The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-01


/ Forest at Durham.--A man named Joe
Latham shot his father-in-law with
whom he quarrelled, near Scotland
! Neck Marriage of Mr.. Ino. W. Battle
J and Miss Cornelia Pittman at Tarboro.
William III. Frman, father of State
/ Auditor Roht. NJ. Furman died.-A
negro run over by an engine and killed
! at Greensboro Tom Dixon, ,Ir.,
! hurt i'm Il railroad wreck in South Caro-
| lina.-Secrest murder case tried at
| RutherfOrdtOn.- State Convention of
| Kings Daughters at Newhern.-~
RedsvilIe cotton mills sold ond en-
| larged- President Harper, Of Chicago
| University, lectures at Wake Forest
| Criminal court iudgeship contest be
! tween Chas. a. Cook, of Warren. and
/ q. +. Meares. of Wilmington decided
| i'm favor of the latter Frank H. Wood,
| formerly of North Carolina commits
suicide i'm Florida by taking a SLOW
| poison. -NaterpoWer of the ladkin
| Falls and NarroWs surveyed by the
| State Geologist.- Further attempts
made to burn the town kinston and
man named Williams caught and
/ threatened with l>nchng. ConNOca-'
| ton of Wilmington at Clinton Chassis
| of Reformed church at Thomasyille.-
| Orange preSby terry convened at Reds
| VILE New bank organized at Tarboro.
| Mayor Gentry OF Walnut Cove ar
| rested for murder Races AT Reds
! vile. The Parliamentary race
| State Convention of the Christian En-
! deayor at Winston. Rev Or. W. :.
| Black married to Mrs. Bryant Cash
| Ter Holland disappears from Charlotte
| for several days.-A large sailing YES
| sci burned near Hattel4s.- Mr.. Law
renee Holt wins a suit against Cone
and Co,-The murder of eX-Sheriff La
| tham'S son, of Ashe county, taken
| to Winston to prevent lynching.--A
| $125,000 fire at Charlotte. Mr.. Ohio X.
| Holding married TO Miss Hannah II.
| Lannean, of Wake Forest.-A white
Primitive Baptist Minister, Rev. j. W.
| Stikes, of Wilkes county advocated
social equality and invited negro to
occupy his pulpit.-Cashier Jones robs
| the bank at RoXboro.-- Cashier Hol-
! land of Charlotte arrested and put in
! iall..-Train wrecked near Weldon
Solomon Hensley killed by Harlon
Shelton in Madison county.
MAY.--Cashier Holland defaults for
4 large sum, and gives bond.-Rox-
boro bank goes into the hands of a
receiyer.-Dr. John r. Carr elected
| Chemist at Insane Asylum. IIoke
| Secrest gets twenty years for the muir
| der of his wife and child.-Peter Tur-
| ney declared Governor of Tennessee
| Democrats win in all the contested
| city elections.-Hon. NJ. f. Carter died
on the jth.-Samuel l.. Rogers appoint
| ed to succeed NJ f. Carter as Collec-
| tor Judge Ewart takes the oath
| State Medical convention meets in
| Goltlsboro. DIR. II. Payne elected
| President Dental convention
| meets in Salisbury and elects DR. r.
| II. Jones. of Salem, President Frank
| linton begins to build new cotton
| mill Odd fellows meet at Green's
| boro and lect c. +. Lumsden Grand
| Master Episcopal convention meets
| ut Morganton.-Fruit growers meet
| at Southern Pines. OF the $4,000 in
| vested in fruit trees and vineyards in
| North Carolina, $40, 900 is home capital
| Hon. Carroll ID. Wright delivers address
| and Or. j. II. Boyd breaches sermon
| and Prof. Butler speaks on teaching.
| al Greensboro Normal commencement.
Mrs. j. W. Fry dies at Greensboro
| Alamance gets strip of land from Chat
| ham-Judge Norwood on a jag
JCLY.-At Lexington Baxter Shem-
NELL tried for the murder Of DR.. r. l..
| Payne, and acquitted -Gov Carr re-
verses the order Of court martial and
| acquits 1t. j. Frank Wilkes, of the
| Charlotte Naval Reserves Statue of
| Col. Joseph Winston, ON Guilford Bat
| tIe-ground, dedicated with appro-
| pirate ceremonies. The News and
| Observer issues a large edition devoted
| 10 the public schools of the State.
| Col. John +. Brown, of Asheyille, died
Discovered that the revenue act.
| leVying State taxes, had no ratifying
| clause. New 100000 cotton mil pro-
! jected nj Madison.-Large attendance
at University summer school 7. j.
Cheek, native of Chatham county, who
/ enigrated 10 Siam and became one of
the couEselors of the King, died..
Druggists meet at Morehcad. In
/ Cherokee county X. l.. Jennyss shoots
| from ambush, and kills his unfaithful
wife. wounding her paramour.-Dis-
| covered that the State Printer, VI. /.
! and j. c. Stewart, made 800 changes
| in official list Of magistrates l,nfus
I r. Best accidentally killed IN Greene
county. Press Association meets ut
/ Greensboro a1d goes TO MOrehead
City. "Iohn 4. Gentry" the North
Carolina PAGER, defcatS Joe Patchcn,'
1T Freeport, Ill.-Dr. W. 7 SpruliI, Of
Nash county, commits suicide. Rev.
j. Il. Boone elected TO succeed Mr.. j. II.
Mills as superintendent OF the Thorn
aeyille Baptist Orphanagc. Whit FER
rand and Anderson Brown hanged a!
Salisbury. Judge Ewart fined Editor
/ Robinson. Of the Asheville Citizen, for
contempt OF court. Thirteen proni-
ncnt citizens Of Keaufori indicted for
conspiracy 10 defraud life insurance
companies. aud Eot;a otef - court
Capital Club buys a - 500 lot. and viii
erect q $500 club house.
AUGUST. The Beaufort insurance
.rindle in,stigatjon. Dogs partially
deyour the body OF . dead negro near
Winston. Farmer killed by freight
train near Morganton.D DEATH OF
Baron D'Alinges, President Of the
Youth rarnIiua Dairryrnpu'S ASSopia-