The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-22
FROM MURPHY
TO MANTEO

Mrs. George Allen is visiting her
daughter in Newbern.
Louisburg will have a street fair and
carnival on October 9th, 10th and 18th.
William f.. Anderson has been APP
pointed postmaster at Sparkling Ca
tawba Springs, and Sandy Moir at
Francisco.
The Claremount Knitting Mills, at
Newbern, has raised the wages of its
employees. The increase amounts to
1914 per cent.
Mr.. Paul Moore, of Strausburg, had
his hand caught in Il gin while ne was
feeding it and was badly injured, says
the Wilson Times.
The Greensboro Record notes that
Mr.. James III. Pou is in that city and
left on the afternoon train for Dam
bury, Stokes county.
The Mount Airy News, writing of
the Senatorship, says it Cy Watson
would come out it would not surprise
us if he carried the State.
Rev. Sam Jones and Rev. George
Stewart will hold a union revival in
the Tabernacle in Salisbury, begin
ming on the gath of October.
u. S. Stancel, superintendent of the
Mecllenburg county convict camp,
who shot negro while he was rum
ming away. has been convicted of
manslaughter.
Mr. w. A. K Williams, of Warren
ton, has gone TO Grand Rapids, Mich,
where he will engage in the manufac-
ture of glass counters, says the War
repton Record.
There are now seventv-five more
students at Trinity than this time last
year. DR.. Kilgo says there were $50
students enrolled up to Thursday, and
it bids fair to reach 300 before the
term is out.
The Waynesville Courier has entered
upon new volume. IT is one OF the
best newspapers in Western North
Carolina. being clean and Democratic
to the backbone.
The Carthage Blade states that
TASTY Langlv, of Glendon, was
drowned at Deep River near his
home, a few DAYS ago. Before help
could be given him he was dead.
A private letter received Yesterday
from official Democratic headquarters
in Chicago SAYS that the Democrats
are confident of carving the election
: for Bryan and that the situation inn
proves every day.
The Roanoke-Chowan Times notes
the enthusiasm in the organization Of
BRYAN and Stevenson clubs in North
ampton county. The people are
waking up. North Carolina will roll
up a big majority in November.
A telegram from Chicago says that
the Republicans will now try to side
track the issue of Imperialism and be-
gin to send out antitrust literature
This is very funny, following Mr.
Hanna's remark that there is no trust
in the United States.
81 won't speak with vol" says
Spencer Blackburn to Hon. j. G. BuX-
ton. because you will throw my rec
ord of throwing negroes in office to
white people," The fact that Spencer
Blackburn runs away from them
shows that Buxton is wise in not let
ting him escape
The Winston Republican is very
severe upon those Democrats who de-
nounce Mckinley and other Rcpubll-
cans for the elevation of negroes over
white people. The Republican quotes
with approval all expressions OF that
character, but it's party having raised
the issue by the appointment of me-
eroes and by voting for negroes,
neither the Republican nor Mr.. Black
burn, nor anybody else, can escape the
responsibility.
Mr.. w. w. Pritchard, of Spring
Hope. was mangled in a cotton gin
Wednesday morning about o'clock.
He had just completed gin and was
examining some detail, when he got
his right arm caught in the saws.
lie was instantly drawn up to the gin,
and before help could arrive and the
gin could be stopped he was horribly
cut. DIR. Whitehead. of Rocky Mount
hnnnc hat the
arm can be saved, says the Wilson
Times.
The Asheville Citizen contains a
glowing account of the speech made
by Hon. Locke Craig at Waynesville.
The speech was we'll received and did
great good. He had the largest crowd
that has been in Waynesville for five
years. Affairs in Haywood are in a
satisfactory shape. The factions that
divided on the county ticket at the
August election are now united and It
is believed that Haywood will give
Bryan and Crawford 700 majority. At
the conclusion of Mr. Craig's speech,
Capt j. III. Gudger was called upon
and made a short speech, in the course
of which he advocated the election of
Gen. j. S. Carr to the Senate.
The Asheville Gazette, with the
Eighth District Populists, will sup
port Blackburn for Congress. r. A..
Cobb is no better Populist than deter
C. Pritchard. They are both Republic
cans, dyed in the WOOL and Cobb only
poses as a Populist because in the
past he has been able to toll some
Populists into the Republican party
by such hypocrisy, but the day for
doing that effectively is past and Mr..
Cobb. as decoy duck cannot get any
more State offices and any more
money except at the hands of Pritch-
ard or Mckinley. The spectacle of a
man. calling himself Populist, en-
dorsing for Congress man who
swallow the Republican National plat
form, could not be found anywhere
in the world except in North Carolina.
Hon. E. W. Pou. Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Fourth district, will
address the people of Rocky Mount and
vicinity at the Masonic Temple Opera
House Saturday, September 22d, at $3.50
D. M