The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
North State Notes.

The barn of Messrs. ii. A. and Edward Red
fear n. near White Store. Arson county, was
burned last Friday night, together with a
large lot Of rough food, a wagon, farming
tools. harness, etc. The fire was discovered
about o'clock in the morning, but nothing
could be saved from the burning building,
though the stalls. in which were the horses
and mules. and some other buildings in the
same lot were saved. The total loss was about
$500 1t is thought the fire was OF incendiary
origin.
On Saturday night. about 10 o'clock. Jailor
l.. A. Ward. United States Deputy Marshal
Nj. A. Dale and Lee Medlock left Morganton
10 search for Philo Moore. an escaped Federal
prisoner They found him Sunday morning
AT the house of james FAIR. about four miles
south of MorgantOn. They surrounded the
house. and Moore walked out Of one OF the
doors, pistol in hand. shot Medlock through
the heart and escaped.
A large portion Of the colored people OF
Durham are in a feverish state of excitement.
They talk to each other in suppressed voices.
with expanded eyes, and wild Chances around
TO see il anyone il listening. report is cur
rent among them that kidnappers are hover
ing about and for several days this rumor has
been preyihg upon their minds. and 1t has
brought some of them to praying upon their
knees.
Mr.. Joel Fets. an aged citizen living in the
neighborhood of Dockery. in Walnut Grove
township. near Wilkesboro, died suddenly
Friday. the 9Oth. He and his son had gone to
the woods for a load Of wood, when he fell
over dead. He was about seventy years old.
There was killed recently on DIR. Sellars'
farm. in Randolph county, IN eagle which
measured seven feet from tip 10 tip. After II
was disabled it fought sayagely, and had to be
shot the second time. Its claws (the nail part
were two inches long.
The close race between the Prohitionists
and Observation-Disclosures of Mount Holly il
evidenced by the fact that. so far as is re-
ported. the ti-Prohibitionists have 1913
signers 10 their petition and the Prohibitionists
have $40 signers.
Larceny is on the increase in BERTHE county
When last the county court opened there
were pending twenty-five true bills, four pre-
sentiments and four warrants for that offence
The criminal docket contains eighty-one cases,
more than one-third Of them being charges of
larceny.
A colored child about five years old,
daughter of Calvin Tarpley, who lived at Mr..
Andrew Bakers. near Haw river, was so badly
burned on Monday of last week that she died
in few hours. Her clothes were burned al
most entirely of her.
Work is actively progressing on the railroad
from Murfreesboro to Pendleton II will con-
meet there with the Roanoke and Tar River
railroad. which runs from Boykin. Va. to
Lewiston. N. c., and is a part OF the Seaboard
system.
The Baptists Of Lincoln are rejoicing over
the fact that they have paid up the debt on
their church. The amount of Indebtedness
paid OF since 1889 is about $3.50.
A frame building for the shuttle factory of
Durham will be erected near the building now
occupied by the company.
James Story died ON Friday. January 30,
1891. at Carolina Cotton Mills, aged nearly
ninety seven years.