The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-03
NORTH STATE NE us.
Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Chi rokee
to Currituck,

10
Mr.. J. J. Davis. Of Stovall. certainly
is a winner on killing deer. few days
ago he killed three bucks at two shots.
The reports OF the death of birds con-
tnue to come in. The partridges are
starving. and many OF the ducks and swan
are perishing for want OF water
News is received Of the death at his
home in Memphis. Tenn, of Mr.. Louis
H. Kittle, aged forty-five years. He died
on the 10th instant Of pneumonia. he
was native of Vance county
A. w. Graham, attorney for Hon. A.
II. A. Williams, returned to oxford from
Stokes county Friday. where he went
to take dispositions in the Williams-Settle
contest He feels confident that his client
will be seated.
Two young darkies, named Jim Kennedy
and Wiley Thomas, aged nineteen and
eighteen years, respectively, stole a shot
sack containing $175 from the bar-room
of w. II. and T. X. Renigar, at Winston.
James Henderson. a young man who
says he is from Onslow county has been
arrested and jailed at New Berne for
stealing a steer from Mr.. DuVal. near
Pollocksville. He sold the steer for $50
to John Alfred Boone.
Miss Pattie Alexander, daughter OF Con-
gresham Alexander, is still very sick
There is but little change in her condi-
ton. For weeks past her friends have
had grave fears as to the final outcome
Of her sickness.
The next annual meeting of the State
Pharmaceutical Association will be held
in Greensboro next August. instead OF
Winston, as was decided at the last meet
ing in Raleigh
The Greensboro revenue men have lately
been in the Globe cutting up stills and
warrants were issued for some persons
suspected of running them. They were
tried Wednesday before United States
Commissioner Connolly and dismissed.
Never has the locality Of Elizabeth
City been so long and completely ice
bound as this winter. For more than two
weeks no vessel has been able 10 depart
from or arrive at Elizabeth City, and
consequently the usual large trade from
the back Sound section has been cut off.
On Tuesday evening of last week. be-
tween and o'clock, the school house in
District No. 20. South West township,
caught on fire and was badly burned be-
fore the flames could be extinguished.
1t is not known how the fire originated
Mrs. Walter r. Dale. of Atlanta. has
been granted divorce from her husband
The verdict is practically a declaration
that Dale is J. O. II. Nutall, the North
Carolina editor of former days. but
until recently Baptist preacher in Geor-
gla. Nutall has worked in Salisbury and
Concord.
In 1889 the Legislature passed a law
forbidding the hunting of deer in Cald-
well county with dogs and until this year
the law has been pretty well obeyed,
with the result of multiplying the number
of deer In the county. 1t is estimated that
there are over one hundred head that
range in the Northern and Western sec
TONS
The Cabarrus Superior Court convened
In Concord Monday morning. Judge Win
ston presiding. The first thing on the
docket was the contest OF the relatives
of old Billy Bost. the Cabarrus miser.
who died with his house chinked with
gold, to break his will. The old man
lived In Bethel township, and the whole
Of that section is in Concord to see the
case through court If the old misers
will Is broken. a large amount OF boarded
gold and real estate will be distributed
among his relatives.
For the lack of bridge, or n bridge
that could be crossed. John Mcdowell
Friday lost several hundred dollars at
Compass creek. A few miles from Rocky
Mount. He was carrying a load of to-
bacco to market. While bridge has been
erected there, no abutments have been
thrown up, so the stream has TO be forded.
Like all other respectable streams. old
Compass was frozen over and held up
all kinds of loads till the thaw, and Mr..
Mcdowell came and there was a topping
over of $500 pounds of tobacco. Mr.
Mcdowell saved 200 or 800 pounds with
out much injury, but LOO pounds were
thoroughly wet.