The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-06
FROM MURPHY
TO MANTEO

Rev. d. P. McGeachy is Moderator OF
the Wilmington Presbytery which is In
session at Chadbourn.
The name of the New River Herald
has been changed to Jones' Onslow Cou-
rier. and will be published at Belgrade,
N. G.
Mr.. Jake F. Newell, Populist and Re-
publican nominee for the House in Ca
barrus, will vote for Bryan and Steven
son. He favors Simmons for Senator.
The Sanford veneering factory is doing
a large business The Express says that
it employs twenty men and that most of
the product is shipped North.
The Presbyterian Standard says that the
A. C l. Institute at North Wikesboro has
received $500 from a legacy in the will of
the late George v. Clark, of New York
In the case of the State against c. r.
Freeman. who was indicted and tried for
the murder of Charles Chason, in Bladen
Superior court, the jury returned a YER
dict of not guilty. At first public senti-
ment was strongly against Freeman.
Rev. Forrest Smith. who returned one
day this week from Youngsville, informs
us that the series of meetings which he
has been conducting in that little city for
the past ten days resulted in much good
"a number of persons having protested
faith in Christ-Louisburg Times.
''Mack" Dowdy, the champion hunter
of this section tells the Express that he
has killed some 1890 wild turkeys since
he first engaged in the sport He has
killed. over GO in one season "Maclz"
thoroughly understands the nature and
habits of the turkey and when he goes
after the game he seldom ever fails to
bag it.ASanford Express,
Mr.. w. H. Mcneil, editor of the Car
thage Blade, was in town last Friday. His
arm is yet stiff from the injury he re-
ceived in wreck on the Durham and
Charlotte Railway some months ago. He,
in company with DR.. G. Mcleod, expects
to go to Baltimore in few days to have
an operation performed upon his arm to
see if the stiffness can be removed San
ford Express
Frank Swarengen and Will Hinson
were partners in a government distillery
at Porter's a few miles above Norwood
They had dispute Monday night in re-
gard to a division of some whiskey
Swarengen was shot by Hinson five times,
and died in an hour and half. Hinson
did not attempt to escape, and was ar
rested by the sheriff and carried to Abe
marie for preliminary hearing.-Wades-
boro Messenger Intelligencer.
In the summer of 1898 Mrs. A. G. Bren-
izer, of Charlotte, was seriously injured
by the horses that pulled the carriage in
which she was driving backing over a
steep embankment Mr.. Brenizer and
his son were also injured. A suit was
brought against Henkel, Craig and Co.,
liverymen and owners of the overturned
carriage for $50, 900. The case is now being
tried in MeckIenburg Superior Court and
excites great interest.
Last spring the college buildings of st.
Marys Roman Catholic College, at Bel
mont, CASTOR county were burned. The
people of Charlotte, without regard to
denomination, gave $4,000 for the re-
building fund The college authorities
in grateful recognition of this kindness,
WILL on the 18th instant give a banquet
there to the people of Charlotte, many
hundreds of whom are invited, and they
will transport their guests ma special
train.
The Fayetteville Observer says that
negro named John Council was caught
making a hurried flight from the resi-
dence of Mr.. Thos. Broadfoot. He con-
fessed to having entered eleven houses,
five of which are capital crimes. AS &C
completes, notorious white woman,
known as Queen Ivy, and negro named
Orrie Hogans, were arrested. The first
was the receiver Of the stolen goods The
second watched while Council did the
stealing Fayetteville has at last found
it's Wholesale robber, and he will be given
the full benefit of the law.