Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-09
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

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Clinton, July 23d.
Judge Pool, of Pasquotank county,
who has been in Brazil year, is ex-
pcctcd home this week.
Rev. W. l.. Millichampe has made ar
rangcments TO preach to the convicts ut
the penitentiary farm near Raleign once
a month.
The Wilmington, Onslow and East
Carolina railway is completed to Scott's
Hill, Pender county, twelve miles from
Wilmington.
Andrew Wilson, at fishing in Bcrtie
county. slew Monroe Johnson with a
club. He is in Jail at Mantco and has
confessed the crime.
The Farmers Alliance of Halifax stick
to it that they will not support any man
tor congress who does not pledge himself
to the subtrcasury plan.
| Governor Fowle will be requested to
order special term of court for Mitchell
county for the trial of a number OF muir
dcrers in jail at Bakcrsville.
The Scotland Neck election passed of
quietly. Mayor L. L. Hilliard was re-
elected and the same board of commits
sioncrs with only two changes.
Secretary Harrell of the North Caro-
lima Teachers Assembly, announces that
Hon. ]. l.. NJ. Curry, of Richmond, will
be present during its session at More.
head City.
Local option elections were held at
Laurcnburg and MaXton. the first going
dry and the latter wet by very small ma.
ioritics. At the town of Rockingham
high license was carried.
The commencement exercises at the
State colorcd normal and industrial
school at Kittrcll will he held on the 2Sth.
The school has good building and large
grounds and is prosperous.
A large force of convicts have been put
to work on the canal at Weldon. The
engineers have located the mill site and
the company will commence the erection
of their mammoth grist mill in few
days.
On next Monday regular passenger
train will bc put on the Scotland Neck
and Grccnvillc road, to run from Green
willie to Weldon and return. Atri-wcckly
freight will take the place of the present
mixed train.
Ioscph L. Ross, freight conductor on
the Richmond and Danvillc between
Charlotte ana Atlanta; was Gu, III three
pieces AT spar.aiou'S "eui'esuay morn.
ing ny the tram passing over MN; he
was son OF J. W. Noss' oi "reehsporo'
The municipal election passed off quietly
Mt Weldon and the entire old board OF
commissioners were reelected. There
were two tickets in the field, but the OPP
position withdrew their ticket early in
the morning. 'eaTihs ohiy one t'eKet u
oe 'o'eo 'o'' '"'Ss WV. was P'"@''
A strange and shocking crime has Just
occurred near pinckncy. Wayne county.
A negro boy, aged twelve years, threw
another boy, aged eight, into n well.
The elder boy was angry and his intent
was murdcrous. His victim was
drowned.
Returns of the condition of the crops
and fruit for April have been received at
the department of agriculture from nine
ty.onc counties. The showing made for
wheat, oats and rye is considerably below
the average, and the orchards are not in
good condition. Reports are very salts.
factory as to cattle and stock generally
and the grasses and clover are about
average.
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at Greensboro. Miss Jennie Edwards
runicdby her cousin, destroyed her infant
She states that her uncle III Missouri DIS
covering her condition had driven her by
threats and bribcs to return to this State
in order to save his guilty son, her des'
troycr, from the pcnitcntiary. She is III
an extremely critical condition.
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The negroes in Wake county, which ha
bccn n republican stronghold, hav
startled the white republican Office seek
rrs Inv announcing that hereafter they in
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=, in making such improvements of tn
pcr,nnncnt camp grounds as to prcpar
[ them for the cncampmcnt for the Stat
b. Guard at Wrightsvilic has all been raise