The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-27
FORSYTH CoUNTY,s FINANCES
Second Annual Convention OF the
Christian EndeavOT.
necial 10 the News and ODserver.

WINsToN-SALEM, n. G., Sept. 26.
Register of Deeds Miller has completed
the tax list showing the assessment of
property for the taxation in Forsyth for
1895. A digest shows the number Of
polls in the IA townships as follows:
Whites, 2, Ala; colored, $40; in wards
Salem, whites, 42t cOlored, 1873: First
ward. Winston, whites, 233; colored
n; second ward, whites, $50; Colored
90; third ward, whites, 179; colored,
1874 Number acres of land outside of
Winston township, 243, 290, valued at
81, 1884, 1853 !; land in Winston township,
4, 1852 1-2, valued at $76, 314 Number
of town lots outside of Winston, 1854,
valued at 5000, 1924; number of town lots
in Winston township, 2,511, valued at
so, 1874, 1868
Money on hand in the country, S42, -
342; in the towns, S112, 1922; solvent
credits in country, 1882, 479; in towns,
$685., 577. Stock IN foreign building and
loan associations-in country, SO; in
town, 800; shares in railroad, telegraph
and incorporated companies-inc country,
$4,000; in towns, $l6,215. All other
personal pr0perty-in country, Sl65, 449;
in towns, $l,184,077 The aggregate
valuation of property of the whites in
the country is 50, $50, $50; in towns, ST .
$50, 092 colored, in country, $67, 839; in
towns, 1851. The aggregate value of
property unlisted by whites is SO, 100;
colored, 1854.
Rev. A. D. Thaeler, Of this city, Presi-
dent of the North Carolina Christian En-
deayor Union, attended a meeting of the
State Executive Committee held in
Greensboro Tuesday He says that the
committee decided to hold the second
annual convention of the Union in
Greensboro, in April, 1896, the exact
date for which will be announced later.
The first convention, when the Union
was organized, was held in Winston
Salem last April. The committee de-
cided to appoint district spperintend
ents throughout the State. a few of
these were appointed as follows: Ashe-
boro district, DIR. c. @. Hubbard; Gull
ford district, Prof: Geo. W. White; Hen
derson district, Rev. T. NJ. Johnson. Ap-
pointments for Winston, Wilmington,
Raleigh, Charlotte and Asheville dis
tricts will be made in a few weeks.
Miss Pattie Norman, of Dabney,
n. O., will be asked to act as
junior superintendent for the State at
large The committee appointed the
10th day of November, as North Caro-
liza Day, when all Of the local societies
will be expected to hold special services
and take collections for the State work
A programme will be arranged aud sug
gcsted for this day. Later the commit
tee will begin work on the programme
for the annual convention. 1t was re-
commended that whenever possible the
Christian EndeayOr Societies invite all
the young peoples societies to an occa-
sional joint meeting upon the broade5t
basis Of fellowship.
Tobacco curing is in full blast with the
farmers in the Piedmont section. The
weed is said to be net curing up very
bright 1t has a splendid body but the
color is not so good. On account of the
dry weather tie farmers have done very
little blowing and wheat sowing will be
necessarily late this season.
George Snurboch, colored, editor of
the paper published at Fayetteville, will
move his Journal to Winston.
Mrs G. O. Mathews, wife Of the depot
agent at Sloan, on the Wilksb)ro road,
died at / o'clock Tuesday of typhoid
fever.