Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-07-17
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

used in Greensboro during May.
The Montgomery county Jail wa,
without prisoner for two months.
The Lvnchburg and Durham railroat
is expected to reach Durham this week
A Raleigh syndicate has purchased
200 acres of coal land in Chatham
county.
ID. A. Reeves, a well known farmer o.
Clayton, Johnson county, was killed by
lightning.
Henderson has a population of 4,151
according to the new CENSUS. In 1850 il
had !, ,+2i.
There is talk Of celebrating the ccntcn
nial of the charter of Raleigh in 1892 by
a State exposition.
Winston-Salcm's electric street cars
have made their first trip. The system
is a complete success.
A large -four and meal mill with the
latest improved machinery will proba.
bly, be established at Durham.
The Modern Tobacco Barn Company
of High Point has accepted a.proposi.
tion to move their plant to Oxford.
Buck George, an Industrious negro car.
pcntcr was struck by a Richmond and
Danvillc train at Greensboro and killed.
A. l.. Jarrett, OF High Point, has made
bicycle entirely of wood, and says he
can make as good time as on Colum-
bia.
Troy Carroll, of Johnson county, has
been convicted OF illicit distilling and sent
to the Columbus, Ohio, pcnitentiary for
two years.
A syndicate of Philadelphia capitalists
has purchased the Kirkpatrick place
near Greensboro, for $4,000. The
property will be improved.
l.. Morgan, a colorcd section hand on
the Richmond and Danvillc railroad, was
bitten by black spider on his hip and
foot and rendered helpless.
Rev. b. X. Hall. of Goldsboro, has been
mentioned as a good man to succeed
Rev. Is. +. Dixon as superintendent OF
the Oxford Orphan asylum.
VIM. Tompkins, a colorcd brakeman
on the Norfolk and Carolina railroad,
had his skull fractured while coupling
cars. lie died soon afterwards.
7. l.. Ebcrhardt, of Raleigh, captured
a shark at Morchcad City that was said
to he Is feet long. This is largest one
caught this season at that place.
Simon Wtrd, colorcd, killed Mary Sci
lers near Maxton, with a razor. He
went to n church and told what he had
done and then escaped.
A State convention of the farmers al
lance will bc held at Greensboro next
week. A number of distinguished speak
crs have accepted invitations to bc pres
ent.
Banner Jordan, the son of well
known livcryman of Kcrncrsvillc, stole
a horse and buggy belonging to his
father and clOIcd With young society
lady Of that place.
A Winston jcwclcr will give gold
headed cane to the member of the base
ball club of that city making the largest
number of base hits in games to bc
played this month.
At the session of the State pharma-
ccutical association held at Morchcad
City, a resolution was passed looking to
the establishment Of chair of phar
macy at the University.
Thos. Sharp was fatally shot by Robt.
Smith in Davidson county. The young
men had quarrcled about triflc week
before, and the shooting resulted. Smith
succeeded in making his escape.
A spark from an engine on the Abcr-
deem and West End railroad in Mont
gomcry county set fire to the forest near
Candor and hundreds of acres of land
were burned over. Much valuable pine
timber was destroyed.
Wyatt A. Wclborn, a young man well
and iavorably known in this State, has
committed several forgcrics and disap-
pcarcd from his home in Washington
City. lie was at one time superintendent
of the Salisbury graded schools.
II is said that the children of the Ok
ford Orphan Asylum were much gricvcd
when they learned that DR.. Dixon would
leave that institution to become prcsi-
dent of the Greensboro Female College,
and that all shed tears.
The Scacoast and W., q. & Z. c.
railroad companies have Offered reward
of $500 for evidence sufficient to convict
the person or persons who placed the
obstruction in the road crossing which
caused the accident on the former road on
the lith Of July.
DR.. G. W. Blacknall, of the Atlantic
Hotel syndicate, Morchcad City, has