Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-18
NORTH CAROLINA.



CRArsorrH, N. O.. February f7,,-Ihert
Vas meeting OF the new and old stock
Holders OF the First National Bank OF Win
ston held in that city Saturday. ms oank
he's recently been rcorvanized and ITS capt.
tai stock increased from 100000 TO $2o0.'
O00. Many Charlotte capitalists are iargt
stockholders. J. &. Buxton was eiectec
president, Mr.. Hamlin, vice president, ano
J. w. Alspaugh was reelected cashier.
Bob keYns. the negro who kiiiea camue
Davidson at Huntersville some time ago
will be tried here tomorrow.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
r. NJ. Shaw. q well known farmer OK this
county. met with q painful accident ,hi'
evening. He was coming 70 Town WIN
bic load of cotton-sced. He accidentail,
feil 10 the ground. and two wheels OF Tho
wagon passed over his legs, crushing them
Wesley Carmel. an old man. was found
aead nv the roadside in Moore county yes
ferday' There were no indications OF vio.
Iencc upon him. and his death is attributed
TO heart disease. He had been to preach,
ing. snd had fallen when within about hall
. mile Of his home.
ooggD ny BULL
In Alamance county yesterday Thomas
Anderson was terribly gored by mad pull.
The mad animal gave him a severe gorinC
and il may be fatally wounded him. Many
az his bones were terribly shattered and
broken up.
La grippe il fast abating. there being
only few cases now reported throughout
the State.
inst after preaching at a colorcd Baptist
church in Arson county yesterday rev.
w. II. Phelix. tho pastor. engaged IN per
y. M N
name of Alexander, who was drinking. ana
taking offence OF something the .parson
had said. he walked up 10 him as he was
leaving the church and struck him blow
with his fist. The preacher IS q good
specimen of African manhood ana
doubling up his fist he returned the blow,
Knocking his young assailant to the
e rn seuseless. Al this iunciure brethren
interfered and the fight was at an end.
Day before Yesterday while John Locus
was cutting timber in DAVE county tree
he had cut fell upon him and he was
almost instantly killed.
SIGNS or PROGRESS.
One OF the healthiest signs Of progress
In the western counties is the interest that
everybody takes in improving. not only
the system of working the public roads,
but the roads themselves. Nearly ali the
public roads are being greatly amended,
especially as 10 grade.
Thomas Faucette and associates. OF
Michigan. will open up new bank mt Mt.
Airy in q few days with capital OF
$4,000.
CAREIEssNEsS.
The mortgage habit. so detrimental TO
the farming interest of this State, IL now
being investigated by experts from the
Census Bureau. and every county in tins
State will be visited by northern Republic
cans, who Will examine the Recorded
Indebtedness" for the next census. This
work has already commenced, and the re-
cords disclose some startling figures. In
many counties fourteen hundred mortgages
are found on the records not cancelled.
Many farmers give mortgages on their
lands. pay OF the debt in full. yet neglect
TO cancel the record. Tins is all due to
carelessness on the part of the farmers.
and will make bad showing for the State.
FELL IN WELL.
Day before yesterday little six-year-
old son of Thomas Copeland. in Arson
county. fell into well and was drowned.
The little fellow was playing about the
we'll when q plank turned and he fell in.
Regular trains began running to-day over
the CAPE Fear and Yadkin-Valley from Mt.
Airy to Observation-Disclosures to the sea.