Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-08
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

ted $500.
Five new convicts have been received
at the pcnitentiary from Granville county
Negro Agent Williams recently left
Scotland Neck with eighty-fve colorct
men.
One hundred and eighteen acres of land
near Greensboro recently sold for $1OC
per acre.
NJ. A. Angler has been elected mayor OF
Durham. He received plurality over
all of twelve.
Two hundred and fifty sheep recently
passed through Winston on their way to
pastures new in Virginia.
A Greensboro six year old has distin.
guishcd itself by swallowing n four penny
nail. So far it has suffered no inconvcn-
icncc.
The annual reunion of the Phi Kappa
Sigma fraternity will be held in the chap
ter house at Chapel Hill on Thursday
June 8.
1t is now authoritatively stated that
the Baptist Female College at Raleigh will
open next fall, very probably early in Sep
tembcr.
Sixty-tour colorcd convicts were i'm
mersed in Taylors pond near Raleigh
last Sunday. Next Sunday sixty-six will
he baptized.
The widow of Ex-Governor w. A. Gra-
ham died at Raleigh and the funeral was
held at Hillsboro. Governor Graham
died in 1875.
The Governors Guard fair at Raleigh
has proved itself to he So much OF a sue
cess that it has been decided to continue
it all this week.
Company r, Third regiment. Burling-
ton, will go to Richmond to attend the
ceremonies on the day of the unvciling of
Lees monument.
The Wilmington branch of the Univer-
Sity Alumni held their first annual meet
ing at the Orton and enjoyed abanquct.
Thirty were present.
Mr.. Alphcus W. Wood, formerly of
New Bcrnc, died at San Antonio, Texas.
of consumption. Hisrcmains were taken
to New Bernc for intcrment.
Samuel A. Ienszey, president of the
Egypt Coal company says that the
deeper the shaft ut the mine is sunk the
better grows the quality ofcoal.
A member of the Farmers Alliance told
Raleigh newspaper man that they in
tended to vote for men who represent
their views or else vote for nobody.
Leon d. Robinson. of Wadcsboro, a
son of Commissioner of Agriculture
John Robinson. has been nominated on
the democratic ticket for mayor of that
town.
\ colorcd man named Scott dropped
dead near the Union depot in Raleigh.
lie had been in excellent health. Heart
disease is supposed to have been the
cause.
Rev. DR.. !. W. Carter, of Raleigh, was
selected to preach the conventional ser
mon before the g"cat Southern Baptist
convention. which meets in Fort Worth,
Texas.
Rev. S. Is. Turrcntinc, of the North
Carolina conference. has been selected to
illogical society of Trinity College at the
commencement this year.
A lodge of Odd Fellows has been or
ganizcd at Nashville. Nash county. The
officers are X. A. =. Cooley, noble grand |;
l.. NJ. Congers, grand; X. i. Congcrs,
secretary; +. B. Kicks, treasurer.
Numbers of Wilmington people are dc.
sirous of having Rev. Sam Jones visit
that city some time this year. a move
m,nt has already been started there to
sound public sentiment on the subject.
The Governor has Offered reward OF
5000 each for l.. II. Stagncr. James Stag.
ncr, and NJ. ". Blue. of Moore county.
who are charged with the murder OF
George Curtin recently III that county.
A committee has been appointed to ar
range for the grand rally of the Far
mcrs' Alliance to take place at Greens
boro in Iuly next. Ii is estimated that
u gathering of several thousand people
will bc present.
The following editors Of the University
Magazine have been elected: From hi
society, NJ. Pcarsall, of Duplin county,
and W. W. Davies, jr., of Virginia; from
Phi society, Plato Collins, of kinston,
and George Ransom, of Weldon.
Dr. $. S. Lambeth, of Virginia, will
preach the annual sermon at Greensboro
Female College commencement in May.
Judge Walter Clark will deliver the
alumnr address, and Professor Wilbur
+. Tillctt. of Vanderbilt University, tn,
address before the literary societies.
A Raleigh gentleman has been requested
by Mrs. "Stoncwall" Jackson, tn aid hcl
in the collection OF matter for complct,
biography of General Jackson by giving
his personal "reminiscences Of that grc.'
general as he appeared in battle and IL
camp.
The Governor has issued death war
rant for the execution Of Jordan Pritchctt
colorcd, oi Granville county. Pritchctt
was convicted OF murder and scntcncct
tn bc hanged March 9TH, but appealed
The supreme court affirmed the judgment
OF the lower court.
The contract for the brick work on til,
Greensboro cotton mills has been let tc
Watson and Cecil the well known fac
tory builders OF Lexington, who will bc
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