The state chronicle., 1892-04-20
State News.


shipped from Southern Pines during
the coming season.
Iredell Alliance has voted down a
motion to substitute the Ocala platform
for the St. Louis one.
A negro man was run over by
train at Gastonia Saturday and Char
Iotte doctors have amputated both legs.
The Van Lindley company has 56,-
coo peach trees set out at Southern
Pines ard will have 100 acres in
orchards there.
The chairman Of the building com
mittee OF the Presbyterian home has
signed contract for the building, at
Barium Springs.
An eight year old daughter of Rev.
\. j. Bordeaux, of Bladenboro, while
in field caught on fire, and was SO
burned that she soon died.
At Lincolnton the owners are
placing machinery in the Tiddy paper
mills recently purchased by K. M.
Oates and others, of Charlotte.
Inspectors from the postoilice de-
partment were at Charlotte Saturday
TO investigate the charges made by the
Gordon faction against postmaster
Brady.
The Moravian sunrise service at the
graveyard at Salem on Easter Sunday
was attended by about four thou saEd
people, large number OF whom were
visitors from other towns.
The Cape Fear banner reports that
Saturday very respectable and high
ly cultivated young lady Of Bladenboro
township, was violently assaulted and
violated by an unknown tramp.
One of the attractions of the next
commencement at Green's boro female
college will be lawn tennis tourna-
ment. The Record says the young
ladies have organized and are daily
practicing.
John Hamrick, colored, tried for the
murder Of jerks Makobson, colored
in Cleveland county, ~as convicted
and sentenced to be hanged June 10
A woman was the cause OF the murder
the Charlotte Ners says
Southern Development is the name o
a new paper published at Southern
Pines by MIR. Lucius a. Young. |
is designed particularly for circulation
in the North, to arouse interest III th'
development North Carolina.
The Salisbury Herald learns tina
the winter-sown wheat crop has bee
materially damaged by the recent col
spell. In places where the wheat wa
ointing It was killed, but it thinks th
wheat will grow out again. Lat
wheat is not injured.
The grand jury of Mecklenbur
county has returned true bills again:
every member of the board of trustee
of Charlotte township for neglect
duty, and they are to appear, the Neo
says, at the next term of the crimin
court. This movement against II
magistrates will result in good
Mr.. A. L. Dunn, who lives
Mecklenburg county, lost his house
fire Sunday morning. When Il
family were aroused, the Observer say
part of the house was falling in, and
was with difficulty they made the
escape. His wife has been bed-ridd,
IL eh 4
for her. She had TO be carried fro
the burning bui ding and placed
the ground.
The county Democratic executi
committee of Halifax county has a
pointed Monday, May 10th, the d
for holding the county convention, a
Thursday, May 10th, for the townsf
primaries. From the present Quito
there is strong probability that the
will be a Third party ticket nominate
although there has been no such ct
vention called. Some conservat
Allancemen say that there is no ST
danger, but many think there is.
Last week, at Yanceyville, no
ble case ended. Miss Juanita MUIR
of Burlington, brought suit agai
William +. Hayes, Of the same pla
for defamation Of character, basine
action upon the criminal docket /;
not seeking money. She was rel
sented by J. +. Boyd and Jacob Lo
and Mr.. Hayes by J. M. Morehead
J. L. Barringer. Much interest
manifested and both sides were
presented. The Greensboro Re,
says Hayes was found guilty, and
character of Miss Murray fully vi
Gated. The judge taxed Hayes ,
all the costs, including 500 for
Murray's lawyers fees. in all amo
ing to about $1,000.