The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-28
NORTH STATE Ne Ms.
Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Oh. rokee
to Currituck.

Farmers report that the February oat
| crop will be a failure.
The trial OF Caesar Cobb, for the muir
/ der Of Dick Wh.tsett, is in progress at
| Greensboro.
Dr. w. S. Kendall. a prominent physi-
clan OF Arson county, died at his home
at Ansonvilie one day last week.
Another peculiar hen egg has been ex-
| hibited i'm Chatham. 1t IS .wO and half
| inches long and half an inch in diameter.
The murderer Daniel Gibson, of the
| negro Frank McKoy has been captured
and lodged in Jail in Rockingham. He
was the son-in-law Of McKoy and wanted
his property.
The Moss mill property in Washington
county is being converted into factory
for the manufacture Of handles, spokes,
hubs. boxes, barrels. balusters and other
articles to which hard wood is adapted.
The enterprise will be in charge OF w.
II. Taylor. OF Philadelphia.
A New York paper has been asking the
Senators whether they will vote to con-
firm Gresham. Senator Vance answered:
81 have no doubt that Judge Gresham
will be confirmed. AS 10 whether l will
cast my vote for him, that is matter
which is not ye- determined"
In confirmation OF the assertion that
Doc Ray was the murderer OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Adam S1er, we would mention that
his body was eXhumed on last Tuesday
at the request OF Mr.. Slers sons and he
was finally identified as the strange ne
gro whom the corOner's jury had declared
10 be the murderer.
A little three-year-old child OF Captain
Adams, Of Charlotte. section master on
the Richmond and Danville railroad,
came near being burned to death Tuesday
night. While standing near the fire its
clothing caught, and before assistance
could reach It the childs right leg side
and ear were badly burned.
A large number of the heirs of the
great Edwards estate I'm New York city
met In HendersOnville on Monday. Several
left on Tuesday mornings train for Co
lumbia, where a convention of the heirs
from all the States will be held TO devise
plans and adopt measures for obtaining
possession OF the property.
In the present national Congress the
University is represented by the follow
ing alumni: Senators Ransom and Vance.
Representatives Henderson. Branch,
Grady. Alexander, Crawford. In the Con-
gress-eiect. in addition to above. is MIR.
Castor Ali Robbins. member from the
Ninth congressional district.
A little son Of Mr.. Henry A. Monroe.
OF Franklin township. was burned Satur-
day. The little fellow, who Is about five
years old, was playing arol nd in the
yard where some washing was being
done and got too near the fire and his
clothing caught. Mrs. Monroe was also
burned quite badly in her efforts to put
out the fire and save her son.
Last week an old colored woman by the
name OF Charlotte Mcleod, living about
three miles cast Of Jolesyiile. was burn
ed up in her cwn house. 1t seems that
the burning occurred at night. and no
one knew anything OF it until next morn
ing, when the terrible affair vas dlscov-
erred. Nothing but few OF the bleaching
bones could be found IL the ashes. She
was about eighty years old. Her bones
were found near the place where the door
was. from which II is supposed that she
had attempted TO make her escape, but
was consumed by the flames before she
could get out.