The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-15
THE SYCAMORE CLUB
Notable improvements at
Rocky Mount.
Sale Of Foundry. Much Building 10 Progress
Icciease in Population, Preparing For
Masonic Bazaar.
(staff Correspondence


Rocky Mount, N. c., Nov IA great
amount of building is in progress here
now. The new Sycamore Club house is
ahout finished, the furniture has arrived
and within the next two or three weeks
| this handsome building will be thrown
open. 1t is of two stories with eight
about sixty-fve members of this club
composed of representative business and
professional men. LIQUORS and gambling
will be rigidly excluded from the club,
and it will be conducted on the highest
moral plane.
The large brick stores of the Rocky
Mount Supply Company are rapidly near
ing completion, also the big brick store
on West Railroad street, being built by
]. W. Matthews & Co.
Contractor Mr.. John C. Stout says he
is building two handsome residences for
DR.. .Wimberly and Mr.. M F. Daughtridge.
Within the last few days $1,000 worth
of real estate, lying on the east side of
Railroad street, has changed hands. Mr..
]. w. Hines has bought the old foundry
building which, it is rumored. will be
torn down to give place to some kind of
large business house.
Messrs. Kicks and Contractor Rose have
bought next to this building lot 1876
feet front by 10 feet back to Washing
ton street. l have it upon good authority
that some kind of factory or a large
foundry and machine shop will probably
be erected here.
Finishing touches are being put on the
Marriott Hotel. just opposite 1.-THE
depot. 1t will be open for the reception
of guests on or about December 10th.
This house will in every respect be the
travelling mans comfortable home.
The graded school has been in opera
l,tion one month and the enrolment is
now over 800 No town in the State has
better graded school building or one
in which more effective work is done.
All the various committees for the
Masonic Bazaar are hard at work ar
ranging for the opening, which will be
the last week in this month. Contribu-
lions of all kinds are coming in daily
embracing articles Of all kinds in hard
ware. crockery, notions, fancy goods, etc
Every indication is that the occasion will
be a financial and social success
The new brick Methodist church is
| finished. 1t is a neat and handsome
structure and will seat from $50 to 400
The first service were conducted in il
last Sunday by Rev. Samuel Williams, Of
Henderson.
/ Rocky Mount is now brilliantly lighted
| up by electric lights. Most of the bust
| ness houses and residences also have
the electric lights. The town also owns
a good sewerage system and splendid
| water works.
There is some talk of taking a census
of the town. A prominent citizen sale
TO me: 81 believe we have increased il
| population not less than 1000 since
| 1900"
A new steam laundry plant is being
| put in by B. R. Arlington & Co.
| Mr.. j. c. Braswell. president of the
Planters bank, is having his residence
remodelled and handsomely refitted, and
will soon go to house keeping.
| The tobacco men tell me they have
had, UP to this time, very successful
year Not only have they sold more oil
the weed than they did last year, but
hprices, on an average, have beaten all
past records
All subscribers. as we'll as the travel
! ing public, are delighted at the prospect
of having the early train on again be-
tween Raleigh and Goldsboro
H. 3. HARDY.