Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-29
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

Raleigh, but refuses to reveal any of his
future plans.
The North Carolina musical festival
to be held at Charlotte June 13, 1fprom-
iscs to be a grand affair.
The Rescue team of Raleigh was pre-
scntcd with $50 in gold for its exlnbi-
ton run in Charlotte.
George w. Bambrick, of the steam
dredgc Admiral, fell overheard at VIII
mington and was drowned.
Twenty-six persons have been con-
vcrtcd by the protractcd meetings in the
Baptist church at Mt. Airy.
The Carolina Banner of TarbOro has
this at its head: "I'or president in 90.
John G. Carlisle, Of Kentucky
Governor Fowle has reprieved Jordan
Pritchett, under death sentence at Ox-
ford for murder, from June 6 to June ~.
A sixteen wear old son of +. ]. Hogc, of
Goldsboro, was drowned in the Neuse
river and in sight ot Il number OF his com
panions.
Eleven telegraph poles between Shelby
and Cleveland Springs were shattered
into kindling wood" by lightning during
q recent storm.
Bishop Alfred A. Watson, of the Epis-
copal Ipioccsc of East Carolina, will mar
nv Miss Mary X. Lord, of Wilmington,
at New York, June 9th.
Nineteen business men of Raleigh have
ay,eed to close their places OF business at
d. III. every day except Saturday from
unc on to August l.
The cororcr's jury in the Lenucl Bryan
murder case at Raleigh have returned a
verdict against Ike Williams. The lat
ter is in Jail. The murder occurred on
Nav II.
The council of the Diocese of East Car.
olina has determined to employ agencral
missionary, the Bishop to select the prop.
or person. A college will be established
in The diocese. B Bonner, of Aurora,
has subscribed 81 900 to the fund.
Rutherford College at its recent COM
mcnccmcnt conferred the following de-
rrecs: ID. ID. on Rev. l.. L.. Nash and Rev.
K. ii. Whitaker, of Raleigh; Ph. ID. on
Rev. W. Is. North,-master OF arts on
Rev. c. A. Rose, X. NJ. Hoyle and Hon.
5. l.. Jones.
We learn as we go to press that w. a.
Stiles, of the firm of Stiles Il Co., bridge
builders under the general contractors
Brcen, Fccly & Newly, on the Roanoke
and Southern railroad, skipped Satur-
day evening with several thousand dol
lars.-Winston Daily.
John TIuntsingcr, constable III Duncan
Creek township, Rutherford count y, COM
mittcd suicide by shooting himself with a
pistol. The weapon used was British
bulldog, and the entire top of the mans
head was blown of. Temporary insanity
is thought to have been the cause OF the
act.
John Z. Starting, of Selma, was tried
last February for the murder oi ms
mot her in law and was acquitted. The
ncighbors always held it up against him,
however, and last Saturday night they
took him out of his home and filled hrs
BODY full of bullets. He was hard citi-
zen.
Supcrintcndcnt r. X. Bridgcrs Of the
North Carolina division OF the Richmond
and Danvillc has issued circular tor
mally announcing that the offices OF the
Superintendent and the engineer mainte-
nance of way will bc removed from Dur
ham to Raleigh.
DIR. l. ". Hawkins has been elected to
the presidency of the CITIZENS bank OF
Raleigh tn fill the vacancy caused by the
recent death of Col. w. l.. Anderson
Col. A. Is. Andrews, third vice-pres'dcns
of the Richmond and Danvillc, was
elected vice president.
A colorcd man, unknown in this county
has been organizing alliances among the
colorcd pcoplc at Poplar Tent and Pat
tcrron's mill. He charged each person
becoming n member three dollars, ant
has now disappeared leaving the young
orders without chartcrs--Concord DAILY
Standard.
Twelve months ago James Dillor, o
Tyrcll county, insured his life for $4,000
and shortly after he was thought Il
be drowned. A body answering his dc
scription was washed ashore and wa
identified by twenty-five people. Th
company were about to pay the polio,
n few DAYS ago when Dillon showed up
II he had remained in hiding littl
longer he would have been $1,000
richer.
The Wake county Farmers Allianc
have adopted resolutions plcdging them
selves not to attempt, inside the Alliance
to nominate any candidate for any polit
cal Office in the gift OF the people OF tina
county, and to attend the primaries an
use their influence tn elect such men n
can he depended on to work for the bcs
interests of the county. They are ais
plcdpcd not to use their influence for q
against any candidate because Of til
profession to which he may belong.
The Michigan lumbcrmcn are at wor
in the big swamp, covering 10000 acre
: in Robcson county, which capitalist
IRON that State pul chased from Il,
State board Of education some time age
They have Just completed canal fou,
: teen miles long eight feet deep aud fort
feet wide, and next week will begin wor
on another canal of the same lengtl
They are building lumber mills which M
next to the largest in the State. The CT
nails are TO bc used for traffic, and 2, 90
) acres Of swamp land are to bc rcclaimc
, and put into cultivation.
The Raleigh corner Of the Wilmingto
Z Messenger says: The ceremonies at q
r layinp OF the first brick of the mechanics
department of the agricultural and m
chunical college yesterday afternoon We,