The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-03-22
THE OLD NORTH STATE.

ri Farmers around concord are plOWlni
up their wheat and instead are sowing
oats.
Reverend Edward Rowland, of th
North Carolina NJ. L. conference, died a
Raleigh.
The Mormon elders are said to he max
ing many converts in the eastern part o
the State.
Major A. A. McKcithan will shortly
begin building bucket factory at Fay
etteville.
ANY amount of shad and herring ar,
being taken along the sounds and the
price is good.
| There is a rumor to the effect that
Rutherford College may he moved Ia
Morganton.
New York men have arrived at Winston
to begin work on the electric railway line
and buildings.
F. b. Dancy, A. B., of Raleigh has re.
ceived an offer from the Minnesota exper.
mental station.
Although 70 years old Rev. i. NJ.
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church every Sunday.
Governor Fowle states that the $500
reward offered for the capture Of Walter
Bingham is still outstanding.
The recent cold weather in the eastern
part of the State is said to have COM
pletely destroyed the plum crop.
Farmers near Washington are said to
he farther advanced in their work than
ever before at this season of the year.
Rights of way are being secured for the
railway to be built BY the Wilmington
and Weldon company from Springhope
to Raleigh.
Mary Robinson, n colored servant of
the hotel Messenburg. of Henderson,
stepped on a rusty nail two weeks ago
and has just died of flockjaw.
Miss Kate Mcqueen, a young lady of
Sanford. was horribly burned while stand
ing in front of a crate in her fathers
home. Her clothing caught.
The residence OF William Brown, in
Randolph county. was burned to the
ground, the loss being several thousand
dollars, with no insurance.
The Governor has appointed Chas. |.
Rawson, of Worcester, Mass, and Chas.
Taylor. of New York, commissioners OF
deeds tor North Carolina.
The Carolina spoke and handle factory
of Charlotte ships its goods to Germany
and Australia and has never been able
to get ahead of its orders,
A large and valuable deposit Of phos-
phatc has been discovered in Cumber.
land county and the State chemist will
be called on for an analysis.
Charlotte Is building tabernacle for
the accommodation Of the crowds who
will want to hear Sam Jones when he
comes to that city on April %.
During the month of February Win
ston sold Is per cent. more Of manufac-
tured tobacco than Danvillc. Va, hereto.
fore recognized tobacco market.
The colored Methodists Of Raleigh say
they want no such preacher as Rev. T.
W. Joiner. No white man who has been
disowned by his own race need apply.
There is yet much snow in the noun.
tains. This is notably the case in Wa
tauga county, where the temperature
last Sunday was as low as 1 degrees.
A negro man is in Jail at Elizabeth.
ton. Bladen county, for smashing a
window in the private car oi John c.
Windcr, general manager Of the Caro-.
lima Central road.
Christopher Ovcrcash died at Eno,h.
willie aged s1 years. He leaves a wife,
with whom he had lived fifty years, and
ffty.four children. grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
Jonas Kellar, an aged resident of Cald.
well county. has met his death in n singu-
lar way. He fell in the fire and his feet
were near, burned of. The accident
soon caused his death.
Reverend ]. n. Stallings, principal of
the High Point Baptist college, is II
lack at all trades" Just at present he
combines the minister, lawyer. teacher.
journalist, farmer and merchant.
The directors Of the penitcntiary state
that the expenses for the present quar-.
ter will exceed those Of last by $1,000
This is caused by the cost of material for
fitting farm on the Roanoke river.
Sam Jones and Angus Kennedy, two
revenue officers, raided n distillery near
Sanford and destroyed 1900 gallons Of
beer. The property belonged to James
Rosscr, but he was mot at home" to
callers.
The grading force at Camp Cameron
on the Lynchburg and Durham railway,
is finishing its work, and will soon be re-
moved to Georgia. In fortnight the
road will bc ready for the track.
Miss Cornclia V. Chapman, of Laurcns,
brought suit against ]. K. Wells for breach
of promise and wanted Sc, 900 damages.
When Wells sized up the situation and
the witnesses for the plaintiff he got a
minister and settled the affair right
there.
Colonel ". T. Gray. Of Winston. com.
manding the Third regiment North Caro-.
lima State Guard, is officially inspecting
the eight companies ot that fine and
wcll-cquipped organization, which now
numbers over 400 men. Colonel GRAY
yesterday inspected Company d, at bur
ham.
The prospectus Of the Bcssemcr steel
works at Greensboro has been issued.
The company proposes to build two fur.
naccs, each of scvcnty.hvc tons daily ca.
pacity, and announces that II has iron
mines in Chatham and Moore counties,
limestone deposits in Stokes, and coke
and fuel on Deep and Dan rivers, and at
Pocahontas, Va.
The board Of trustees Of the Baptist
Female College held n meeting at Wake
Forest and settled the moving question.