The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-02-01
FROM MURPHY TO MANTEO.
son z THINGS THAT EHAPPEN.
ING IN NORTH CAROLINA.

are requested to aid us in making this de
partment an accurate record, in brief, of
the news from Murphy 10 Manteo. Send
US a postal card whenever anything of
public interest transpires in your neigh
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ton. Send on the postal cards. - EDITOR.
-. A contract to build cotton factory
at Reidsville has been given out.
The Wilmington Messenger proposes
To publish a weekly edition in Goldsboro.
49,. This week the Commissioners q:
Tarboro will adopt plan for water works
-. Northern guests at he Battery Park
Hotel, Ashevile, on Wednesday repre-
sented 5000, 900 600 of capital.
The question of building railroad
from Salisbury to Wadesboro, so miles, is
interesting some of the citizens of Stanly.
80. Webster's Dollar Weekly says that
Reidsville will give as much 10 secure the
location Of Trinity College as any other
place will give.
" The track on tie Wilkesbogo Exten
sion from Winston is laid now within less
than three quarters Of mile of Rural
Hall
The Burlington News reports man
102 years old who is able to split rails and
do other hard work He was in the Mexi
can war and draws pension.
Simon Dawson. Of kinston, who in
1886 was sent to the penitentlary for six
years. for larceny, was on Saturday par
doned by Gov Fowle
~ Eight prisoners escaped Jail in
kinston last week by cutting through the
ceiling with tools supposed to have been
furnished for that purpose,
Dr NJ E. Robinson and 7 H. Ban
have been re elected President, and Secre
tary and Treasurer, respectively, OF the
East Carolina Fair and Stock Association.
- The large four story Ice mill il
New Berne was burned last week. The
loss was about 50, 600 partially covered by
insurance. 81, 500 worth Of rice was de-
stroyed.
The Asheville Electric Street Eail
way is a fine success. The route is
Fl ON he ncW paSsen Aer 3epOf along Sclih
side avenue TO Maiu street, and taene: up
to the Conrt Il 5uso square.
The High Point Enterprise s;,y1 that
twenty four car loads 0. STE, rails were
nn.oaded there last weei: fog the High
Point, hand.eman, Ashboro and Sou hern
Railroad Company.
by the Governor for Walter johnson, a
mulatto who on Jan. 18th, in Nortlamp
ton county, murdered Warner Davis by
shooting him with a revolver.
-. The Mt. Airy News states that nine
ty hands and fifteen teams are employed
in getting out and hauling granite 10 the
depot from the granite quarry near Mount
Airy, for shipment to Greensboro
49, The Western North Carolina Rail
road -Ducktown branch, has been opened
through to Marble Gap, and III thirty days
the ears will be running to Valley town, IN
Cherokee county Asheville Citizen.
.T The gin house of Senator ". L.
Williams, of Little River Academy, Cum
berland county, was destroyed by fire last
Friday night. The loss was 81 0GQ; insuf
ance 81, 200. The CHRONICLE sympathizes
with its friend Oh this heavy loss.
49, The Hope Mills Manufacturing Com
pany's new cotton factory II Rocktish,
with a capacity of 5000 spiidles, is ex
pected to turn Oh steam and commence
operations by Februry 18th Fayetteville
Observer.
- AS will be seen elsewhere applica-
tiOn will be made to the General Assem-
bly,, now III session at Raleigh, for char
ter for new railroad from Aberdeen. in
Moore county, to Fayetteville. ii Fayette-
vile Observer
.... The first pardon granted by Gov.
Foule since he has been in office was to
VIM. Groom. " ho was convicted at the
| fall term of the Johnston county Superior
Court of an assault upon an ohicer and
was sentenced to twelve months in Jail.
| 80. At kinston, Saturday night, ne
| gro brakeman, James Shepherd, was in
iSfo Iii 10 W at YltI- TO
! climb up on top of when he was
| knocked OF by the projecting caves or the
cotton warehouse. Five cars passed over
him and he was instantly killed,
"A couple of Philadelphia capitalists
have been at the Hotel La Fayette this
week, PROSPECTING with the view to invest
ing capital N and around Fayetteville at
some future day. We hear it whispered
around that move is on foot to build
another cotton factory ut ur near here in
the future. Fayetteville Obs rver.
Senator Ransom, Senator Vance,
and Mr.. T 3 kingsbury ale among the
distipguis he'd visitors who will attend the
New Berne Fair, Feb 19,h-22nd. Gov
! FOWle and staff the State officers the
members If the supreme Couft and many
members Of the t:eLeral A. nlhiy will
also tate III tie Fair.
| d &c Is 40 longer any fOubf aDOui
it. The Farmers Aliiarcv Warehouse vii
be opened il Durham Tuesday, Feb 5tt
The old Reams Warehouse has been Sc
cured ARD rctair,t. The following t,
run he c0pce III hive been elected; Jno
W. Pope manager: I Z. Lyon, ATTORNEY
and cook keepers and Frank Roberts, clerk
A survey Of the Atlantic Il Dauvill,
r r. is 10 begin at once fnr Il Ioute from
Milton 10y way OF the lalIcry cop, =. niiue
III G auville county. TheSe are the mines
lately purchase: by nr. Le.ioux Tor tht
French syndicate. Great quantities o
improved machinery are being taken ther'
and in few we' ks 500 men will be pu
at work.
Sanford has organized a militar,
company to which every man except on
in the town belongs. Mr.. L T. Brown i
Captain, and D E. McIver, First Lieuten
ant. This puts lis in min'i 10 sa, tha
Sanford is doing much TO go forwar
as any of the smaller towns in the State
1t has a progressive population and l
growing all the time.
-. Early in January near Rich Squar
a negro named Eli Ward. forced an er
trance at night into the house Of Mr.. job
Tanner, his intention being to kill Mr. an
, Mrs Tanner. There was desperat
, struggle between Mr.. Tanner and the ne
gro, and the negro fed. He rode to Jacl
son and was there seized He WAS tria