The state chronicle., 1892-03-22
STATE NEWS,

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son county $2,75O.
The new cotton mill as Stanly
creek, Mecklenburg county, has COM
menced operations.
The Richmond & Danville Railroad
company has given an order for 5000
cross.ties for the Wilkesboro railway.
The election in Winston township,
Uertford county, for the purpose of
subscribing $4,000 to the proposed
Norfolk, Wilmington and Charleston
railroad, was carried in favor of sub
scription by "A majority, the Beacon
reports.
The Beaufort Telephone reports that
the Farmers cooperative school com.
nanv's property there will change
hands and that a commodious building
will be erected and supplied with ap-
nliances for teaching the higher grades
of study.
The Fayetteville Observer wishes to
know "what has gone with the birds?"
referring, doubtless to the partridges;
and the Wilmington Messenger says
they have been destryed by the foxes
in that section. The foxes eat the
COO rs well as the birds.
A coored woman named Martha
Conley was shot and killed on The
night Of March ID, in Mitchell county
Tn shot wa, fired by some one stand.
mo on the outside through crack in
the cabin. Charles Hobson, sixteen
wears Of age. is charged with the mu =
der.
The Bakersville Ne,os gives pleas
inc piece OF news by stating that
Mitchell county's creditors to the Three
C's railroad have been made preferred
creditors, that their money will be paid
by April lst, and that work will be
resumed along the line by May lst, al
the latest.
Friday night was the coolest Of the
season at Wilmington the Star says
the minimum temperature being 260
There was hard freeze, but no frost
on account of the high wind. Peopl
from the country are of the opinion
that all growing crops have heen Sc
rously injured.
The pine wood oil works of Hansel
& Smith, at Malmo, on the Cape Fea
river near Wilmington were burne'
early Saturday morning. The build
ing containing the retorts and con
densers was entirely consumed. Th
proprietors estimate the loss at $4,000
upon which there is $2,25O insurance
The handsomest armory in the Stat
is said by the Charlotte News to b
that of the Charlotte naval battalion
On either side are arranged magazin
rifles, each with the separate numbe
of every member of the battalion. Be
tween them are the revolvers, and her
and there elsewhere on the walls, th
pistol cases, magazines, swords an
other military belongings are arrange
as wall decorations.
Maj W. A. Guthrie has receive
the model Of his patent, d ra 'lway join
The mod-l, the Durham .>atn says, re
resents miniature railway tra(
with steel rails, and the tNo styles
joints, one on th3 sills, the 9th r b
tween them. The wheels glide a'or
as smoothly over the latter as if it w
a continuous rail without joints, the
being not the slightest jar in passi1
over the joints.
Mrs. Boyd, who used to be po
master at Bilesville, in Stanly count
is the woman who confessed on b
death bed that she had stolen sum
money which she slipped in her h
bands pocket with the intention of g
ting rid of him. He is now servi
time in the pententiarv for steali,
Subsequently Mrs. Boyd for crook
ness in the postotiice was taken
Salisbury for hearing. but by so
means escaped punishment, other I'll
being removed from office. She W.
on the stand when her husband was
trial and testified against him.
In 1872 Asheville was little tr
ing post and was called Morristo,
Buncombe county was named in ho
of Edward Buncombe. In 1917 +,
Walker, while in the House of Rel
sentatives making speech, falle'
hold the attention of the members,
noticing this, said: cit is all right
l am talking for Buncombe," NEAR
his district. The expression was
mediately taken up and used in
nection with one speaking with
particular object in view. Bunco
then comprised Haywood, Mad
and jackson counties. In 1882
ristown's name was changed to A
vile.
Panacea Endorsed.