Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-07
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

Weldon thinks the coming census VIII
give it / 500 people.
The Hickory Press and Carolinian IS
another railroad for that
hustling little town.
The nominating convention of the Sew
enth Judicial district will be held at Lau-
rinburg on July 7th.
The Rescue team of Raleigh have been
presented with $50 in gold for its exhibi'
ton run in Charlotte.
Mr.. John d. Currie, of Maxton, fired a
gun the other day and it kicked him with
such force as to break his collar bone.
Twelve convicts were received at the
penitentiary in one day recently. Nine
came from lredell county and three from
Guilford.
Cabarrus county paid more taxes IN
proportion to population than any
county in the State, and CASTOR county
comes in second.
A mortgage by the Lynchburg ana
Durham railway to the Mercantlie irnS' uS
company, of New York, for $3'ooo'ooo'
has been filed at Raleigh.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, of Charlotte
will spend the summer in Virginia Visit
ing her grandchildren. She will also
spend some time at her country home.
A Raleigh man has in his possession
copy of the Ulster county Gazette oi the
date OF January 4, 1900, and containing
an account of the death Of George WASH
ington.
Nathan Altman died at his home near
Enochville of blood poison. A tack IN
his shoe hurt his foot, and from this came
n sore which resulted in his death. lie
had been sick but two days.
II. c, Parret, of Aurora, cut stick OF
poplar timber some davs ago forty-six
feet long that will cut 3,072 feet OF tim
her, This was very large tree, measur-
ing sixty-tive inches through.
Mr.. Iohn T. Patrick, State lmmigra'
ton Agent, is in Raleigh for the purpose
of collecting specimens of Mecklenburg
minerals for exhibition at the Crystal
Palace exhibition at Sydenham.
Washington had most romantic di
yorce and marriage last week. w. u
Baker was a married man. At four NJ
was granted a divorce, and at five n
was married to Miss Sallie A. Coneleth
of that place.
{ There are seventeen candidates for th'
, democratic nomination tor register o
deeds in BERTHE county, and three caho'
dates for superior court clerk. mere ar
more than forty citizens in Berthe count.
striving for the Office OF coroner.
Geo. NJ. Bulla, ESQ.,, who has been
clerk in the collectors Office ever sine
Cant. Eavcs took charge. has been az
$ pointed deputy collector for Davidso
Y and other counties of that division I
= succeed Col. w. +. Henderson.
z Mr.. David ]. Tilfair, Of New York city
= representing New York mining synd
= cate, is in Charlottcc with view oil G
u tablishing headquarters for the compan
there. They claim to have superie
process of heating gold, silver and col
per ores.
The Ashcville Citizen has taken ne
I dcparture and issues now supplement-
y Sunday issue edition with its Saturda
A. evening paper. 1t is good thing al
:. deserves. and will undoubtedly receive Il
- encouragement of all its iriends.-Webst
Herald.
Mr.. June Stevenson sent n Sample
mari from his farm to the agricultur
experiment station for analysis. II
:" ANALYSIS showed 1926 per cent. OF ca
H. Donate of lime and l "a per cent. OF pm,
RS phoric acid, which is a very rich, valuat
inarl.-Kinston Free Press.
A serious row occurred at Yadkin {,
,,yc commencement in which both WIN
and colored people took part. Tom a
of Rob Berr;er icoiored) were the leaders
of the fight and both were pauiy iWul'
y. Five shots were fired, three OF the ba
~ taxing effect in Bob Berricr. The cat
of the trouble grew out OF dispute apo
riding on "hyingjenny.'
The taking of the census calls torth
following from the Hickory Press
Caroliuian: "We congratulate those
his dies who NAV not care to have their a
nublishcd to the world on the appoi
ment of Rev. ID. X. Bennett, instead
some Young gossiping chap. Mr.. b
nett will not give you away. NOT G
-, to his wife, and you may tell him the
-. act TRUTH"
The census takers on the winr-'e
doth he swcctly sing, Come hithcr n
mi cnuncrate, the high and low,
small and great" lntcrrogations,
will ply, and compel all to "do or d
The ladies, too, both old and YOU
nae with pretty face and NOISY ton,
will kindly look at him so sage "
.rct he doth ask them for their agc.-Go
scd boro Dispatch.
The editors were well represented
ny the University commencement. Am
tne those present were: Messrs. W. II.
'e'' Ter, editor Of the Shelby Aurora; Col
- d. Crcecy, of the Elizabeth City Ec'
re mist; Capt. s. A. Ashe, editor of
SAT News and Observer; II. A. London
u the Chatham Record; II. A. Latf
ohts editor of the Washington Gaz.
@ tne Col. r. A. Olds, II. Il. Hardy, OF
'"s State Chronicle.
can An Alliance in Davidson county ha
&C in pellcd their president upon the folio
oth- charges: First for using languag
our opcn Alliance calculated to disorga
hose second, for dcnouncing our state OF
,tivc the Progressive Farmer; third, for
dare ting wrong constructions on the dem
RS, made by the Alliance for the purpos'