The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-14

nd he is a member of the State Fruit
Growers and Truckers Association.
Mr.. Parker married Miss Alderman,
laughter OF Rev. A. B. Alderman, OF
kampson county, and they have five child
lem.
In his elegant country home he enter
|ains his friends with that open-handed
hospitality found nowhere else except IN
hood old North Carolina.
WILLIS HODGES GALLOP.
Mr.. Gallon was the true and tried Dem
crat who came to this legislature WITH
he commission of the staunch Demo
8racy of Currituck county, and besides
r.. James, OF Fender, and Mr.. Duffy,
Onslow, he was the only
Democrat elected from below the VIII
,ington and Weldon Railroad.
Mr.. Gallop is native of CurTltuck
bnnty. and 50 years of age. He was
4ised ON a farm and received his educa-
IN at the local academies of his county.
q has served his county as county COM
issioner, and was chairman of the board
n two years. He was nominated by the
democrats IN 1894 and elected over
mpact fusion between Republicans and
4opulists. His record in the legislature
1894 was fully endorsed by his people,
no re-nominated him in 1896 and elect
him by an Increased majority.
Mr. Gallop was married in 1887 to Miss
ice X. O'Neal, of Currituck county, land
IS four children. His home is at Hair
niger, Currituck county.
He served with fidelity to his party, his
kction and his State on the Fish and
isher:es, Propositions and Grievances
Id Public Buildings and Ground com
ittees and has been a conservative and
Use legislator,
CHARLES MANLY CREECH.
Mr.. Creech was rocked in that cradle
genuine old Johnston county Demo
lacy. He is one of these sturdy count
boys who has, by his own energy and
uck, made out of himself a fit man TO
present so sturdy constituency as is
e people of that good old county.
Mr. Creech rs a clever, unassuminG.
Iliet gentleman, and he carried these
characteristics into the House with him,
bit he carried also that watchful earn
tness that makes him n safe legisla-
IL as he is sagacious and successful
tsiness man.
Mr.. Creech has been too busy in his
cry day business ayocations to make
himself a student of the theory of
litics. but he knows the kind of legis-
ion that will be beneficial to the great
hs,ses, and he knows what enactments
build bring about unwholesome results
the former he is an earnest, active
yocate, and. of the latter vigorous
lie was born October 8, 1864, and was
ared on his fathers farm. He at.
hded the common schools, and at the
e of is years, he went to Clayton and
bs for two sessions at school at the
ayton Academy. He left school and
ent into the mercantile business as a
lesman in the store of Mr.. A. Horne.
e was for two years engaged in BUSH
IS with an extensive house in Wash
gton. ID. c. He has had wide expert
&c in buying, grading and shipping
Stton, and during the past season was
Gated in Columbia, S. G. He was
bminated for the Legislature last year
one of the largest conventions of Dem
rats that was ever held in Johnston
unty, and elected by large majority
er John Saunders, a fusion candi-
tie.
He has served on the committee on
rivileges and Elections, also on Internal
improvements and on Federal Relations
mInittees This was Mr.. Creech's first
trance' into active politics, and he has
hde his people an earnest, conscientious
preventative.
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