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

There is danger of water famine in
Greensboro.
The young men of High Point are NOV
ing to form a strong military company
there.
Rev. w. S. Penick, D. D., has resigned
his pastorate of the Baptist Church at
Elizabeth City.
W. L. Gardner, of Cherokee, has been
appointed an industrial teacher at the
Fort Malrave Indian School, in Arizona.
Rev. R. G. Pearson, who is suffering
with heart trouble in Asheville, has can
celled all his engagements for revival SER
vices.
Gen. ]. S. Carr will speak at the annual
reunion of the Charles F. Fisher Camp of
Confederate Veterans on the 18th of Oc-
:ober.
The Methodist Protestant Church at
Henderson, which is nearing completion,
Will be one of the handsomest churches
ih the State.
IJohn Levitt the fat boy of Currltuck
county, weighs 500 pounds. The report of
his death was not true, says the Fisher
man and Farmer.
Extensive Improvements are being
envy, which will be converted into
graded school to be opened shortly.
Oliver NJ. Lewis was killed on Cruso
Island in Brunswick county, by d. j.
Register and his son, ]. r. Register.
They had dispute about a piece of land.
At the meeting of the North Carolina
Pine Lumber Association in Norfolk, Va,
it was decided not to make any changes
~ will ba
creased.
The Salisbury Sun says that the A. NJ.
E. Zion Church has given 100000 to Liv
1ngston College. Salisbury. This is the
college established by the late Rev. j. c.
Price, North Cardinals eloquent negro
preacher.
Mr.. Charles Berry was instantly killed
in Newborn. He was crushed between
the log carriage and the bumper at the
end of the track at Elm City mills. His
body was taken to Washington, N c., for
interment.
The new graded school at Albemarle
has opened excellently. Mr. Jefferson
Davis, formerly of Davis School, is the
principal, and that guarantees that it will
be we'll conducted.
Mr.. George B. Hiss, secretary of the
COpLOn OpluneTS ASSOCldIiOu,
tells the Charlotte Observer that, in his
opinion, cotton will go to IL cents. He
also says that a number of mills will cur
tail their output for several months.
Mr. J. o. Carr, member of the House
from Duplin last winter, is seriously i'll
at mis- home in Duplin county with ty-
phoid fever. He is one of the first young
men in North Carolina, and his many
g.. Ii
covery.
The Goldsboro people are giving high
praise Of the address of Mr. George E.
Hood to the Junior Order of American
Mechanics in Goldsboro. Mr.. Hood was
elected to the House from Wayne in
August and is young man of ability and
deserved popularity.
Mr.. r. r. Branch and Miss Hattie Daw-
son were married last night at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Mr.. w. H.
Dawson, in Dover. Rev. j. B. Jackson
offciated. Refreshments were served and
a good time was had by all present.
Kinston Free Press.
The Kinston Cotton Mills have shut
down for eight or ten days, while con-
nections are being made between the old
and new buildings. The machinery is be-
ing put in the new building, increasing
the number of spindles from 5000 to
10, 000.-Kinston Free Press.
At Concord Presbytery, Mr.. w. z.
Phifer, of Statesville, was received as a
candidate for the ministry the church at
Marion was given permission to call Rev.
w. S. Wilson, of Virginia, and Rev. John
A. Scott, now president of Statesville Fe-
male Seminary, was received into the
PreSbytery
The Atlantic Coast Line Company is
making wonderful improvements. 1t will
put down ninety pound steel rails from
Quantico to Charleston. 1t is building
two large modern freight engines, two
new large passenger engines to be used
on the New York and Augusta Flyer
twenty vestibule coaches, one hundred
fiat cars and five hundred ventilated box
cars.
Dr. E. Porter while standing on the
counter in the window of the truck pack
ing house on his farm, tiptoed to peep
into the loft, and in doing so lost his bal
ance. In falling he caught his heel on
the counter and fell heavily to the
ground, breaking the radius of his left
arm and fracturing the ribs. The Will
mington Messenger reports that he is
not looking much the worse from his ac-