Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-07
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.
Southport has four churches.

The Tarboro cotton factory has de-
clarcd dividend of seven per cent.
The treasurer's report of Southport
shows the place to have $64.22 on hand
The Golden Belt bag factory of Durham
will put $500, 900 bags on the market
this year.
One thousand votes have been regis
tered at Charlotte for the bond election
on the 10th.
The First Baptist church of Raleigh
will build mission chapel to cost about
81 900.
Another canning factory that will han
die both vegetables and fruit will be
started at Raleigh.
A Smithfcld colorcd man is in jail
charged with selling meat from hog that
had died natural death.
Mr.. Robert Combs, aged 70 years and
Mrs. Ava Elmore, aged 53 were married
at Goldsboro.
Mrs. Evandcr Morrison was found
dead in her bed at Winston. She retired
apparently we'll and hearty.
A company is being formed mt liender-
son to develop the famous Shocco Springs
property in Warren county.
Raleigh, is to have a lodge of Pythian
Sisterhood. The Knights there favor 1t
and the chances for it are bright.
Films I. Jenkins, a prosperous farmer Of
Granville county, dropped dead while
walking on the streets OF Oxford.
Miss Cusack, the "Nun of Kenmore,
could not make arrangements Tor her
lecture at Raleigh and left for Richmond.
Adiutant General Glenn reports that
both the Third and Fourth regiments VIII
20 to Richmond on the occasion OF the
unvciling of the Lee monument.
T. {. Diggs resigned his position as
secretary of the Y. NJ. {. A.. at Goldsboro,
but the influence of friends compelled HIM
to change his mind and pull the string.
The Board of Aldermen of Raleigh has
elected ]. \. Holding CITY attorney, wee
X. T. GRAY, who after having served
seven years, declined reelection.
Only TWENTY-FIVE marriage licenses
were issued i'll Wake county during April
Ten of these were for white couples. MS
is considered to be az very poor month fo'
Wake.
WI kcarns, who six years ago was
sent to the penitcntiary from Randolph
county, for manslaughter, under sen
tcucc for life, has been pardoned, ms mi
prisonmcnt was killing him.
The supreme court has not as yet hlet
an opinion in the Boycr-Teaguc case, in
yolyinp the question as to whether Boyel
or league is the sheriff Of Forsyth
county.
The democratic ward meeting in Colds
+ boro nominated the following for alder
men: Nathan O'Bcrry. ]. NJ. Hollowell
". T. Hollowcll, NJ. l.. Ice, Robinson
Henry Lee, Thomas Edmundson, w. ii
Suggs, A. b. Hollowcll.
Mr.. T. W. Braswell, Charlott
icwcler, has q curiosity in the shap
of n watch made in Ireland i'll tn
wear llO7. This is more OF cur
osity because of the tact that watche
were not made until several ccnturie
+ later.
, A Young negro man died at Sanfor
? and on the following day the negroe
, formed in long procession headed by
brass band, carried the remains to tn
grave and inferred them under the a,i:
, piccs of lively music. The tune wa
4 Suwancc River.
The cotton receipts at the Charlott
- market for this year are tillncarly I 90
l,a
y From last September LIST to date, the r
u ceipts foot up 17,72O bales against u
Z 65l for the same time last year, maxim
d a decrease of 3,93+ bales.
Annie Smith, mulatto woman WI
= came to Concord from Wilmington
l. find work in the factories there, says 81
!. was born in 1776, making her now
l. wears of age. She says her father was
If one time chief of an Indian tribe. WIN
,c her face shows age, she is said to be spr
$. The Charlotte News states that one
II it's reporters learned on what he considc
-, pretty good authority, that force
=" 800 hands are already at work ca
,e structinr the road-bed for the Richmo,
Ia and Danvillc's new line from Danvi
,r through Winston and Gastonia.
IS Mr.. Frank Hitch illprobably take
~ his railroad from Hamilton to Tarbol
- aud connect with the Wilmington u
~ Weldon railroad at Whitakcr's. n
IT. IIitch's road has been running from Ha
vs ilton to Tarboro' for several years. n
-. has been worth great deal to T!
boro'.
W Nir.J. ID. A. Sccrcst, of Monroe, has
III relic OF the revolutionary war which
ot values very highly. 1t is a amusket, VIII
It. was captured at the battle OF Kin
l., Mountain by Mai. John Secrest, "
"> was Il brother of Mr., Sccrcst's graz
ny father, and il has been in the family c.
as since.
III. Mr., W, II. Worth. State business ag'
zen of the Farmers Alliance. is deeply int
csted in the new machinery and proc
INV for making cotton bagging OF the tibrt
M the stalk, and has requested that I
.or chimes bc sent here, for practical tests
,,,. the farms. the machine answers,
~, farmers will know how to get the 80,
'"e 600 Yards of baggipg required to co
i'm North Cardinals cotton crop.
,n- Make Locklier, mulatto, was XII
'as while issautng an officer at Red Bar
,cs lie was brought before Squire Rol
roc Townsend on charge of selling nortga
property, and was required to CIV
nv. bond of of $50 for his appearance at
IA. Nav term of court, which he refused
,,,s do. hut drew n knife and assaulted
ms officer and his posse, and he was s
,nc through the body by some one. 1t is
G,. known who fired the fatal shot.
Returns of crops for April as made