The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-13

Mrs. s. T. Love. widow of tho late
State Auditor. died ut Waynesville on
Tuesday.
Cards are out for the marriage Of MIR.
l.. Il. Lane TO Miss Annie FouHt dauFh.
ter ot MIR John NJ. FouRt OF Mt Vernon
Springs, on November path
The Shelby Aurora tells Of a colored
woman in Cleveland county lol yenfs old
who can see Go thread q needle without
the use Of glasses
Thc oxford Public Ledger sHys that
r. H. Cnnuady mud II. r. Taylor hoye
formed n Partnership aud will begin TO
manufacture buggics on big scale
MIR. Alexander J. Fields, Democrat.
will contest The election Of The negro
Crews to the House from Granville llc
claims Tint 400 illegal aud void ballots
were counted for Crews.
The Observer snys the commissioner
of Mecklenburg were appalled, ut the eN-
pense of conducting the election. II cost
S1 900 ia Charlotte alone, aud will cost
81 900 in the county Reform comes
high
There were twcnty-seycn conversions
IN the recent revival in the Methodist
church at Kittrels. Within the last six
weeks nine members were taken into the
Methodist church on Tar River circuit by
Rev, kcnneth Holmes.
Capt. Jas NJ. Sutton. defeated Repub-
lean candidate FOR the House from this
county IN the recent election. died sud
denly az his homo near Gibsonville last
night at II o'clock of heart failure
Greensboro Record.
The Tcnoir Topic aud Yorkville IS. O.,
Yeoman think that Col. G.. w. u. Harper
will he chosen president OF the Chester
aud Lenoir Narrow Guage road under
it's reorganization. 1t it to be hoped so.
He has shown ability to run the road
successfully.
Mr.. w. r. Codln has been appointed
agent OF the Southern Railway Mt Green's
horo. This will be very popular APP
pointnent, though the travelling public
that has been buying tickets from Mr..
Coffin for twenty-five years will miss his
pleasant face
The Shelby Star says Frank Elan, a
prosperous farmer of Cleveland, and
heretofore considered a man of highest
integrity, has been lodged in Shelby Jail.
charged with stealing six bales Of cotton.
The cotton was found in his possession
and he surrendered and confessed.
The many friends and acquaintance
of Mr.. VIII ii. Clendenin. son of our
countyman, Mr.. George A. Clendenin,
was elected on the 3rd instant County
Tor prosecuting attorney on the Demo-
cratic ticket in Raines county, Texas.
He moved to Texas little less than two
year ago.-Alamance Cleaner.
In the Senatorial race, II. T. Grant
(Rep), defeats #. A. Daniels (Dem.), by
% votes, and r. G. Maxwell (Pop), OF
Duplin county, defeats A. G. Ward
Dem.), Of Fender county, with a ma
jority of 400 votes. Mr.. Daniels, claim
ing irregularities" in Duplin county, will
give notice of a contest.-Goldsbor0
Headlight.
The Biblical Recorder, the organ of
the Baptists, announces that the fight
against State aid to higher education will
be renewed before the Legislature, and
| that the Methodists will help the Baptists
this time. 1t adds that it would have
resulted in victory two years ago but for
the fact that certain persons trusted
proved false.
Referring to the rumors of Judge Dicks
retirement from the bench, Col Douglas
Supreme Court Justice-elect, son-in-law
OF the Judge, said to the Greensboro Pa
triot: Judge Dick has no present In
tention of retiring from the bench, and
viii not retire so long as his health re-
mains as good as it is as present. ! hope
that he may be spared many years TO fill
the position of trust he holds"
There viii be nine colored men in the
House and two in the Senate as follows;
Vance, w. M. Page; Granville, w. H.
Crews; Halifax, J. III. Arlington, Scot
land Harris; Edgecombe, Jordan Dancy,
II. Il. Bryant; Northampton, N. r. Rawls
New Hanover, j. r. Howe; Wake, JAS
ii. Young. Senate-Fifth district, w
Lee Person. Eleventh district w. b.
Henderson. Three of these were in the
last Legislature out Of five in the House
of that body.-Gazette.