Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-07-28
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

| Is. T.. Srady, O1 Dupiln, mas Deefi nOmi
mated for congress in the third district
on the 17S ballot.
Frank Brewer, of Salisbury, walked of
trcstle forty feet high at Mt. Airy and
was terribly injured.
Mrs. T. X. Council, of Middle Creek
Township, Wake county was bitten on
the breast by mad dog. The dog was
killed.
The amateur club that played the
"Chimcs of Normandy" in Winston, were
opera at Greensboro.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
WilkesbOro extension of the Northwes-
tern North Carolina railroad that road
was leased to the Richmond and Dan
vile for ninety-nine years.
Two Young men Robert Deal and
Henry Bolick were struck and killed BY
lightning near Newton. Alonzo Hollen
and colored boy were knocked down
and may not recover.
In Patrick county, N. II. Young and l..
Kimball, neighbor, quarrelcd about
the boundary line of their lands and
Young struck Kimball on the head with
a hoe, fracturing his skull and inficting
fatal injuries.
Some little excitement was caused
by the finding of pool of blood
stains near Winston, but il is now
thought that some animal had been
hurt and the excitement has, to great
extent, subsidized.
The annual conference of the advcn-
lists will be held at Beaver Creek church,
Wilkes county, beginning the second Sun
day in August. The territory to he rep
resented includes all of North Carolina
and a part of South Carolina.
The Dalton still, situated about four
miles west of Hcndersonville was burned
recently. Eighteen barrels of whiskey
were consumed. 1t is supposed that the
fire was incendiary, as there is no house
within quarter of n mile of the still.
Mr.. S. l.. Allen who was heavy loser
in the recent fire at Winston has had an
other loss. lie attempted to ford a
swollen stream and his buggy was washed
from under him. The buggy and horse
were both lost and Mr.. Allen narrowly
cscaps' drowning.
At meeting of the Cleveland Alliance,
Mccklcnburg county, resolutions were
adopted ccnsuring the Progressive Far
mcr for its article rejecting on Senator
Vance, and andOrsine him strongly as n
tried and true friend of the people OF
North Carolina and the South.
The wife of Julius Taylor, of Randolph
county, clopcd with worthless charac-
ter by the name of a. ID. Rhyme, taking
with her twelve year old son and q
small sum of money. Her husband pur-
sued and overlook them. lie forgavc his
wife and took her home with him.
Rev. w. p. Williams. grand lodge past
master and chaplain of Mecklcnbure
Lodge, No. 176, 4. +. and A. NJ, Of Dav-
ccssor to DR.. Is. i. Dixon as supcrintcnd-
cnt OF the Oxford Orphan ASYLUM. DR..
Dixon is president of the Greensboro Fc-
male College.
The executive committee of the Con-
fcdcratc Veterans Association of Raj
cigh has effected the purchase Of Camp
Russell, in the eastern part of the city,
and the home for the disabled and indi-
gent Confederate soldiers will he located
there. The tract comprises about five
acres of ground and was purchased from
the State for $4,000.
The superintendent of public instruc-
ton of Wake county has made his annual
report. 1t shows that 1i3 public schools
were taught in the county during the
last year. Of these 20 were white and
63 3colorcd. The average attendance was
as follows, white 1885, colorcd 1876.
colorcd children in the county.
Col. l.. l.. Polk spoke at the Alliance
rally at Greensboro for nearly three
hours. lie is reported as having assailcd
Senator Vance and both political parties.
lie said the farmers were in politics, but
not in partyism. and defined part tyism as
u collar on the farmers neck with a chain
to il. His speech was powerful appeal
to class prcjudiccs.
The convention at Statcsvillc went six
ty-onc for Henderson and iorty'scvcn for
Lcazcr for congress. w. ID. Turner was
for the senate; ]. II. Holman
and T. ]. Williams were nominated for
the house and instructed for Lcbulon Il.
Vance for reelection to the United States
senate. The delegates to the State con
vcntion were instructed for A. s. Mcrri.
mon for chief Justice, and Walter Clark
for associate justice.
The survey of the Thomasvillc, Silver
Valley and Pee Dec roalrondha Just been
completed The road is to bc built as
soon as possible. The people along the
line OF the proposed route arc cnthusias.
tic, and already 100000 Of stock has
been taken. The subscriptions arc by IN.
dividuals. The road will run from
Thomasvillc to Wadcsboro, connecting
at the former place with the Richmond
and Danvillc railroad, and at the latter
with the Scaboard Air Line and Allan
tic Coast Line. A great part Of the
route is along the Pee Dee river and will
furnish access to the very fine water
power of that river, and open up fine
section of the State.
Mr.. A. Hcrholzcr, n travelling salesman
ofa Richmond leather house reached Char
lottc on south bound train In company
with one +. II. Thomas, whose acquain.
tance he made en- route. The two walk
cd about the town for a while, and then
Mr.. Hicrholzcr retired to his room In the
hotel. On waking he found that he had
been robbed Of $1S in money and 900
miles Of a mileage ticket Thomas In the
meantime had departed leaving note Of
thanks for MIR. Hicrholzcr. Thomas was
at once suspected, and II was learned he
had tried to use the 0O0-mile ticket for
his passage from there to Gastonia. Tel
cgrams located him In South Carolina
where he was arrested. If II can be
nrovcii TINT II ,vaa hiirnlneu II In n cnni.