The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-03-07

| settle IN waco.
winstonis going to make its own ics
and will soon have factory with a ca
pacity Of ten tons day.
The will of the late +. ]. Lilly. of Fay
| etteville, leaves Sc, 900 to the Hay street
Methodist church Of that place.
Farmers on the east central part Of the
State are jubilant over the fact that the
oat plant lice are rapidly disappearing.
The Yadkin river will be tenderly re,
mcmbered by the fish commissioner next
year with a large number Of yearling
trout.
A negro Of Chatham county is said to
he so fleet of foot that he can run down a
rabbit, and frequently does it for amuse'
| nent.
The Eureka gold mine, near Thomas.
vile, has proven itself to he not a gold
mine in name only. 1t recently sold for
$685. 900.
A stable and ten horses belonging to
X. !. Southerland, of Raleigh were de.
stroved by fire. The loss will not fall be.
low $4,000.
Four year old Willie Pharr, Of Moores.
vile, got too near the fire while his
mother was out Of the room. and he was
burned to death.
II. A. Foote. jr.. editor of the Carthage
Blade, has gone and done It. On We'd
nesday he was married to Miss Dannie
Ferguson. of Sanford.
The Sanford Express saws that the
butter sold in the local market is no
more than chemicals with the yolk Of an
egg added ITO give it cast
James Riley, of Charlotte, celebrated
the anniversary of Harrison's Inaugural
ton by feeding his left arm to cog
wheel in a cotton factory.
The dog poisoner is abroad at New
Berne, and two valuable St. Brrnards
have closed their earthly career through
his instrumentality.
lane Moore mother of Lige Moore. the ne
gro who was recently executed at Greens.
boro, has Just received pension for S3,.
600. Her husband was in the Federal
army.
Norris & Carter. a big dry goods firm
Of Raleigh. have assigned. The assets
are not overwhelmingly large, while the
liabilities will touch the snug figure o'
SIS, 900.
Senator Reyburn. of Pennsylvania, has
purchased Durant's Island in Dare
county. and it will he occupied by a
shooting club. The island is six and one
half miles square.
The Rev. T. W. Bobb. Of the Chowar
BAPTIST association, has been asked to
step down and out. The reason for thi:
proceeding is said to be the reverend
yentleman's fondness for the flowing
bowl.
Winston made handsome thing ou,
of its police force last year. The hne'
collected amounted to $4,000. and th'
cost for the maintenance Of the law wal
So, 200. The difference in favor OF th'
city is $500.
The truck farmers of Goldsboro ar
wearing long faces since the recent col,
spcll. They claim that much Of the gar
den stuff has been injured SO that II viii
be of no use and il is too late in the sea
son to plant again.
The rumor that the GAINESVILLE ant
Washington railroad had been absorbe,
by the Wilmington and Weldon Is with
out foundation. The road is being In,
proved, and there is a strong probabilit..
that it will soon change hands.
Henry Fogertv left barroom In Ca
tawba county on Saturday night and
most comfortable jug accompanied him
The night was cold and his liieless bod
was found BY the roadside on Sunda
morning. He had been frozen to death
A prisoner found guilty at the reccn
term of the Yadkin county court Of di.
turbiny a religious meeting, was ev
IDENTIFY In the habit of carrying his ner,
along with him. His latest crime wa
walking up the aisle during the service
and offering the minister drink Of whi'
key.
The Cabarrus county Farmers All
ancc has adopted the following, R'
solved, that the members OF this allianc
will not buy goods from agents passin
through the county, or offering good
otherwise to the people unless the good
SO offered are recommended by ou
county business agent.
!, The coupling broke on a freight trni
n few miles east Of Charlotte on Tue
day evening. II had twenty-five car
and when they struck down grade u
detached section came whooping. Tt
result was that thirteen cars were con
plctely demolished and n negro brak
man hurled against a telegraph pol
Both sustained slight injuries.
The Danvillc Register recently offered
prize of SO in gold to the woman VIII
would write the best letter on "how
make good husbands" The paper stip
, lated only that the communications We
: to contain no more than 100 word
. Mrs. A. NJ. Aiken, Of Danville, owns th'
SO now and her effort contained to
{ word the number specified.