The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-08
Centennial of Missionary Bsptist Church.

and highly respected here.
Centennial of Missionary Baptist Church
WELDON. n. c.. July 7.-lSpecial. This
centennial year Of the Missionary Baptist
Church in this State is 20 be ceIe-
brated by supreme effort IN behalf Of
missions, and 20 that end thorough
nanvass will be made by the Church
Tor funds. Ia this (Roanoke) ASSOCIATION
union meetings will DO held at various oints
and addresses will be made IN behalf OF the
sause. The canvass will begin here on the
, No instant by II. C. Davis and J. L. White
at Rocky Mount on the 10Th by A. d. Hunter
aud r.. c. Davis; Wilson. the 9th. u. j.
Dowell and K G.. Davis: TarboTo, the 25th.
A. ID. Hunter and J. H. White: Scotland Neck,
the 3lst. w. +. Daniel, H. i. Hilliard, X.
C. Davis Il. T. Yann. Other places will also
be visited.
Mr.. George G. Battle. young lawyer Of
New York city. who was recently appointed
assistant district attorney of the city. Is
native of EdgecOmbe county, this State, and
received the degree of NJ. A. from the I NJ
yersity of Virginia. He is a member OF the
Southern Society. the Seneca Club and the
Seventh regiment. He is also member OF
the general committee Of Iammany han
from the Eleventh Assembly district. He is
but twenty-five years old, and is a nephew OF
Judge w. A. Daniel. Of this place.
After a prolonged and strong nght the
board of commissioners Of Northampton
county decided this week TO issue license TO
retail liquor. For year or more no licenses
have been issued III that county and two
months ago application for ii was made. The
fight was waged on one side by the prohioi-
tion element, aided by the Quaker population
of the county, which has considerable inilu-
ence. and on the other side by those who OPP
pose slmptuary laws. Both sides employed
able lawyers TO represent them.
Trains are now run through from Wilson
20 Florence, s. c., via the Fayetteville short
cut by the Atlantic Coast Line Until short
time ago these trains rams TO Fayetteville.
Time is two hours shorter from Wilson TO
Florence by the short cut than by Whining
ton. 1t is thought the fast trains Of the
Coast Line will be run on this route early in
the fall The track is now being laid with
large steel rails in place OF the light rails at
first put down.
The man Frank Meares, who made such a
brutal attack on his wife and children near
llumberton. has been removed to the jail at
Fayetteville for safe keeping. as ii was feared
be would be lYnched bY the people living
near him. threats of the kind having been
made. One of the children has died. and the
physicians say two others are beyond recoy-
cry.
few days ago at Fremont Miss Sallie
Aycock. aged seyentY-four years. was married
20 Burwell Moore aged forty.
Two brothers. Cage and Oliver Smith. met
1T Morehead City last week for the first time
in their lives. They are respectively forty
two and thirty-fVe years of age. Both have
spent their lives IN the same county and at
one time were employed by the same man.
but they lad never spoken TO each other until
the meeting mentioned above. They live
across the sound from each other. distance
Of about ten miles.
II has been thought that potatoes would not
thv,xv L., lts3
perments made this year IN the Scotland
Neck section show this 10 be fallacy Mr..
Norheet Smith planted on bis river farm fifty
barrels, and the yield was Just double what
he expected.
A severe hail-storm passed over Mr. g.. w
(irafflin's farm in the lower end Of the county
y few days ago and destroyed sixty acres OF
and killed chickens caught In the storm
Corn was not hurt. The hail was not extern
sive and no other damage is reported.
A few days ago "A considerable cyclone
passed through portion of Pitt county &C
companied with q heavy rain. At one poin
lightning struck q chimney Of house anc
ran down the wall. tearing mp the windows
and doors and going out through the floor
A child living in cradle not foot from th,
wall was unhurt. although heavy pieces o.
timber passed over the cradle and were driver
through a door on the opposite side of the
room and quantities OF glass and plasterns
filled the cradle.
The Omaha nominations were received
without any enthusiasm by the Third party
people in this locality. They dislike 20 have
n political hack at the head of their ticke
after denouDcing what they term professions
politicians IN the two old parties.
The river Is falling slowly to-day. apd there
is no further danger of a freshet The rains
have ceased. and the only damage done wa:
TO retard the growth Of the cotton crop some
what