Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-01
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The Eastern Field Trials Club have de-
cided to locate their grounds for the coming
season at High Point.
Two years ago Mr.. Beal, of Lenoir,
placed fOrty-seven young carp in pond.
Last week he drew off the water, and
found in the pond 5000 carp.
- Gastonia Gazette Mrs. Clarissa Beatty,
daughter of Mr.. William Oates, dropped
dead on the floor of her fathers house on
Wednesday morning.
Judge Shipp, in chambers, has, on mo-
ton Of counsel for several creditors, made
decree, ordering the Lawrence cotton mills,
at Lowell, CASTOR county, to be sold by
commissioner at public outcry.
- The Superior Court of Wake county
has decided to authorize the appointment
Carolina Railroad, now under lease to the
Midland N. G.. Railroad, of which Mr.. Best
is President.
- Last week in Rutherford county, James
Ross, white man, living near Colonel Nc
Dowell's on Broad river, was attacked by
his own son and hacked to death with a
knife. This terrible tragedy followed a
dispute about a pair of oxen.
Mr.. VIM. Griffith, of Charlotte, has en-
tered suit against the Atlanta and Charlotte
Airline Railroad for $4,000 damages for
the killing of his son Robert, about eigh-
teen months ago, near Atlanta. Robert
Griffith was conductor on the road.
- The Gastonia Gazette says that cross
ties in large quantities are being COTTON up
for the Chester and LenOir Railroad, which,
according to the terms of the lease is to be
complied to Lenoir within twelve months
from the date of the lease.
There was to have been double we'd
ding in Scotland Neck recently, Dut the
groom could not marry both ladies as ne
had promised. The ladies not wishing di-
vided affections each declined. The fasci-
mating young man has left to escape, it is
said the vindictiye ire of the male relatives.
The Gastonia Gazette says the Ormand
ore bank, near Kings Mountain, yields
about eighty tons per day of the finest ore
in the world. The ore assays 6S per cent.
of the very finest steel. The crude ore is
shipped to Pennsylvania, where it brings
$40 per ton.
-Ex-Judge J. NJ. Cloud, of the Superior
Court of North Carolina, was attacked with
apoplexy last Sunday, on the train from
Augusta to Charlotte, and died soon after
reaching the Charlotte depot. His remains
were sent to his residence at Winston FORM
terment.
Charlotte Journal: The building of the
| A. r Presbyterian Church on the corner OF
Fifth and College, is now receiving a new
coat of paint and in few days the fence en-
closing the lot will give place to new one.
The repairs are being made in preparation
for regular meeting of the First A. X:
Presbytery here the first week in April
next.
DIR. w. B. Withers died suddenly on his
farm, near Davidson College, on Tuesday OF
last week. He was walking over his fields
engaged in, hunting birds in company with
his little son and little negro boy. While
in the act of shooting he fell forward, stick
ing the muzzle of his gun in the ground.
| Under this stroke he was not unconscious,
however, but arose and went on in quest OF
more game. In short time he fell again
to the ground, as if dead, and rose no more.
There is a story circulating to the effect
that Mr.. w. ID. McAdoo, OF Greensboro,
by mistake ordered from a New York
house plate of glass 90 by 32 feet. He
meant inches. The New York house tele-
graphed to know if he had not made mis-
take, but he replied it was all right. They
wrote him that it would be necessary to
| imfort the glass. He told them to import.
The glass now lies on the wharf at Norfolk,
having been brought on the deck OF yes.
sci from France, there being no way OF
transporting it to Greensboro. Mr.: Nc.
Adoo has a bill of So, 100 to pay, and Will
probably be more careful next time.