The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-04-21
RSON Al AND SOCIAL.

| ARMFIKLD Mr.. Chas. H. Armfield has
been nominated for Mayor of Statesville
He will make good one.
| FooTE.-The Republic ,ns of Louis
| vile, Ky, are very indignant because
the President has appointed Mr.. Clar
ence Foote, of North Carolina, to be Rev
enue Agent at that place.
| MORToN-The Broad Street Baptist
| Church at the call meeting last night,
| decided to extend a unanimous cal to
Rev. w. b Morton. pastor of the Bap-
tist church at Weldon, n. C.-Twln
City Sentinel.
GREELEY AS the printers are about To
erect statue to the memory OF Horace
Greeley, the ST. Louis Globe Dem ocrat
suggests that the editors of the land
should unite in making up handsome
wedding gift to Miss Gabrielle Greeley
who is shortly to be married.
GALLOWAY Bishop Galloway, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will
be IN Charlotte next Sunday, aud will
conduct services morning and night in
the TIyon street Methodist church. Bish-
op Galloway visits Charlotte in educa-
tional interest. Charlotte News.
AAc 4 Ell H. htlscf, oI Troy,
passed through Raleigh yesterday en-
route for New Berne where he will prac-
tice law. He Is a scholar, "A distinguish
ed student of the law, IA gentleman Of
high character The CHRONICLE con
graduates the good people Of New
Berne upon SO valuable an acquisition
to their population.
SMtTH.-Rev Egbert W Smith, one OF
the North Carolina Synodical Evangel-
lists, was married "Wednesday to Miss
Wallace, OF Franklin, Tenn. The CHBos-
IoLE extends its congratulations to Mr..
Smith who is young minister Of schol-
arship and devoted to whatever be
undertakes. May they live long and
useful life together.
SIMMoSs.-About five hundred of the
most enterprising business men OF Vlr
ginia, Maryland and North Carolina par
ticipated in the r. & S. railroad cele-
bration at Martinsville, Va, Wednesday,
and at the banquet that night many re-
sponded to toasts. The DanviIle X .gis
ter says 1.-THE gem of the day was the
eloquent and witty speech Of Hon. +. NJ
| Simmons, of North Carolina"
BUTLER-Ben Buffers ire ia up and
he is cussing mad He Was appearing
before Judge Carpenter in Rhode Island
and rose to make motion. The Judge re-
fused to hear him and treated him dis
| courteously whereupon Butler walked
out OF the courtroom IN a rage. ''Do
you wish to say anythingf" inquired a
| reporter. Yes, l do" responded the
| General, "but remember l don't say it
| in the court. ! say that his action is Ike
| the i'll bred, discourteous, and =
| Judge that he is, | say that. He thought
| he was going TO sentence the prisoner,
| but he did not do it. / shall carry the
matter further into the proper courts -
| MAcEYE-The celebrated playwright,
and author Of "Hazel kirke," Steele
Maceye, has been quietly pursuing bis
| literary work at the st. james Hotel il
Concoi d under the nom de plum Of j. s.
Morrison. Until recently, but few knew
that such a celebrity was in Concord.
His indentity was kept quiet-knoEn
only to few friends-to facilitate hl-
labors on work, which is claimed by bis
friends to be literary gem that will
ssartle the reading world. The exac,
nature Of his production Is not known
| generally, but the manuscripts will soon
be in the hands of the publishers. He
and his es.imable wife have made many
friends in Concord and have coutrbu Cd
no little TO the social enjoyment of the
| towQ-Chariotte News.