The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-03
STATE NEWS.


A telephone is being constructed
from Plymouth to Washington.
The report of the find of 81 pound
nugget at Ell Dorado, Montgomery
county, turns out to be fake.
Postmaster Harrison, of Rocking
ham, was married December 30th to
Miss Annie Marshall, of Charlottesville,
Virginia.
Rev. w. C. Norman tied the knot in
Lexington Wednesday night for Mr..
C. c. Hargrave and Miss Minnie
Thompson.
The Tarboro Southerner has entered
on its 74th volume. 1t is old, but is as
vigorous as a youth, and is doing
much for Tarboro.
Eighteen carloads of people have
gone from Duplin, Wayne and Fender
to work in cotton mills at Pelzer, s. G.
They are ignorant of the work but will
be taught.
A $4,000 company has been organ
lied to erect a cotton factory at the
old Durham School, on Broad river,
/
rora. 1t has abundant water power.
Mr.. Z. E. Hilliard, editor of the Scot
land Neck Democrat, was Moderator
of Roanoke Union in Washington this
week. A collection of $40 was taken
up to help finish the Washington Bap-
fist church.
DIR. r. A. Morton. of Roxboro, drop
ped dead in chair Monday afternoon.
The wife of Fireman w l.. Simmer
son, who was killed on the Western
n. c. Railroad, gets $1,000 as the result
of the compromise, says the Salisbury
World.
The paymaster-general. Colonel Jul
ian S. Carr, has sent a check for $3.50
to each of the companies in the State
Guard, this being the annual allowance
by the State. Great efforts will be
made to have an encampment of the
Guard this year.
Massachusetts veterans have sent
Mai. VIM. Robbins testimonial of
their appreciation for his help in plac-
ing Gettysburg tablet for them.
The war is over when Federal soldiers
thank Confederate soldier for perpet-
uating their valor.
Secretary of State Cooke had mar
row escape with his life Monday night.
When the storm was raging, Mr.. Cooke,
who had been writing in his Office in
Louisburg, left for his home, and be-
fore he was twenty feet from his
Office the brick wall to the new hotel
which is being erected fell and crushed
the Office and it was entirely de-
stroyed.
One of the handsomest publications
published in North Carolina in many
DAYS is 1.-The Silver Cross" issued by
the Kings Daughters of Newbern. It
is handsomely illustrated and full of
helpful and interesting reading. Miss
Leah d. Jones was the accomplished
editor of this paper, assisted by Mrs.
+. I. HOLSTER, Mrs.Hnghes Holland,
Miss Rosa Dali, Miss Willie Ferebee,
Miss Louisa Suter, Miss Eta Num-,
Miss Mary L. Hendren was business
manager, assisted by Miss Stella Rob-
erts, Miss Laura Suter, Miss Maud
Green, Miss Lena Dali, Miss Nora Hud-
dleston, Miss Mariah Cox. Al copy
ought to be in the hands of every
Kings Daughter.
The United States quarantine sta
ton of Southport seems to be in a
position where work can go neither
backward nor forward. The hitch is
between contractor Baldwin and the
United States Inspector VIM. Weeks.
Thirty odd piles had been driven, when
Inspector Weeks called halt, on the
ground that the piles were not suffi-
GENTLY copper-sheathed. Foreman
MCGEE, in charge of the work for Con-
tractor Baldwin, said that the piles
had passed inspection, and therefore
ought to be correct. According to ac-
counts. the piles TO be correct,
should be covered three feet more than
they are at present. Work is stopped
on the station pending the result OF
the decision of the Government.
Whether Weeks is to blame or not is
important to the contractor, and it is
said the piles already driven must be
taken up. The cost of replacing these
| will amount to about $1,000. Work
on this station has dragged from the
bepiuuino