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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1892
Page
4
Weather report from Raven on August 5 1892 notes maximum temperatures near 90 and minimum around 70. Local Raleigh forecast calls for fair weather and stationary temperatures while coastal showers are expected in North Carolina with southwest winds turning variable.
City delegates gather at the courthouse for a convention. Rain and dry gardens prompt calls for a depot fountain. Catawba church hosts a well attended picnic twelve miles away. Brookside park concerts urged daily as park attendance rises. Rail traffic remains strong with local delays and track work planned. Carloads of crushed stone arrive for depot projects and gates are installed. Stock law debates follow livestock loss claims on the Carolina Central Railway. North Carolina song True to North Carolina by Col Ki G Harrell marketed locally. Steven Lassiter moved to jail for examination before hospital transfer. Raleigh’s colored population travels to Wilson for excursions. baseball game ends 6–0 against Raleigh. County cuts Raleigh township road tax from 8 to 5 cents due to labor shortfalls. Bedal Gold Cure Institute reports steady success in treating liquor, opium, and tobacco addictions. Morehead business meeting draws delegates from across the region. Chatauqua club hosts moonlit Brookside picnic with chaperoned escorts. Raleigh grape trade ships 2–3 carloads daily to the North via Seaboard Air Line. 21 named shippers listed with daily shipments around 80,000 pounds. Simmons Liver Regulator touted as trusted, not experimental.
A roundup of short notices includes travel for several individuals, church and civic events, and upcoming stockholders meeting. Mentions Mr A B Stronach leaving for New York, Dr J M Templeton from Cary, Rev I McK Pittenger returning to lead services, death of Rev E B Johnson near Dunn, and a Raleigh centennial program with committees, invitations, and a $2000 city appropriation request. Also notes rail fare rates for Friends meeting in High Point and newspapers praising Raleigh Chronicle.
An advertising notice promotes Electric Bitters to restore strength and health, claiming relief for liver stomach and kidney function and for sick headaches. It urges use for those feeling weak and weary and notes large bottles cost 50 cents at J Y MacRae's drug store.
A Registered Pharmacist seeks a September 1 start with W. M. J. care Chronicle. Oak City steam laundry now under E. W. Bond of Troy NY. L. R. Wyatt promotes first class laundry service. Wheat flour for dyspeptics supplied by Thomas Peseud. Ice tea promotion. Thomas Peseud offers various teas. Fred A. Watson’s store advertises sixty day stock sale. Remington typewriter advertised cheap. Som emphasizes quality and freshness of products. Royster highlights fine eats and drinks. Celery plants for sale from J. R. Ferrall & Co.
A lengthy Raleigh council meeting discussed police staffing with a unanimous vote to hire J. N. Hamlet amid theft concerns. Lights policy drew remarks from Alderman Lumsden and Chief Engelhard, while the fire department acquired two lots of the Smith estate for station use. The board approved a $2,000 centennial appropriation and debated sidewalk upgrades, street extensions, and West Morgan Street improvements.
The Afternoon Market steadied and closed three points under Thursday's New York figures. Liverpool prices lagged behind American stability with dull demand. Spot cotton weak, futures dull, U.S. receipts rising while interior stocks fall. Wheat corn oats small shifts across markets. pork lard and sugars move on mixed signals with varied regional quotes.
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