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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1891
Page
4
Farmers and state agriculture commissioners from five states meet in Memphis to discuss lowering cotton acreage as prices fall to historic lows. A January meeting is planned with delegates from all Southern states to organize a regional response to the crisis.
President Winston reports strong student involvement at the State University with 230 enrolled and likely 250 on the team. Growth extends to all schools with a prosperous law and engineering faculty, a revived grading system, extensive athletics, and a new hotel planned for Chapel Hill. The library expansion includes duplicate copies for sale and joint holdings from two literary groups.
The Mencik area near Indiana reports the state’s largest natural gas well, drilled west of the city. It yields about 15,000,000 cubic feet with 400 psi pressure. On startup the force twisted a 2 inch steel pipe and blew out 20 feet of pipe, near another well capable of 27,000,000 cubic feet daily.
An advertisement from Dr R Schiffman of St Paul Minnesota offers a free trial package of Schifmanns Asthma Cure claiming instant relief in severe cases and cures where others fail. It invites readers to send address and names State Curoside for the trial.
A sober, industrious man of fifteen years counting-room and store experience offers reference and address. John W. Purefoy, P O Box 207 Henderson, N dec. 9. ad and Sat and tf. Also a man with seven years in hardware sales seeks a salesman position with address ditjans.
Public sale under mortgages of BN Allen and Jo J M Clement to satisfy debts. Lands in Davie County near the North Carolina Midland Railroad and Coal beds of SW Virginia, including the Allea Mine area and Iron Hill, with two tracts totaling about 393 acres. Sale to occur at the courthouse door in Mocksville on January 4, 1862. Proceeds to satisfy secured debts. Attorneys Bailey and Clement heirs administered by L H Clement and E L Gutierie.
Martha L. Horton qualified as administrator of H. H. Herring decedent requests all debts to be paid at once and asks creditors to present claims to her or attorney B F Montague in Raleigh North Carolina on or before December 7 or they will be barred by recovery.
The Rutherford College will open its Spring Term on January 6 in the new building with a full corps of professors in each department. Telegraphy law bookkeeping and business will be taught alongside the regular college course. Board including all expenses ranges from 5 to 9 per month with special arrangements for boarding young ladies. Address communications to the president Abernact.
Fragmentary timetable notes list daily and Sunday departures and arrivals with destinations including Henderson and York. Limited services and exceptions mention trains between Dax and Rabbit w and a reference to H. Ghees and Jas. Taye.
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