Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-14
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

A biting frost in the vicinity of Char.
lotte on Friday morning last did much
damage to early vegetables.
The electric street lights at New Bcrne
have been turned on and the most san
guine expectations were realized.
During a trial at Edenton and while
Hon. Chas. Price was addressing jury
a negro juryman fell dead. No blame is
attached to Mr.. Price.
Additional machinery is being put in
the factory at Cannonsvillc, and this adj
dition renders another 100 horse power
boiler and engine necessary.
Mrs. Mary Wade, living near Winston,
has in her possession a mahogany box
which her grandmother brought over
from England over $50 years ago.
W. NJ. Moore, of Da, idson county, has
n chicken with four legs and three wings.
| 1t was Matched on his farm and lived a
week. The chicken is now preserved in
| alcohol.
The Sam Jones tabernacle, with a seat
ing capacity of 5000, has been COM
plctcd in Charlotte and choir of $50
voices is in training for the services which
begin April "a.
]. S. Warner, of Linvillc, was burnt out
of house and home last week. Mr.. Warner
saved nothing of any consequence. There
is petition in circulation to aid him in
his distress.
Glenn Fair, aged one hundred and one
years, is a huckstcr at Morganton. He
came to town q few days ago with
lot of wooden garden implements which
he had carried on his shoulder for ten
miles.
The revival meeting at the Baptist
church at Henderson, which commenced
last Sunday, and continued through the
week, has been attended by large con-
gregations and has resulted in many pro-
icSsions.
James Reid was assessed $500 and
given n years Imprisonment by the
Rowan superior court for drawing a
knife and making vicious assault on
negro woman. He appealed and the SUI
prcmc court affirmed the decision.
Charlotte wants large number of hor-
net nests for the Goth of May celebration.
They will bring from ten to twenty-five
cents each, according to size. The Char
lotte News says bring them in. Esquire
ID. G. Maxwell is agent of the purchasing
committee and will buy fifty nests.
Chief of Police Rem, of Oxford, ar
rested a negro for stealing an OK. While
conveying him to jail the negro drew a
32-calibrc bull dog pistol and would have
4 t.I
pistol in time to change the course Of the
ball. The negro is now in jail.
Charlie Davidson had his foot severely
mashed at the Mccklenburg ice works in
Charlotte. As the ice was being taken
from the cans in which il is formed, a
heavy block fell on Mr.. Davidson's foot,
bruising it severely, and breaking some
of the bones.
The Maxton Union learns that Alfred
l.cdbcttcr, one of the county chain gang.
made an effort to escape few weeks
ago and in doing so jumped into lumber
river. but having ball and chain on
him he went to the bottom and was not
found till few days ago.
A strange freak Of nature comes from
'oN"So" No"'''.' "~"' wv "o'uN h"N'
where il appears that n marc belonging
to MIR. Emanuel Niiong gave birth to
twin colts recently, one OF which is n
horse and the other mule colt. The
story has plenty OF backing.
IT,. s;x ,.or o,d an, of Nrs p,o,s,,
youn,s nj Davidson county comm;,tcd
suicide by burning himself to death. He
crawlcd into a large box of broom straw
and deliberately struck a match and set
the straw on fire. He was SO badly
burned that he only lived n short while.
|
INC Luinper.on kopesonian 'enrns thht
the Big swamp ,,nprovsnhen. mr company
are 70 erect Soo;ooo 'hi'i Ut tne mouth
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Mr. Sylvanus wilson, OF Lincolnton,
died lew minutes H'ter having MS 'eS
ampntated; lhiswas rendered necessary
ny ms 'nect'ng Win ,ne 'nis,ortune ABOUT
month aEo 10 Eet nus leg broken ntwo
p'". " The dacc,s.d us 80 ,%an, NJ
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Inc Kaleish correspondent o, inc kiei'
mono ,s. limgs says: Jonh " ahomp'
son, recently steward OF the insane asy'
lum, VIII DC demoeratle candidate Tor
sierk oi tue court, "ga,nst Nnat,es ".
upchureh, rspuphenn, VINO mas heiu once
Tor years ine losa, election ne,e Is es,
p, pev'eo W " @ ,,n. '>','.s ,,,,, "n. .'o..'
fres,aen, Ehots, OF the wilmington
ana weldon ra,lroau' ana Scneral
treignt ana passenger agent waters
nave Deen III kale'gh negotiating ior
rlght OF way 10 run travei OF tncir line
into ,hat e,ty. IL they succeed IN max
ing tne arrangements tncy wii a'd IN
building tns new depot NJ Ra'e'gh' ana
the cost VIII theh pc So,Voo'