The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-06
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Commissioners of Catawba count
have elected |. f. Herman Register of
Deeds.
Harry Howell, of Goldsboro, has been
elected principal of the Washington
Graded Schools.
Miss Mary Terrence, missionary of the
Southern Presbyterian Board, left Char
Iotte Saturday en- route to Japan.
There is a mistake in the report that
the Waldenses will leave Burke county.
They are doing better, will stay, and
others from a distance will join the
colony.
The Asheville Knights of Pythians
have presented very handsome silver
service, as a wedding present, to Grand
Chancellor Charles A. Webb. There are
six pieces in the service.
Miss Fannie Knight, who eight years
ago went from Chowan county, has died
at Ter station in Middle China. She
went to China as a Baptist missionary,
but two years ago became an indepen-
dent one.
The Mirror says that the Ramseur-
Grimes camp of Confederate Veterans
in Wilson county has been organized
with W. P. Wooten as Commander and
81. M. Warren as Secretary. Every
county ought to have such a camp.
The Mt. Airy News says that John M.
johnson, of Surry, was found dead in
the woods near his home last Monday
morning. He had not drawn sober
breath in ten years and the day before
his death he drank liquor by the goblet
full.
A little daughter of Mr.. S. s. Nc
Ninch, OF Charlotte, while playing with
some other children IN the yard Thurs
day afternoon, found bottle OF BIZ
chloride of mercury and drank some of
the poison. Size suffered intensely until
late that night when she died.
The Wadesboro Messenger Intelligen-
Ger says the mortality among the colored
people of Arson from consumption is ap-
palling It thinks it is no exaggeration
to say that it has heard of at least %
deaths of colored persons, from this
cause, in the last three months.
The Henderson Gold Leaf says that
Miss Annie Page, daughter of Rev. Jesse
II. Page, of the North Carolina Confer
ence, NJ. E. Church, South, who has
been studying iat the University of
Geneva, Switzerland, for a year, has re-
turned and is visiting her sister in Hen
derson.
The Yankee Settler, published at South
ern Pines, publishes this note which
shows the health giving properties of
Southern Pines: ''E. W. Finch, M. D.,
of New Rochelle, N. Y, says: 4 am now
able to work steadily fifteen hours out of
the twenty -four, and Southern Pines did
it.n
Mr.. L. B. Alexander, of the 4th regi
ment of North Carolina National Guard,
has written to President Collier, of the
Cotton States and international EXPOSE
ton, asking for space near the EXPOSE
ton grounds for camp for ten days
The regiment expects to encamp during
the Exposition.
The recent census of Lenoir discloses,
says the Topic, that out of total of
72s white population $50 are church
members. They are divided among the
different denominations as follows: Bap-
lists, SO; Presbyterians, SO; Episcopa-
lians, 40; Adventists, 8; Moravians, Q;
Lutherans A; Quakers 1; Catholics, 1;
Methodists, 202.
The outlook form Matte is.eneouraging
at present. Indications point to renew
al of this great industry for Cleveland
and adjoining counties. Welohback
Light Company, of Gloucester, New Jer-
sey, which is represented..by Mr.. L. A.
Gettys, have changed their name to
Welchback Commercial Company, and
enlarged their capital stock to 81, 000,
600 Their business is increasing, there
being such great demand for the gas
jes they manufacture from monazite.
M. Gettys is of the opinion that the
market win reopen this fall just as be-
fore. Mr., Gettys shipped 35, 900 pounds
Of monazite Monday from Shelby
Other buyers are shipping car load lots
occasionally.