Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-09
SALE OF A RAILWAY.
THE CAPE FEAR AND YAokiN VALLEY
HAS CHANGED HANDS.
A Batch Of Revenue Recommendations
Fatal Fight About Dog-Appoint'
ments by Governor Carr.

RALEIGH. N. c.. January S.-Cspeciai)
It Ia learned that the sale OF the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley railway. OF which
there were rumors two months ago. is
made through the North State Improve
ment Company, which owns and operates
the road. The purchasers are members
OF an English syndicate. TO which the
Improvement company has sold its bonds
and stock In this road. In the South
Carolina Pacific railway, in the railway
construction west OF Mt Airy. and in the
North Carolina Steel and Iron Company
plant. at Greensboro, the consideration
being a million dollars. The purchasers
are TO take charge about February LIST.
GAUGERs AND sToREKEEPERs.
Revenue-Colector Simmons to-day made
the following recommendations: For
brandy gauger. William II. Johnson, OF
BERTHE; for storekeepers and gaugers,
Jesse f. Sawyer, OF Pamlico: Charles L.
Smith. OF Durham: w. Z. Roberts. and
5. A. Douglas, OF Orange: Wiley g..
Woodward, OF Wilson; Daniel Il. Edwards.
OF Bladen: T. W. Segraves, OF Patam !;
T. G.. Boddie, OF Nash; NJ. H. Mofiitt
A. G. Burgess. r. II. Shaw, and Alfred
l.. Lamp. OF Randolph.
CHURCH REOPENED.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church at
Durham one of the handsomest churches
of that denomination In the South. was
reopened yesterday. 1t has been entirely
remodelled at a cost of $500. OF which
Colonel Julian S. Carr has paid one half
Main-Street church united In the services
The church seats over 900 persons, and
II was crowded. Rev. X. c. Beaman
opened the services by reading a hymn
Rev. Or. John +. Croweil, president OF
Trinity College. prayed; Rev. +. A.
Bishop read the first lesson. and Rev.
l.. l.. johnson the second lesson; Rev.
w. II. Pegram read hymn. and Rev.
r. c. Beaman preached the sermon.
w. A. Goetchins. the student of David
son College who fell from the third
floor of the main building there. Is dead.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mr.. James A. Bryan one OF the wealth.
lest citizens OF Newberne, is to be mar
ried at Princeton. n. j.. on the 18th i'm
slant to Miss Woodruff. 1t is quite
romantic marriage She was his sweet
heart while he was at college there TWEEN
ty-five years ago.
News has reached here of a fight at
Fayetteville which had fatal results.
Three sons of William West attacked
George Newell and his son Frank. and
the latter was killed. The quarrel began
about a dog. One OF the Vests is in Jail,
and Sheriff Smith is after the two others.
Tomorrow the Executive Committee
of the North Carolina Board OF Worlds
Fair Commissioners meets here. II is
composed of w. f. Green. chairman; j.
Il. Cofiied, w T.. Stevens. W. L. Cape
hart, J. +. Payne, and II. L. Fries.
DIVIDEND.
The Raleigh Hosiery-Yarn Mills have
declared per cent. semi-annual divi-
dend.
Governor Carr has gone to his farm in
Edgecombe county, to remain several
days.
The Governor has reappointed Dr. Duff
fy, of Newberne and Mr.. Haughton, OF
Charlotte. members of the State Board
of Public Charities.
The following sheriffs to-day made
Slate-tax settlements: X. T. Powers, of
Pender. S3,19s; S. W. Dardn. Jr., OF Chero-
kee, 1884, l.. Dilehunt, Jr., of Jackson,
s2.T63.
State-Treasurer Tate was taken to
Morganton yesterday. A telegram to-day
says he stood the trip very well. and
is already benefited by the change.
There is great complaint about the ac-
ton Of two North Carolina congressman
In staying away from Washington.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Mr.. West Mlnga's house, in Franklin
county. was burned Saturday, and
Thomas Thurston, II yetars old, was burn
ed TO death.