The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-04-05

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ton. Send on the postal cards EDITOR
Mayor Fowler, Of Wilmington, ha>
been re elected.
-. The Gold Leaf says that never be
tore have such quantities of tobacco been
shipped to Henderson in hogsheads
Ed. Ward, colored, viii be hung III
northampton county at jackson Friday,
May 3rd. He was convicted of burglary
Senator Z W Kerr says that Samp-
son county last year shipped $50 coo
worth Of huckleberres That and similar
ways will yet make North Carolina rich.
Mr.. a. T. Page, the railroad king
OF Moore county," has sold the Southern
Pines House, his elegant hotel at Southern
Pines, to a Northern lady, Mrs Schram
II Sanford Express.
Arrangements We're made at a meet
ing in Winston a few days ago to push the
extension Of the Roanoke and Southern
Railroad from Walnut Cove. Stokes coun-
ty, to MartinsVille, Va
Two cotton seed oil mills ave
been built by farmers in the country in
EdgecOmbe during the last year aud an
other will shortly be built. This looks
like progress of the right kind
A Mr.. Grant, who was employed as
carpenter in the saw mill of the Green
berry x Jackson r. r and Lumber Co
was run over and killed by the 5. Il K. r.
K. train near Seaboard Monday.
The Winston Sentinel announces the
death Of a cOlOred woman over 100 years
old She did not claim to have nurscd
George Washington or to have whipped
| him for cutting the cherry tree.
-. The W n G. r. r. received at this
point last week, - miles Of so pound steel
rails for the main line between Hickory
and Ashevllle, which will make this road
an all steel rail line ~ Salisbury Watch
man.
PrOhibitioniSts in Guilford county
are trying to have an election on the first
Monday III June to decide whether liquor
shall be sold in that county or not. Ghe
Commissioners Will be asked TO order an
election
Augusta Seminary closes on the first
Thursday in June. Rev. J. /. Gibbs, Pre-
siding Elder of the Salisbury district,
breaches the sermon. President J F.
Crowell of Trinity College, delivers the
address.
The Weldon News says that a rail
road Will be built from Enfield to Riug
wood. There has been a survey of the
route and ii is ten miles long The char
ter name Of the railroad is the Medoc Rail
way Company
The Governor has pardoned Charles
Harris OF Jackson county, because longer
confinement Will make him blind. He
was convicted of horse stealing and sen
has served eight
The Dismal Swamp Canal was sold
TO Northern Company some weeks ago
and the sale was confirmed ON Saturday.
The price to be paid for it is $50 900, and
the work Of Improvement viii commence
at an early day. ~ Elizabeth City EcOno-
mist
~ Al the Henrietta Mills there have
been during the past two or three months,
over 100 cases of measles. Last week
there were about 20 cases, now there are
about 20 The disease is of a mild type.
and there have been no deaths from it
| Charlotte Chronicle
The corner stone Of the Nasoui,
| Lodge at Sller City viii be laid on Fri
day, April 12th. GOV. F0Wle has sent the
/ Lodge a Bible to be placed on that occa
sion. Nessrs. II. \ Gudger, of Asheville
| J. y. Glenn, of Greensboro, and W T.
Murchison will deliver addresses.
-. Two extra cars are now run on III,
A x n G. K. L. to accommodat the fisl
trade, 1t Is most gratifying to note such
activity III this important industry. lr
the EdentOn section steamers are maxim.
double trips to carry the fish North Thu
brings good money into North Carolina
and it makes Us happy.
Since our last issue the Fayettevill,
Iron Bound Bucket Factory has com
menced operations in earnest, turning Ou
about p dozen buckets daily The com
pany expects soon to double the presen
capacity to 30 dozen buckets per day, a
we learn from Mr.. Denny, he master me
chanic Fayetteville Oh erver
Mai w G. Lewis has written
letter to the Governor informing him ha
he has made an examination Of the section
| surrounding Core Greek on the A. 4 Y
G. Railroad and express es the opinion tha
it would pay the State to put a force 0
convcts to work to clear up the land aut
to start convict farm. He says that par
Of the land is well timbered and chat it j
very fertile and productive.
The Sanford Express says that o
Monday a passenger train was run on tn
Aberdeen X West End railroad by regula
schedule y postoffice Will be establshe
at West End, now the fastest growing viI
lage in Moore county. Six store house
are going up at that place and an i'm
nense trade is in prospect. This roa
was built by Mr.. a. T. Page, the grea
Moore county lumber man
The CHRONICLE is in receipt of a
invitation to attend the second anniver>
arv Of he Scotland Neck Temperance A.
sociatIon on Friday, April 18th. Til
Association has wrought good work
Scotland Neck and we are glad to kno
that it is still grow ing in interest. II
annual oEation on the occasion Will be dt
livered by Mr. Z +. Hilliard editor
the Scotland Neck Democrat. There wi
also be 4 debate on the query: Has OF
Republic reached the Zenith Of its glory
Messrs Frank 2. Shields and w. G. ALE
will contend for the affirmative an
Messrs NJ. \ Dunn and W. 0. McDowe
the negative.