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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1891
Page
4
The census office released fourth series bulletins on Virginia West Virginia North and South Carolina railways. Key figures show large increases in passengers freight earnings mileage and employees from 1880 to 1889 including total earnings of 31.2 million and 842 thousand miles operated.
The article discusses whether Mr Mills will again head the ways and means committee with debate over whether to offer him the chair. Some Speaker Crisp allies favor a new candidate from the North or West, while many Democrats want Crisp to at least offer Mills the chair and let him decide. There is sentiment that Crisp will not punish opponents, easing Mills supporters after a hard-fought victory.
Savannah Ga Dec 11 Jas Freeman shot and killed his wife Monday night in Yatanal county with a Winchester rifle. The body lay twelve hours before discovery. Freeman fled toward North Carolina. Investigating officers pursue the accused.
United Press notes several race results from Chicago and Guttenburg. Nellie D led the 3 mile event in 1 30, Imp. Remedy won the 1 2 mile, Tom Stevens topped the 5 8 mile, and Gaylor led the $4 mile in 1 31 1 2. In Guttenburg Tasso and Houston posted wins in sprint and 5 furlongs.
Boling, once prosecuted for attempting to poison a neighbor, had sentence suspended on condition he leave the state. He was jailed Monday by Sheriff Taylor after failing to depart.
Isaac Sawtelle testified three hours in a motion for a new trial claiming the 1890 killing of his brother Hiram occurred in Maine where capital punishment does not apply. He described luring Hiram from Boston to Rochester New Hampshire with a telegram about a sick child and planned the killing with a revolver and tools in a Maine shanty.
The man describes abducting Hiram on a marsh road, signaling for papers, and fatally firing after a pursuit. He details dragging the body, severing limbs, burying the head, and discarding tools, then returning home to bed. An unrelated catalog ad for salves follows.
William A Lehr of Kendallville Indiana describes a 11 year battle with scrofula and rheumatism eased by Hood's Sarsaparilla. After six bottles he recovered fully and has not missed a day of work since, praising Hood's as the king of medicines and urging others to try it.e
City tax list for 1891 placed in hands for collection. Tax office hours 9 a m to 5 p m. Taxes unpaid by December 1 incur 1 percent penalty on the first day of each month thereafter. C B Root City Tax Collector.
Trains on Scotland Neck Branch Road depart Weldon 4 00 pm for Halifax Scotland Neck Greenville Kinston return from Kinston 7 00 am via enville Halifax Weldon daily except Sunday Local Freight runs Weldon to Scotland Neck Greenville Kinston and back with varied times and exceptions Sunday Also listed are schedules for Largboro Williamston Plymouth Tarboro Smithfield Goldsboro Nashville Rocky Mount Clinton Warsaw Wilson Fayetteville branches and Bay Line connections with officials JOHN DIVINE J R KENLY T M EMERSON.
The bulletin lists Sunday October 25 service for the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. Train leaves Louisburg at 7 36 a m and 11 30 a m, arrives Franklinton at 8 10 a m and 12 08 p m, returns from Franklinton at 6 05 p m and from Louisburg at 6 40 p m and 6 10 p m. General Manager T Myers signs.
Rutherford College in Burke County North Carolina sits near the WNC railroad and Connelly Springs. The climate is bracing and healthy with no historic epidemics and the town is known as a health resort and educational center with low board and tuition ranging from two to four dollars.
Rev R L Abernethy A M D president and professor of physics Metaphysics and science Arthur T Abernethy A M pres sor of Modern Languages L Berge Abernethy A B professor of Mathematics W E Abernethy A M professor History English Viocation and Law George N Folk lecturer on J ay W W Scott MD lecturer on Medicine Rev Charles H issner PhD manager of College Extension Prof M Beekbinder London graduate of Berlin will give lessons in Music on Piano Ors and Violin Voice Culture specialty
The old structures were destroyed by fire on August 9 1800 and have been replaced by a large, convenient college building at the southern site. R L Abernethy president and W E Abernethy secretary note the development.
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