The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-09
IN THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Many Items of a NewsY and Per-
sonal Character.
THE COOLEST DAY FOR YEARS
Streams Stocked With Trout. a
Very Old Citizen. Fight Over
Mitchell County Transfer.
State Aid to the Univer-
sity Contest.
Special Dispatch to the virginian.

RALEIGH, n. G., February S.
This was the coolest day in this sec
ton III o good many years. The
mercury fell to degrees below zero
this morning. A gale of wind pre-
vailed last night and this added to
the suffering. To day tho wind was
high. The sky cleared at > o'clock
last night. The total enow fall was
not over half nn inch, but there was
considerable sleet.
In the mountain section the snow
has not left the ground sinoo Christ
mas.
Mr.. Omega II. Foster, owner Of
the cotton compress here, is very
sick at his home III this city. He
was brought here from Now York,
where his sickness developed.
Rev. DR.. M. NJ. Marshall, rector
of the Church of Good Shepherd,
this city, is now in Cuba, accompa
MED by his wife. {.
Rev. Il. w. Fancitte, paster of the
Oxford Presbyterian Church, is
dead, aged rs, of paralysis, leaving
wife aud nine children.
The Government has stocked
with trout number of the noun
tain streams along the line OF tho
Murphy Division OF the Western
North Carolina railway.
Chatham county's oldest citizen,
Jordan lysor. Is dead, aged %. Up
to two years ago he roue regularly
on horseback. He leaves six chill
dren and 240 descendants. a nun
Der of his grandchildren are them
selves grandparents.
w. Is. Fleming is nominated for
the House in Wayerly by the Popu.
lists as the successor of the late DIR.
$. A. Williams,
The Atlantic Coast Line is build
ing handsome passenger station
at Fayetteville.
There is quite a pretty fight over
the bill now before the Legislature
to transfer Mitchell county, Re
publican stronghold, from the
Eighth to tho Ninth Congressional
District. congressman elect Lin.
ney and Pearson are making the
fight. Each wants the county in
his district.
The taking of testimony in the
thompson Shaw election contest, 3D.
Congressional district, is suspended
for few days. 1t is IA bitter con.
test; there are hundreds of wit
nesses.
Mack Price, Union county mer
chant, has been convicted of firing
bis own store. He has secured n
new trial and removal OF the case
TO Mecklenburg county.
John Hart, colored, charged with
stealing 500, was tried at Monroe.
acted as his own attorney, examined
witnesses, and made his own arpu
ment IN good style. He got of with
one year III the penitentiary.
The statement that the Steward
Iron Compnny's plant Mt Greens
boro wonld start up to morrow is
incorrect. 1t is not yet known
when work will begin. although it
Is in readiness.
Mrs. LILY Devereux Blake this
afternoon. by invitation, delivered
an address before the Legislature at
the capitol.
there Is IL sharp fight now in pro
gress between the Biblical Recorder.
"hlch opposes State aid to the Uni
vorslty, the Normal and Industrial
Schooi and the Agricultural and
MechAnlcai College, and the Can.
casian, Marion Buffers paper, which
favors State aid.
there will be Joint caucus of
fopniist and Republican members
10 morrow evening to consider the
election law bill, which comes from
'ne picked caucus committee.