The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-30
NORTH STATE NEWS.
Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Cherokee
to Currituck.


a farmer residing near Salisbury, who
has tried IT, says that hogs watered tx
cIusfveIy with we'll water will be free
from cholera, while those that use sur
face water frequently get the disease.
Colonel Nelson Slough. for many years
! sheriff Of Cabarrus county, died at An
derson. s. c.. on the oath, at the age OF
seventy-fve years. lie moved from Con-
cord to Anderson about seven years ago.
Mr.. James Z. Num- died at his home
I'm Kinston Monday morning while
sitting in his chair He had been
paralyzed for about three years and be-
came so much so that he could not swal-
low food.
Governor Carr has offered 500 reward
for the arrest of J. NJ. Benson,
treasurer of Harnett county. official
information having been received that
Benson has taken $500 of the county
funds and fed.
1t is reported that Captain Charles
Price. who is attorney for the Richmond
! and Danville railroad, has succeeded in
compromising nearly ali the suits brought
against the company on account Of the
Bosuan Bride wreck.
The negro Charner Thomas, who was
convicted at Union for the burning Of the
residence Of J. G. Richards. Is visited
every day by colored preachers who are
trying TO prepare him for his fate but he
seems entirely Indifferent TO his APP
preaching execution.
Governor Carr has offered 500 reward
for the arrest OF j. NJ. Benson treasurer
Of Harnett county, official information
having been received that Benson had
taken g. 400 Of the county funds and fled.
The belief is that he has gone south
ward. perhaps to Mexico or Texas.
It is reported that Mr. George W. Van
derbilt has purchased Mt. Pisgah and will
build a large and elegant hotel on the
top of the mountain. This mountain Is
500 feet above the sea level Therefore,
IT viii be the highest elevation upon
which a hotel is built this side Of the
| Rocky mountains
=. VI. Griffin. the white man who was
arrested at Rocky Mount on a charge of
attempted criminal assault, was bound
over 10 Nash court Saturday night
quite a crowd Of negroes gathered around
the lookup at Rocky Mount and talked
so ugly that an attempt at lynching was
apprehended Mr.. Griffin strenuously de-
MES the charge.
Scotland Neck was shocked Sunday
morning by the announcement Of the
death Of Mr W. 4. Smith. a prominent
farmer. He ate a hearty breakfast was
taken with violent coughing. and burst
| a blood-vessal. from which he died I'm a
few minutes His physicians were sum
moned, but he was dead before either
could reach him.
orders have been given for great deal
/ Of work at the State University in the
way of repairs OF buildings The "Old
East" building, the Oldest of all, built in
1875, will be among those given special
attention, Ten thousand dollars will be
| expended this year in repairs and In
/ providing water baths. sewerage &c.
There are now 325 students. There are 13
in the regular freshman class and
twenty-five IN the senior class
Three white men were coming down
Morohead street, RedsWlle. Saturday
night and party of several negroes
were met going up the street. In pass
ing one of the negroes and a white man
collided. Words followed. and the negro,
who is a bad character, attempted TO
| strike the white man. He was not quick
enough, however. for the other drew a
revolver and shot him in the shoulder,
! SCATTERING the shOulder-bOne.
Orders have been given for great deal
/ Of work at the State University in the
way of repairs Of buildings. The "Old
| East" building the oldest of all, built i'm
! 1875. Will be among those given special
attention. Ten thousand dollars will be
/ expended this year in repairs and provid-
/ ms water. baths. sewerage, &c. There
are now 32j students There are ll3 I'm
/ the regular freshman class and p in
the senior class.
Piedmont North Carolina is noted for
old people. Forsyth claims the honor of
/ having a colored man Frank Mathes)
/ who places his age at one hundred and
| nine years The WilkesborO Chronicle
/ has il that there Is an old colored woman
/ in Edwards township that was one hun
| drcd and five years old last November.
( The record Of her age is i'm the old family
/ Bible of her master Her name is Juda
Martin She has a superstition about the
train. and although living not very far
from the railroad. she has never yet seen
/ the train. This makes three cOlOred
/ women in Wilkes who are over one hun
dred years old. The other two live near
/ Nnkcsboro.
The North Carolina railway commits
sion fixes twenty-five cents as the rate
/ for ten-word telegram from one point
/ 10 another i'm that State A message for
Winston was filed at Elizabeth city by
j.. j. Albea and AN extra charge was
made on the ground that the message
was transmitted via Richmond Va. and
thus passed outside the State. The rail-
way commission held the extra charge 10
be unlawful. The Western Union APP
pealed on Monday Judge Browne fled
a decision in the superior court affirming
the judgment of the commission. Judge
Browne. like chief Justice Sheperd. Of
that state, was an expert telegrapher
His decision is Of peculiar interest and
value He holds that even If the circuit
be broken at Richmond. Of which there
is no evidence. the passage Of the mes
sage would still be continuous Relaying
"a message is simply transferring it from
one wire TO another.