The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-15

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General Assembly at It's next session
Catawba County News
An assessment Of five per cent has been
called for from parties who are sub
scribers to the capital stock OF the era
ham. Burlington and River Falls Street
Railway Company. Twenty days are gwen
for payment OF assessment from date Of
August 27th.-Alamapce Cleaner.
STATE NEWS.
A new Presbyterian church is to be
built IN Wadesboro.
The Bank of Hartford will erect a new
and modern building.
The Newton Enterprise says that lie
nor College gets $500 from the late Miss
Eliza Rudisill.
Mr.. c. Ed Taylor, Of the Southport
Standard, has gone to Chapel Hill to take
a law course at the University.
In the prohibition election IN Clare
mont, the drys got IS votes and the vets
y l LIN lV5lobCl1d WIZ Vi inc pAiS - y
Mr.. Chas. S. Wallace says he Is still
sailing fine mullets. Five hundred bar
rels of mullets were sailed at his fish
house this week.-Morehead Coaster.
At Mr.. ]. S. Mauney's fish pond in the
northern part of town on last Sunday
Rev. A. H. Sims baptized 76 persons who
We're received as members of the Baptist
Church.-King's Mountain Herald.
The ChOwan Baptist Female Institute
opened Wednesday under most favorable
auspices, the number of students matrlcu-
lating being the largest in fifteen years
on the first day.
Durham, N. c., Sept. 1.-THE news
reaches Durham that NJ. A. McCauley has
resigned as treasurer of Orange county,
and that E. A. Dixon has been chosen
in his place.
Dunn, n. c., Sept. 11.-Mr. j. L. South
all has offered his resignation to the
coast Line, which we understand has
been accepted. For more than two years
he has served at this place as the rail
road agent, and during this time has
won for himself many warm friends.
Pink, n. c., Sept. 10.-The three-year-
old child of Mrs. Fannie Baker, who was
bitten by a snake hidden in some wood
the child was carrying in Sunday, is now
much improved. The snake. which es-
capped, was believed to be a moccasin.
At first it was thought the child would
die.
Dillsboro, N. c., Sept. IA serious nc
cident occurred yesterday morning at the
mill of the Buchanan Lumber company
on the Tuckasee River. The mill boiler
exploded and two men were instantly kill
ed and five others injured. Part OF the
mill building was also demolished. The
names of the men could not be learned.
The High Point Fire Insurance Com
pany is one of the latest organizations IN
the State that promises to do much. It
has a capital of $50. 900 and its stockhold-
ers, directors and officers embrace many
of the best business men in High Point
a town whose progress has been phenom-
email. It's new insurance company viii
succeed. It's business men have contract
ed a habit of succeeding at every thlLg
they undertake.
The county commissioners have ordered
an election on the question Of allowing
distllleries inside the incorporation OF the
town. to be submitted to the voters on
October 18th, 1903. Some Of our towns
men who are well acquainted with the
people have made an estimation Of the
vote and think that today it would stand
"a for, q against, with about 10 doubtful;
so you see, there is something for the win
ming side to do between now and the 18th
day Of October-YadkinVille Ripple.
Winston-Salem, y. c., Sept. 11.-Lawyer
Louis ". Swink, of this city, gives out an
interview today relative to the suit in
stituted against Swink & Swlnk and
Messick Grocery Company. by James
West. of Greensboro, on account Of the
arrest of the latter in Norfolk, Virginia,
for a debt due the Messick Company.
Mr.. Swink says he knew nothing about
the arrest until he saw the report IN the
papers. Besides. there is no such firm
now as Swink & Swink, it having bean
dissolved eighteen months ago. MI.
Swink talks about bringing suit himself,
and says if he does the evidence Will make
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