The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-09
North state Notes.

from the top # the peculiar plant In the
flOwer yard of Mr.. IA Il. Duffy. OF NewDerne.
IL was nearly three feet long ana haI num- ..
GUS small cells containing fruit that very
much resemDled a banana. some pronounced
the plant to be tho mock banana. II 10 can
be preserved Mr. Duly thinks OF exhlDltlug
il at the NeWberne fair. The plant ltheli AT
tracted much attention during the summer
with it's immense luxuriant leaves fromi wo
10 three feet broad and about dozen rect
ong.
ON Thursday OF last week a man having
the appearance Of tramp sought Mr.. d. r,
Gary, chief Of police OF Weldon, ana toiu
him ne was n murderer who had escaped
rom iustict, and that he was wanted In Cal
lfOrnia Tor committing the crime. lie said a
thousand dollars reward had been oHeieu Sy
the authorities there Tor his arrest. Chlel
Gary told him he was sorry for MN, Dut ne
was very anxious 10 atone for his crime, the
cheapest way TO do II was 10 XIII hlInseli
without going 10 California. After falllng 10
have himself arrested. the man went TO
Petersburg or la that direction. lie EVIDENT
ly wanted free ride To the Pacinc.
The state Board of Missions and sunday
schOols OF the Baptist state Convention ol
North Carolina met at AsheYille recently
The Board having been instructed by the
state Convention TO elect "A secretary OF sun
| dav-schOOls and cOlpOItage chose Kew j. +
Long pa.tor OF the Captist church Of Rocky
Mount - MI that position. IL IL Understood
that he will accept. and begin his duties
January lst
Cora r. Davis (colored). postmistress al
| Halifax was arrested Fri0ay ana bound over
| 10 appear before United states Commissioner
Harrell, at Weldon, on DeceD Der 18TH, on d
! charge OF embezzlemeDt. Her husband
! Henry r. Davis, who Is supposed 10 nave
done most Of the embezzling. has skipped
aud has not YET been arrested. Cora Ian
gushes in jail.
Mr.. b. J. Bolton. OF Pee Dee, was the vic
tim of a very painful accident on Thursday
night Of last week. lie and his daughters
| had been on n visit 10 nelghbor, ana OF
| eue rging from the house into the dark ness
he fell into a ditch. The full force OF the fal
struck him in the right side. breaking Two o.
his ribs and Druising HIM badly.
George Maxwell (colored). charged with
| burgarizing the house Of B. Chrlstenbury
! in Mgllard Creek township, near Charlotte
was allowed 10 plead guilty 10 Dufg gary ia th'
second degree, and was sentenced 10 Tel
years IN The penitentiary. There was som.
| difficulty in proving the house MAS occupied
| at the time OF the rObDery.l
Rev. Charles Robinson. pastor OF Graham
street Presbyterian church. scotland Neck
| has been offered leave Of two months by h
con- regatiOn, and will spend January an'
| February In Florida. Mr. Robinson lh no
| very strong phy sicaily, and IL Is thought TIM
rest will be most beneficial 10 him.
Mr.. Joe Lee, six miles below Washington
on the NOrIh SIDE OF The river, met with al
| - dent some days ago. tie was struck Ol
| inc forehead hy large limb which mad fallel
about sixty feet. ihe hkuIl was crushed II
and piece Of skull was taken Out Two b.
three inches In size.
The tobacco sales on the Asheyille marke
| for November as reported by l.. j. Holmes
secretary OF the Asheyilie tobacco Associa
lion. amounted 10 GOT .G5i pounds. In
amount paid for this tobacco was s77 .9o6 -
In November. 1889, o3l ,ib0 pounds wer
sold Tor Sl2l 6O342,
| Al least ten MARI ges are already contrnc
ted for 10 occur in Wayne county this month
| How many others are contracted for and no
| known, and how many are under cOnslderd
ton, there is ~ telling, but the number ]
undoubtedly Ye:y large.
The Fourth Regiment, n. c. = e., held II
! regular annual erection recently at the sf
mory Of the Hornets nest kiiiemen In Char
/ lotte. Colonel : f. An:hOnv was re-electe
colonel OF the regiment In spite OF the fact Z
his recent resign alton, which ls regarded q
an endorsement Of his course
Mr.. Peter Roscoe, OF Scotland Neck. hs
Just finished building large BAPTIST chure
near his place, which rs a great eonvenlenc
10 the people as there was no church Of an
denomination nearer than ten miles.
south River Bsptis, Institute viii be IN
i name Of a new school u opca ~ AturyYill
ON Tuesday January l3, 1891. Rev. i. |
Under wood. principal. and Miss Nenis Bi.
zeli, assistant.
The edition Of the Raleigh Evening VisitC
Monday was 10000 copies, and entirely d'
voted 10 the interests Of Asheville and th
mountain section.
Sparger Brothers, OF Mount Airy are LAY
ing out the foundation for large leaf L
bacco factory, which they propose TO build |
once.
The cotton crop In Washington has e,
ceeded the expectations Oi it's people. The
has not been such q crop made IN recef
years.
IL is reported on good authority that u
| Atlantic Coast Line has decided 10 build al q
early date the railroad nom WadesDoro
Norwood. making connection with the fa'
kin road.
The Rocky Mount cotton mills are runnir
up TO their full capacity night and day. b.
are unable 10 keep up with their orders.
William Myers Is said TO be the Oldest cit
zen now living in salem. lie passed n
ninety eighth year few days ago.
Mrs Leith. the wife OF the new pastor
the Methodist church at salisbury, Is a cous
OF ex-PIesident Grover Cleveland.