The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-21
A DAY IN WARRENTON
The New Furniture Factory.
Fine Cotton Gin,
The Recently Finished Baptist Church to be
Dedicated in October. Good Prices
For Tobacco.
(Staff Correspondence.)

Warrenton, N. c., Sept. 20.--A trav-
e1er remarked here last night that he be-
lieved that Warrenton with it's high and
dry situation and pure freestone water
is one of the healthiest places in the
State. and l am quite ready to agree
with him.
Judge Winston held his first court in
Warren here this week, with Solicitor
Walter Daniel the prosecutor. Judge
Winston made a most favorable impress
sion There were forty cases on the
State docket and they were all disposed
of. by Tuesday night. Three convicts
will be sent to the penitentiary for from
one to three years. The attending at
torneys from other counties were Capt.
Shaw, T. NJ Pittman. Henderson; Capt.
r. b. PEBBLES, Jackson Mr.. Joseph
Bachelor, Raleigh; Howard Aston,
Littleton; T. w. Hankins, of Charlotte.
The contract was given by the county
commissioners to the B. f. Smith Fire
proof Construction Company, of Wash
ington, D. c., for $3.50 to put in tvo
vaults on the left side of tho courthouse,
where the clerks office now u.s. The
vaults will be in the centre and The
clerk and register c. dcc~5' off -cs
at either end of them.
The tobacco market here is somewhat
later than the markets further cast, bit
it Is beginning to move pretty lively
now. Prices are high and farmers well
pleased. 1t is not believed that quite as
much of the weed will be sold on this
market this season as last, but the price
being high, about as much money will
be realized by growers.
The new furniture factory is complet-
ed and the machinery is being placed.
There are two large two-story frame
buildings. each 45x100 feet with a wing
15x65, the latter for engine and boiler
rooms. The company has a paid capital
of $4,000. 1t will be increased soon to
$25,OOO They will begin work with
about sixty hands. Mr.. r. B. Boyd is
president, A. ID. Harris secretary and
treasurer, A. A. Weesner, recently from
Winston Salem, superintendent and gen4
eral manager. 1t is all home capital andl
the company make general line of
chairs and furniture.
Mr.. HI. G. White has recently COM
pleted an up to date cotton gin with
capacity of IS to so bales per day.
The Warrenton High School opened
week ago with larger number of pu-
pills than ever Prof. Jno. Graham is
principal. There is no better high school
in the State than this.
The new Baptist brick church is now
completed and will be dedicated the first
Sunday in October, Rev. r. T.. Vann,
principal of the Baptist Female Univer-
sity,, in Raleigh, will preach the dedi-
cation sermon. A large crowd is ex-
pected as well as some of the former
pastors of this charge.
The Presbyterians held presbytery
here this week.
Mr.. N. Harris and his daughter both
were buried here last Monday evening.
Mr.. Harris was a former resident of
Warren and moved with his family to
Berkeley, Va. Miss Harris died first,
her disease being typhoid fever. Mr..
Harris had been in bad health for some
time, and the death of his daughter, it
is believed, was such shock as to cause
his death. The remains of both were
brought on the same train last Monday
evening from Berkeley. Father and
daughter We're members of the Baptist
church here and were much esteemed
All guests of the Norwood Hotel
here this week agree that at no place in
the State is there a more congenial ac-
commodating proprietor than Mr.. w. j.
Norwood 1 like to come to Warrenton
and hope it will nto be long before can
come again and mingle with these good
people. III. b. HARDY.