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North Carolina Notes on Meetings Marriages and Fort Raleigh
The Western North Carolina Conference met at Reidsville. George Washington a Tarboro man faces December execution for murder. Hudson the Virginia Baptist evangelist begins meetings in New Bern. Kate Marsh and Will Blackson wed in Raleigh on the 20th. Cotton prices steady but farmers reluctant to sell. J Ed Smith and Maria Burnjets to marry in Reidsville on the 28th. Charlotte Graded school in Atlanta this week and returns Saturday. A Burt Welder cotton gin and 20 bales burned near Eight with about $2,000 loss. Shaw University has nearly 300 students from multiple states and abroad. Salisbury city lock-up burned. one prisoner died. Photographs stolen from state exhibit in Atlanta. Governor Carr sends rep to assist. Davidson Dispatch offered for sale by W. M. Sherrell. Rumor that R J Reynolds offered 17,500 for Joe Patchen but was refused. price around 20,000. True bill for murder returned against Fielder in Spartanburg case. Roanoke Island Fort Raleigh restoration to begin using permanent materials and shell rock from New Bern. Fort to resemble its three centuries-old appearance.