The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-03
A GLIMPSE AT SOME OF THE
ENTERPRlZEs OF ROCKY MOUNT.
The Burned Buildings to be Replaced With
More Elegant Structures. The Place
Flourishing Along All Lines.
(Staff Correspondence

Rocky Mount, N. c., Jan. I'D. Q.
Hooker, of the firm of Hooker 6, Brink
ley, of Robersonville, has bought the
Joyner warehouse at Greenville, paying
$9, 900 for the property. They will run
the tobacco warehouse business under
the firm name of Brinkley & Hooper
Insurance men are here adjusting the
recent fire losses. Work of clearing up
the burnt district preparatory to rebuild
ing is going on. There is no question
about every building being replaced and
with much better business houses than
We're burned.
The new town building will be com
pleted by February LIST.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
new large wholesale grocery store on
East Railroad street, to be occupied by
Weeks, Matthews e. Co. On the adjoin-
ing lot Messrs. Hales & Edwards will
begin work in a month or so on their
new building to be used as a wholesale
grocery A side track from the Coast
Line will run down by these buildings,
which will be convenient for receiving
and shipping goods.
About three miles from Rocky Mount,
near the Coast Line main track, Messrs.
Kicks and Jeffries are rapidly pushing
to completion their large brick plant.
Samples show that they have on their
property as fine clay for making brick,
and all kinds of piping, and everything
else in this line. that require good clay,
as there is in the State. Within few
weeks they expect to be running in fun
blast, and I will have something more to
say about this new, big industry. -,
Dr. w. H. Whitehead showed today
an X-ray picture locating ball in the
ankle of man who was shot about two
months ago. An operation was perform
ed by Drs. w. II. and J. p. Whitehead
today. 1t was successful and the ball
extracted. +
1t is generally believed here, owing to
the growth of Rocky Mounty for the last
year, that the electric light plant nkll
have to be increased to twice its present
capacity to furnish sufficient lights for
the future.
l do not hear the dispensary question
discussed much here, but l understand
there is strong sentiment in favor of it.
Principal Boyle, of the graded school,
reports a much larger enrolment {!
scholars than ever-4S0 white and about
800 colored.
Contractors Ross and Stout think the
outlook for new buildings in Rocky
Mount, both business house and resi-
dences. for the year 1903, is by far
brighter than for several years past.
May the good work go on in this live,
enterprising, pushing town of Rocky
Mount.
There are some changes here with the
coming of the new year in the newspaper
and job printing business. a stock COM
pany has been formed with Geo. l.. Far
ker, of Rocky Mount, president; ,. II.
Herbert, formerly of the Free Press,
Kinston, manager, and G. f. koonce, OF
Kinston, solicitor. They havNoought the
Meter and the job office. They Will en-
large the plant and equip a hrst-class
Job office Mr.. Kinlam, former owner OF
the Meter. has connected himself with
the lob office of the Spokesman. e. II.
billiard. of Scotland Neck, former owner
of the Spokesman, has sold TO Mr.. W. A.
Henry. He will move the office from its
present location to the Dixon building
Mr.. Henry says the subscription DOCKS
of the Motor will be owned and combined
with the Spokesman. The new nome Oh
the Motor is in the Dunke oulidlng on
West Railroad street.
Miss J. c.. Braswell. ]. ID. Odom' Il. W..
Shearin has bought the steam laundry.
They will make big improvements ana
move the plant in the present hre de-
partment building, near the ROCKY mount
Supply Company's building. The nre de-
partment will sooon go into their new
quarters in the handsome new town
building and market house.
The new A c.. L. station is rapidly
nearing completion.
The menu for dinner at the Hotel Mar
riott. which is always good, was espe-
ciallv fine on New Years Day. The
travelling public are delighted with this
up-to-date, well-conducted motel.
am told by those in posltlon 10 KNOW
that the farmers within radius OF from
tan TO fifteen miles of Rocky Mount were
never in a better financial condition.
Within the last few days the lot on
west side of Church street, opposite
Graveleys warehouse, has been sold TO
Mr. Edgar w. Smith, manager for the
| Imperial Tobacco Company. The lot con-
tains two acres of land. 1t is understood
the lot was bought for the Imperial COM
panv and that they will erect hand
some brick factory at cost of about
| $1,000. 1t will be equipped with the latest
, and best machinery in every department
| for handling tobacco. There are quite a
number of other improvements to be
made here.
! II. B. HARDY.