Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-28

works on the glorious Forth will be the
best ever seen in the State.
A small worm, of a kind unknown, is
destroying young corn on the bottom
lands in Burke and Caldwell.
Hon. L. L. Smith, the present United
States minister to Liberia, is home on a
vacation and is at Goldsboro.
The State Dental Association is in scs-
sion in Wilmington and Yesterday they
enjoyed an excursion to the beach.
The Rutherford College Tabernacle
meeting and local preachers conference
will be held at Rutherford College July
22-2S.
Prof ]. NJ. Wagner, a prominent North
Carolina educator, has just died at his
home near Knoxville, Tenn, aged II
years.
Dock Watson, who killed Bob Edwell
with baseball bat at Greensboro has
given himself up to the authorities. Both
are coloicd.
Isaac Mooney, colored. about fifty
years of age, is in Jail in Winston charged
with assaulting Susan Lemly. ten year
old white child.
Whitfield Sparks, of Mitchell county,
has been acquitted at Marion on a charge
of fraudulently drawing pension from
the government.
Rev. Cornelius Sampson, colored, a
prominent minister OF the A. M. L.
church died at his home in Wilmington.
He was 66 years old.
Thos. K. Duncan has been appointed
postmaster at Clotho, Henry ii. Falk-
ner at Macon, VIM. X. Reed at Fair
mount and lzzariah Noble at Repose.
The town commissioners of Madison
have ordered the collection Of special
tax from merchants who are selling COT
fee, soda, ETC., with prize inducements.
]. c. Gam, n prominent farmer OF
Stokes county, aged GO years, was
thrown from a wagon he was driving
last week and was dragged about a
quarter of mile. lie was dead when
picked up.
Mr.. N. II. d. Wilson, of Greensboro,
graduated with distinction at Vanderbilt
University, receiving the highest honors
of his class and winning the founders
medal for hest scholarship, and schol-
arship for the next term.
Sheriff c. c. Kridcr. of Rowan county,
died at his home at Salisbury after lin
gcring illness. For fourteen months he
has been unable to he at his Office and
the duties have been faithfully attended
to by his son, Wood kridcr.
George Wilson. the negro who COM
mittcd an infamous assault on his own
daughter, attempted to commit suicide
in the Jail at Graham. lie gashcd his
throat in horrible manner and had
blcd nearly to death when discovered.
Mrs. Cyrus Johnston. Of Corcord, had
to move out OF her house with her family
because of ghostly noises that were fire.
aucntly heard. Some boys entered the
house and tearing of the ceiling found u
nest of humble bees, which had been pro.
ducing the sounds.
A reunion of Confederate veterans will
bc held at Blowing Rock on the first
Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Au'
gust. Mr.. Julian S. Carr is asked to TX
chief marshal. Senator's Ransom and
Vance, Governor Fo'vlc, Col. Polk and
Gen. Wilder are invited to speak.
The North Carolina Pharmaceutical
Association will hold its tenth annua
meeting at Morchead City on July Sth
9th and 10th, at which time and place
the State Board of Pharmacy also meet,
for the animation of such candidates fol
license to practice pharmacy as may ap
pear.
Mr.. !. c. Stanley, of Maysvillc, writ
ing in reference to the Bla,icn Count,
Democratic Convention held at Eliza
bcthtown las reported In the Star las
Friday) says that the delegates iron
twelve out Of the fourteen townships ar,
for Col. W. ]. Green for congrcss.-Wil
mington Star.
| The Hickory Press and Caroliniai
does the amcntc honorable in n certain
case as follows: Owing to the fact tha
we were misiniormcd We were too pre-
vious in our publication Of the marriag
of Miss Bonncy to Rev. l.. Rcitcr las
week. The affair has been indefnitcl
postponed.
Hon. d. W. Balm, state treasurer, Will
on his way to visit his brother who j
quite i'll at Germantown met with mar
row escape in Greensboro. He attcmr
ted to jump from the train while Il wa
moving. His face struck the corner G
the car knocking him under Il, but h
was ierkcd out before the wheels rcachc
him. He escaped with painful cut o
the face.