The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-10
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Louisburg has a new attorney in the
person Of w. W. Bodie, Esq. He has
good name and will win success.
The Nashville Graphic is nine years old
1t is model country paper, an honor to
Editor Lincke and the good county Of
Nash.
The Asheboro Courier is twenty-eighth
years old. 1t fully covers the news of the
whole county and it is invaluable to those
who would keep up with the steady prog
ress of Randolph county.
The present indications are that the
strawberry crop will be considerable short
OF the past several years. Truckers all
over Duplin say that the acreage is less
this year and that the plants are not so
eood.-Duplin Journal.
Since March the Danbury Reporter has
increased its circulation from 300 to 1900.
This shows what hustle. business princi-
Piles and making a splendid country paper
will do. The Reporter is one of the best
country papers in North Carolina.
Several farmers will cut out the tobacco
business this year. Mr.. jeff Lanier. of
Lyman, who is one of the largest grow
ers in the county, informs us that a
large number of farmers will not plant
stalk this year.-Duplin Journal.
The Franklin Press has entered on its
nineteenth volume. During all these years
Editor Curtis has been working for
railroad to his delightful town. and it
looks like 1904 is to witness its construc
ton. 1t is a clean, honest newspaper
that rings true every time.
Mr.. l.. ". Morrill, went to Annapolis,
Md, last week to carry his son William,
to the preparatory school of Prof. r. L.
Werntz, with the purpose OF allowing him
to start on examination in Juae for ad-
mission to the United States Naval Acade-
my at Annapolis. County Stand
ard.
Hon. r. B. Glenn will make an address
before the Carpenters and Joiners Union
| In this city at the Court House on Mon
day night January 18TH Mayor Hood
will make the speech of introduction and
Col A. C. Davis will make brief speech
at the close of the address of Mr.. Glenn
Goldsboro Argus.
Riggin Bros, oyster dealers and SIP
pers at Marshalburg have engaged some
| Polocks laborers as shuckers. A company
of twenty-five of them passed through the
city yesterday en- route from East Balti-
more where they were obtained to Mar
shalburg They came on the steamer
Neuse and left on the train for Morehead
last night.-New Bern Journal.
| Danbury, N. c., Jan. AT the meet
| ing of the board of county commission
ers Monday the contract for a new mo-
ern, up-to-date jail for Stokes was award
ed to the Pauly Jail Building Co., of st.
Louis, Mo-, at the price Of sS,6S7.50. Work
will be begun in April or May and the
contract states that the building must
be completed on or before October 18th.
| 1904.
The Siier City Enterprise says that
with the exception of an ugly face, Prof.
w. B. Owens, of Liberty, is himself again.
He was on the train bidding some of the
fair sex goodbye, when the train started
and in trying to get off was thrown to
the ground, rendering him unconscious.
He was at once carried to Hotel Chatham,
Siler City. He regained consciousness
some time during the night.
Nashville. N. c.. Jan. 8.-The little
eight year old daughter Of Mayor Samuel
| S. Gay came near having her life
crushed out. She was driving with her
father when the horse became frightened,
| jumped and little Fannie fell beneath
his feet and was trampled, one foot of
| the horse coming down on her head in
flicting a frightful wound. Mr.. Gay res
cued her from her perilous position. The
wound is rapidly healing.