The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-24
Caught From
The Current


DIR. III. +. Long, the young physician
employed by the State Board of Health
to visit the towns infected by smallpox
was here yesterday. He was seen AT
the Marlborough and questioned as to
the condition of the epidemic. He said
he visited Warrenton, Burlington and
Greensboro last week. spent Sunday III
his home in Statesville and had this
week been at Carthage. At all these
places he found the disease under good
control. He was unable as yet to give
any opinion as to whether the disease
is on the increase or>is dying out in the
State. DIR. Long is quite young, but he
is said TO have been very successful
in treatment of the smallpox cases in
Statesville year ago.
Few people in this State" said the
Pullman conductor, realize what a
great and popular winter resort Southern
Pines is. There We're last week 1900
Northern people there last week. In
saying Southern Pines i also include
pinehurst. which is connected with
Southern Pines by an electric road. At
pinehurst there were 700 people and at
Southern Pines 1000. A few people
are still going there, but most Of the
travel is now northward. Sometimes we
take them home a car full at a time.
The best part of it is that the crowds
grow larger every year
The Marsh4Highsmith sanitarium in
my town is now being pushed TO rapid
completion" said Mr.. III. l.. Cook. Of
Fayetteville, yesterday. The frame
work is now reaching up to the third
story. lit will be a handsome building and
will cost, completed, about $4,000. Drs.
Marsh and Highsmith are not only en-
tcrprising young men, they are also
two of the ablest and most skilled ply
sicians in the State. One or the other
of them goes to the great medical schools
every winter for special course
.Cumberland county now has nine
big cotton mills" said Mr.. HI. Med.
Robinson, of Fayetteville, yesterday
morning. .and we'll soon make it an even
ten. The new mill will be capitalized
at 100000. the money being furnished
by New York and Fayetteville capital
lists. 1t will be located in the suburbs
of the city. In addition to this the
establishment of 81. GOO 900 bleachery is
also being discussed; and there is prob
ability of its being built. The silk mill
you know is a certainty. Mr.. A. III.
Slocomb. for Asheley & Bailey, the silk
manufacturers of New York, yesterday
morning purchased the Mcclellan car
riage works buildings for $1,000 from
the Bank of Fayette,...e. The build
ings will be torn down at once and the
brick ,lsed in the construction OF the
silk factory which is TO be erected i'm
mediately, on the site recently purchased
by this firm from DIR. Hunter on Minis
pond. so you see we are going forward
in Fayetteville. Altogether | know of
no city that has brighter prospects indus
trially and otherwise"
What has become of Ohio Wilson's
claim to membership of the Railroad
Commission ! asked Mr.. ]. G.. l.. Har
ris
'Oh Ohio win do nothing further un-
til DR.. Abbott's scaseSis decided e
Suppose Abbott wins?'
THAT will put Ohio back"
And so it turns out that Otho's claim
is alternating, so to speak.
And his resingnation-o that was JUST
a little razzle-dazzle the Gideon was
giving the Legislature.
was talking with a lawyer about the
litigation as to the validity of the bonds
of Wilkes. Buncombe and Stanly coun-
ties, and he asked if / had seen the re-
markable interview with Mr.. Charles
Price. who is quoted as saying:
There is no question now that the
bonds in all the eases will be declared
valid. oThe Wilkes bond case will be
tried before Judge PuInell next week in
Greensboro"
My lawyer friend read me that extract
and asked:
How does Captain Charles Price
know what Judge Purnell will decide
at Greensboro next week, and how does
he know what Judge Simonton will de-
eide? He speaks as one having authority.
Where did he get his exclusive tip:'
did not answer because did not know
] have found that as. to Judge Sim
onton's decisions Mr.. Price can guess
pretty well what they will be. Can
he do the same as to Judge purnelfs?
We will know neXt week.
Judge Fred Philips, of Tarboro, has
keen spending several days in Norfolk
on business. While there he talked ill-
tercstingly to a Norfolk Landmark man
on conditions in North Carolina.
The Judge is reported as saying that
conditions in North Carolina are to-day
immeasurably more tranquil, and that
there is far more substantial prosperity
there than at any time during the past
four years. This condition of affairs
he ascribes to the restoration of conf
dence among all classes the ability and in
tention of the officers to properly admin
lister the laws and to preserve the peace