The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-01
STATE NEW s.

Monroe has taken census. 1t has
5000 people.
The Newbern Telephone service be-
gins to day. There are sixty one sub
scr1bers.
DR.. J. A. Mundy, of Wilson, will
hereafter preach once month at DUNN
and the other three Sundays IN wilson
A new and successful enterprise at
Durham is the South Durham Manufac-
turing Company, which is manufactu-
ring furniture.
Miss Carolina Ashe, daughter OF Mr.
s. T. Pemberton, of Albemarle, and Mr.
W. A. Moncure, of Fredericksburg, Va,
are to be married November 9Th.
Rev. NJ. P. Matheny, who has pur-
chased the Western North Carolina Bap
fist. tells the Asheville Citizen that he
will canvass all the districts west OF
Charlotte.
The young child of Secretary Hoke
Smith was very ill with Group as the
train passed through Salisbury Tuesday.
4 doctor boarded the train there ana
administered relief.
The Kinston Free Press says that two
Lenoir farmers sold one wagon load OF
tobacco In that town for 1920 n, an
average of IS cents pound all round.
That IS better than raising cotton.
The Messenger notes the presence in
Wilmington Of Mr. A. Lindsey, OF Mon
tana. and MIR. Warren Blinn, Of Cali
fornia, who are prospecting with view
to selecting lands for cattle raising.
cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
Ovid W. Pierce, of Weldon, to Miss
Minnie Deans. daughter of Mr.. W. L
Deans, In the Methodist Episcopal church
at Wilson, Tuesday, November 12th, at
p. m.
Each Odd-Fellow in this State is
called on by the Grand Master to CON
tribute $1.15 for the purpose of raising
$4,000, with which to erect a building
at the Odd-Fellows Orphanage, at
Goldsboro.
A destructive forest fire has been rag
ing in the country between Rose Hui
and Teachey's, Dnplin comfy, since
Sunday. Considerable fencing and tur
pentlne woods have been burned, says
the Clinton Democrat.
The Argus says that Jessie Bum, a
rather notorious prisoner, and another
prisoner named Shirley escaped from jail
Tuesday morning. Some one on the out
SIDE was waiting With buggy for Bum
and they drove off together.
Said gentleman in the eating room
at the depot last night, to Hon. Q. +.
McKesson, II am for Joe Caldwell for
the next United States Senator, what do
| YOU think of it2' Mr.. McKesson re-
piled, ''I'm for him for anything he
wants" Trim sailsl-Salisbury World.
Referring to Rev. @. W Blanchard's
address at Dunn in behalf of Wake For
est College, the Dunn Courier says: "Heis
an able and forcible speaker, and held the
audience almost spell bound during the
entire address. Every one came away well
paid for their presence. He is doing a
good work and for good cause and We
wish him abundant success"
Last Friday John Lowlow in ringing
| speech nominated Col. Jas. Boyd for
| Governor of North Carolina. When the
Colonel returned to Greensboro he was
| congratulated on the distinction con
ferred upon him by the famous clown.
He replied that ''it's not every man who
can even get a circus nomination for
Governor. salisbury World.
At the session of the Grand Lodge
10 0. f., of North Carolina, it was
decided to raise $4,000 by taxing each
| Odd Fellow in the State one dollar for
an addition to the Odd Fellows Orphan
Home at Goldsboro. There are 480 Odd
Fellows in this city, and we learn that
they have pledged $500 as their part of
the amount needed Wilmington Mes
senger.
There is considerable interest in New
barn over the prosecution of x w. Car
penter, Esq.. and Fred Douglass (col }
and negro woman charged with de-
frauding the pension department The
trial is in progress, District Attorney
| Aycock and Assistant WE'LL representing
the Pension Bureau Mr. j. O. q Roberts,
assistant chief Of the law division of the
pension office, and special examiner
Maxwell are assisting these attorneys