The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-13
STATE NEWS.

n. T. Il. Olh, Ol OOOSe SleSh IONH-
ship, Union county, has sold 81 bushels
of onions from one acre this year.
Mr.. A. Adrian, one of the oldest Ger
man citizens of Wilmington, long
member of the grocery firm of Adrian
and VOllers, died Wednesday night.
w. NJ. Bond, Esq, Il prominent law
yer of Edenton-a1 ex-Stlte Senator
Will establish him self in Greensy:ilc,
succeeding the late NJ j. II. Bount.
Among the counties so far heard from
that elected negroes on the educational
boards are Craven, Richmond, HEREFORD
Warren and Wake. There are doubt
less others.
The Statesville Landmark announces
the marriage of w. ID. Turner, Esq,
ex-State Senator, leading lawyer of
the Seventh district, to Miss MacCall,
of that place.
The Elkin Times says that a citizen
of Allegheny county who was in Elkin
a few days ago reports the mountains
flooded with counterfeit money, from five
cent pieces up.
Peaches are being shipped from the
great Van Lindley orchards of 10000
trees near Southern Pines. There is Il
shipped June 1st Prices are high The
Elberta is again FOUL to be the best
peach.-Sanford Express.
Mr.. Sam Trogden and Miss Martha
Jane Mckay, the 15-year-eld daughter
OF Mr.. NELL Mckay, of Victor, were
! married in Raleigh last Sunday. The
, parents of the young lady objected TO
the match and the lovers had to leave
home to have the knot tied.--Sanford
Express.
The Wilmington Messenger tells
story about an industrious and progress
sive colOred man living at Lake Waca-
NAV, Columbus county, who has ship
ped hundred crates of strawberries this
season and is now shipping a large crop
of Irish potatoes. Last year he made
25O barrels of corn, 16 bales of cotton
and other produce with one team of
mules.
The Murphy Bulletin says that there is
being mined at Ducktown five or six
hundred tons of copper ore daily. The
Ducktown Copper Company alone has
out on the roast piles from $150,000 to
100000 worth of copper ore. The
smelts are running day and night, and
around as a fux; and aside from the
coke used in smelling, the two companies
use about 1000 cords Of wood per month.
1t is estimated that in all the depart
ments of running the two copper COM
panies at least 1000 hands are employ
ed. The old famous Burra-Burra prop
erty is being bored by diamond drills, and
it is strongly rumored that the whole hill
is a little mountain of yellow copper.
The same work is also being done on the
old London property. There is no tell
ing what is to be the final outcome of
this old copper mining district.
The Wilson Times contains a long ac-
count of brilliant marriage in the Meth
Odist church in Wilson. The contra citing
parties were Mr. Walter f. Woodland,
| popular, young and leading business
man, to Miss Matte Hadley, eldest
daughter of Mr.. Thos. J. Hadley. The
marriage of this popular couple was the
social event of the week The contract
ing parties left for the Northern cities
and Canada on an extended bridal tour
| North Carolina fourth-class postmas-
| tiers appointed Friday were: Ball Greek,
| Yancey county, L. w. Burton, vice s.
| e. Parker, removed; Eagletown, North
ampton county, b. G. Copeland, vice j.
L. Elliott, removed; Elm City, Wilson
county, w. G. Sharp, vice w. d. Car
ter, removed; Item, Rutherford county,
M. w. Logan, vice A. G. Morgan, re-
signed; Robinsonville, Graham county,
/. J. d. HARDWOOD, vice J. w. Robinson, re.
moved.