The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-19

ONE OF WINS TON'S fIRST MANUFACT URERS
AND BUILT UP GREAT BUSINESS.
A Peculiar Death. Wins!on's Horse Show. Mr..
Jones VIII Decline. Father keedham's
100 h Anniversary. Personals.

Winston. \. c.. lS-(Special. THE
site for Winston'S proposed horse show
This fab has been selected ~ the go J.
mittcc. Il is about two miles nortt-
cast of the city and contains about %
acres. y committee has be appointed
TO solicit subscription, for the capital
stock. which will bn ~. coo. ten par
cent of which will he Collected at once.
The funeral services g" DR.. W !.
Brown. who died Thursday night. were
held ut the First Presbyterian chdecn,
of, which the deceased vas onI an
honored memher at : e clock to-day.
DR.. Brown was IS lars old. lIe
was president of the Brown Bros. II
hacco Company and I"avcS cutie large
estate. He was Il native of Dayic c0un-
~ and while Il young man practiced
medicine for II few years lie and his
brother the late X. -. Brown. came
to Winston in 1877 aad hy their energy
and fine business qualifications soon cs-
tabliShcd q large tobacco lnanufactur-
ing plant. He leaves n wifi. and ten
children. eight daughters anl two sons.
y peculiar death occurred at the hos
pital here on Wednesday, Lccn Chan
man. young man fifteen years of age
Last Christmas, while out shooting Il
target with tiobert rifle, young Chap
man accidentally shot and killed Robt.
Ricrson. a Young man about the same
age. 1t is thought that intense grief over
this sad occurrence caused the early
death of young Chairman.
There appears to he no doubt but that
H. al.
ment rs solicitor of The Criminal court
of Forsyth county. Two young lawyers
here are candidates for the place il
Mr.. Jones declines. They are Mr..
Frank r. Baldwin and Mr. j.. \. Grif-
fifth The latter, ii is said. has already
secured the Endorsement of nearly every
lawyer i'm the city.
Rev Father Needham. OF Surry
county. will he one hundred years ol /
ON May Goth. He has a-ce1.el an in
vitaton to preach the annual sermon
at the commencement of Trinity Acade-
my mt Pilot Mountain. on the date of
his one-hHndredth anniversary. Rev. DR..
Bays. of Charlotte. will deliver the adj
/ dress
\ letter from Capt Bessant, of the
Forsyth Iiflemcn, says that Lieut. Robt
Bryan. of that company, has been
granted n furlollgh on account of sick
ness and that he will return TO his home
in Winston in a few days. His health
has been bad ever since he went To Cuba.
1t is thought he will not be called upon
to return. as his regiment is expect
cd TO be sent to the United States the
latter part of this month.
Mrs Reid, wife of ex-Congressmm
James w Reid. Of Rockingham coun-
ty. was in Winston yesterday. Her
husband went to the State of Idaho
several years ago and is said to have
met with fine success in law practice.
Mrs. Reid is arranging to go 10 ldaao
sometime this year. His brother, Mr..
Numa Reid will so to him next month.
Mr. w. NJ. Hendren, a popular young
lawyer and president of the Young
Mems Christian Association. is to be
married on the 2Sth instant to Miss
Annie Rawley. one Of Winstons charm
ing young ladies' The wedding viii
take place at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. 4. l.. Rawley.