Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-11
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

despaircd OF, has recovered.
Green county claims goose that is Z,
years old and Cleveland goes it five bet
ter and claims one SOycars old.
The number of dogs at Rcidsvilc ha
set the people to thinking whether o
not they should be declared nuisance.
A movement is on foot at Matthews
to organize a joint stock company fo
the building of an academy at that place
Monroe is to have Fourth of July eel
cbration. Among the prizes offered !.
one of 500 for the best time i'll rec
race.
The Odd Fellows of Durham are going
to throw themselves on July T.. The pre-
parations are for an immense cclcbra
ton.
According to the Observer the Fay
cttcvilc bucket factory is the focus o
life and energy. In its sad aflliction il
has the sympathy of the State.
The State Chronicle is doing all in its
power to get the citizens OF Raleigh into
the building of q hotel. II is a worthy
object. The Chronicle should succeed.
The North Carolina republican associ,
alton held an anniversary meeting at
Monumental hall in Washington and
officers were elected for the ensuing year.
Congressman Brewer wants to bc a
candidate for reelection to congress, but
many of his friends, who fear the result,
have written to him asking him to with
draw his name.
| Burlington academy, the preparatory
school OF Trinity College for Durham dis
trict, will he opened at burlington on
August 18th, under the management OF
Prot. W. L. Ormond.
A wealthy syndicate of Northern capi.
talists, representing one million OF dol
lars, have purchased the ldlcr gold mines,
located five miles from Ruthcrtordton.
The mines are very rich.
John King, young man of Lcaksvillc,
went swimming with Il companion in
I he river at that place. Suddenly King
sank, and before it was discovered that
he was in need of assistance, he was
drowned.
Ola town party recently held in Rcids.
vile the Review remarks that THE spa
cious yard, carpeted with its velvet vcr-
dure, softly yielding to the footsteps OF
many lovely girls" Rcidsvillc girls must
have Chicago feet.
Durham has an organization known
as the Commonwealth Club. which has
Tor its object the good of that cnterpris-
ing little city. The club carries out its
l,,.4 . t,,lI ic
hundred times over to Durham.
The North Carolina Pharmaceutical
Association meets in Morchead City Oh
July 3, o and 10. At the same time and
place the North Carolina Board of Phar-
macy meets to examine such candidates
Tor license to practice pharmacy rs may
appear.
The idea of an Ex-Governor of tlcgrca
and dignifcd State OF North Carolina us
a township census cnumcrator is right
comical one, but VIC have that spectacle
and the Hon. Curtis Hooks Brogden, OF
Wayne, is the gcntleman.-Statcsvillc
Landmark.
About six thousand ocean blue fish
were caught by Morchcad City and
Beaufort fishermen one day recently.
There were so many that the local ice
house was unable to furnish ice in which
to nnck them for sbipmcnt. and the At.
lantic hotel furnished four tons Off
Mr.. Z. w. Manship, who lives near
Laurinburr, saws that during the thun-
der storm last Saturday night he looked
out of a window and saw ball Of fire
,h ,.,,;s,l;un si " Ike M n rilc bail and strike m
,,,L ,rcc snl;ut,r;uy il To picccs.
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Abe Matthews and a man named lien.
dcrson had scrapc in Wilkes county
over the distribution of some corn.
Matthews had an iron harrow tooth
and killed Henderson with the first
blow. The dead man was the husband
of n step daughter OF the murderer.
A negro called Big lean was captured
at Marion for stealing some property at
the Three C's. works. Another negro
named Noah Briscoc was left to guard
him while the rest of the force went after
helm and while they were gone lean drew
n gun and filed his taller full of holes.
Briscoc will die.
Some of our sister counties have been
Dragging about the youth'llness ot some
of their marrying couples, but now they
may take n back seat; tor Moore ways
gets there. Last week our register issued
license for the marriage OF Mr.. Hardy
Brewer, n blushing maid of Ct summers.
Carthage Blade.
The medals at Trinity College have
been awarded as follows; Hespcrian
Dcbatcr's Medal, Mr.. James Halleck
Crowcll, Of Reading. Penn; Hcsperian
n.,i,;mcr'a Medal Mr.. Alex. III. White