Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-20
A SUCCESS.
THE GRAND ENchMPMENT OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD.
Kicked by Horse and Dies-Farmers,
Encampment-FstsI Cow-Kick-
Painful Accident.
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EsLEIoH. n. c., July i9.-The encamp-
fnent of the State Guard 40 Wrightsvillo
ended to-day, and the AGO people who
have boen making that place gay for ten
days past have left il in condition of
painful stiffness. The encampmept was
eminently successful in every respect and
created much enthusiasm in the State
Guard.
rATAf KICK.
Blanche, q seven-ycar-old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Gill, Of Statosville, was
yesterday morning walking across the yard
where her fathers horse was grazing and
struck Il on the hind leg with a switch.
The horse kicked her and she caught the
hoof In her left side. She did not appear
20 be greatly injured but commenced
vomiting. The child did not suffer much
and was bright ia the morning. but as the
day declined took an unfavorable turn and
died before sunset.
FAENEEs' ENcAMPSEST.
The annual cncampment of the farmers
of North Carolina will be held at Mt.
Holly August 5th 20 10th. Many promi-
neAt speakers will be present, among
whom will be his Excellency Governor ID.
q. Fowle, W. G.. Upchurch prosident of
the State Fair; Hon. Kemp p. Battle,
president Of the State University; j. Van
1indlev. John Robinson, Commissioner of
Agriculture Willis Il. Williams. master of
the State Grange and chairman of the Az
ricultural Committee of the State; j. F.
Payne, the Progressive Alliance man, Who
VIII be pushed by the alliance 10 succeed
Captain :. b. Alexander as president, and
Dr. NJ. h. Battle. State Chemist and direc-
tor of the State Experiment Farm. A
number of other prominent men residing
outside of the State Will be present and
deliver addresses.
The seventh annual convention of the
linn Al.arrn arlfc fhrfu
perance Union will be held in Asheville
July oath to 2Gth. The programme is
elaborate and exhaustive. The attendance
will be unusually large.
telegram was received here this morn
ing from Liberty, Va, announcing the
death of Mrs. NJ. o. Leftwich at that place,
at the age of eighty-tve years. Mrs. Lett
witch was the mother of Mrs. A. NJ. Nc
Phecters. of this city.
MINING MACHINERY.
The Ore Knob Mining Company are re-
moving their machinery from Nashe coun-
~, North Carolina, TO Carroll county, Vir-
ginia, where they Will rcsurrect the old
copper plant four miles from Hillsville.
The Asheville Young Mems Christian
Association has found ten 800 men to
guarantee the salary of the General Secre-
tary, and negotiations are pending for
nice rooms.
One William Cable left Arson county in
1851 saying he never would write or come
back any moro. Some DAYS ago he drove
up to his fathers gate, helped out of his
wagon his wife, mOther-in-law, wifes two
sisters, an aint, An old maid and twenty
one children, and marched into the house
as il he had always lived there. He found
the old man a little nervous, but was
ahead of the son, for he had thirty-four
children up date.
The new Baptist church at Wadesboro'
is now abORt completed except the furni-
ture. 1t will be ready for use within two
or three weeks.
J. A. SAmuels. now conducting broom
factory 10 Augusta, Ga. Will move his plant
TO Charlotte and have il IN operation inside
of sixty DAYS.
Miss Lizzie Towns. Of Yanceyville, n.
C.. has accepted position on the faculty
Of the Oxford N. c. Female Seminary, of
which Mr.. I. z. Tobsood is principal.
DROWNED.
Ed. Potts was drowned in a pool in
Mecklenburg county Yesterday. crowd
of five boys were bathing in the pool, when
II WAS proposed 10 swim across. -Four
went across safely but Eds. strength
gave out when in the middle of the pool
and he sank IN twelve feet of water. The
body NaS recovered.
Charles Parnel. ten years old, Of Char
lotto, died this morning from blood-polsOn-
ing, the result Of a kick from a cow re-
ceived three weeks ago.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
At Waxhaw Yesterday most painful ac-
cident befell two prominent contractor
Messrs. i. j. Hartsell and Samuel Blythe.
: While they were on the large Methodist
church scalolding it gave way. and they
fell a distance Of twenty-five feet or more
10 the ground. They were picked up In
sensible and bloody. Blythe was hurt very
seriously internally and his head and neck
were very badly bruised, so much so that
his recovery Is considered very doubtful.
Hartsell il also ia a critical condition.
j. f. Sims, Rutheriord-county mer-
chant, who WAS indicted Yesterday for OBJ
tanning $500 worth Of goods, was sent to
Jail IN default of ( 600 bond He had
friend named Holt. He regailed on the
Sheriff 10 allow this friend 10 stop with
him in Jail. He declared that he was afraid
of ghosts and he begged so hard that his
request was granted. His friend WAS adj
mitted 70 jail and the two slept in peace.
Governor Fowle has accepted an invita-
ton TO be present and deliver an address
at the Townsville On. c. Baptist Orphan
age on the 3lst instant.