The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-01-10
STATE NEWS.

patch: A terrible accident has occurred at
Elk Park, Watauga county. A white
man working at sawmill fell upon the
saw. He was literally cut in slices. No
one was near him, and when discovered
he presented spectacle horrible beyond
dcscription.-Rcv.R Reuben Farthing, for
forty years Methodist preacher. died a
few days ago at his home in Watauga
county. lie was a native of Wake
county.-lt is now said that in the riot
and shooting at Big Rock creek, Mitchell
county twenty men were wounded in.
stead Of twelve, as had been stated
| The new jail at Boone is put to rather
odd use. 1t is used by revenue officials as
place OF safe keeping for whiskey.-
day and to-day was as high as 80 de.
grccs. Green peas are ripe at Newbern
A son of Sylvester Pate, at Colds
boro, died yesterday in great agony. He
accidentally swallowed marble and was
choked to death.
Wilmington Star: A telegram from
Fayetteville to the Star announces tn.
death in that place last Sunday at
O'Clock n. M, of Mr.. Alfred A. Mckethan.
one OF the most prominent citizens. H,
was the founder of the McKethan Car
riage Factory, for years the largest in
the South, and known all over the coun-
try. He was chairman Of the board OF
county commissioners, president of the
Fayetteville and Florence railroad COM
pany, director Of the Cape Fear and
fadkin Valley railroad company, mayor
of the city, and in his long years of use
tulncss held many other positions of trust
and honor, being man of prominence.
abundant charity and great public spirit.
The telegram states that town meet.
ing was held yesterday, at which Col
Charles Haigh presided. Stores were
closed and bells tolled during the funeral,
which took place at half past thre,
O'Clock in the afternoon. The funeral
was ono of the largest and most i'm.
pressive ever held in Fayetteville.
Wilmington Star: A singular accident
happened on board of the dredge boat
Vim. at work yesterday some twelve or
fifteen miles down the river. Two of the
hands on the boat were doing some nee.
eesary work on the iron scoop used to
lift mud from the bottom of the river and
dump il into n scow alongside. The
men were standing on top OF the SCOOP
when the latter suddenly opened and the
two halves closed in upon them and
nearly crushed them to death before they
could be extricated. Both men were Sc
verely hurt one had an arm broken and
the other was badly cut and bruised
They were at once brought up to the
city. where they received proper surgical
attention and were taken to the Marine
Hospital.
Wilmington Review: The passenger
train on the c. +. & Y. V. r. K. was
fired into last Friday afternoon about S
O'Clock near place known as Rural
Hail. about 80 miles this side of Mt.
Airy. Two men fired into the train with
guns loaded with buckshot. Three win
dows in the coach were smashed but no
one was injured Mr.. W. F. Gilmer. oi
this city, was on the train at the time
and recognized the men and he has since
received a telegram from Captain Fry,
the general superintendent. telling him
that the men had been captured and ask.
ing him to so on and identify them.
Lcnoir Topic: A Young man by the
name of Wilson. living near Glenburnie.
killed, week or so ago, large owl that
hiu q st'Si tiaP httdSiSu W oHC VI ltS
legs. The foot had been almost cut of,
being attached to the leg by only smell
piece OF dried ligament. The wound had
healed and the owl was very weak. indi.
eating that he had carried the steel trap
for several weeks.
Morganton Herald: Mr.. W. T. Har-
bison tells us that his peach trees have
been blooming for several weeks. We
hear of the same thing happening in diff
fcrent parts of the country, and the
woods are full of violets. This has Ger.
tainly been Il remarkable winter.
Ilcndcrsonville Times: Our old friend,
Mr.. a. a. Duncan, raised on his farm near
town last season the largest gourd we
ever saw. 1t measures seven feet and
three inches in circumference, and is on
exhibition at this office.
\ dispatch to the News-O Observer from
Leuoir, under date of the 9th says:
Hon. Jas, {. Harper, an ex.member of
Congress and one of our most promi-
ncnt citizens died at his home near Pat.
tcrson this afternoon.