The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08
STATE NEWS.

DR. G. W. Long, of Statesville, will address the
Davidson Medical school today
The delegates from Alexander county to the
State convention are uninstructed
Wilmington is making earnest efforts to secure
the next session of the Teachers Assembly
Hon. Locke Craig will speak in Kenansville at
the Dublin county convention on the 20th OF
March.
Hon. NJ H. Justice has been invited to speak
at Charlotte, but will not be able to DO SO until
after the State convention
Engineer Woodbury.. who was scalded III a
wreck on the Western road about four weeks
ago. died at Old Fort yesterday morning.
William Futch, coored. was killed at Topsail
Sound, near Wilmington. few days ago. by a
tree falling him. He cut the tree down
and it fell on him, crushing his skull.
The Salisbury Sun contains l6 announcements
of candidates There is one for the Legislature
five for register, five for sheriff. three for treas
urer, one for cotton weigher and one for sur
Neyor.
special from Birmingham, Ala, says: This
afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the residence of the
bride Miss Mary johnson, of Birmingham, was
married 10 Mr. A, c. Avery, Jr., of Morganton,
n. C."
The Southern Railway is building iron
bridge over Silver creek two miles west of Nor
canton. The Morganton News says the present
wooden structure there has been considered UNI
safe for some time.
Near s. 900 has been paid to the town
OF Fayetteville and county of Cumberland during
the past few months from the net profits OF the
dispensarv Manager j. W Ingod last Saturday
turning over 81 PC each to the city and county
treasuerS
Ex-Sherif j. 4. Brookshire has discovered very
rich specimens OF gold and copper Rocky
Knob, the property of Mrs. Louise Swain Grant
of this city, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that rich vein of the ore runs through
the mountain, says the Asheville Citizen.
Yesterday morning J.. II. Edgerton, and his
intended, Miss Moore both of Guilford College,
70 hoo fhn anna fraIn FDIl
ing suspicion At this place they took the
local $40 for Pelham, at which place they were
married at 1880 in the afternoon. Love laughs
al Locksmths," says the Greensboro Record.
Col. J. $. Carr has been invited and will speak
at Graham, n C., Saturday, March 10th.
at l O'Clock, p m, and at Burlington on the
same day at O'clock This is the occasion of
the meeting of the tobacco organization which
adjourned at Graham Saturday, Feb. oath, To
meet again at Graham on Saturday, March 10th.
MIR. L. J. Goodson, life long Republican, of
Catawba county, in a letter to the Newton En-
terprise, says he is heartily in favor of the
how the office holding members OF the fusion par
~ will oppose the amendment, but | can't see
why white man that votes the Republican tick
ct from principle can do so.
4 special from Morganton to the Charlotte
Observer says: 'One of our Johns river farm
ers recently sold 20 walnut trees for $500. The
lumber was shipped to Germany in the log
One of the trees six feet across the trunk
and 20 feet to the first limb. This tree alone
was worth what the umbermen paid for the
20 trees, timber experts say"
A coored man named Albert Ryan, who lives
near Julian and who hauls chickens to Greens
boro is in trouble. few days ago he was there
and in payment for some chickens received
check for five dollars. Ryan carried the check
back to Julian. He owed man down there
a sum of money. The five dollar check not
enough to pay it, and he raised it to twenty
five. Result: the negro = in Jail says the
Greensboro Telegram.
A correspondent of the Morganton News states
that Friday week ago Mr. Locke Simpson.
who had been staying with his brother, j. W.
Simpson. near Glen Alpine. Burke county,
found dead in the spring branch. He had gone
to the spring for a bucket OF water and he
stayed unusual length of time his daughter
went to look for him and found him dead. He
was subject to epileptic fits and it is supposed
that he fell in the branch while in fit.