The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-21
NORTH STATE NEWS.
Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Ga, rokee
TO Currituck.

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Rev Jeremiah Ingold, Of the Associate
reformed Church, died at Hickory at an
advanced age.
Personalities arc RAISING between ne
editors Of the Marion Free Lance anu
the Reidsville Review. because Of the
alleged attack Of the latter paper on
Julian :. Carr.
Mad dog excitement is rife in the north
ern portion Of Union county and the
southern portion OF MecklenburS recently
one Of WAYNE couuty's Oldest inhapi-
tants. colored man named Tom koIhe-
gay, died in Providence township MonudY'
aged one hundred and four years.
Mrs. Hattie Asney died in Newton from
Notwithstanding, the result Of cutting OF
a corn from her little toe. She was seven
tv-one years old and the mother Of six
children.
The cold spell seems TO have played
havoc with sweet potatoes. From all
parts OF Wilkes county come reports
that the potatoes are rottinS, having oeea
frozen.
Charlotte was shocked Friday morning
IN learn that Mr.. \. Watson Clark, OF
Berry Hin township had jumped from the
train near Belmont Tuesday night and
had been killed.
Mr. Samuel Canup. Of Salisbury, is
the father Of a baby of which be is justly
proud. and Il Is one that deserves men
ton. The child IS now ten months CID.
II weighs twenty-five pounds measures
eighteen inches around the waist, nine
inches across the shoulders and is two
feet five inches in helsht
The Nocksville Times is another pa
per which Legislator Self, or chatham
county. has desired 10 correct SANDER
Gus statement. The Times accused MI
self of making his mark because ne
couldn't sign his namel. Mr.. sell says
unless a correction IS MADE there IS a
law which will give him justice II I'M
parchalley Admins terd.
Further particulars Of tho hsht between
United states Deputy Marshal Brockus
and the Lcwcllon moonshiners, near the
tennessee line. say that the officer shot
the moonshiners tirst upon the declara-
lion and manifestation OF one OF them
to fyht 4 duel with him. John and Frank
Iewellcn and the marshal will probably
die.
nIr. James Parlier, Of Moravian Falls.
Wilkes county. in cutting timber last
week. found two rocks imbedded in a
large oak tree which measured four feet
in diameter. Il appeared that o cut had
been made in the tree and the rocks
placed there when It was young. ABOUT
one hundred and hve years growth had
been added TO the tree since the cut was
made.
During the late cold weather a pond In
Northampton county was frozen over 10
a considerable depth, and when the Ice
had melted it was found that very many
IL not all of tho fish had been Killed by
the cold, and numbers OF them could De
dipped I'D in nets while floating in the
water dead The water I'm the pond was
about iive feet deep.
Frank Mckay (coloren left his home
In SDrine Inn township on last THURSDAY
and has not since been heard from. MS
dinner basket was found In a bush near
the turpen'ine boxes where he was sup
uosed 10 be working. Great excitement
nrevails among the cclorei people and
foul play is suspected.
Newborn Journsl: Nothing yet has been
heard Of the crew Of the grounded
schooner Predmore OF Brant Island
shoals that was loaded with lumber for
baltimore consigned 10 the Ryland &c
Brooks Lumber Company. By instruc-
lions from the company, Mr.. J. :. Bas-
night. who shipped the cargo, Friday
dispatched the schooner Carrie Reel, Cap
tain Slade, to endeavor TO save the lum-
Der. There we're $1,000 feet aboard.
DR.. Eben Alexander. librarian OF che
State University, has kept an account OF
the books taken out OF the library dur
ting the year 1892. The total number vas
5les. an average OF 427 a month. Fiction
headed the list with 2.299 volumes. Cen
eral literature was next with so, history
was 3S9, poetry and drama GAG. bound
periodicals si2, philosophy 80, biography
"a. political and social science 23i science
and useful arts 12g. religion and theology
fos, travel and description %, other sub
sects 1856 Many books were read IN the
library without being taken out at all