The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-04
STATE NEWS.

One walnut tree in Watauga county
sold for 81, 100.
The directors of the North Carolina
Railroad will meet at Charlotte on the
10th, and will declare Il semi-anmual divi-
dend of 313 per cent.
Only three patients remain at the Nor
NAL and Industrial College at Greens
boro, and they are all convalescent and
can go home this week
w. A. Manney is president and Law
renee Manney is cashier of the new
bank Of Kings Mountain which starts
with a capital of $4,000.
The LEMON. News nominates Mr.. w. G..
Newland as the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Eighth district. 1t says
he can beat Linney or Blackburn.
A negro woman has been arrested at
Spencer om the charge of trying to wreck
fast trains at that place. She was
caught in the very act of throwing the
switch.
The total loss ON Sergeants foundry
burned i'm Greensboro ON Sunday was
S25, 900 with only $4,000 insurance. The
fire was caused by a spark from the
smoke stack.
Mr. r.. r. Mayo has been appointed
Superior court clerk of Beaufort county
to succeed G. Wilkins, deceased. He
was the choice of the Democratic execu-
tive committee.
Orange county elected the following
delegates to t'he Tobacco Growers conyen-
ton which meets in Raleigh ON the 18th
instant: M. W. Moore, A. L. Holden.
James NJ Monk, Houston Walker and
L. S. Watkins.
Rev DR. Wood. Presbyterian pastor at
'Statesville, is in poor health and must
lay aside active work for the present.
DIR. McKelway. editor of the PrHshy-
terrain Standard will supply the pulpit
for a few months.
A collection of $50 was taken Up last
Sunday in the Kinston Sunday Schom
for the Methodist Orphanage. Good for
l<inston. The classes of Mrs. =. Harvey
and Capt G.. ID. Hawks, together con
tributed $31.15 of the amount. 50 says
the Kinston Free Press.
The Argus is glad to note the promo
tion of our young friend and townsman
Mr.. Jack Broadhnrst, of rh4 southern
Railway freight service here. He has
been advanced to position in HE service
at Raleigh and left yesterday afterno N
for his new post of duty GolisbcrC
Argus.
The 4-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. Banks, of Salisbury, was given a
tablespoonful of equal parts of glycerlne
and carbolic acid by mistake for castor
oil and died from the effects of the dose.
The mistake was made by the colored
servant giving Mrs. Banks the wrong
bottle.
Miss Mamie Goodman. the young lady
who was so unfortunate as to swallow a
cookie burr. and who has been having
the attention of several physicians. IS
now at ease. While coughing consider
ably today (Tuesday) at Mr.. w. +.
Goodman'S ON Spring street, she cough
ed the burr out of her throat 1t viii
lie remembered that it was impossible
TO locate the burr anywhere in her
throat She has not yet reeained her
voice, says the Concord Standlrd.
The following new officers have been
elected by the Zeb Vance Club in Ashe-
Vile: H. r. Carter, president; j. NJ.
Campbell, first vice-president: j. w.
Summers. second vice-president; j. 4.
Erwin. secretary: NJ. W. Robertson cor
responding secretary; j. +. Gudger, finan-
cial secretary: Jno. w. Dillon, door1keep-
or. The club voted unanimously in fa-
vor of the amendment which was dis
cussed by Il. ]. Justice and j. T. Kerr.
Next Monday Judge Merrimon and Hon.
Theo f. Davidson will discuss the
amendment.