Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-17
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

l. w, BulIa, Of RandOIpn county, HAS
been appointed a postofhce inspector.
Professor NJ. L. John will deliver the
annual address at Fork academy on the
Goth of May.
Mcssrs. Bynum and Bragard are build
ing cotton factory in Washington to
cost 100000.
The farmers report better stands OF
cotton than they had the first week in |
June last year.
Larger shipments of Strawberries and
truck have been made from Clinton tins |
season than ever before.
The Elk Park Post says that the noun
tains were covered with snow last week
and looked lawfully grand and pictur-
esque."
w. b. Adams has been arrested in Mis-
sissippi and is now in Tarboro jail for the
murder of a man named Frazier two
years ago in Beaufort county.
Governor Fowle has formally accepted
an invitation to deliver a briet address be-
fore the Hollywood Memorial associa-
ton, at Richmond Va, May 80.
Prof. H. l.. Smith made an earnest ap-
peal to the First Presbyterian church IN
Wilmington and obtained $221 for the
gymnasium at Davidson College.
The improvement Of the wheat crop. in
Catawba county, one of the leading
counties in its growth, is so great as to
particularly encourage the farmers.
The following fourth class postmasters
have lust been appointed Tor North Car
olina: ]. {. Adcock, at Mt. Vernon
Springs; ]. Loughlin, at Swansboro.
An elegant new opera house has Just
been completed at Louisburg. 1t will be
formally opened with grand "dedica-
ton ball" on the evening of May 10.
A five wear old son OF ]. o. Shoffner. OF
Liberty, Guilford county, died last Sat
urday evening from eating molasses on
which his mother had put rough on rats
for flies.
Thomas A. Edison will visit Moore
, county this week to examine its aurifer
o,s ores with view of testing upor
them his new process of making gold ores
profitable,
A canning factory in Lexington, n. c.
pnid handsomely last year on tomatoes
:. alone. II is one OF the main industries
: at New Bcrnc, N. c., and flourishcs II
4 other parts Of the State.
c The North Carolina Lumber compan.
!, have purchased site for a new hotel a
Tillery which they will build ant
y equip with capacity of fifty rooms, be
s sides a number Of cottages tor Northcr
sportsmcn.
!, The Charlotte chamber Of commcrc
n has voted to send the Hornets Nest Rific
!. to the unvciling Of the Lee monument !
Richmond. The company is the sccon
l. oldest in the State. The chamber defray
u the company's expense.
II News reaches Rcidsville Of the death
N Mrs Pat. Gallihcr, of Mayo. Mrs. Ga
liner was the third wife Of Mr.. p. /
Il Gallihcr, who has had the misfortune
W hurry three wives in the last seven year
es and is now only in his 32nd year.
|" United States Marshal Hill has gol
from Raleigh to Columbus, Ohio, vii
cd Weeks Armstrong, colored, the late pos
st master at Rocky Mount, who will ser
ont three years in the pcnitcntiary 4
W cmbezzlcmcnt Of the postal funds.
Our townsman, Hon. w. B. Glen
owns an overcoat which he bought To
nc Iohn Wanamakcr before the Iat'
tie bribed his way into the cabinet. s'r
IN then Mr.. Glenn has refused to wear
-. Such democracy as that is all wool q
w a yard widc.-Winston Sentinel.
Crane culture in Raleigh township
lot making great strides. There are t.
'as owners OF large vineyards. One OF the
c's Colonel !. NJ. Heck, will ship 10000 b
kcts the coming season, and in all so
10 600 baskets will he shipped, max
half n million pints. Most OF the gra
90 to Boston and New York.
O- A Charlotte dispatch says: {
Barkclcv. supposed to have been drow
last week in the Catawba river Mt X
o,d inson's ferry, is believed to have .
n murdered by two men with whom
had difficulty several months ago,
q several arrests have been made. ia
-op- ley's body has not been found.
res, A Charlotte special to the Ral'
ling Chronicle SAYS: No little surprise
md. created here BY Capt. sgd. B. Alexan
late president of the State Farmers
"o ancc. rcsigning his dictatorship Of
ID o E;rst National Bank of Charlotte,
law ceiling his stock to his sister. Cap
,.,r Alexander il Alliance candidate for
q, press IN this district to succeed Hon.
: ~ fred Rowland. sitting member. Ihe
west ance is opposed to national banks
40 Charlotte has novel casc-that
= z'' number Of gentlemen who purchas
ming considerable amount OF land at a
tton sale years ago, against ex-Sherif 90
the for deeds to the land which has not
- ~ redeemed. Ex.Shcriff Cooper decli,i
u VI give deeds, his counsel having ad
him not to do so, as he Is not now
No. fec. The point In question IL whctl
=, r Ia cx.Shcriff Coopcr's duty to s'g'
" as deeds or the duty Of his suece
, W. The case will he carried to the sur
V. w. court.
por- . ~.
Wolfe, , nnss, N ;dca of fill;nr The orders Of hi
arty, toners with dispatch. He has &C
'arty, several fullblooded swiftwinged G
,,,,w pigeons, which he will send around
, " is wagon every morning to the rest
Sz2o' and when the order is given 1t is att
}. Ia, TO the bird and turned loose. 1t I'M
D 32, atc,y returns to the store. and the
, AZ il flied and ready for delivery on
:, m oo Of the wagon, and the goods are a a
D. oo' door In short order. As soon az q
D. 20, cons become familiar with thciI
,x15O, quarters their work will begin.