The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-02
NORTH STATE NEWS.
Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Cherokee

TO turrituck.
Rev. J: p. Mason, Of Orange. a promi-
| nent minister of the Baptist church.
died last Sunday, aged about sixty years.
The cotton mill at Pineyille has been
! closed on account OF the stringency Of
| the money market All the hands have
| been discharged.
Miss Sadie Graham, daughter Of Cap
| tain James Graham, ana niece Of Drs.
Joseph and G.. w. Graham, OF Charlotte.
| carried OFF the highest honors at school
IN Washington this season, and won a
scholarship in a college In the city.
The work Of laying track on the Cald-
well and Northern railroad began Tues
day OF last week. The opinion is pretty
general that the road will not stop AT
wilson's Creek, but that IT will be built
on TO Linyille City and TO Cranberry.
Wednesday between IL and / o'clock
III Gullese township, Arson county, the
sesenteen-y son Of Mr.. John Jones
vas instantly killed by lightning. MIR.
and were only short distance apart
when the fatal bolt descended Mr..
Jones was slightly shocked. There was
only a small cloud In sight at the time.
Mr. L. l.. Pitts, a farmer living near
weldon, Is the owner OF an old dog. A
few days ago a snake bit the dog In the
mouth and the animals head sWelled TO
tremendous size. The dog kissed a
puppy and the poison was Impaired 10
the little pup and its head also became
larger than It's normal condition. The
puppy then kissed a cat, and the cats
head and face swelled terribly large.
In three days the puppy died and the
cat died, but the old dog got well.
on last Monday morning notice was
served on the weayers In Mr.. ". H. Hollis
cotton factory at Lexington that a re-
ductiOn OF cents on cut would be |
made in their wages. The weavers work |
ed on until dinner time. when all Of them |
quit and refused 10 90 back TO work. On |
Tuesday morning. however. the employees |
aH n "a md ma.
back 10 work. The cut in the wages is
said 10 be due TO an overstOck Of piaids.
AS the facts in connection with the bank
failure OF last week come out. there are
two which are very conspicuous. one
is that IL is a tol-rably bad break, and
the other, that there was a good deal Of
OF the bank affairs
There is a story afoat, for instance, 10
the effect that among the assets is one
note Tor $1,000 without surety on
IL. The more learned about the bank
management the less occasion is there
FOR surprise on account Of the banks
failure.
Mr.. Lemuel Tyson died at his home in
AnsonVlie Arson county, on Wednes-
day OF last week, In the ninety-tifth year
OF his age. Mr. Tyson was the oldest
citizen OF the county and was very &C.
centric. Untll the last Two or three
ears he has been able ~ worA. and ,ild
" OK, Dut lived The life Of a reci4se.
Ii is said tnat never ia A4s Aie would
nc td4Ac d uCGsOI > IHeAI-l..S, Dut al
Ways prescribed IoI himself. lis pIln-
,lpdl medicine Wien he was alIlng Vas
bacon gravy and vinegar
George tranAlln Davidson, Esq. died
near Mount MOurne, Ireqell county, last |
trludy evening at $50 O'CLOCK. AIR |
Davidson was in his eighty-ninth year
Though he had lived in retirement since
he war. he was, in ante-bellum times.
me Of the most conspicuous figures in |
redell county. Mr.. Davidson graduated
L the University Of North Carolina In
SOB, at the age OF eighteen, in the class
With the late Chief Justice Pearson, and
vas the last surviving member OF his
lass. He studied law under Judge Nash
{ Hillsboro, and was admitted 10 the
ar, but was never engaged In active
ractice. He served often in theLegis-
ature. =
W. r. Pool, Of Clayton. Johnston coun-
y. has been arrested on the charge OF =
tanning to burn the town. He was
nee prominent farmer and wanted
he postofice. but another man was quite {
SSOo apPG9s and Th hs ad Is a sss
. burn the town. on Monday he tried
i'm to do. this work. His plan was TO I
ave. Smith throw balls Of cotton satu-
ated with kerosene into the barns Of
'n BARRIERS livery stable. He told
he negro what he desired done and said O
e would give him all the plans Monday {
seninS. The negro was told TO meet '
I'm at his house. The latter told Mr., a
card Poo. tell Smith what to do. With n
cCullers was James Hinton They
ere secreted In a barn and went out r
40 arrested Pool on whose person the
Ills OF cotton were found. preliminary
Smithheld. Feeling against him IL
10 70 % very hik.. In CLAYTON.