The state chronicle., 1892-04-30
State News.

mortgages in Cumberland.
Mr. J. Z. Hooper will publish news
paper at Fayetteville, beginning next
week. 1t will be Democratic.
Some carp of great size are beino
caught with the hook this season. The
largest taken weighed 26 pounds.
May 12 evangelist Fife will begin
ten days meeting at Newbern, in large
tent with capacity of 5000 people.
Memorial exercises will be observed at
Statesville May 10. The address will be
delivered by MIR. r. B. Mclaughlin.
Wilmington's electric railway has been
completed throughout the CITY. The
ears will be started to-day at noon.
The Wilmington Light Infantry will
have formal opening of the new
armory In the Stedman mansion on next
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. III. II. Crowson and Mr.. O f
Crowson, his son have begun thepublica-
ton at Statesvile of the Weekly News.
Mr, O. T.. Crowson was late of the Max
ton Union.
Federal court convenes at Wilmington
next Monday. The case of the late Peo
pies National bank of Fayetteville
against +. F. Moore formerly president.
will come up for trial.
Cabarrus county has subscribed $3.50
for monument in honor of her Confed.
crate soldiers. The monument will be
unveiled IN Concord on the 5th of May.
Hon. WI. Robbins, of Statesville. will
be the orator.
A three ear-old child Of Sue Wright,
colorcd, was burned to death near Mt
Olive few days ago, the Headlight
says, having been left alone in the cabin
by its mother, who went to Goldsboro
to do some trading
DR.. Powell wrote the Lincolnton
Courier from Raleigh that he was dead.
lie disguised his writing, and signed a
fictitious name, the Courier saws. and il
adds that DR.. Powell desires the public
to think him dead.
The colorcd agricultural and mechani-
cal college will be located on land in the
western suburbs of Greensboro. Eleven
acres was given as site and fourteen
more purchased The selection of 8
president has been postponed until May
20.
The cotton mill at Forest City which
Is IN the hands of a receiver was soid'Wed-
nesday by order of court to satisfy mort
cages, judgments and executions amount
ing to Sl1, 600 total. The property was
bought by Q. p Heath Il Co., of Char
lotte for $1,000. 1t cost about 500. 600
The trustees have examined the new
buildings for Trinity college, which have
Just been completed at a cost Of S13O..
goo, and found the work satisfactory.
The trustees will now go to work. the
WINSTON Sentinel says, to raise about
$1,000, which amount is needed to fix
the buildings up with the proper furni
ture.
The eighty-ninth convention Of the
synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
church Of North Carolina now in session
near salisbury, has as officers Rev. G..
II. Cox, OF Nj. Pleasant, president; Rev
9. y. Rose, OF Rowan county, vice pres
ldent; Rev. G. b King, of Salisbury,
secretary and |. F. Patterson, of China
Grove, treasurer.
Motion has been made by the plaintiffs
counsel In the Federal court at States
vile, the Landmark says, to remand the
the case against the X. Il d. railroad
company growing out of the Bostian
bridge wreck to the State court and the
motion WAS granted. These cases had
been docketed in the Federal court by
the X. 4 d. company.
H.
I'm mining was quite popular in
Cleveland county few wears ago an,i
great expectations were aroused by tn
TIN ore prospectors but their fond hopes
never came 10 fruitlnn and many thou
SANDS oi Northern capital was expended
by Prof. Furman and others TIN ore
an,the Shelby Aurora says, be found here
and there IN small quantities, but not in
profitable shape.
a young man in the vicinity Of Laurin-
burg, tired Of raising cotton at 6 cents.
procured pair of climbing spikes and
i now investigating the branches of
every pine tree in the neighborhood. in
search OF crows nests 1t is said by the
MaXton Union that he ships the eggs
north and sells them for 'possum eggs at
% dozen, and is getting rich. All he
needs now is some protection for this in
tant industry.
Thus far twenty-six converts have
handed in their names for membership
IN Centenary NJ. E. church, Newbern, as a
result Of the revival which for two weeks
has been in progress in that church un
der the preaching of evangelist J. W..
Lee. There is also a notable revival at
Beaufort aud Rev. J. f. Butt informs
the Newbern Journal that there are
crowded houses at night and services
held IN private houses in different parts
Of the town.
A little girl of Mr.. A. J. Hanchey, of
Maxton, has died from hydrophoba.
The child, with two others of Mr.. Han
chey's children, was bitten about six
weeks ago, but showed no i'll effects until
last Saturday when she complained of
pain in her shoulders and arms. Sunday
morning she had spasm, at A D. m. she
was thrown into convulsions which con-
unued until she died Those who wit
messed the agonies of the child say it was
pltlable, heartrending beyond express
sion. The Maxton Union states that the
other children who were bitten are not
yet affected.
A case was settled at Fayetteville
thursday before United States commits