The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-04-12
FROM MURPHY TO MANTEO.
SOME THINGS THAT AREHAPPEN.
ING IN NORTH CAROLINA.

What Has Happened in the Good Old
state Since the Chronicle Last Greeted
Its Readers.
POSTAL CARD NEWS The friends of the
CHRONICLE in every section of the State
are requested to aid us in making this de
partment an accurate record, in brief ,S OF
the news from Murphy to Manteo. Send
us postal card whenever anything of
public interest transpires in your neigh
borhood or section of country You will
aid us and give prominence to your sec
ton. Send on the postal cards. - EDITOR.
-. Hendersonville will vote on local
option in June.
Mr.. W. II. Thorne's grist mill near
Llttleton was destroyed by fire last Friday
by.an incendiary.
Mr.. Willie H. Clendenin, of Ala
nance county is Principal OF flourish
| ing school at Shannon, n G.
A friend gave Robt. Perry who was
IN Jail at Graham an au.u with which he
effected his escape from Jail
Judge Walter Clarke fined six wit
nesses $50 each for non attendance Mon
day Oh the Shelby Court
The Gentleman's Driving Ciuo, of
Charlotte. has arranged for a series of
-. The fight over the proposed removal
of the Court House in Harnett county
provokes great fight in that county.
The Greensboro North State knows
OF lady who tried Bishop Lymau's goober
sweet milk cure for insomnia and had to
send for doctor.
-. " ebster's Weekly says that the un-
usual sight of bar-roOm closing out at
cost is now seen in Reidsville. Won't the
drinkers have lively time'
We state, as fact, that Mr.. ID. M
Morrison has been appointed postmaster
at this place and ". 4. Terry at Iaurn-
burg Rockingham Spirit
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
OF this State meets at Fayetteville May
l4th and will be III session three days.
Rev. j. h. Gordon is Grand Master
The Democrats of Salisbury have
nominated Chas. D. Crawford, ESQ, for
Mayor The CHRONICLE is glad He is in
every way deserving and competent.
The Mcdowell Bugle changes to the
Marion lines Register. There's little in
name and the bright editor Robt L.
rage Will continue to make a good paper.
There is a factory in this State
which furnishes the warps for all the table
| damask 1t is at Newton and is owned
by col. ". II. William of the Governors 5
staff
The following new pOstmasters have
been appointed in North Carolina Eli
Paysour, at Dallas Mrs. Cora E. Davis (col }
at Halifax; J. W. Abernathy, Cowell; Mrs
! Jane Harton, Scottvllle.
| ....A A furniture factory has been organ
lzed IN Lenolr. Seven thousand dollars
| have been already subscribed and the stock
is daily increasing. Mr. John NJ Bern.
| hardt Is President and Manager.
49,. The Charlotte Chronicle says Miss
Lizzie Alexander, of Mecklenburg, made
two cuts with razor on her throat and is
! IN precariOus condition. She has been
mentally diseased for some time
IS. ID. Marshburn will plant twenty
| one acres IN tobacco this year. He sold
| the tobacco from nineteen acres last sea
| son for over 81, 900, or an average of over
| $50 per acre Asheville Argonaut
-...l It now appears to be pretty definitely
settled that the Presbyterians will locate
their State Orphanage at Floral Hall,
Robeson county, using the long disused
college building there for that purpose
A man was arrested i'll Charlotte
Monday, says the Chronicle, for refusing
/ W COLupll VIII lAc OlleT Oh the sanitary
| officer. When arrested he said Damn
the law, damn the city, damn everything
-. The State Bank of Commerce com
menced business on Monday morning, with
DR.. Geo H J. Cole as president and Sen
ator NJ. G. Toms as cashier. The bank
will do large business. - Hendersonvlle
| Times.
,-,.T The Watchman says that Rowan
farmers cannot be gouged by the Bagging
Trust. One day last week two bales of
cotton were brought to town baled in home
made carpet. 1t brought just as much as
jute bagging.
- Capt A H. A. Williams has secured
from Meredith Crews, of Granville county,
and presented to the Guilford Battle
Ground Company the Identical gun that
| Caleb Crews carried through the RevOu
tionary War.
Col. Fred. II. Stith, has made the
| Guilford Battle Ground Company pres
| ent of a German silver kettle drum for
the use of THE Continentals." Just like
big hearted, generous Col. Stith.-[ Greens
boro North State
The High Point Enterprise says
Guilford is the only county in the State
which has two banking towns Greens
boro and High Point. 1t also has more
banks than any other county III the State
and the youngest cashier.
The grading on the Wilkesboro r
r. will be finished to the Iadkin River
| within 3 weeks and ii Is calculated thai
trains will be running to that point (Which
has been named Cargo within weeks. -
Winston Sentinel.
-. There is but one bar room in Hyd,
county. 1t is noticeable and gratifying
that whiskey drinking is on the wane il
most counties in the State. Years age
liquor dealers made big money. Now i
is the except on for them to make money
49,. Thomas Buchanan fell in mill
pond in Person county few days age
and was drowned. He was fishing anC
had an epileptic fit and fell into the water
His hat was found floating, and after con
siderable effort his body was recovered.
-. The Scotland Neck Democrat say
Mr. John Perry Of Halifax county, whil
hunting recently, shot into a flock of blacl
birds and SAVED 81, but did not know hOv
many more he killed. He shot both bar
rels of double barrel shot gun at once
In Swain county while a white maj
named Sparks was rolling logs on a fiat
car the tackle gave way and the hook Wa
thrown against Sparks face with sucl
force as to tear away one side of it ant
also fracture his skull, causing death in
few hours
:. The colored tobacco hands in Win