The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Wilson Advance has been changed
to an eight page five column paper.
Smith and Wall, general merchants at
Madison, have made an assignment.
Their liabilities are about SO, 500.
The Citizen says the Southern Rail
way Company has established reading
room in Asheyille for the benefit of its
employees.
The electric lights in the Morganton
Deaf and Dumb school can be seen at
Blowing Rock, thirty eight miles away,
says the Herald.
Mrs. VIM. J. Hoge, mother of Rev.
Peyton e. Hoge, died in Wilmington on
Thursday. The body was carried to
Richmond for burial.
Mrs. Lucretia Hodges, of Pitt county,
is 103 years old. She is the mother Of Z
children, has SO grand children, and 3
great grand children.
The tobacco trade Of Granville has in
creased business so rapidly that the rail-
road authorities find it necessary to in
crease the size of their warehouse.
The Louisburg Times says that Frank
lin county has two men WhO would
make good Governors in the persons of
Hon. @. u. Cooke and Col. W. F. Green.
News comes from Monroe that two
negroes got into row over a game OF
ball some days ago, and one after strik
ing the other on the head with a bat,
ripped out knife and cut him in the
throat, seyering the jugular vein.
L. E. Wright & Co., large dry goods
merchants in Oxford, have made an as
signment, naming J. @. Briggs as as
signee. Their liabilities are $4,000.
OF this about 81, 900 is due Richmond,
Baltimore, and Philadelphia merchants.
Their assets are as yet unknown,
An immense crowd was present in
Clinton on Wednesday at the silver
speaking. 1t was estimated as high as
1000 and the enthusiasm was great, says
the Wilmington Messenger. The Mayor
delivered an address of welcome. Geo.
E. Butler, (Democrat), brother of the
Senator presided. The speakers were
Maj. Guthrie, (Rep-Pop), Ex-senator
Cooper, (Dem.), J. B. Lloyd, Pop J, B.
f, Keith, Dem J, and Senator Butler.
The sale of the Hotel Phoenix furniture
and fixtures was concluded at Winston
Thursday. The sales, by private bids,
aggregated 81, 544 81. The property was
then offered in one lot, and was knocked
off to Efird & Bro, their bid being S.,
OBS. 1t is understood that the owners of
the building are the purchasers, the bid
of the Efrd Bros. being for them. They
hold mortgage on the property for
81, 500.
Speaking Of the town that is building
in Moore county, the Aberdeen Tele-
gram says: Mr. Frederick Law Ohm
stead, the greatest landscape architect
in America and one of the finest in the
world, is laying off the grounds. Mr..
Fl. E. Knox, of Charlotte, has the con-
tract and is now boring an artesian
we'll Mr.. Tuft proposes to make this
model town for health and beauty"
The Marion Record "speaks out in
meetin'," and dominates Frank Arm
field for Governor, paying him high
tribute of praise as a statesman and a
scholar. The Hustler begs to amend the
motion by substituting the name of Dol.
J. S. Carr for governor, and extending
the same with the name of ". T. Craw
ford for lieutenant governor. Who will
second the amendment 2-Transylyania
Hustler.
Quite number of the colored com
missloners of the State met in the court
house, at Greensboro, Thursday. Among
them was DR.. j. W. A. Bowen, of Gam
mon Theological Seminary, Atlanta. A
number of letters were read, showing
that the colored people are very much
aroused in different parts of the State
and the outlook for fine exhibit by
them at the Atlanta Exposition is fiat
tering. W. O. Coleman, chief commits
sioner for the State, was authorized to
apply at once for additional space.