The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03

tor D. A. Coble, who was painfully nurt
in Guilford county last week, is at States
vile, but is still confined to his room
under the care of his physician.
Marshall. n. c.. April 1.-The Carolina
Mineral Company will ship a car load of
bartyes each day this week, provided
they can get cars. This mill is running
day and night and giving employment
to quite a number of men.
Washington, N. c., April AT the dis
trfct meeting of the knights Of Pythias,
which is to be held here Tuesday after
noon. Governor Aycock and Auditor Dix
on are expected to be present and re-
spond to toasts. Several hundred Pythians
will be here.
The wheat crop in Chatham is unusu-
ally forward and promising. and the
green wheat fields are lovely to behold.
If nothing now unforeseen happens the
farmers of Chatham will be blessed with
an abundant wheat crop and a bountiful
characterization Record.
On account of the increasing inirmities
of old age, Rev. Charles T. Bland has
resigned as rector of the Episcopal church
at Pittsboro. and will return to Marion
He is in his S5th year-ful of years and
full of honors, his chief riches consisting
in the affection of all his parishioners.
Wilson, N. c.. April 2.-Little Matte
Hadley. the four-yea old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Woodard fell from
the sidewalk near her fathers residence
breaking her arm above the elbow Drs.
Moore and Anderson set the little suffer
ers arm. She is getting along as we'll
as could be expected.
Mr.. S. J. Hooks informed us yesterday
that he had bought during the past sea-
son IL, $50 bales of cotton. Most of the
cotton was bought at this place. For
this he paid nearly half million dol
lars This is~no small amount of bust
ness to come through one man represent
ing one frm.-Dunn Guide.
Marshall ~ c., April 2.-Marshan at
present is a "dry" town, the proprie-
tors of the bar having refused to pay
the amount of taxes demanded for the in
ty and $500 corporation What the out
come will be no one can foresee. How
ever it will only be three months until
the dispensary will be operation.
Kinston N. c., April 2-While Mr. w.
r. Bird was whipping a balky horse on
the street yesterday, Mr.. mas Hamlin,
a stranger to him, interposed. saying that
if he did not stop he should be prose-
cuted. On this Mr. Rird turned upon
Hamlin and struck him several blows
with his horsewhip. Friends interfered
and stopped the affair.
The recent obstruction to the wooden
bridges across Tar river entails heavy
loss upon the county: one which will
no dubt aggregate $4,000. No doubt the
county commissioners will have the de-
stroyed structures replaced with iron or
steel bridges. 1t is the part of wisdom
that this be done.-Nashville Graphic.
Mr.. J. s. Westbrook. of Wallace, who
was in the city yesterday, says the heavy
rains the past week have seriously af-
fected the strawberry prospects. Beetles
have also appeared in large numbers and
are doing considerable damage. The acre
age is increased over last year but Mr..
Westbrook thinks the crop will be
Observation-Disclosures Messenger.
A white prisoner, named Charlie Mob
ley, has escaped from our county jail He
was not confined in one of the steel
cages. but was out in the corridor and
escaped by picking a hole through the
wall He was in jail for stealing from
a store at Siler City. This escape leaves
our county Jail unoccupied. Very few
counties of Chatham's size can boast of
having an empty jail.-Chatham Record.
Rail Game at Oxford