Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-02-24
JUST IN NORTH CAROLINA.

-Rutherford correspondence Shelby Au.
rora: The community OF Henrietta
Mills, now numbering about 1000 peo.
pie, is fine example in social and moral
as well as business progress. Since its
beginning some seven years ago, no bar.
room has been allowed within the limits
OF the town.-A gentleman from the
North has recently put down saw mill
on Mills Gap road where it enters Hen
derson county from Polk. He lately re.
ceived $4,000 check which he cashed at
the Hendersonvile bank, with which to
carry on his mill.
The Richmond Dispatch's Henderson
correspondent had a talk with Mr.. W.
n. Faulkener of that county. "Uncle
Billy had just bought his straw hat for
the spring, and said that he had eleven
boys and seyen girls--eighteen children
in all. He had forty grandchildren and
eight Sreat.grandchiidren. A remarka.
bic fact is that "Uncle Billy is not only
an active man, but neither he nor his
wife have gray hair in their heads, and
neither ever used any kind Of dye.
-Greenville Is. c. News: Postal In.
spector Peer was much chagrined off.
cial when he learned by wire Tuesday
night that E. Richards, alias Rogers, had
escaped. Richards operated at Yale, N.
e., sending out advertisements in many
newspapers, so worded as to convey the
impression that he had counterfeit money
for sale. He had his mail forwarded to
Grecr's. He is supposed to have headed
tor Bowman's Bluff, N. c., where he
claims to belong.
The Morehead Banking company
has closed its branch at Burlington, Ala.
nance county, and all its business will
now be transacted through the bank at
Durham. Some litigation NAV result az
several depositors claim they do not owe
the bank the amount of overdrafts
which the books show.
On account of failing health, Colonel
John Wilder Atkinson has resigned the
presidency of the Wilmington Savings
bank, and Mr.. Harry Walters will sue.
ceed him March 7th. Colonel Atkinson,
who is native of Richmond, not long
ago had slight attack Of paralysis.
A Warren county man is endeavor.
ing to procure 1000 partridges with
which to stock bis lands. He offers 13
cents each for the birds, delivered at auy
railway station in the State. The season
tor shooting birds ends March 1st.
deputy United States Marshal Tom
Mclntirc has procured warrants for six
or seven men in Cleveland county, who
attacked him and threatened lynchipr,
Mclntire was making an arrest when
the men set upon him.
Professor Weber of Trinity COLLEGE.
who has been accused of embezzlement
OF school funds in South Carolina. saws
he can show how all the money en-.
trusted to him was spent.
Greensboro Patriot: The Morehead
banking company Of Durham has with
dru wn its branch from Burlington, This
leaves that prosperous little CITY without
any banking facilities.
Cherokee Scout: The contract for
the new court house for Graham county
has been let to Messrs Goode and Walker
Of Atlanta, for $9,776.
Mrs. Millard g rant, Of Surrycounty,
was killed a night or two since, having
been given strychnine instead Of quinine.
The places OF all save one of the Re.
publican letter. carriers in the Charlotte
postofhce have been taken by Democrats.
These are now students at the Uni.
versity from 15 States. The medical
class has Is members, the law class SO.
i. II. Foust, ex cashier Of the First
National bank Of Salisbury, has been
denied new trial.
Mr.. Charles N. Vance has received a
letter which states that his father Il
much better.