Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-14
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

crn extension of the Wilson and Florence
railroad from Fayetteville.
]. A. Hoskins, sheriff of Guilford county,
has settled State taxes with the Treasu-
rer, paying n$l5, ,53S.l6.
The Rockingham Rocket has changed
hands, Mcssrs. ii. c. Wall and Thomas
Guthrie having taken charge.
The Review hears that the Reidsviile
Times is to be reinforced by capital and
run as an aggressive prohibition paper.
Rev. Kerns and Sciberger are at Salem
preparing for Il voyage to the Mosquito
coast, where they will become missiona-
ries.
Char cl Hill is to have $4,000 Y. NJ.
c. A. building. This is of course il the
money is forthcoming and the boys think
it will bc.
Rev. X. l.. Patton, of Morganton, has
accepted call to the pastoratc of the
Baptist church at Moravan Falls,
Wilkcscounty.
The military of Wilson participated in
the memorial exercises at Goldsboro.
Major Graham Dawes, of New Bcrnc, de-
ivcrcd the address.
The little son of Thomas Clifton, keeper
of the Roanoke light house, was drowned
a few days ago. The boy had gone after
wood and fell overheard.
Dr. Hamilton Y. Horton, of Winston,
and Miss Annie Laurie Cowles, a niece
of Hon. w. II. ii. Cowlcs, were married
at Wilkcsboro Wednesday.
Col. Wharton ]. Green, of Fayetteville,
will deliver the annual address at the
close of the Hand military academy at
Fremont, on the 4th of unc.
There is in the State Trcasurcr's Office
a beautiful Confederate flag. 1t will be
carried to the unveiling OF the X. L. Lee
statue by the North Carolina delegation.
Richard Aycock, colorcd boy ol
Greensboro, ran into man who had an
open knife in his hand and received Sc
we're cut in the abdomen. His injuries are
serious.
At New Bernc Winnie Churchill, col
ored, aged 60 years, fell dead while whip.
ping little boy named Riley Churchill
at her home. In death she retained her
hold on the whip.
The annual reunion of the Phi Kappa
Sigma Fraternity OF Chapel Hill will bt
held in the Chapter House on Thursday
Junc 9th. All the alumni are cordially
invited to be present.
The Governor has offered n reward OF
5000 for the capture or apprehension OF
either l.. II. Stagger, Jim Staggcr, or Nj
w. Blue, of Moore county, all OF whom
are charged with murder.
A new department is being organized
at the Salem female accadcmy which viii
receive the name of Industrial depart
mcnt, and will embrace as its chic
branches, cooking and dressmaking.
In Currituck county the cultivation o.
sweet potatoes for early marketing il
growing to be Il profitable industry. The
slips are raised in hot beds and thousand.
have been planted out already.
The residence belonging to, and unit
about three weeks ago, occupied by S. l.
Gardner in Monroe was, set fire to by al
inccndiary, and burned to the ground
together with the smoke house. Los.
$500.
William Sellers, near Grover, was SC
vcrcly gorcd by Jersey bull. The ami
nal ihrust his horns into Mr.. Sellers alb
domcn and threw the impalcd victim
over his head Mr.. Sellers was discm
bowclcd. He is now in n prccarious con
dition.
The Randolph Guide notes the fact tina
Mr.. Hal. Worth, of Ashcboro, who repre-
scnts the Randolph department Of tn
Greensboro Lumber company, has re
cciycd an order from Australia for ship
load of lumber, the length of the lumbc
to bc sixty feet.
The Shiloh Methodist church, thrc
miles south of Monroe, was burned by al
inccndiary and the Enquirer and EXPIRES
hints that some member of one of the tw'
factions into which the members wcr
divided might have had more to do wit
il than they will admit.
The election at Charlotte on the issu
inv of the S75, 900 city bonds passed oi
very quietly. The opponents of tn
measure contcntcd themselves with stay
inp away from the polls. The issue q
the bonds was carried by bigmajority
the vote standing 506 to 80 in favor c
them.
The Cabarrus county democrats ar
evidently taking time by the iorclocl
The township primaries have been Gale
for May ~, and the county convcntio
for May 81. This convention will nam
| Cabarrus' choice Of candidate for COZ
grcss. Col. i. Il. Means and Capt. s. /
Alexander are the rivals for the nominf
ton
The oratorical contest of the State II
tcr.C ollcgiatc Oratorical Association q
Charlotte, resulted in favor of Trinit
College, Stoncwall Jackson Durham b.
ing the winner Of the S25 gold media
The other contestants were A. II. Whit
of Trinity College, and w. +. Holling
worth and Byron {. Clark, Of Davidso
College.
A horse was hitchcd in front OF IL
Episcopal church at Fayetteville an
when the owner returned n few minut,
later il had disappeared. They wei
found some time later in the crcck-tl
horse drowned. The supposition is thi
the animal, going into the water [
drink, suddenly plunged over his dept
and the weight Of the buggy held hi
down and prevented his escape.
The south bound train for Raleigh ra
over and killed Mrs. Mary Ann Rigsbc
aged 66 years. The accident occurr,
one mile south Of Hollowav's. The c
ginccr saw the lady walking along Il
side of the track, and well out of dang
some time before the train got to whe
she was. But when the train was only
few yards away, coming at full speed, 81
nitcmpted to cross. She was struck aI