The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-09-13

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ton. SEND Oh the postal cards. EDITOR.
..,.A strictly moral and positively only
greatest is heading for Norh Carolina
1t is looked for At Raleigh in October
- Mr. David T. Wcimcss has been ap-
pointed Postmaster at Fayetteville 10 sue
ceed Mr.. J. B. Smith, who was removed.
-. Tne STANDARD Music Co of iuston,
offers an organ To the school bringing the
largest number of pupils to the fair On
Friday OF fair week
-. Mr.. W. I. Fife, the drummer
evangelist has been holding a revival at
Rockingham with phenomenal success
There We're upwards of 200 conversons.
\ new postoflicc is to be established
IN Richmond county, and Postmaster
Heneru Wanamaker has been petitioned
To allow it to be named Baby Mckee, in
honor Of the Presidents grandson.
-. The WINSTON Sentinel is informed
that the grading on the Roanoke & South
ern railroad has been done for nine miles
beyond Walnut Cove and the track laid
two miles. The bridge across the river is
being built and trains are expected to run
across it by October 1st.
H.. M. George ". Ward, of Nash
county, sold 440 pounds of tobacco at Par
risl's Warehouse Thursday. 1t wts the
Whltest tobacco seen on this market in
many years. Some Of our buyers say it
was the whitest they ever saw. 1t aver
aged him $50 II all round. Durham sun
- The oxford Torchight will be sold
for division Monday, Oct. 7th. 1t is pub
lished i'll one of the most enterprising
towns III the State, the county seat Of
Granville, which is noted for its tine
LANDS growing the cereals and he bonanza
bright tobacco TIE right kind Of a man
coud make it pay.
-. a negro named Sigmund in CASTOR
county was tied to a tree and sh 1T TO
death with bullets for attempting to out
rage the person Of white girl thirteen
years old 1t would have been better, as
the evidence was conclusive, to have al
lowed the law TO take its course. But FIR
such crime death IS the only penal. y
thai is al al adequate.
-. Mr.. ID. r McIger, of Moore county,
writes that he ate part of a pound pear
that was twelve inches in circumference
Mr. ". J. Shields has some nicer than
that-weighlnS about one and a half
pounds, and apples II to IA inches in cir
cumferance. Fruit in Moore is finer this
year than ever. Upland corn is good
The machinery of the we'll known
Gambrill Cotton Mill in Washington, Del
has been shipped to Reidsvile, n. G.
This machinery is valued at 80, 600 and
filed twenty freight cars. The Whining
ton Every Evening says the reason for the
removal is that the plant has been sold to
the Reidsville Cotton Mill Company, of
whic..- Mr.. Melville Gambrll is a stock
holder and President.
a company to build the Fayette-
Vile and Albemarie railroad mas been or
ganized at Fayetteville The company
elected the following Directors: John
Blue, Or. J. W. Mcneil, A. A.
Mckaithan, Jr., Hon. Thomas H Sutton,
J. Million Hazy, A. B. Williams and n :.
Blue. The Directors then met and elect ed
the following officers: President, John
Blue; vice President, N. W Ray; Scere-
tar., L. W. Whitehead; Treasurer, a. A.
Mckeithan, Jr.
- The StatesyilIe Landmark contains
an excellent account Of the gathering Of
tie ex-C0nfedcrates at Statesyilie last
We 4. 1t was a large assemblage Of the
old soldiers, their wives sons, daughters
and friends. The dinner was plentiful
| aud excellent. Addresses were made by
Capt. w H. II. Gregory, Hon. w. NJ.
Robbins, Hon. r f. Armleld, Hon. A.
Leazar. Miss Julia MacCall recited q pO-
| en- written by Paul II. Hayne and PIE
seG|ed 70 jefferson Davis while the la e1
was returning, home from the dedic;,tloI
! Of the Confederate monument at Mont
| gomery, Ala, III 1886. I, was pronounced
| by Mr.. Davis "a grand and heroic poem.
| y Couaty Veterans Association was or
ganzed by tiecting Capt. p. G.. Carlton
Chairman and Capt /. VI. g. Davidson,
! Secretary.
-. In obedience to call issued some
| time ago. about 600 negroes gathered al
| Charlotte last week for the purpose of or
ganizing d BLACK Man Party" Speech
es were the order of the day, and the llar
! riaon administration was rOundIy de
nounccd; also his appointments in the
South, aud especially in North Carolina
The speakers charged that Harlison's poi
! icy was to give all the good places to
white men and bring the colored brother
to play Sc 1ndDtiddIe if anything. FINALLY
the ConN ention resolved 10 either chang,
Harrison 5 appointments iu this State oi
withdraw forever their support from hj
party. After much debating al independ
ent colored republican party was organ
! ized AZ d a ChaiImau and an Executive
| Committee selected, with John Wilson aS
Chairman Of the committee. The Con
vention continued in session for aDou
three hours and wound up with a genera
onslaught on Federal appointments
Archibald Brady, the newly appointed
| Postmaster at Charlotte, and }. J. Sims
Superintendent Of the Public Buildings
and John T. Eayes, revenue collector fol
| Western North Carolina, were all burned
in ehgy amid deafenIng shouts of ap
| proVai