The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-04

Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Cherokee
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From all sections come reports that
farmers are planting q larger cotton crop
than they did last year.
Colonel J. $. Cars new hotel at Dur
ham is nearing completion. and II is said
that il will be very handsome.
Inquiries from several sections elicit the
almost unanimous report that an abund-
ant yield Of everything is promised.
Information received Friday afternoon
was TO the effect that r.. ". Sandifer,
Esq. of Dallas. is still critically sick.
Major Guthrie says ten miles OF the
Durham and Charlotte railroad are graded
and the wor. is being pushed rapidly
forward.
Mr. $. l.. Scales. Of Statesyllle. had
his dwelling destroyed by fire on The
23d instant. Loss, $500; amount covered
by insurance, $500.
a Methodist church composed Of fifty
seven members will be organized on
Sunday afternoon at Ida Cotton Mills,
four miles west Of Laurinburg.
The residence Of Mr.. Larhn Thorn
burg three miles from Dallas. with nearly
an of its contents was burned last sat
urday. entaiins a loss Of about SOW
The W T. Blackwell property at Dur
ham was sold by the trustees Tuesday
and Is represented as having brought
fair prices. For some Of IL 500 per front
foot was realized.
The Atlantic Coast Line is eXcelling In
moving truck and fruit products. Train
No. el2. known as Nancy Hanks" re-
Gently made the run between Charleston,
$. c., and Rocky Mount, y. g., dis
lance az 215 miles, in seven hours ana
tWentv-three minutes This Is the quick
| est time yet recorded. This line is run
ming This train in from two 10 five sec
tons daily.
Edinboro Scurlock, who lives two miles
from Fayetteville, committed one OF the
most feudish deeds imaginable. Last
| Sunday while his daughter was sleeping
4 he saturated the bed and the clothing OF
] the girl with kerosene oil, and then ig-
nited it. the whole blazing mp hercely ana
/ horribly burning the girl. from the effects
of which she will die Ii is said tnat
Scurlock mistook the girl for his wife.
In Jacobs Fork township. Catawba
county. last Saturday. Mr.. Frank Scronce,
| while passing the home Of Mr.. lnsle'
was attacked by Ingle's dogs Scrohee
/ began 70 see what virtue there was In
/ stones. and followed them near the house
/ cursing Ingle. This incensed lngle, who
! went out and ordered him away At THIS
] ScrCnce threw a rock at him and threat
( ened 10 iii him. Ingie got his gun and
/ shot him. inhicting severe wound N
/ the neck. Ingie was tried and bound over
! 20 court and Scronce is doing very wei
During the last term Of Moore Superior
| Court Thomas Davis, a white man IRON
! Shcfnelds township. served on the jury
{ the second week, was discharged on Fri
/ day. and on Monday was brought 10 Car
thage aud committed 10 Jail under
charge Of larceny. Just previous 20 his
! Incarceration several other similar crimes
/ were committed and an attempt was made
| 20 fasicn all Of them on Davis Davis
! bearing these rumors and fearing for bis
own safety, made "a full confession, anC
| implicated many others with him Of va
| riOus hc1nous offences. which included
/ burglary, arson and robbery Papers
1 were issued for the parties and on Thurs
/ day night six Of them We're taken 10 Car
| thage and lodged in Jail TO await a pre-
| liminary hearing. The parties implicated
were all Nhte-John Jordan. Wiley J.
| Davis, John a. Dunlap, Jr., W. l.. Brown
/ Anna BELLA Maness and Sis Maless
/ When the officers started 10 return 20 Jai
with the prisoners. Saturday night, Johl
Jordan made his escape, and has not ye
been taken. The trial was concluded Mon
day and developed a terrible state o
affairs in Shefields township; that Their
was an organized band OF burglars ope
rating there and that they hesitated a
no crime.