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

byterian missionary. Miss Fannie f.
Knight, a Baptist missiOary TO China,
fro IN Chowan county, became an in
dependent missionary tour
nament of the State Firemen's Associ-
alton at New bern. phone war at
Winston and Durham.-Two trains
collide at Haw River.-Patient at the
Morgantou Hospital committed sui
eide Friends yearly meeting at High
Point.-N French bark wrecked Oft
Hatteras. Suicide of a Drunken cigar
maker at Durham. One of the men
hurt in the Haw River collision dies
Warren farmers organizing a Hop
Growers \ssociation.-A prominent
farmer Kills his brother in Davie
county Two men injured by saw
mill explosion in Person county.-Tut-
tie murder trial in Meeting
of the State Horticultural Society
New cotton mill at HeEderSon-~-Sun
day School Chatauqua at Red Springs
Winston rioters c0nNicted.-Ell<in roll
Ter mills burned Prof. CurrelI of Da-
,ldSou College. elected to the char OF
English and Modern Languages at
Washington and Lee University. An
nual convention of the WOmanS Par
sonagc and Home Mission Society at
Asheyille. Ex-senator Jarvis speaks
at Morganton on the financial ques-
tion.-The University gymnasium
fitted up.-Threc men injured in a
railroad accident ut FayetteViIle.-
Western North Carolina Confederate
Veterans Association met at Ashe-
Vile Death Of Dr. y. i. Nelson, Of
Henderson county, Meeting OF the
AllemaIIe Presbvtery at henderson
Practice ship Amphitrite sent to Viii
uinyton for use Of Naval resolves
tooth anniversary Of Grace Refouned
church in ChoNau county.-Dr- Geo. {.
Worth, with his bride, nee Miss Emma
Chadbourn. sailed for China as a Med
ical missionary Solicitor SeaWei, OF
Moore. married to Miss Ella i. Mcneil.
Meeting of Grand Lodge of Knights
of Honor at Morehead City.--NeW cot
ton factory at Madison.--Opening of
the schools and colleges Of the State
Death of Capt. Turner w. Battle. at
Rocky Mount.-TWo conNIcts kllicd at
the State farm.-Walter Henry joins
the Populists.- Editor Meacham, of
the Wilmington Dispatch. arrested for
criminal libel
SEPTEMBER Silver Convention
meets in Raleigh.-Arms for the Gu
bans seized AT Wilmington.-Jno. l..
Leary. Of Edenton appointed to place
on L. S. Fish Commissioner. {. Rail
ON United States CommissiOn.-Dea
of !. d. Williams, Of Fayetteville
Band Examiner NJ. II. Palmer
dies i'm sheyille-Death OF Capt. y.
II. \. Williams. of Oxford. Hon. Chas.
NJ. Cooke appointed Secretary of State
to succeed the late Capt Oct. Coke
Death Of Mr.. r. G. Lee.-Portrait OF
Hon. Bartlett Yancey to Library
OCTOBER-Th total amount for
pensions is $105. O0O.--Bcaufort insur-
ance fraud cases moved to JONES'
Death OF Capt w +. DrummOnd.-
PRESBYTERIAN synod met at Fayette-
yilIe.-Mrs. c. =. Thompson abducts
her son from Hickory. Fair a
great success. -Thos. H. Battle, presi-
dent of the Rocky Mount bank mar
res Miss SalIie Hymen at Henderson.
-Gentry's earnings exceed $4,000.
NOVEMBER. Walter +. Faison of
North Carolina, appointed solicitor of
the State Department at Washington.
49,
patchen at ReidsyiIle-G Castor Latta
arrested in Durham for arson in set
ting fire 10 T. IT, Martins prize room
Six negroes escape from Forsyth Jail
President Winston. of the State Uni
versity, elected president southern
Educational Association.-Jes w.
Bum, outlaw and convict, killed by
Sheriff Scott OF Wayne county John
Il. Bonner. of Aurora. foully assassi-
mated by gang Of murders and rob
bers. ". \. C. Methodist Conference
meets at Reids,ille.
DECEMBER Capt. w. NJ. Cooke. of
Asheyille. dies-W Western \. c. MethO-
dist Conference at Reidsyille, Bishop
Duncan presiding. N. c. BAPTIST State
Convention meets at Greensboro. Rev.
X. II. Marsh reelected President, Rev.
j. r. White succeeds DR. Durham.
Geo Washington (col) hanged in Tar
borO-Geo. W. Blont, OF Wilson. dies.
Bishop Wilson prcsides 1T session
of Methodist Conference at Elizabeth
City Judge +. c. Fuller re-appoint-
ed-.Jpo. LYDIA. escaped convict. is cap
tured and put i'm jail Forty-three
men killed by explosion of fire damp
at Cumnocl< coal mines,-Miss Ida
Carr. Of Durham. married to Mr.. II. G..
Flower, Of Missouri. Judge Robinson
stuffed cotton in his ears to keep from
hearing kope Elias speak. Union
Home School, Moore county burned
''BiItmore." George Nanderbilt's mag
nificant mansion. opened for the re-
ception Of brilliant party from New
York. The "Cumnock" mines will re-
sumo work.
IN THE UNITED STATES.