The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-04
STATI: NEWS,

Hcndcrsonvillc Times: DR.. NJ. {. King,
of Flat Rock, while performing surgical
operation upon patient fe days ago,
had the misfortune of intictng painful
wound upon himself. 1t seems that the
patient tlinched from the operation,
which CAUSED the instrument to slip and
enter the doctors leg near the knee. His
many friends wish him speedy recovery.
W. {. Erwin, Esq, mayor of Lcnoir,
has resigned his office and will move to
Morganton to take charge of a newspa-
per. The Topic says stock company
has bought the Morganton Star from
Mr.. Cobb and will fit out first class
modern newspaper office, with power
presses, etc. They have offered Mr.. Erwin
an interest i'll the paper if he will become
its editor, and have held out other such
llattering and paying inducements to
MIN that he has accepted. That the
terms upon which he goes are good is
shown by the fact that he abandons a
good, paying and increasing law practice
in Lenoir and other bright prospects that
gave promise of speedy blossoming into
realization. Mr.. Erwin will leave for
New York next week to purchase mate
rial for his new paper,
Lexington Dispatch Mr.. w. A. Wat
son, was at home the first of the week
In conversation with the editor of the
Dispatch, he said that his tirm-Watson
& Cecil-had taken contract to erect a
bleachery at Concord for the Odells, who
are among the largest cotton manu-
featuring firms i'll the State, having eX-
tensive factories at Concord and being
interested i'll factories at Durham, Sails
bury and other places. The bleachery is
to be two story brick building, 72x124
feet. 1t will be the first building erected
for the purpose i'll the South, and will
doubtless be the beginning of an ex-
tensive addition to the cotton manu-
featuring interests in the State. Work
on the blcachery is to begin at once, and
the building IS to be finished this tall.
Winston Republican: The dried fruit
trade, although it is not what it once
was, owing to the preference manifested
for canned goods, of late years, remains
still no small item Of traffic. 1t was only
the past week that MeSsrs. Vaughan &
Pepper shipped 100000 pounds of the
dried article, as result of their dealings
in part therein, this season.-Last
Friday morning the alarm of fire was
sounded, and the Merchants hotel was
again the source of alarm, fire having
been discovered in the basement or former
bar-room The door was locked and no
cause is assigned, except it was the work
of some evil disposed person. The flames
were eXtiugulShed before the engines ar
rived and no damage resulted. This is
the third fire at this point recently, which
speaks i'll plain terms that they were not
accidental, but the work otan incendiary
News-Observer: The members of the
Board of Charities passed yesterday eX-
amning the penitentiary. They were
spcclion, everything heing apparently in
excellent condition. The board is vested
with very important functions, but be-
cause funds have not been appropriated,
their work will be embarrassed. Forthe
present, it was resolved that Mr.. Sawyer
should make an inspection of the Nor
canton Insane Asylum and of the Jail at
Ashevillc; that Mr.. Bobbitt should in
spect the Oxford Orphan Asylum and Jail
at Oxford; that MIR. Duthe should inspect
the GoldsbOro Asylum and jail at New
Berne; and that DIR. +. Burke Haywood
and Mr.. lloughton should inspect the in
stitution at Raleigh. Reports will be
made to the full board of these inspec-
tions. Blanks will be prepared and sent
out to the county authorities in regard to
ja1ls and poor-houses. The work of this
board will be very important .-Dn
Tuesday morning about Q o'clock, young
Mr. Matthews, son of Mr. Alien Mat
thews, of Chalk Level, Harnett county,
had his arm torn off while feeding a cot
ton gin. His arm was drawn in up
nearly to the shoulder and completely
cut off below the elbow by the saws. Dr..
Is. S. Utlcy, of Holly Springs, who lives
ten miles away, was sent for. He arriv-
ed about clock and amputated the
arm up at the shoulder. The young
man had lost so much blood and was so
exhausted under the operations that the
Doctor thought it was hardly possible
for him to live. Mr.. Matthews is about
eighteen years old.