The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1890-01-03
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.
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CHRONICLE in every section of the State
are requested to aid us in making this de-
partment an accurate record, in brief, 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.
-. Governor Fowle has accepted an in
vltation to open the Fish, Oyster and Game
Fair at New Berne February cath.
-. Grand Master Joseph &. Brown Or
ganized an Odd Fellows Lodge in War
renton on Friday night with good mem
tership.
-. News has been received of the cap
ture in Robson county of Purdie Jacobs,
an outlaw, for whom 5000 reward was
offered some months ago.
" "A store at Pactolus, Pitt county,
owned by Ma or r. S. Tucker, of Raleigh,
was burned with stock of general mer-
chandise owned by Rufus Fleming. The
total loss is 5000; insurance $4,000.
-. There will be meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the State Farmers Ali
ance in Raleigh next Tuesday, January
7th, for the purpose of electing Secreta-
ry in the place of Col. l.. l.. Polk, resigned
- 1t is learned from the President of
the State Grape Growers Association that
the Southern Pines in Moore county lead
all points in the State in the acreage of
new vineyards planted this season, Raleigh
being second.
-. 1t is "a thing of beauty''-is the
Christmas card sent out by the Tyson Il
Jones buggy company. 1t is like every
thing that comes from these famous car
riage builders, beautiful and elegant. The
CHRONICLE returns thanks.
49,. The negro turpentine hands are re
turning to Georgia in great nun bers, and
many of them are taking their families
with them. This is new departure, as
heretofore they have left their families be-
hind them as public charge.
Purdie Jacobs, one of the noted
Jacobs desperadoes Of Robson county,
charged with being one of the murderers
of Mrs. carp, has beer captured and is in
jail in Robson Four of the Jacobs broth
ers We're concerned in the murder.
A company of which the Messrs.
Fries are principals, have purchased eighty
acres of land on the Mayo river, in Rock
ingham county, near Madison, the object
being to use the water power of the river
for manufacturing purposes Salem Press.
80 Nine out Of ten of the convicts who
have arrived at the penitentiary during
the past three months are negroes and
four out of five of them were convicted of
larceny. There is always more stealing
b.
are good
- The people of Allee hany and Ashe
counties are very hopeful of the early
construction of railway from Danvile,
Va, via Mt. Airy. 1t is to extend into
tile counties, and with Watauga are per
haps the best for stock raising, as there
is a natural growth OF blue grass.
... Linconton had S25, 900 fire a few
days ago. The principal building burned
was the store of w. T. Massey 4 Co. A
young man who was sleeping in the build
lug had very narrow escape, as the roof
was in flames and his room full Of smoke
when he awoke. The loss is placed al
$25, 200.
. A special from kinston says: Last
week Miss Fannie Rhodes Can exmember
of the Salvation Army took out a warrant
for Mr.. John McCameron, (also an ex
member of the Salvation Army, charging
him with seduction under promise Of mar
riage. Mr.. McCameron tried to effect a
compromise but failed. He has left fol
parts unknown.
Preachers of the Christian church
in the Eastern part Of the State publish a
card denOunclng a man named Olny, q
native of Massachusetts,, who claims to be
a minister of that church, and, as he says
a self constituted evangelist. He has, they
say, no authority whatever to preach, anC
they as a people are not at all responsible
for what he says or does.
-. Rev DR.. Moran, of New York city
is the public spirited gentleman who vii
give the library building and good store
of books to Trinity College. 1t Will be 6
large library, and is given the college upoI
the coming of the latter to Raleigh. Dr.
Moran was for several years prominen
n. C. Methodist divine, and preached a
Wilmington and other places
-. Perhaps the youngest couple evel
married in this State were married in Da
vie county last week. The bride was Mis-
Elsie Westley, aged eleven years and si1
| months, and the groom was John Rich
mer, aged thirteen years. The parents o
both consented to the marriage and grea
| concourse of friends and relatives witness
| ed le ceremony. 1t is said the bride tip
the scales for only seventy-three pounds
EX.
| Mr. j. B. Martin, a former membe
of the Legislature, of Pamlico county
| tells the New Berne Journal that his coun
ty is not so badly depressed with cro
failures as most of the surrounding coun
| ties He attributes this to the fact tina
Pamlico is coming to be one of the great
est hog and hominy counties in the State
He says that the people are advancing il
the way of raising wheat and everythin
| to eat.
Mr.. D. NJ. Vance, for many years
member of the reportorial staff of th
Times d. mocrat, and now one of the ed
tors OF the Asheville On. O. Democrat
on a visit to his friends in this city. MI
Vance came specially to gladden. the heart
of his little ones, whom he is rearing !
New Orleans and with whom he desire
to spend the Christmas holidays. The
| as we'll as those who have known Nj
Vance for his many sterling qualitie:
welcome him, and their only regret is ths
his sojourn is limited to few days.
n. 0. Times-Democrat.
Wonderful Popularity.
The fact that the sale of DR.. Pierce
Pleasant Purgative Pellets exceeds that
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