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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1893
Page
4
Indications for North Carolina show fair and warmer weather, with a Raleigh forecast of fair conditions. Local notes mention Nag's Head Hotel opening around June 25, a busy Raleigh scene with trains, schools, hotels, and a string of civic notices and social items.
Marriage of Mr. Robert Simpson and Miss Ella W. Riddle at the First Baptist Church Raleigh with Rev. Dr. J W Carter officiating. After vows the couple left for a bridal tour to New York aboard a northbound Raleigh and Gaston train amid numerous gifts and public congratulations. Also reported are U S court actions and civil and equity docketing results with several judgments and dockets carried forward.
A Beaufort Herald entry notes a black turtle near Cape Lookout weighing between 1800 and 2000 pounds. It required 15 men to pull it from the water and 8 to flip it. Fishermen say larger specimens have been caught, the meat not fit to eat, but its oil is valuable when fried. Arrivals at the Yarboro include George M Rose and many others from various cities. A sourmash split up the whisky trust follows, then a mortgage sale listing Wake County land.
Market reports cover money on call, mercantile paper, sterling exchange, and various bond and commodity movements in New York. An extradition treaty between the United States and Russia is formally promulgated with an effective date of June 24.
New York Cotton Market shows a good spot inquiry in Liver pool with 15 000 bales sold and an advance, futures opened firmer and closed barely steady. Liverpool prices rose while later selling pressured by profits taking and a bear raid. rain in the South favorable for crop prospects and bureau reports due Saturday. Receipts at ports were light, and spot market remained easy and unchanged with 335 bales sold.
New York and Liverpool report steady cotton futures and mixed spot prices. Across U S cities buyers and sellers show varied bale counts and firm to quiet trading, with futures closed steady and district markets listing specific middling quotes and bale volumes.
Fragmented advertisement blends notes on mountain vacation info and lodging asks readers to request sections and prices. Includes testimonials for P P P and Ayer's Cathartic Pills, plus Southern World’s Fair bureau offer with contact details in Chicago and Augusta references.
Jones & Powell, managers of the New Crystal Ice Factory in Raleigh North Carolina, pledge not to be undersold on ice and to duplicate any city price. They assure ample iron and ice supplies year round as in previous years.
L KR Wyatt Haleith NC advertises White and Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines wholesale and retail with price lists for dealers. Offers mail delivery across North Carolina and repair service by an experienced operator. Sells needles and parts and supplies farm implements engines boilers mowers reapers and binders. Horse rake of WA Wood make. Write for prices.
Special notices seek agents of all ages to sell plating outfits for metal items. Earn 5 to 25 dollars daily with no experience, portable from house to house, targeting businesses and families. Promises durable plating, instant results, and easy handling with nationwide demand. Circulars available from the firm in Fast St. Lovia, MI.
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