Asheville daily citizen., 1894-04-27
lust IN NORTH CAROLINE.

Captain John Y. Bryce oi Charlotte,
one of the leading citiz.ns, is dead.
In this State 81, 800 has been raised
for the Davis monument at Richmond.
The iury in the Royster murder trial
failed to agree, ard it was declared Il
m'Stral.
An unusually large melon crop is to
be planted i'll an cndcavor to make up
for the great loss OF fruit.
DIR, ]. l.. NJ. Curry is to make an ad-
dress at the commencement at the State
Normal and Industrial! school.
p. Pinehau of Raleish has been
awarded the contract for building the
foundation Of the Confederate monu-
ment.
Murphy Scout: Who said there
were dull times i'll these mountains,
when the farmers have more TO spare
than was ever known at this time ot the
year:
-Watauga Democrat; ]. W. Horton
OF Cove Creek killed a pig last week that
weighed +64 pounds. net, was SIX feet in
length and measured 5l2 feet around the
girth,
A report comes from Elhiu that Shcr
If !. A. Adams OF Surry county, was shot
and killed at Low Gap, near Mt. AIRY.
by man whom the sheriff was trying
to arr, st.
The entire family of MIR. ". \. Wat
son OF CIR, ,cusboro were poisoned by eat
ing cabbage. 1t is supposed that some
kind of POISON was used on the cabbage
to kill the bugs.
Clifton correspondence: Natauga
Democrat Mrs. Salle Prvett died a few
days 3go in Ashe, one of the oldts st ladies
suppose that was near us, being about
| LOG years OF age.
-Arraugements were made at "A meet
ing in Raleigh to build roller Touring
m Il there. The steam power is already
provided. The mill is to have a daily
capacity of 100 barrels
Cherokee Scout: The first frame
building that was ever erected III Muir
phv is being torn down. 1t was built III
1880, and was known as the krng X
Thomas store house, and is now called
the Cooper corner.
Winston Sentinel Mrs. Lee llardcs
ter, living one mile above Walnut Cove
came here in search OF mad stone,
which was applied with success, The
wound was on one finger OF tie letI hand
and was made by mad COW which was
bitten by mad dog.
Permission has been given by Tx
tamily of Wiliom Hooper, one OF th'
signerS of the Declaration OF ludepenG
ence, tor the removal OF his remains iron
their burial place at lilsboro to The
battle ground of Guiliord courthouse.
w ashlngton correspondence Guar
lotte Observer: representative Nraw
ford thinks that notwithstanding The
lrdian atlAirs subcommittee omttinl
the increase for the Cherokee school, tAt
committee will appropriate the amount
asked for il new building.
Public spirited citizens Of Whining
ton, who own the beautiful grounds ncal
Wriuhtsville, on which the State Guar(
and the First Virginia regiment er
camprd three years ago, have tendcrct
the uSe of those grounds to Governor
Carr TOR next summers eu.ampueut,
Franklin Press. Mr. +. X. Hewitt
OF II wits. n c., was in town from
Saturday to Monday, accompanied by ;
civil engineer, Moore by name, OF New
York. They started Monday morning
over the line from Franklin to Almond
looking to revival of our railroad in
tcrests.
-Rev DR.. +. l., Reid. the widc,awak
{ president OF Greensboro Female college
has lett Greensboro with his senior clas
to visit Washington City for the purpos
of showing them all the sights wortI
seeing in the Capital CITY OF this grca
nation. The senior class OF Greeusbor,
Female college is composed of 90 bright
and of course beautiful young ladies
and they will make a good impression
for the college wherever they go.
The trial Of the case oi Jas. W Tile
against the Norfolk 4 Western Railroa
complny which took place i'll Pcrso
Superior Court, before Judge Shuiord r,
{ Gently. The plantii1 alleged that by h
e negligence OF the railroad company h
was severely injured on the head, an
that the injury produced total bllndncs
$ in one eye and almost total blindness !
| the Other eve. He sued tor $50, go
e damages and the Jury awarded hii
| 1000.