The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-07
TIE PIEDMONT SECTION.

Col. CoWles Will BE Nominated to
Succeed Nimseif-- Barber's Chances
tor solicitor GOod--Sudden Death...
Tobacco Notes, &c.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE1.
WINSTON, N. O., Aug. 6.-Mr. W. W.
Barber, Of Wilkes county, was run up on
this morning while reared back IN his
chair on the Quincy Hotel porch. He
IS the Democratic candidate for Solicitor
Of this district against Thomas Settle,
and is very hopeful over the coming
election Mr.. Barber has scraped off
those pr0sbyteriens that used to set off
the sides of his physiog and now sup
ports a moustache which alone adds
greatly 10 his good looks. When
questioned as to his chances in
the coming campaign he gave the
writer 10 understand that unless
things changed a great deal
more than they usually DO he could car
ry very nearly every county, and every
one at least that has ever stood in the
Democratic column in a solicitOrial cleo
ton. He seemed more interested in talk
ing of Col. CoWles's chances for renomi-
nation to Congress than his own for elec.
ton to the Office for which he is can
didate. He said that if Cleveland coun-
to would give majority in its primaries
for Cowles, he would be nominated to
succeed himself. Private kilograms re-
ceived yesterday indicate that the Colo
mel has majority there and this is taken
as an assurance Of his victory. To beat
Congressman Cowles would work a great
injury to the party in this northwestern
section. The people here have implicit
confidence in him.
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Monday evening at o'clock in Salem
Mr.. John Daniel Siewers dropped dead
in his seventy third year. The cause of
Ills death was thought to be heart fail
ure. Mr.. SiewerS was one of the most
estimable and highly honored men in
this section, was born in the West In
dies while his parents were missionaries
there, moved here at the age of five, and
with the exception of a few years spent
at college in the North he has been
one Of the foremost citizens ever since
his entrance into manhood. A good,
noble Moravian has gone to rest. Among
the stricken ones he leaves son, DR.. N.
S. SieWers, one of our most estimable
and promising physicians.
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Yesterday the writer CHANGED to meet
that genial and jolly-good fellow, W. V.
Clifton, Of Raleigh. He had just been
70 of L.
found g big boom since the iron horse
had found its way into that section. AS
agent for the Berlin Iron Bridge Com
pany, he was awaruGd the contract to
build a large county bridge over the
Yadkin.
The mercantile agency of R. G. Dun
will establish at an early date branch
office in our city. Mr.. Dudley F. Young,
manager Of the agency at Richmond,
Va, was here yesterday, and closed
agreements and made arrangements to
open up here with Mr.. II. Taylor God
din as manager. This will be a big
thing for our business enterprises.
The electric street cars here carried
| wv OLA HuuOICo duO CubS
| five passengers between Saturday and
Sunday nights. Don't this prove that a
good line will pay well if run rights
That's the kind We have here
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Winston invariably downs Danville on
internal revenue collections on tobacco
| each week. This week our collections
were s., 900 over theirs and Winston
manufacturers shipped 237, 1894 L
pounds Of plug.
The public school system of Forsyth
county is one Of the best in the State.
Superintendent Butner is greatly in fe
vor Of all the progressive ideas Of the
most prominent educators and he i:
trying to put them in practice here
Monday the school board spent the en-
tire day in the discussion of buildin.
new school houses in several parts O
the county.
NJ. VICTOR.