The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-19
North State Notes.

AZ { + Telfair. secretary 10 Governor
Fowle. and General Woodward. secretary 70
Governor Hill. Of New York, spent the niSht
together at the Marlborough House recently,
In turning Of the light the valve was turned
foo far. allowing the gas to escape. ana out
for the timely discovery by servant serious
consequences would have followed. As II
was both gentlemen were only signify Al
fected.
The barn. stables. ten barrels Of corn and
two mules were burned on DR. j. II, BAKER
Bell Place. six miles from Tarboro. Saturday
morning. There seems to be no reasonable
grounds for suspcctng incendiarism, though
Il is unusual for fire 10 occur IN a stable.
Parties from Concord have had introduced
in the legislature a bill Incorporating COM
many for the building Of "A railroad from Con
cord to Monroe The committee To winch u
was referred has reported it back To the Sen
ate fnvorabv. There Is no reason 10 DeheVe
that the bill will not be passed.
John Russell. Calvin Robinson and Martin
Holt employed on the construction tram en-
gagged in getting material for improving the
Richmond and Danville depot grounds, were
seriously hurt recently. five miles from kern-
ersville. by the cmbankment they were Dug
ging under falling on them.
A.hevile will before long have another
church building. During the latter part OF
last summer Rev. G. VI. Campbell, then pas
tor Of the Riverside and North Asheyille
Methodist churches, conceived the ldca ana
began laboring for the establishment Of
church building in the southern part OF the
city. somewhere near the corner OF Bailey and
Phifer streets. One-half the sum Is already
assured The chape. when completed Will
be worth between II 500 and $1,000.
Main street. Winston and Salem. now pre-
sents M unbrokeu drive over Belgian block
pavement # more than mile in length. No
Town or city in North Carolina can show any
thing approaching II. There Is no handsomer
street anywhere than this.
MI. Thrash recently sold his farm in Chero-
kee county which four years ago he bought
for a 900. for $4,000. He was recently offer
ed s3s 900 for the Lowndes farm an advance
Of &c 600 over what il cost him, but he refused
the offer.
Governor Fowle has pardoned p. d. Grigss
who WIS convicted ~ SANDER at the fall term
Of court in Cleveland county IN 1883 and sen
fenced 10 eighteen months IN lail; Pardon
was granted upon the certificate OF the county
physician that Gllggs was threatened with
INSANITY
Charlotte Is infested with tramps. They 60
begging from store 10 store and house 10
house Their faVOrite ruse Is 10 carry an arm
in a sling and represent 1t as broken IN rail-
road wreck or badly scalded III boiler ex-
plo,lOn.
The first slate quarry ever discovered in
North Carolina has just come 10 light IN
Stanlv county. sample Is on exhibition IN
the State Museum A company has been or
gained to work the plant.
Mr.. Robert W. Pridgen for some time res
ident Of Selma. committed suicide last Friday
by taking laudanum. He was about seventy
five years old. and report says drank heavily.
The first nickel ore ever shipped from North
Carolina was sent from Murphy last Monday
by Colonel Henry T. Cotton. II was sent 10
the metalurgical works in New York city 10
test its richness by actual smelling process.
The Meherrin Valley railroad has been pur-
chased by the Seaboard and Roanoke and the
Petersburg railroads. and will hereafter be
operated IN connection with them.