The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-14
PROMINENT PEOPLE,
AND PASSING EVENTS.

'oo democratic Stale
Executive for four years. was
last week reelected ia q meeting of
Tue SG ate Executive committee. He
thanked the committee for the hon
or, but declined to accept. Hon. f.
vi. Simmons, of New Berne, was
tLen unanimously elected to succeed
M. Smith.
At the Teachers Assembly the
matter of establishing a refornatory
school Tor the State was considered.
The following were appointed com.
mittee by the Assembly to push the
matter,
Capt. e. B. benson. Dr.. B. F. Dix.
or, Prof. J. A. Holt. Hon. H. A.
tGudger, d.. II. II. Lewis, Prof ]. B.
Brewer, Josephu. Daniels, Esq, and
Lee S. Overman, Esq.
General R. B. Vance brother of
Senator Vance, has been quoted by
the New York Herald as saving that
Cleveland could not carry North
CaroliLa. He says through the press
that he did not say so; and that he
believes Cleveland will carry North
Carolina.
The 'fat men" of Sampson county
held meeting recently and decided
to go to Nrightsville in body this
month. All men IN the county who
weigh 200 pounds and over are In
cluded.
The session of the North Carolina
Teachers'A ssembIy, which closed last
week with an excursion of teachers
to the Southern Educational Associa-
ton in Atlanta, WAS successful
one. Many teachers were in atten-
dance and many speakers and lect-
urers were there also. The last paw
ment was made Cd the Assembly
Hall and the teachers of North Caro-.
Ina have now "a habitation for their
annual gatherings and they are also
making ga name" by their noble
work.
M. Cleveland is quite considerate
towards the people of North Caroli>
IA. He has recently answered let.
tiers addressed TO him by democratic
clubs In this State and he has an.
lswered the letter in his own hand
writing. North Carolina will &c
for Cleveland.
| HendersonvilIe is q mountain town
of some attraction. 4 correspon.
dent to the Pears = Observer says
that they have a street railway will
soon have paIk, and hundred.
room hotel will soon be bnilt.
| The Mayor Of Asbeville was fined
MAE dollars the other day for fast
ldrlving in the streets. So say the
lpapere, but who imposed the fine
we wonder.
Senstor Vance Is at Island Beach
hotel at the Hammocks and is i'm.
proving. He takes salt water baths
daily and also hathes daily in the
sulpher water from The artesan well
Evangelist W. p. Fife has purchased
a handsome residence in Charlotte
1t cost $4,000. Mr.. Fife paid the
money and has taken possession hu'
will not locate there until Ssptemb Der
| A "Frances Cleveland Club" was
formed in New York by some ladies
who take great interest in politics
They asked Mrs. Cleveland's per
mission to use ner name after they
had used It, and Mr.. Cleveland an
swerins for bis wife, declines t
consent for her name to be used al
the head Of any political orgsn1za'
ton. He prefers her to be simp},
his wife and no avowed politician.
Last Friday at Mount Holly, N
g, Eigar A. Fltche shot and kllIet
John StliIwell. A man named Reg
gans the town narshai, while drunl
bcutall, beat bis wife and children
He was jailed and party Liberated
him. Stlllwell was arrested for turn
lag Reggans out. While hunting
b1ndsman Sullwell broke away
He locked himself up in mill arr
the mayor of the town with other
went in to take him. Stillwell advaL
ced on Fltche who retreated, tellInt
Stllwell not to follow When FItc
had retreated to the wall he could &
no further and when Stillwell press
ed on hiLs Fitche shot and StillweI
fell dead.
A wonderful ohalybeat sprirg ha
been discovered at Malmo, ten mile
from Wilmington, n. c. The waite