
Good
- The Argus says that the News-Ob-
server was mis-informed about Goidsboro
being i'll excitement over finding an extinct
volcano. No volcano has been discovered
- Durham organized the Durham Gas
Company with capital of $6O, 1000. j. S.
Carr is President and G. W. Watts, Vice
President of the Company. Durham
moves
-. The Clerk of the Supreme Court, Col.
Thomas S. kenan, announces that appli
cants for license to practice law will be
examined on Friday and Saturday, Sep
tember 21st and 22nd.
The Alamance Fair Association has
been incorporated and will hold an Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Fair at it's grounds
in Burlington on the 10th, 11th and 18th
of October, 1888, and annually thereafter
-. Since 1888 Blackwell's Durham Co
operative Tobacco Company has produced
more than II 900, 600 pounds of smoking
tobacco, paid 81 800, 900 internal revenue
tax, and consumed about 55, 900, 900
pounds of leaf tobacco
The Lenoir Topic says Caldwell
county has shipped more than 20, 900
bushels of corn this year and there is
plenty OF old corn yet in the county, with
crops IN years.
We learn that Rev. w. S. Long, of
Graham, is here day prospecting among
our citizeus for the location of a literary
Institution of high grade provided suffic
lent encouragement be given by our city
and vicinity Greensboro Workman.
Here's a good one on Pitt county
boy: They say he Is so much in love
with his sweetheart that he got up the
other night after every body else had gone
TO sleep, and gazed at her sleeping bro ther
all night. Grissom is waiting for him. send
him up Wilson Advance.
80 From private letter received to-
day we learn that Rev. Sam Jones will
hold meetings in Durham during the
month OF October He will be accompa
MED by Mr.. f. .. Excel, who will lead
the singing at these meetings. = Durham
Plant.
- Col. John Ashford, one of Clinton S
most energetic citizens. has his new ma
chinery for the manufacture of c0lled bar
rell and keg hoops. plow handles, newell
posts, brackets, balisters, &c, about ready
to commence operations. This one enter
Prise will do much good = Clinton eau
caSian.
- The Charlotte Chronicle has bsen
purchased by a stock company and the
capital is $50, 900. Among the members
of the company are: Col. G. Jones, /.
X p Osborne. I. K. Robertson, f b. Nc
Dowell J l.. Chambers, DR.. Brevard, ;.
II Wellington. NJ. G. Mayer and J. ;,
Spencer.
-. The case Of McElwee VS.. Blackwell
was take up again at Rowan court last
week, and again decided in favor of the
Blackwell Company. An appeal has been
taken TO the Supreme Court. This seems
to the CHRONICLE to be the 99th time this
case has been tried. Is there no way to
make the decision final: There ought TO be.
Knitting mills for the manufacture
of undershirts, socks. stockings, drawers,
etc, is a new industry Oh foot for Char
lotte The enterprise is 10 be started by
Mr. r. l.. Jones, of Charlotte. and Harry
Lockwood. of Washington. ID. &. They
expect to commence operation by October
goth. Such industries are much needed
in our State.
The Parrish Warehouse Company,
with "A capital of 800. 900 has been organ
lied at Durham 1t has authority to in
crease the stock to *250,0O0 The incor-
porators are + j. Parrish, }. NJ. Whitted,
and Geo. W Woodward. The Parrish
warehouse has long been a great lnstitu
and il will even now be greater success
| than ever.
The excellent school of Mrs. Walton
nee Miss Fannie Everitt, at Statesville
| opened on Septembe: 5th, The prospects
are very tiourishng and there is no reason
| WHY they should not be. Situated in g
! beautiful and sociable town, commodiOus
| and convenient buildings and as fine 6
| corps of teachers as can be found in the
State, it is no wonder that it hourishes.
The Booksellers Convention met il
Wilmington on August 29th. About three
! fOurths of the dealers of the State wer,
represented Various matters affecting
| the business of the trade we're discussed
| and resolutions concerning the same wer,
adopted looking 10 the general benefit o
the public and the trade. 1t is though
that the next meeting will be held a
/ Ocracoke.
/ Newton and Catawba county ar
making elaborate preparations for the Fai
at Newton, September 18th. 1t promise
to draw a very large crowd and to be
notable event There will be races eacl
day. large number of blood stock will
be displayed. Senator Ransom and Capt
S. B. Alexander will speak on the 1oth
and Senator Vance and w. r. Williams
Esq, of Pitt, on the 18th
The Statesville Landmark report
that gold has been discovered in larg
quantities on the farm of Mr.. }. T. Rob
berts in Wilkes county He has receive
an offer from New York of 5000 fo
his property This is regarded as a saf
indication that the property is very valu
able. Taken every way Wilkes is reall
one ej the richest counties in the State
and it only needs a railroad and capt.;
to develop it.
. The Wilmington Messenger make
an exhibit to the effect that the cotton RI
ceipts of Wilmington last season exceede
those of the season of 1SS6-'S7 "a, 81
bales, the table of foreign exports show
an increase of so, ,O93 bales as compare
with the shipments Of 1890, and the tab
of domestic exports an increase of %, 0!
bales over last year. "Such an encou