The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-03-10
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Raleigh is to have a tannery'

Milton Methodists want new church,
and will get it II possible.
Charlotte has sold a site for the Pres
byterian synodical orphanage for $4,'
900.
Norfolk has purchased 100000 bush
els of oysters this winter from North
Carolina.
The PRESBYTERIAN society Of Salisbury
have $4,000 they are going to put into
church.
Near Chatham is very promising
brown stone quarry and it is going to be
opened.
Strawberries at Lenoir and Whining
ton are plentiful, but bring from 10 to 5o
cents n quart.
R. A. Browns cotton gin near Con-
cord has been burned. The loss is $2.-
500.
Since 1881 600 houses have been built
by The aid of Building and Loan Associa.
tions.
Four hundred convicts are at work on
the c. F. and Y. v. railroad above Mt
Airy.
1t is said that DR.. Jas. Davis, Of Fay.
ctteville, invented the first telephone and
photograph.
The new Union depot at Raleigh will
probably be finished by the middle OF
October.
Over 100000 worth of real estate
changed hands in one day last week IN
Greensboro.
The Lexington Dispatch has been pur.
chased by ]. B. Sheriff. OF the Concord
Times.
Miss lanes Henry and Mr.. Henry
lanes, both of Sampson county, were
recently married.
Robert Hammil, of Granville, was SEN
fenced to four years imprisonment tor
stealing an opossun.
Vernon W. Long. editor of the Win
ston Sentinel, is also secretary and treas
urer of the town.
| Greensboro claims the distinction OF
having the first graded school in the
State. 1t was opened twelve years ago.
Elizabeth City claims to give EN-.
ployment to 900 negro oyster shuckersin
its packing establishments.
| Mr.. c. L. Rights, a graduate OF the
| Theological Seminary at Bethlehem, Pa,
died at Salem, aged g. years.
Mrs. Baxter Hartley attempted to sui
eide at Lexington by the aid OF poison
By prompt attention she was saved.
Acow near New Berne gave birth t.
three calves recently. All were well
developed, but lived only short time.
Pipkncy Smith, a small Lincoln county
lad, fell and bit his tongue. He bled to
death before help could be summoned
improvements are being made on tn,
Insane ASYLUM grounds at Raleigh which
will make them more attractive thar
ever.
An interesting revival Of religion ha'
been in progress at Bladen street church
Wilmington. There have been abou
fifty converts.
The tobacco outlook in Pitt county Il
looking up. Over $1,000 yards OF to
bacco bed cloth has been sold this sea
: son.
Phil, A. Peatrass. for long time edi
tor of the Madison Leader, has resigned
and will start paper of his own IN tina
/ town.
J An invitation has been extended t
:. Rev. Sam Jones to deliver the annua
1 address at Trinity College Commence
= ment.
The pcople of Davidson county wan
!, emigration agents to put IN some wor
!, among the colored population OF tina
Y county.
p GoIdsboro would like little souven
i To remember the government. II It ha
e its choice it would take II public bull
" ing.
Lycurpus Warren fell asleep in h
}. wagon at Manly's Neck. His nor
walked into the river and he WI
n drowned.
Rev, ". A. Wood, pastor OF the Pre-
m bytcrian church at Statcsville, has
,c ccptcd a cnll to the church at Graha,
e. Alamance county.
IS Oxford Asylum has 25i orphans with
It its walls. nv making and selling broom
e shoes and garden products they clear
&C betwc 81, 1000 and $4,000 last year.
" The Watauya Democrat tells sto
he Of the killing Of an eagle measuring :,
IS and half feet across its wings. l
at bird was shot while attempting to car
he off small child.
er Mrs. v. c. Aver has been elected by I
oh executive committee of the North Ca'
ca lima Confederate Veteran Association
rft canvass the State tor funds for soldie
.,S home.
he Rev. !. c. Stowcll, a Baptist minis
NO of Washington. was accused oil oigan
ot He denied the charge, but resigned
he pastoratc and went immediately TO
he former home in the North.
ex. Dcputy Revenue Collector McDonf
.ed of Charlotte, has received thirty.se
ore barrels Of whiskey and several stills
10 fixtures which were seized in CASTOR
''o Cleveland counties.
I. X. Moss, a white man, was
pointed postmaster at Henderson
mt consideration that he would keep
en- former incumbent DR.. Pope, a negro
ted his assistant. As soon as he took cha
zen. the other employees walked out.
>as A.,
An English woman, Mrs. Mar
ing Allen, who is possessed OF an es
unit worth 81 ,OOO, 900, is travelling thro
gus. the eastern part Of the state, She is
voting her time and attention to
eve. sionary work among the negroes.
''m" The Weldon News gives the follow
Nv In speaking Of the shortage of last "
crops; ION Roanoke river from l.
INC Glass creek to Palmyra, an area
-css. tniuiup at least $4,000 or $4,000
more there was planted last year, oy S'oS.
life culation, for cotton an area su,nS'I' nnU I