The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-07
STATES NEWS.

One of NanderhtltS burns illlNd WIN
hav and fodder, was burned at hit"
more Tuesday.
The daily edition Of the Fayetteville
Observer is q welcome visitor from
that good town.
Mr.. G. NJ. Royal win ON the i3th
begin the publication OF the Atlantic
News at Morehead.
The Goldsboro Argus says thnt Dr.
w. z. Exum is critically i'll at his
home near that city
The Alamance Cleaner has entered
on it's 21st year. It's clever editor de-
serves the largest measure Of success.
More accidents this week than for n
long time. The last reported IL n
Southern freight train nj Tarhoro,
Two cars badly smashed.
Mr.. John u. Gold, sou OF elder T. -.
Gold. and owner Of a frst-class job
office. viii shortly begin the puhlica-
ton of new paper IN Wilson, To be
called the Times
The marriage OF Capt w b. Ryder
of the Southern Railroad, to Miss Lucy
Winston. in the First Presbyterian
church i'm Charlotte, Wednesday night,
was a brilliant affair.
The brick works on the new Oneida
mill is finished. 1t is 3331sNl03H feet,
two stories, we'll lighted, and, with it's
tall and handsome towers. is very
imposing building, says the Alamance
Cleaner
The little item going the rounds
about the populists getting ready for
housekeeping" has been credited by
mistake to The Washington MeSsen-
ger The item appeared originally in
the Roanoke News.
Rev. J. r. Scroggs presiding elder of
the Salisbury district Is reported TO
have said in Concord recently That the
Methodist church had doubled its
membership in Cabal1'us county with
in the past five years
Mr.. T.. S. Walton. Republican Of
Morganton, writes 10 the Morgauton
Populist, that a recent trip to Wash
ington opened his eyes, and that he
now sees that free silver is tn" right
policy Score one for Or. Motifs re-
viyal
The Hillsboro Observer says that the
Southern Railway has force % hands
laying the heavy rails just west of here
and coming this way. The Durham
Globe learns that the Southern will
also lay new side track 2,100 feet
long at 11hand. FIVE miles west Of Dur
ham.
The Roxboro Courier says that 101
pounds of bright Person county to-
baceo brought $101 in warehouse in
that place, and that this beats the
world" Roxboro has rich tribu-
tary country. progressive and wide
awake business men. and is destined
to be a large and wealthy community.
Mr.. John + Finley, Sr., one Of the
oldest and most highly respected citi-
zens of Wilkes county, died on Mon
day. In 1888 he participated in the
Cherokee war and assisted in the re-
moya Of the Cherokee Indians be
yond the Mississippi His wife was
Miss Sarah Gordon, sister Of the brave
Cen james r. Gordon, Of Wilkes.
III ii the universal opinion Of expert
enced mon who have seen the partly
constructed building that the Holt
cotton mill viii be the finest building
Of the kind ever erected in the State.
1t is massive both in construction and
size and is built for future genera
tions of Hollis we hope, says the Fay
etteeille Observer.
The Carthage Blade says that Gen.
Robert Alien has been discharged as
superintendent Of the Cabin Creek
Gold Mining Company, on account OF
alleged misrepresentation Of the com
pany's funds. He has been arrested on
said charge. and i'm default Of $500
bond for his appearance at hearing
before the clerk of Moore Superior
court February 10th, is. still in Gus
tody.
The stockholders OF the Greensboro
Furnace Company met in Greensboro
on Tuesday and elected officers, VIZ;
President, DR.. j. NJ. Worth; yice-presi-
dent, t. r. Wharton; secretary and
treasurer, Hal. NJ. Worth; general
manager, j. ID. Kase; general counsel,
II. NJ. Douglas, Esq. The directors are
DR.. j NJ Worth, of Asheboro; ID. q.
Worth, of Wilmington; Il. Z. Wharton
and ID. II. Caldwell, Of Greensboro;
Hal. NJ. Worth, of Worthwhile.
The Record says that at Chatham
conrt next week there are fourteen
cases against the Langdon-Henszey
Coal Company These suits are
brought by the families of the miners,
who were killed in the recent explosion
in the coal mine AT Cnmnock. The
plaintiffs aIIcge that the owners OF
The mine did not use due care and that
their negligence caused the explosion,
and therefore these suits are brought
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