Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-20

NDplc ana IWuT lTCCS uIouhu N"N',"
are said to bc effected by blight.
Raleigh will have $500 display OF
fireworks on the day we celebrate.
The Troy Vidcttc supports NJ. S. Rob
bins for Judge of the eighth district.
The telegraph line from Boone to
Blowing Rock will soon bc ready for
use.
Rev. !. T. Bagwcll is holding series
of revival meetings in Mccklcnbure
county.
Prof. Dinwiddic. the new principal ot
the Peace Institute, OF Raleigh, will take
charge to-day.
1t is reported that extensive deposits
of iron have been found on the Linvillc
mountains.
John Cunningham, of Greensboro, was
kicked so hard by a Texas pony that his
life is dcspaircd Of
The Davis military school buildings at
Winston will be opened for pupils the
first of September.
B. {. Bcckwith, of Raleigh. has been
appointed secretary of the State demo
cratic committee.
" imington has licensed 800 dogs, and
woe to the unlicensed for the dog catcher
is abroad in the land.
There were thirteen graduates at Trim
ity College and each one pledged 500 to
the endowment fund.
A negro from Durham who got twelve
years for manslaughtcr has just been
taken to the penitentiary.
The Wilmington Scacoast railroad
offers prize of 500 tor the best shot IN
any organized rifle team.
Governor Fowlc has been ordered to
Morchcad City by his physician to get
the benefit of the salt water.
Raleigh thinks 10000 will be about
her population as shown, by the census.
Eight thousand of these arc negroes.
In the last five weeks W. L. Lackey, of
Lincolnton. has killed thirty-six crows,
five hawks and two sheep killing dogs.
Wilmington has had genuine case OF
mad dog, although the animal accom-
modatingly died before biting anybody.
A 6S wear old woman of Davidson
county has bound one hundred dozen
bundles of wheat in the harvest fields up
to date.
DIR. X. X. Grcgary, of Greensboro, has
a tobacco stcmmcr hc thinks beats the
world. lie has gone to Washington for
Il patent.
Mr.. l.. G. IIarrcll, secretary of the
teachers assembly thinks that 1000 per
sons will attend the meetings at More
head City.
Henry Odum, a colorcd boy of Kin.
ston, had his hand badly mashed while
coupling cars and it had to bc amputa,
ted.
Nlorganton citizens are troubled by
thieves who visit their gardens during
the night and thin out the number oi
vegetables.
During the past six months the Tryon
street Methodist church of Charlotte
has added l5l new members. Rev. DR.
Solomon Pool is the pastor.
-Four Concord Fishermen caught 1Sa
Of the iinny specimens in one hour and
twenty minutes. The whole catch could
bc put in gallon vessel.
A Burke county man was found by tho
census cnumcrator who did not know
the names of the three grandchildren h'
had raised in his own house.
Lightning struck telegraph wire neal
the depot at Greensboro and knocked
down brakeman on top of box cal
but did not hurt him.
Elan Powell is the name of lrummc
for the Powell Manufacturing COMPANY
who is claimed to bc the youngest drum
mcr in the world. He is II years old AM
does good work.
Eddie Harkcr, Wilmington scvci
wear old, was accidentally drowned
while playing around the docks. A dive
went after his body and after several at
tcmpts succeeded in raising it.
l.. $. Moore, of Grccnvillc, insultc
Mrs. l.. n. IIalton and the next morn
inp that ladies husband and brother go
after him and pounded him until he is i
| n criticnl condition.
The West End Land company is tn
name of an organization to be made II
AT Durham for the purpose of landlin
and improving 800 acres of land nea
the city.
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Winston has voted to issue $4,000
worth OF bonds to bc applied 'mmcd
ately to general improvements Sevc