The state chronicle., 1892-04-05


M. f. church.
Deputy collector Massey yesterday
reported the seizure of an illicit dis
tillery in Johnston county.
People who came in from the coun-
try yesterday reported the farmers busy
on some of the farms the lands are re-
markably we'll prepared
1t is Mr.. A. f. Pages intention
that the Park hotel shall be finished
by December l, though it may be a
month later before it is ready for occu-
pancy.
Mr.. +. A. Heartt, formerly Of Raj
eigh, has for many months been criti-
cally ILL.,. He was on the streets at
Durham last Saturday for the first
time in months, and the San says his
improvement is very marked.
in compliment to Maj. w. w. Vass
the station on the Raleigh and Augusta
railway known as Winder, is given
the name Vass. Maj. Vass began ser
vice with the Raleigh and Castor rail
way January; 1845, and is very proud
of the honor he enjoys of being the
oldest railway treasurer. He is also
very proud of the naming of the station
in his honor.
Mr.. James Boylan says that the
firm of W. H. & r. S. Tucker & Co.
is not only doing very large order
trade, but has its special travelling
man, Mr.. Alex. Harrison, ON the road.
He makes a notable display of goods.
1t is pleasure to know that North
Carolina house can offer such lines and
fill orders as we'll as they could be
filed at points North.
The first game of baseball this sea-
son among the colleges in North Caro-,
lima will be played on the Wake For
est athletic grounds next Friday after
noon between the Wake Forest team
and the Oak Ridge team. Both are
in excellent training and an exciting
game is anticipated Lovers of the
sport will desire to witness the first
crossing of bats among the boys.
Twice the CHRONICLE has referred
to the dangerous open well on the va
cant lot in rear of the agricultural de.
partment and asked that the death
trap be made safe. The owner of the
property and the police must have
read the items about the well, but
none have done anything in the mat
ter. Yesterday little children were
seen playing near the well. Perhaps
it is thought best to wait until one fall:
in so as to be sure the place ought te
be looked after.
A great many inquiries are daily
made as to whether the fruit crop i:
injured. DR.. K. Foust, the veteran
fruit grower of Alamance county, tell
the Graham Cleaner that very little O
the fruit is killed, and that unless it i
killed about the time of the full moor
in April, there will be plenty. H
has had an experience covering owe
thirty years and his observation i
that during the full moon in April tn
fruit is more liable to be killed than a
almost any other time.
The Portsmouth police Saturda,
night arrested an escaped negro con
vict from the Raleigh penitentiary
who had two years to serve. He is
negro named Henderson Jones, ALA
Brian. \ policeman walked up t.
him, put pistol to his head and mad
him hold up his hands until he put tn
nippers on him, after which he CARRIE
him to Jail. He admitted that he wa
the man that was wanted, and said h
had chance to escape and availe
himself of it.
Col. John G. Cameron il rapid
collecting the materials for the hanC
book of North Carolina. 1t will
an octave of 800 pages and the editio
will be Of 10000 copies. 1t is
special design that the book shall b
circulated at the Worlds Fair.
will contain carefully prepared matte
regarding the manufacturing Interest,"
trucking, grape-growing, oyster an
fish interests, mines, etc. Pro
Holmes, State geologist, will prepar
fifty pages on the geological features
y the State. Col. Cameron says he hs
!, received reports from 11S cotton fa
tories. and finds that 8 or 10 are
course of construction.
In the Supreme court yesterda
cases from the tenth district wei
argued as follows: Iron Company V
A Edwards; by W. II. Malone and J.
Pogue for plaintiff, and w. B. Cou
! Gil, by brief, for defendant. Hood v
Sudderth; submitted on briefs by E
mund Jones for plaintiff, and S.
= ! Erwin for defendant. Garrison v
:. Finley; continued. Taylor VS.. Coco
y from Warren; taken up by consen
. and argued by Bachelor & Deverer
= = for plaintiff, and j. w. days for
- fendant. Cases from the eleventh di
e trict will be called next Monday,
follows: State VS. Crane, State VS.. CT
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