The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-01

There is a Witness TO lt-i1ol'oh ~ -, ne
There Will Again be Fuslon-i We
Notable Marriage-A $1,000 FIND
winston. n. c., Nov. 30.-(Speciall--
Rev Chas. L. Ball, pastor of the Bap-
fist church at Wadesboro, was uniteo
in marriage at 800 o'clock this afternoon
10 Miss Mamie Peterson, one Of Sa-
lem's accomplished daughters Inc
ceremony was performed at the home Oh
the bride by Bishop Rondthaler a ce-
ception followed the ceremony. hev.
and Mrs. Ball went to Durham to-nlght
TO visit relatives Of the groom. 1hey
will attend Baptist Association in the
Eastern part of the State before going
to their home at Wadesboro. They We're
the recipients of number OF hand
some and useful presents.
Mr.. d. |. Roberts, one OF Winston 8
popular bachelors and leaf tobacco deal
ers. was married to-day to Miss Mary
Brooks, Of Caswell county. The happy
event was celebrated at the home Of the
bride The couple viii arrive here to-
night and will be rendered reception
at the home Of the gro0m's sister. Mrs
d. r. Burton.
A few days since Peter Price. OF
Greensboro and Joe Vaughn bartered
on a piece OF land at Madison, which
they owned in copartnership. Mr.. Price
proposed to Mr.. Vaughn to buy or sell
at Mr.. Vaughn's figures. Mr.. Vaughn
set he price at $1,000 and Mr.. Price
made the purchase. A day or two later,
while having an old cabin removed a
rich find was made. An old half-gallon
pot was found containing FIVE thousand
dollars in gold The gold is supposed
to have been stored there by an old man
by the name Of Black, who had led a
miserly or recluse life.
Rev. ]. Fl. Fitzgerald. who was on
the Forsyth circuit last year. went to
Lexington to-day and will leave there
next Monday for Mexico TO do mission
airy work Mr.. Fitzgerald is a young
man, and is an active worker as well
as good preacher.
Miss Iavina Strupe has been head
cook at the Salem Academy for a num-
Der Of years She has assisted in pre-
pairing forty Thanksgiving dinners. Each
year an average OF twenty-five turkeys
We're cooked for the School This
makes a total of one thousand turkeys
Miss Strupe and her assistants have
cooked during these years.
It appears that State Treasurer Worth
has discarded his passes-at least over
the Southern. A Winston man who was
in Greensboro few days ago says he
saw this State official buy a ticket and
Father Worth was not ashamed of it
either. He carried it around in his hand
and held it up as if he wished those in
and around the depot to see that he was
paying for what he got these days.
Two citizens Of Salem who have been
voting the Republican ticket ever since
they were of age, say that hereafter they
propose to vote for the Democratic NOM
inees in county and State. A Winston
Republican tells the same story.
Thirty 800 shares in the Wachovia
Loan and Trust Co., owned by the late
e. A. Pfohl, were sold at public sale
this afternoon. Mr.. r. A. Ebert bought
five shares at S107 per share. Mr.. w.
III. Wood bought five shares at the same
price. A. e. Holton bought twenty at
SOTO per share.
District Attorney Holton, who is still
chairman Of the Republican State Exec
utive committee, says he has no doubt
but the Republicans and Populists will
fuse again in this State next year. He
thinks Senator Butler will favor it.