The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24
A HANDSOME SCHOOL
Carolina Brights Moving on
to New Territory.
Hackney Brothers Great Buggy Business
Im2r~v mants 10 the New Briggs. Cot.
ton Seed Oil Mill.
(staff Correspondence

Wilson, n. c., Aug. 23.-"Have you seen
our new graded school building?" This
was said to me by Prof. Mangum this
morning.
r had not. so he took me out and
showed me all over it. 1t is not quite
completed, but the work is progressing
rapidly, and it will be ready by the time
school begins. Twill certainly be one
of the handsomest, most conveniently
arranged graded school buildings in the
State.
1t is a twoEstory brick structure with
a basement. 90x160 feet. There are six
teen recitation rooms, 29x32 feet, the
auditorium is 59x66 feet. and will seat
comfortably from $50 to 500 people. In
the east end of this room is the stage
or rostrum with two large rooms on
either side. one to be the library, one the
superintendent's office. In the basement
will be placed the steam heating plant,
toilet rooms and all other necessary
compartments.
The building will have the latest i'm
proved ventilation, and will contain
school furniture of the most modern pate
tern. 1t will cost something over twenty
one thousand dollars. Wilsonians may
well point with pride to their new graded
school building.
| learn that the Carolina Brights Com
pany is doing a steadily increasing busi-
ness each month, and that it is an as
sured success. The company has added
a new machine. and from what l hear
about orders coming in from new terri
tory, it will not be long before another
must be added.
The buggy business of Hackney Bros.
grows bigger each month; they have a
force of over so, and are busy filling
orders for their excellent work. Their
large new two-story brick building re-
Gently completed on the left side in the
rear of the office, furnishes a solid row
of two story brick buildings, running
back the entire block about $50 feet.
There are big improvements going
forward in the new Briggs Hotel. An
addition of 40 by 90 feet is being added.
1t will be two-story brick with a
basement. in which will be pool room.
boths and s-eao. heating plant. On the
upper floor will be twenty-five new bed
rooms. On the right of the main en-
trance. facing the street, will be the
son and Dickinson will soon open their
new drug store Their large and thor
oughly equipped three-stcry sanitarium
adjoins the Briggs Hotel property.
Wilson and this surrounding section
are to be congratulated upon having
such an up-to-date complete institution
located here under the skilled manage
ment. of these physicians of such reputa-
ton and experience. Since the opening
of this institution. they have been very
successful with patients and operations.
The Independent cotton seed oil mill
is about completed with the latest i'm
proved machinery and conveniences for
the business, and understand the outlook
for good business is most encouraging.
notice several new handsome resi-
dences in course of erection here.
The new Seabrook Hotel is now under
the management of Mrs. Adams, former
ly of Fayetteville. She has over thirty
regular boarders. and gives good tran
silent board for s1.50 per day. This house
is very conveniently located in the CEN
ire of the business section of the town.
The postoffice is in the building. At a
distance of about one hundred yards are
the express and telegraph offices.
H. B. HARDY.