Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-31
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

bed has been found in Fayetteville.
New machinery has been put in the
Laurel Bluff cotton mill at Mount Airy.
The Salisbury cotton mills, Salisbury,
are said to be clearing $50 profit per day.
The Hanes canning factory at Lexing-
ton paid handsomely last year on toma-
toes.
Mr.. G. Waston, of Sanford, n. c., has
discovered rich gold mine in that vi
cinity.
Gorris' saw mills in Sampson county,
were burned accidentally. Loss $4,000;
no insurance.
Work has been begun on telegraph
line from Boone to Blowing Rock, Wa
tauga county.
A contract has been made for the grad
ing by convcts of 33 miles of railway in
Stanley county.
Frank Bragg. the youngest son of the
late Governor Thomas Bragg, died in st.
Johns Hospital in Raleigh.
The Morganton Herald has enlarged
from a seven to an eight column paper
and is fast coming to the front.
The county convicts are now at work
on the grounds preparatory for the erec-
ton of the Davis Military school build
ings.
The Cabarrus county colored fair has
been organized with Whit Shankle prcsi-
dent. The fair will be held on the 18th,
l+th and 18th of August.
Thirty employees of the Bull tobacco
factory went out on a strike few days
ago. They are still out and their places
have been filled by other hands.
The Prcsbytcrians Of Charlotte have
voted to erect new house of worship.
That is, il all of the necessary funds can
be obtained before work is begun.
THE CITIZEN acknowledges with pleas.
urc the invitation to attend the annual
ball complimentary to the class OF 1890
at Chapel Hill, Thursday evening June ..
There are now 1+6 convicts on the
Murphy branch of the Western North
Carolina railway and it will probably
be completed during the coming October,
A Pamlico man went riding with a
colorcd woman of bad character and his
ncighbors took him out one dark night
and beat him until he was black and
blue.
The family and farm laborcrs Of Jonas
Chappell, six miles east OF Raleigh, have
all been poisoned, it is alleged by eating
bacon. The physicians had to work
hard tn save them,
Arden and John Evans, two small col
ored boys, were playing with pistol at
Greensboro, when the weapon was dis.
charged, killing Arden Instantly, the ball
passing through the neck.
A party of six ladies and gentlemen
representing the Centenary church at
New Bcrue, attended the funeral Of DIR.
Mann, at Winston. lie was the pastor
of that church at the time of his death.
Col. I. d. Cameron has been mentioned
for the chair of history about to bc cs-
tablished at the State University. No
better selection could be made for such
an important position.-Franklin Times.
Mavor Cottrell. who has so terrorized
the people of Cedar Keys, Fla, not long
ago married niece Of Congressman John
S. Henderson. Cottrell was in Salisbury
a fortnight ago. His wife is an estima-
bic woman.
Rev. NJ. V. McDufiie preached a ser.
mon 1T Raleigh in which he scored the
Catholics. A few nights after his house
was stoned and it is thought that the
Catholic element of that city had somc-
thing to do with it.
The steamer Washington, of Leach
vile, that has been running between
Morchcad and New Berne, and which
sank some time ago has been raised,
foatcd, and thoroughly overhaulcd and
put on the route again.
The house of Eliphas Barnett. thrifty
colorcd man, living near Spartanburg,
three miles below the city, was struck
by lightning and completely destroyed
Every piece of furniture and every piece
of crockery ware was broken to pieces.
Among other things which the North
Carolina Chcrokecs have to put up with
is band of sixteen pieces of which their
own people are the players. Chief Smith
has two sons in il. II is said that the In
dians are remarkably proficient with their
instruments.
A writ of habcas corr us was sued out
in the case of Ike Williams, under arrest
for the murder of Lamucl Bryan, and
heard before Associate Justice Davis. OF
the supreme court. The prisoner was
discharged, the court holding that. there
was not sufficient evidence to hold him
A correspondent from Hoods to the
Charlotte Chronicle says A cow that
had been bitten by mad dog about q
month since, went mad on Sunday. She
belonged to Mr.. Rushing, on John w
Morris's place. The dog was killed al
the time BY Mr.. Morris and Others. The
COW was attacked with fits and thirst
for water, but could not drink. It is sup
posed to he certainly hydrophobia.
The outlook for the progressive towi
of Oxford is Just now more promising
than ever. Its latest stride to tn, from
was the organization Of a Land, I'm
provcment and Manufacturing company
which was recently inauguratcd will
$50, 900 capital, With this immcns
sum and what may accrue to il they pro
pose to buy and sell lands and minin,
property, to construct water works
gas works, street railways, factories, ho
tells, etc. This is a grand step in tn
right direction and the results will bc bc
yond estimation.
"Thc Southern States" says Dixie
"should make n grand display at th
Worlds Fair. Each State should hav
an exhibit which would show the worl
lust what her resources are, and wha