The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-06

Mr.. Tuft, the proprietor of Pine
hurst, has just bought 900 rods of wire
fence to put around his fine property
there. This fence was bought from a
Michigan concern. Why can't North
Carolina make wire fence?
I'm the United States Court yester-
Slav there were ten verdicts of guilty
and seven of not guilty. Two cases
were continued. The grand jury re-
turned SO true bills and IA not,true.
The following gentlemen were sworn
and admitted to practice in this court:
Messrs. Bart. NJ. Calling, w. II. Snow,
Perrin Busbee, Raleigh; III. A. Gillian,
Tarboro; A. A. Hicks, Oxford
Mr.. James A. Leach, of Thomasville,
is in the city. Mr.. Leach will on the
LIST of January next move his cigar
cite plant to Greensboro, having been
offered inducements which moved him
to this decision. While he regrets, in
many ways, the necessity of this step,
vet he looks forward to good bust
ness, even in the face of the COMPETE
tion that is SO sharply brought to bear
upon those in this particular branch
of the tobacco trade. Mr.. Leach is
looking well and came to meeting
here last night of the Grand Lodge, of
which he is distinguished member.
observation-disclosures Doughton spent
yesterday in the city, going TO Green's
boro in the afternoon. Speaking of the
political situation, the Lieutenant
Governor said that it was harder now
than ever before to say anything and
to say the truth. He said his people
were full of hope; that there were no
deserters from the Democratic party
that he knew of in his section. He
thought the esprit de corps was pretty
good. AS to the crops, the Governor
said they were good, fine, you may
say; the cattle are bringing fine prices,
and the results of the cattle-trade are
brisker than usual The Governor
was looking in fine physical health.
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son was yesterday trafficking with a
drummer for pig-tight barbed-wire
fence to go round his farm. Col. Odds
was sitting in the office, and told a
story of how hog on his farm had
stood on his hind legs, putting his
front feet on the top-wire. Another
hog came along and pushed him over
the fence in somersault. This
seemed to discourage the salesman for
the moment, but, recovering himself,
he exclaimed with all the sincerity OF
his nature that his fence would turn
anything from Jersey bull to a jack
ass. This caused the Commissioner TO
take heart again, meaning, however,
no disrespect for the story of Col Odds
Messrs. Royal & Borden struck a
pretty idea a few days since. Since
TUESDAY. a contest has been going on
IN their store between many little girls
of the city, each little girl trying tc
cook the best biscuits on Buck stoves
of which Messrs. Royal IL Borden are
the agents Yesterday afternoon there
were as many as syenty-five little girls
at work, and the scene was bakery
scene which was highly amusing. The
contest was sharp, for all the biscuits
were good. But the judges, after long
and careful consideration, gave the
prize, which was a miniature Buck
stove, to little Miss Leila Lassiter
Number 46 was the winner, and she
turned out to be 40, as the numbers
were not known to the judges. BY the
by, Messrs. Royal q Borden sent tc
the News and Observer office yester
day a toothsome waiter of bird or
toast and other dainties oil cooked or
these stoves, which showed that the
stove was more than half the battle
in well-cooked meal.