The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-29
State News Items

Smithfield is to have TIVE new tobacco
stemmeries
In the Democratic primary in Wilson.
Mr.. James I. Virgins was nominated
for mayor.
Mr. James e. Hicks has been appoint
ed postmaster at Chronicle, John Men.
Cameron at Eden.
T.. j. Justice, Esq. has gone to Ponce.
Porto Rico, to defend Charles Bobo, 4
soldier who is charged with killing It
policeman.
Rev Mr. Marshall d. d., who went
to GoIdsboro to ofhciate at the funeral
of the late Miss Mary Carrow, has re-
turned at Edon..
Rev Robert w. Hines will be in
stalled as pastor of the Smthtield Pres
byterian church, on next Sunday at IL
o'clock. Rev. II. G.. Hill will preach the
liver the charge.
The Smithfield Herald has celebrated
its seventeenth anniversary 1t was
never better in its existence. 1t is
credit to the banner Democratic county.
and it las been Il leader III the good
work that has given Johnston the ban
ner.
a good force of men are at work just
this side of Roanoke river constructing
the trestle work of the r. Z. AMI Ca.
r. Il. across the low grounds. Large
quantities of material are being hauled
there and work is progressing
Record
Our former young tOwnsman. Mr.. VIII
liam $. Battle. we are glad TO report hats
heen promoted in the service Of the Nor-
folk and Western railroad. He is now
superintendent of Il branch of the afore-
said railroad, with headquarters at
Bristol Tenn.-Warren Record.
Mr.. T. NJ. Arlington. who has been
practicing law in Washington City, has
moved his office here and opened it in
theThorp building next to the Argonaut
office. Mr.. Arlington has so many
relatives and friends in Nash county
that his return here is like coming home.
Rocky Mount Argonaut.
Mr. Lynn Wooten, son of Sheriff j. C.
Wooten, of Kinston, and Miss Lucy
Myers, of Washington, n. c., We're mar
ried this morning at s o'clock at Wash
ington. The couple will come to Kins
ton this evening, and will spend several
days here. They win live ut Fayette
yille.- kinston Free Press.
Lum Hing. our recently acquired
Chinese citizen, connected himself with
the Baptist congregation Sunday. He
has been member of the Baptist church
in Florence, :. c., for some time, and
bore Il letter from his late pastor there
teStifying to his good standing and wol-
thy character.-H Gold Lear.
The shipment of strawberries ran up
considerably yesterday. The Southern
Express Company carried 1000 crates
from along the Wilmington and Weldon
railroad and 1900 crates We're shipped
by the California Fruit Company's re-
frigerator cars and open freight. Be
sides strawberries there was IA large
shipment of truck to the Northern mark
Wilmington Messenger.
An addition has just been built to the
Harden Cotton Mills Company's plant
at Harden, n c., and nearly 800 spin
dies will DE added during the month of
May, when Draper wide separators will
be also supplied The mill will then have
dies in operation on 20 yarns, chiefly.
This mill, though a small one, is doing
well and making money for the stock
holders, as much or more in proportion
than some larger ones.-American Wool
and Cotton Reporter.
The most successful season in the
history of Southern Pines and Pinehurst
will close the first of May. Guests
are leaving on nearly every train for
their homes in the North. For the past
two months the hotels and boarding
houses at both places have been crowded
and many Northern people who wished
to spend the winter at these resorts.
failed to secure lodging. There is talk
of making Southern Pines Summer
resort. Mr. j. w. Tufts. owner Of
Pinehurst. will build during the coming
summer another hotel there to accommo-
date 800 people.-Sanford Express.
The report of the condition of National
banks in North Carolina shows that the
number OF banks increased from - 10
20. On the last call. April 9TH, the loans
and discounts aggregate Sb630,0l3.
against S7,323092 February 4th, pre-
vous call: stock securities. etc, S2IS,-
$4,000, against TS.407 900; lawful
money reserve S905. 227. against 1912
467: surplus SS41, 1913: undivided profits
S413,935, against 1888, 497; individual
deposits S7,242G2S, against S7,2l3,0WD;
bills rediscounted $4,000, against $50,
5G3; bills payable 100000, against So
600. The average reserve April D, was
2Io0 per cent.
The Wiscassett Cotton Mill of Abe
marie. will be ready to run at full force
by the 10Th of May. Mr.. j. w. Cannon,
of Concord, is president, and Mr. John
&c. Leslie, of Charlotte, is secretary and
treasurer, with Mr.. X J. Davis, former
~ of the Cabarrus cotton Mill OF Con-
cord, as superintendent The Wiscassetr
is one of the largest if not the largest,
spinning mill in the State 1t has 5000
spndles and is equipped from the boiler
room to the finishing department with
the latest improved machinery. Hosiery
yarns. fine numbers. forties, etc, are to
be the product of the mill. The author
lied capital of the mill is 100000, and