The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-25
STATE NEWS NOTES.

The Argus notes the death of Elk
Sheriff VIM. \. Deans, of Wayne.
! The friends of the Rev. J. l.. Winfield
Throughout the State will be panied to
learn of his critical condition.-Wilming-
ton Messenger.
Judge Ewart has rendered a decision
requiring the commissioners of Hay
wood county to lay the special tax for
railroads, according to the terms of an
Iact of the last Legislature.
Mr.. II. G. Cobb retires from the Nor
canton Herald and is succeeded by Mr.
]. w. Count, late of Washington, ID.
c., who has had twenty-five years ex-
perience in the newspaper business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Shaw, of Winton.
have issued cards for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Sallie, to Mr.. ID.
Roy Britton, of BERTHE county, the GER
emony to take place Tuesday afternoon,
October 9Th, at O'clock. at their resi-
dence.
The Mayo Mills, of May0dan, y. c.,
has commenced the erection of a 500
foot addition to it's mill building, to be
used as an opening room. The mill
has $4,000 spindles in operation now,
and it is said to contemplate building
new mill.
The WadesborO Baptist church and
the Pee Dee Baptist Association propose
jointly to establish a first class school
at Wadesboro. $3.50 has already been
subscribed, DR.. r. A. Covington heading
the subscription with $500, says the
Wadesboro Courier.
The Odell Manufacturing Company,
of Concord, n. c., has decided to estab
fish a rollercovering works in connection
with it's mill, and order for full equip
ment of the necessary machinery has
been placed. Outside mills will also be
enabled to have work done by the com
pany.
There is no provision i'll the law for
filling the vacancy in the Board of Edu-
cation Of this county, caused by theI
death of Lee Perry, colored. This isl
another blunder of the late Legislature
But it is said that the "fusionists" will
I'LL the vacancy regardless of the fact
that no provision exists for the same.
As in many other instances they will do
their own misunderstanding Times
The Salisbury Sun has . it, and the
source of its information is not to be
doubted, it says, that the road now be-
ing surveyed south of Mocksville will
strike the Western road three miles this
side of Cleveland, but instead of crossing
and going on to Mooresville to make con-
nection with the A. Il. & o. for Charlotte
it will turn and run parallel with the
Western to Salisbury.
Our esteemed contemporary. the Will
mingt0n Messenger, is in error in its
statement that Hon. G. 3. Aycock has
been appointed District Attorney ad
interim by the President. Mr. Aycock
was appointed by the Chief Justice of
the United States Supreme Court, Chief
Justice Fuller, until President Mckinley
appoints n successor to Mr. Aycock.
The Democratic party is proud of Mr.
Aycock's record-GoldsborO Argus
Solicitor M. L. Mott publishes card
in the Winston Republican, replying to-
some criticisms of his absence from his
court. He writes from Atlantic City.
n. D., saying: Il am here under the
treatment of DIR. J. Il. Webster for a
trouble which if longer neglected would
have proven serious if not fatal. Ny
wife and five little children are depend
ent upon my good health My physi-
elan tells me that in two weeks more
| may go back to my family and my
work And again, the public interest
is not to suffer by reason of nv alb
sencc. | am represented by my friend
and partner, Mr.. McNeill who is as ca
pable as / or any other man in the
district, to take care of the States side
of the docket"