The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-19
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

Charlotte News: Mr.. {. Augustus
Glenn the Castor county Young man
who was arrested in Charlotte some
weeks ago upon charge of breaking into
stores i'll Gastonia, was tried before Judge
ConnOr, at Castor court, He was tried
ON one charge of burglary and two char
yes of larceny, was found guilty and SEN
fenced to seven years in the penitcn-
tiary.
The Durham Sun says that very Seri-
Gus accident occurred at Chapel Hill last
Tuesday Mr.. Walter Lloyd was acci-
i.ntally shot i'll the face by Mr.. Andrew
ZONES. 1t seems that an old pistol had
been lying around in their room, I'LL.
loaded, for some time. and Mr.. Lloyd
had loaded it for some purpose in Mr..
Tones' absence. Mr.. Jones came in on
the day designated and pointed it at
Lloyd, saying, i've got YOU" Before
Lloyd could tell him it was loaded he
was shot in the face
Charlotte Democrat: On Monday
morning last, the time ofiudgment came
for last winters Charlotte burglars.
Negro Bill Alexander was one of the
prominent spirits. He was sent on to
the criminal court. He was identified by
Mrs. Lichtenstein, whose home he
entered last February. Also the silver
ladle he took was identitied Monroe
Cathcy and Aaron Alexander were also
locked up. Up to Monday morning
there had been fifteen arrests i'll all and
the Mayor is on the hunt for the balance
OF the gang that infested the city some
months past. Truly misdccds as well rs
good ones, by the aid of vigilanl city
officials, sometimes return after many
days.
Chatham Record: We have had the
pleasure this week of meeting Mr.. s. +.
Perry. of Bucilin, Missouri, who is now
on a visit to his cd home in this county,
after an absence of lorty-tive years. Mr..
Perry was only eight years old when Ills
father James Perry, removed from Chat
ham to Missouri. The journey was
made in four-horse wagon, and the
time consumed i'll making it was nearly
two months-trom the 9th of April,
1S+4, to the end of June. In returning
here last week Mr.. Perry made the same
Journey in less than sixty hours, in as
many hours as it took days to go there.
This statement iorcblv illustrates the
progress of the age, and how time and
distance are anrihiIated by the power of
steam.
This State Fair is the most successful
an record. There were people in Raleigh
on Wednesday from nearly every county
in the State. The crowd was the largest
since the exposition of 1884. w. G. Up
church, president of the State Agricul-
tural Society, said to your correspon-
dent 1--WE have the largest and by far
the best exhibit we have ever had, and
there are more people here than were
ever at a fair before. The result is
everybody is pleased and we will be able
to declare good dividend" 1t was cs-
timatod that there were 10000 people
present. One of the mos, important ex-
hibits at the fair is made by the Egypt
Coal Company, of Chatham county.
The largest pumping engines in the
State are i'll operation at these mines,
and coal is now taken from depth of
$50 feet. 1t will BE- regularly put on the
market in three wceks.--FranCiS F..
Bryan, now of ST. Louis, but once a
citizen of Raleigh aud a distinguished
graduate of the North Carolina Univer-
sity and of West Point, has presented
the University with his library of costly
works.-A son of DR.. S. +. league, OF
Chatham county, met with a horrible
death Tuesday. He was at work at a
cane-mill and was caught between the
sweep beam and frame and was at once
crushed to death.