The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-13
STATE NEWS.

The Lou:shurg Times says there IS
trouble in the dispensary camp. mere
are cnmplaints of extravaganza ana Il
suggestion that the liquor is watered
Did you ever!
Judge Brown, at Dare county court
this week, issued Il restia ning ORDER III
the matter of public wa.er works Ill
Elizabeth City. The case will now be
put before the State Supreme court.
The cotton picking machine. now ut
work i'm Mccklenhurg county, is asserted
to meet requirements. 1t is quite evident
that there is not enough labor 10 pick
oui the cotton as quickly as 1t ought
to he picked.
Mr.. Theo. Sturges one of the owners
of the Eldred Kennels Of New York Is
here. with nice string of dogs and is
getting them in readiness for the AZ
proa ching Field Trials which begin mex:
Saturday Enterprise.
The enrol ment of pupils of the State
Institution for the Deaf, located in Nor
canton, is now greater than at any pre-
vious time in its history. There are
at present 1872 scholars. with the num-
her constantly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Herald.
Peas of the second crop are still be-
ing shipped from Newbern. For three
weeks the shipments have continued.
The second Irish potato crop will be
large. 1t is expected that from that
point something Ike 5000 barrels will be
shipped.
The Biblical Recorder of this week
says that the grandmother Of Rev. j.
A. Campbell. of Harnett county, lived
to be 1OS years old. and death at that
age was caused by the accident of
tree falling upon her when she had cut
1t down.
we see little cotton on our street now
adays. The farmers are holding for Il
better price. They hate nightly to sell
their crop at the very low prices now
prevailing, and they are not going to
just rs long as they can help themselves.
Newton Enterprise.
The Wilson Advance this week has
n large illustrated supplement gisine
views Of the handsomest buildings in
Wilson. and an interesting write up.
The view Of Kinsay Seminary shows
that it is the handsomest and largest
Female seminary in the East.
J. b. Afford. the well known colored
merchant of this place, has presented
q
field printed in 1902 by Hodge and Boy
Ian. of Raleigh. The names of the orr
g;nal owners of the lots are given with
the owners of the same in 1S02.-Smith-
field Herald.
w. w. Ashe, of the State Geological
Survey. was here this morning. He toll
a Telegram man that he was going up
TO TIE headwaters of Deep river to get
photographs OF the river head for Illus
trations i'm a parer soon TO Re published
on the water power of TIE State and in
fluenee of TIE streams Of the State on
it's civilization and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
boro Telegram.
The Wilmington Messenger announces
the death of Col. w. NJ. Baldwin. of
Whiteville. in his S1th year. He was
clerk Of the Sunerior court Of Columbus
county nearly forty years. and md rep
resented the county in tire Legislature.
The Plymouth Beacon SAYS that rob-
hers hrote into the store Of State Sena-
tor Yeager ON Thursday night and stole
5000 worth Of goods.
Intelligence reached here this morning
that the fat of the Old Dol 1inion
Steamship Company. loaded with cotton.
had burned about eight miles mp the
Tar River. The particulars as we could
gather them are that there were 1853
bales Of cotton on board and that it
was entirely consumed. The fire started
near the cabin and there is no solution
as to the or;cin.-Greenville Reflector.
Pretty invitations are ont announcing
the marriage of Miss Kate Wilson. OF
Gast0nia. to Mr.. Thomas Sparrow. IF
Pegonia. to take place ut noon on next
Wednesday, the 18th inst The bride is
the Only daughter of Col. and Mrs. r.
N Wilson. and the groom IS a son OF
Rev. and Mrs. g. A. Sparrow. The
ceremony will he performed in the Pres
hyterian church at high noon.-Gastonia
Gazette.
That was funny mistake in yester-
days paper. 1t contained an account
Of brilliant marriage in Scotland
Neck. giving the names Of the nt.tnd-
ants and ushers. hut emitting the names
Of the bride and groom. Mr.. Gen. +.
Andrews was the lucky man and Mss
Viola Camp the lovely bride. They