The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-04
WHERE SEVEN MILLS
ARE MAKING MUSIC
Some of the Industrial Fea-
lures of Rockingham.
EVI DENCES OF WEALTH
The New Bank Bull ding is Now Near
ing Completion.
NEW AND LARGER SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Contract Let For Forty Arc Lights. The Crop
Outlook Unfavorsble. Rayages Of the
Boil Worm. Superior Court
in Session.
Evt DENCEs OF WEALTH
The New Bank Bull ding is Now Near
ing Completion.
NEW AND LARGER SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Especial to the News and Observer.)
Rockingham, N. c., Sept. 3.-Superior
Court, September term, Judge Walter
H. Neal, presiding, convened here yes
terday. The following constitute the
grand jury: G. G. Radcliff, foreman:
]. p. Young, ]. P. Garrett, A. A. Camp
bell, N. T. Currie, W. N. Gibson. W. r.
Covington, j. T. Dawkins. b. r.. Steen,
w. F. Beck, w. N. Watson. w. M.
Chance, r. 4. Bostick, ID. N Mccall,
John Benoist. ]. D.. Pond, j. - Austin,
p. G. Godfrey Officer.
The criminal docket, w..iah is rot a
large one in numbers, is c. sue.s cha. ac-
ter as to occupy the weeks term, it is
thought, there being several capital
cases.
Among them is State against Watt
Ingram, charged with the murder of
Will Baldwin, at Ellerbe Springs, July
4th, the occasion of the educational
rally, and the case OF the negro youth for
the rape of ten-year-Old negro girl
In the murder case a special venire of
200 was ordered by Judge Neal, while
the sheriff was instructed to summons
case comes up tomorrow Wednesday,
the murder case being set for Thurs.
day.
Judge Neal is model presiding officer
He sits with the ease and dignity of a
judge of ripper experience, while dis.
patch is the watchword in his court,
yet he makes haste slowly. Your cor.
respondent heard number of compli-
ntc h chm &
jury 1t was more than clear and
able exposition of the criminal law. 1t
was, besides, very edifyng moral lee
ture, which commanded the closest pos
sible attention of the jury and the large
crowd that filled the court room. Judge
Neal read law here under the late
Jas. T. LeGrand, and hanged his single
to the breeze" at Laurinburg, where he
has since resided and builded large
practice
The energy displayed in his early days
has been characteristic throughout the
twenty years intervening.
Some dozen or more years have passed
since climbed the red clay hills of
Rockingham. In days past frequently
visited here, always receiving cordial
welcome. This visit is no exception.
prominent citizen, soon after my arri-
val, remarked to me: 1.-THE people
should stand by the News and Obser-
yer; it is their greatest defender" This
the people are doing, for in town after
town, here, as in my territory in the
east, the News and Observer leads it's
every competitor in number of sub
scribers.
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The mercantile houses are more commo-
dious than in former days and the
stocks carried indicate prosperity. Con-
tracts have been let for forty arc lights
and pretty soon the soft mellow rays of
the electric light will beam over the
town and the effect will be pretty one.
LARGER SCHOOL BUILDINGS
greet the eye as one strolls out the prin-
cipal street 1t will be recalled that
but recently bonds were floated in the
sum Of $4,000, $4,000 of this for graded
school Improvement. To the old
building has been added a build
ing rs per cent larger that will
meet the demands of the hour. This
new building is fast nearing compile
tion. When completed the school will
have six large recitation rooms and a
large assembly hall. The property will
be heated by steam. The school opens
October LIST.
In and around Rockingham are seven
large cotton mills: Pee Dee Nos. l and
s 2, Roberdel, Midway, Steeles' Ledbet-
ter's and Great Falls. To meet demands
there has recently been bullded here the
Manufacturers Building" in which are
the offices of these several mills. Besides,
there are the offices of the Page Lum-
Der Company, the Western Union Tele-
graph Company and the office of Everett
& Ledbetter, insurance agents. The
building is of modern design and equip
ment.
The Baptists, Presbyterians and Epfs-
copalians each have nice
hurch building and the Metho-
dists have under way beautiful
house of worship. When completed
which is hoped by Thanksgiving
day, the denomination will have meet
ing house that would be credit to any
town in the State.
A NEW BANK BUILDING
nearing completion greets the eye. and
when the Farmers Bank of Rocking
ham, opens it's doors for business the
town Will have three banking institu-
lions to point with pride to. OF this new
bank R. l.. Steele is president and l.. S.
Covington cashier.
THERE is MUCH WEALTH HERE,
which insures town of permanent
growth.
CROP OUTLOOK UNFAvORABLE
owing to the heavy fall of rain d,,rino
the season. Besides, cotton has been at
tackled by boil worm, "a new varmint''
in these parts. This worm, the like of
which has not before been seen, was on
exhibition yesterday, as was also boil
he had entered and destroyed # the
pest could only have been a given an
immersion in Kerosene oil ere he went
about destroying, crop prospects would
have been brighter. Poor crops, while
discouraging, will not deter the progress
of fha pOOd old town of Rock;nUl,a ~,