Category Archives: Davidson

Thomas Yates Loses Thumb (1890)

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Excerpt from the “Items from Cid” column:

Last Tuesday, Thomas YATES, who is familiarly known in this neighborhood as Uncle Tommy, had the misfortune of losing the thumb and three fingers of his left hand at J.R. PLUMMER’s saw mill. The day after the accident, the thumb was found about twenty-five yards from the saw.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 29  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

FLOYD, (infant) – (d. 1890)

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Died, on the 20th instant, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John FLOYD, near this place.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 29  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

Emanuel Archey Arrested (1890)

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A negro horse thief named Emanuel ARCHEY was arrested the first of last week near Mr. D.H. HINKLE’s residence a few miles north of town. The negro went to Mr. HINKLE’s house about nightfall, and owing to the suspicious account that he gave of himself and the horse, was given shelter during the night with a view of detaining him for a possible pursuer. Early the next morning, information was received that he had stolen the horse in Rowan County and that an officer was on his track. A young man attempted to arrest ARCHEY, but the latter broke loose and took to the woods. In a short time a number of men collected and treed him. The officer arrived during the day and the next morning returned to Rowan with the prisoner and horse.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 29  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

Fred Hill To Become Doctor (1890)

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Mr. Fred HILL will henceforth be called doctor. Last Wednesday he began the study of medicine in the office of Drs. PAYNE. If he becomes as good as his father was, he will be an ornament to the profession; and we believe he will.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 29  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

BARNES, Margaret (Mrs.) – (d. 1890)

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Mrs. Margaret BARNES died on the 7th instant. She was nearly eighty years old, and was a consistent member of the Methodist church at Wesley Chapel. The remains were buried at Piney burying ground.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 22 January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

Koonts Sells Tobacco (1890)

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Mr. A.N. KOONTS sold a small load of tobacco last week for one hundred and thirty dollars.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 22 January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

LEONARD, Henry W. and BERRIER, Orma L. – (m. 1890)

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On the 14th instant, Mr. Henry W. LEONARD and Miss Orma L. BERRIER were united in matrimony by J.A. YOUNG, Esq, at the residence of Mr. Andrew BERRIER, in Arcadia Township. According to the report of our friend, the ‘squire, the wedding was an elegant affair; and the dinner was likewise, a good thing, or to be more accurate, a feast of good things. ‘Squire YOUNG has been around a great deal, and has performed the marriage ceremony for couples almost innumerable. When he sees a good wedding dinner he knows it.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 22  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

Horse Killed by Train (1890)

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The south bound passenger train ran into a horse, Monday morning at Linwood, and killed it. A boy about twelve years old, a son Mack YARBROUGH, was driving the horse with a load of railroad cross ties. Just before crossing the railroad, he stopped to listen for the train, but as he was in a cut descending to the track, and the train was coming through a cut to the crossing, he heard no noise, and drove on. Just as the horse reached the track, the engine rushed by at full speed. The mail car struck the horse on the shoulder, killing it instantly. The boy was thrown a distance of ten or twelve feed, but was not injured. The wagon was damaged to the extent of broken shaft and some injury to the fore wheels.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 22  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

Negro Convict Shot (1890)

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 Mr. Thomas FINCH, who lives in Randolph County not far from Thomasville, shot a negro man Monday morning.  The negro was a county convict hired to FINCH by the authorities of Randolph.  As he showed a disposition to shirk work, Mr. FINCH declared his intention to take him back to jail and said that he intended to tie him.  The negro refused to be tied, and while they were parleying, Mr. James PERRY called at FINCH’s house, and found them facing each other, FINCH with a drawn pistol and the negro with an open knife.  FINCH explained the situation to PERRY and asked him to tie the negro while he kept guard, PERRY consented to do so, and stooped down to pick up the rope which was on the floor between FINCH and the negro; and while he was stooping, FINCH fired.  The negro clasped his hands to his abdomen and ran out of the house, neither of the white men following him, PERRY went at once to Thomasville, where he related the occurrence to our informant.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 15  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

BOWERS, William – (d. 1890)

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Suicide of William Bowers –  Last Friday afternoon, William BOWERS, who lived near Holly Grove Academy in this county, put an end to his life with a piece of rope.  From the circumstances as reported, it is not clear that he intended to commit suicide.  His son and son-in-law had been away from home all day; and when he heard them returning; he made some remark about hearing them coming, and went to the blacksmith shop on the premises, where he was found dead a few minutes later.  It appears that he stood on a grind stone frame, and after adjusting the rope, swung himself off.  It is reported that on two previous occasions he strung himself up in a similar manner, but took the precaution to arrange to be discovered in time to save his life.  Some weeks ago, he went out of the house, saying that he was going to hang himself; and going to the buggy shed, stood on a tar bucket while he fixed the rope.  He then literally “kicked the bucket” from under himself, and when some members of the family went out to see what he was doing, he was scraping the ground with his toes, trying to obtain a foothold.  The deceased was over sixty years old, and was very dissipated.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 15  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.