The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
NORTH STATE NEWS.
Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Chtroke'
To Currituck.


20 Currituck.
There is not licensed liquor saloon
IN Surry.
The first shsd Of the season was caught
In the Cape Fear at wilmington eatur-
day.
Dressed chickens sold in the Whining
ton market Saturday at from 60 cents TO
81 per pair.
The Myers Bros, OF Davidson. have
killed since the first snow fell up TO date.
l35 rabbits.
High Point wants a new county formed
out of territ,ry from Guilford and adj
Joining counties with that town as the
county seat.
Mr.. ~. s. Kearnes of Randolph county,
passed through Davidson Monday with
zoo rabbits going on to market at winston
10 relieve suffering humanity.
On Sunday night at the Baptist chapel
the Second Baptist church of Goldsboro
was duly organized in the presence OF a
large congregation. The lew church I'M
animously called Rev. q. L. Finch as
pastor.
Young white woman named Hattie
Scarlet and her infant child died In Il
cellar at Durham. The woman was from
Orange county, and before her death
made on oath before a magistrate grave
charges against member OF the Legis-
lature.
Abe Powell. of Galloway, was found in
his mill, which is situated on the Toxoway
river about fifteen miles from Brevard.
on the 14th instant, in an unconscious
state, from which he could not be aroused,
frozen to death. He was seventy odd
years OF age and had grown almost help
less.
Mr.. John T. Moore. an express messen-
ger says that six hundred and forty-two
pounds of partridges and six thousand
pounds of rabbits were shipped from the
various stations along the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley railroad last Monday.
1t wasn't good day for birds and rab-
bits, either.
The community Of Gastonia was great
" shocked Friday over the sad death
Of Mr.. John G. Squier. prominent citi-
zen and business man and deacon In
the Baptist Church. His suicide by
means of a 32-calibre revolver is sup
posed to have been the result of mel
ancholia superinduced by business trou-
bles.
Mr.. Frank r. Hege, Of Salem. proprie-
tor OF Wachovia Kennels, keeps the snow
busted from his feet in the dog business.
at present. He informs us that among
recent shipments was one st. Bernard
dog to Oklahoma City; two pointers to
Lancaster, Pa. one st. Bernard to
Athens. Ca, and another of the same
breed to Laredo, Texas.
A fakir named Richard Aiken was
bagged in Raleigh Saturday and put on
a thirty days term on the road under
the vagrancy act. He was trying to work
the old thimble rig game on some coun-
trymen and was about TO entrap some
OF the unwary when he was nabbed. His
outfit was also captured and Chief
Heartt now fas his nut shells and other
magical Instruments In custody.
j. ii. Brown and Miss Ellen Vanzandt,
OF Joypes postoffice, We're married last
week. 1t appears no difficulties could
stand In the way Of the groom. On We'd
nesday. MIR. Brown started for town
twenty miles-on horseback, to get his
license. but he soon found 1t impossible
70 travel that way. on account of the fee.
He went back home and hired Leander
Shaver TO walk down and procure the ne
cessary paps rs. which he did. and the cou-
pie were haI PLY joined together.
Charles Eastep. the mail carrier ar
rested at Roanoke, Va, for running away
from Davie county with the money be-
longing TO Miss Mamie Green, at Smith
Grove. has been released. His relatives
made good the amount and as this was
satisfactory to Miss Green's father. 1t
was thought best to order the authorities
at Roanoke to release Eastep. as 1t would
cost considerable sum TO extradite him
from the State of Virginia and bring him
here for trial.
Mr.. c. J. Guyton, a freight conductor
on the Atlantic and Charlotte Air Line,
met horrible death at Spartanburg juno
ton Monday. Mr.. Guyton was moving a
freight car by means of a crow bar when
the bar slipped and threw him across
the track and before he could rise the
car wheels OF the first truck had passed
over his right leg MASKING II In a horri-
bic manner and otherwise injuring him
about the body. Medical aid was at once
summoned. but his injuries were of such
q nature that death soon followed.