The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-23
STATE NEWS NOTES

There are twenty-five cases of scarlet
fever in Greensboro.
A meeting was held at Seven Springs
yesterday and steps were taken look
ing to building railroad to La Grange.
Mr.. Walter A. Whitsett, son of the
late Mr.. James Whitsett, one of the
pioneer business men of Reidsville, died
on Monday morning.
The 25th anniversary of the consecra-
ton of Bishop Hood, the Oldest colored
Bishop in the world, is being celebrated
in Fayetteville this week.
Elizabeth City has let "a contract for
water works. The system will be owned
by a foreign corporation and the town
will pay an annual rental of $40 for each
hydrant.
The Telegram says the proposed re-
moval OF the Bamford silk mill from
Greensboro has been postponed for the
present and it is possible that the mill
may be retained at Greensboro.
The Salisbury World says that several
ladies of the city are preparing to give a
reception to Mrs. Chan Lee, who re-
Gently came TO that city a bride. Mrs.
Chan is probably the only Chinese wo-
man in North Carolina. She does not
speak English.
Jack frost last night stole silently in
upon mother earth in this neck of the
woods, the first visit of the season.
Numerous oyercoats were seen last
night, in some instances, however, ac-
companied by Il straw hat-Asheville
Citizen
At WeavervilIe, Duncombe county,
Friday evening, Mrs. Annie Miles, who
was convalescing from an attack of ty-
phoid fever, was given dose OF car
bolic acid by the nurse by mistake for
the regular medicine, and died in a short
time. Mrs. Miles was u years old and
leaves husband and two children.
Perhaps the smallest consideration on
record in mule trade was that paid
yesterday. The Carolina Coal Company
has had mule that has some heart
trouble that affects it in its work. The
plan of killing the animal was consider
ed, but it was not done, and yesterday
the mule was sold for Is cents worth of
peaches.-Asheville Citizen.
j. 4. Montague has resigned as man
ager of the BenbOw, at Greensboro, his
TeSlSUdCIOH 10 ldhe eHtCL OClODCl IOIh'
This step was taken, he tells the Record,
because of two facts-one, that he has
been unable to agree with Capt. Fish
er on how the hotel should be run, and
a second, that he has better offers else
where.
One effect of the drought has not been
called to public attention. The little
streams that furnish the water to make
the liquid pine-tOp and ''sow paw" have
dried up, and the worm stilleth not I'M
til some rain falls. So the just and the
unjust suffer alike from drought, as
they are benefited alike when the show
ers come-Charlotte News.
The Old Fort correspondent of the
Marion Democrat says up in Potts
Cove, on the Blue Ridge, near the Bun
combe line, few nights ago, some in
human scoundrel MANNED the horse of
Jack Shepherd, Baptist preacher. They
cut the horses ears off, close to his
head, and also disfgured his name and
tail
The doctors of Fayetteville, Drs. Nc
Duffie and Mcneil dissenting, request
ed the Board of Aldermen to quarantine
against yellow fever refugees. The
Board of Aldermen refused to quaran-
tine. Alderman Mcclellan stated that
during the yellow fever epidemic at
Wilmington, Fayetteville opened her
doors wide to the refugees, that a num-
Der of her people came and died with
the fever and that no one was afraid and
there was no cOntatgion.
Never before in this section have the
people been more thoroughly aroused
about their spiritual condition than has
been exhibited for the past few days at
the revival services conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Crumpler. This man of God has
preached the truth as taught in Gods
word with great power and with most
wonderful effect. Last Sunday night
he did not preach, for just at the close
of a testimony service, preceding the
sermon, the Holy Spirit came down
with such power that great number
came to the altar, without a word from
the preacher, except an invitation
Trenton News.
Sheriff M. J. Ward, OF Columbus
county, was in the city yesterday to pur-
chase rope with which to hang Lum
Hayes, colored, at II M, on next Fri
day, at Whiteville, should Governor Rus
sell not respite the condemned man." 1t
is believed that the Governor will re-
spite Haynes in order that his testimony
may be used in the prosecution of sew.
eral white men chargedwith completely
in the crime of Hanyes. At the last
term Of the Columbus county superior
court Haynes was convicted of the
murder of a white man named John Lee
ON the 9th of August, 1896, in the town
of Whiteville. Haynes is "a or % years
old For this murder his uncle, Jim
Haynes was convicted and sentenced to
be hanged at a previous term of the
court but the Supreme Court gave him
new trial, and at the last term of the
court he was allowed to plead guilty to
murder in the second degree, in, view of
important testimony he gave concerning
the murder.-Wilmingto Messenger.
NEGRO BOSSES WERE FIRED.