The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-03-15
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

HitcSt uCHIcNctHcHt.
There are twenty seven inmates in th
Shelby poor house.
Two thousand five hundred Indians
live in North Carolina.
: The average elevation OF the Stat,
above the sea level is 600 feet.
The Oxford Orphan Asylum has be
tween 250 and 800 inmates.
Mrs. W. U. Green, of Franklin, has
passed away at the ripe old age OF 49,
People of Halifax county are unable t.
obtain help on account OF the negro eXo
dus.
There is talk Of renewing the mai
route between Southport and Littl,
River.
Winston is to celebrate the Fourth oi
July and is taking steps to advertise the
town.
The railroads of the State are est.
mated as worth SlO,OOOOO0 to $12,.
100000.
Southport is attempting to live on tn
same piece OF land with a newly organ
ized brass band.
Judge Spicr Whitaker has rendered his
resignation as chairman OF the State tX
ctutivc committee.
The Baptist domination in this Stat,
| gives upwards OF $4,000 annually to
benevolent purposes.
There will be a meeting of the demo.
cratic State executive committee at Raj
| cigh ON the 10th OF June.
During a storm at Murphy on Tues
day two fine mich cows were struck bl
lightning and killed.
The Pittsburg Times thinks that Wcs,
| crn North Carolina will become the grea
steel centre of this continent.
The Wilson Advance says at least 6v,
thousand acres of tobacco will b.
planted in that county this wear.
A Philadelphia party offers to start u
cotton and woolen mill in Burgaw il tn,
proper Inducements are offered.
4 Baltimore man has taken ten sharc>
of stock in the Greensboro cotton mills
of which Mr.. 7. {. Worth is president.
Several townships of Guiford count,
will adopt the Mecklenburg road law, q
which Captain ). Is. Alcxanderis author
A woman in Shelby is reported to hav,
Just married her ninth husband. Six o
the former ones are said to be still liv.
ing.
Jane Mcrrimon. n colorcd woman o
Wilmington. was found dead in her hom,
after having been missed for scvera
days.
The Lcaksville Gazette saws ex.Govcr.
nor Scales is the strongest man the dem.
ocrats Of the fifth district could run for
Congress this year.
The Orange County Alliance opened an
alliance exchange at Chapel Hill about
two weeks ago. aud will open an cx.
change i'll llillsboro i'll u week or two.
Over l,l75,0o0 feet of lumber were
sold in Greensboro during the month OF
February. Over 5000 900 feet. it is cs.
timated, will be sold during the prcscn,
month.
W. X. Crawford, jr.. was elected Stew.
ard of the Raleigh Insane Asylum and
Mrs. Annie Goodloc was chosen matron.
The salary OF the steward was reduced
from 81 600 to 81 $50.
The Rcidsville correspondent of the
Danvillr Register reports that the brick |
yards OF Rci,lsville are unable to supply |
the town with brick and they are nov
being shipped from Danvillc.
Mr.. Joseph Swindell. of North Caro-. |
lima. who has been policeman at he ma. |
tional capitol for some wears has been rc. |
moved and Mr. Brewer has appointed
one Of his constituents to fill the place.
II is learned that Blackwcll's Durham
tobacco factory is really To he sold to an
English syndicate for $4,000, 900 to S3.
100000. II is said to bc probable tina, |
the trade will be consummatcd in a few |
days.
Rev. ]. II. Mills. superintendent of the
Baptist Orphanagc, requests all Baptis, |
To take up a collection at least |
once year for the orphans. aud tn, |
Sunday schools to let the children con. |
tribute once month.
A reward Of 5000 was offered by the |
governor Friday, for Lafayette Ramscur. |
u negro who murdered Galloway Smith |
in Rockingham county. The man slain |
was inoiirnsvc and the murder unpro.
vokcd. Ramseur is an cx-convict.
A meeting of the North Carolina Board |
oi Pharmacy will hc held in Raleigh on
Tuesday, March rs. for the examination |
Of applicants for license to practice phnr.
macy. Particulars NAV he had of the |
.g a.,
Simpson. Raleigh, n. c.
The Greensboro North State saws Rev.
cnue Agent Kirkpatrick is improving. |
He is considered under arrest Tor shoot. |
ing the negro, ~ are also all the parties |
who accompanied him. Mr.. Brooks has
had everything possible done to relieve
Mr.. Kirkpatrick and aid in his comfort |
Governor Fowlc has signed the follow.
ing military commissions: K. A. l.. |
Hyatt, Captain of Company c, Fourth |
Regiment, ut Wayncsvilc; 5. S. HYATT, |
LIST Lieutenant OF the same. H.G. RYAN, |
LIST Lieutenant Of Company X, Fourth |
Regiment, ut Dallas: L. l.. Mason, 2nd |
Lieutenant OF the same company,
A most shocking accident occurred in |
CASTOR county Wednesday. Jessie
Brown. a girl twelve years old, while
working in cotton mill caught her
hand IN the machinery. and in fifteen |
seconds both hands and one foot were
snatchcd of and being ground up in the |
machinery. The child presented q most
ghas;ly spectacle as she lay upon the |
floor in q pool OF blood dying, hnndlcss,
and with only one foot. She lived forty