North Carolina Cabarrus County Archives, Misc. Newspaper abstracts
1890

Some Charlotte Democrat (Mecklenburg County, NC) Abstracts from
1890, mentioning Cabarrus Co. names
Friday, May 16, 1890
-Died in Cabarrus county recently, Mr. Obediah W. HAMPTON, aged 41
years.
Friday, June 13, 1890
-Died in Concord, on the 6th inst., Nellie, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R.A. BROWN, aged 4 months.
Friday, May 30, 1890
-Died in Cabarrus County, on the 17th inst., Annie, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J.P. HORNBUCKLE, aged 19 years.
-Died at Harrisburg, on the 25th inst., Mrs. HARRIS, aged 85 years.
Friday, June 27, 1890
-Maggie MAXWELL, daughter of Washington MAXWELL, was burned to death
last Saturday...about 12 years of age... Concord Standard
Friday, July 18, 1890
-Died in Phillipsburg, NJ, on the 14th inst., Miss Florence
BERNHEIM, daughter of Rev. G.D. BERNHEIM. She was a native of Mt.
Pleasant, Cabarrus County.
Friday, July 25, 1890
-Died in Cabarrus county, on the 12th inst., Mr. M.A. HARRIS, aged
72 years.
-Died in Cabarrus county, on the 14th inst., little son of Mr. Allen
BOST, aged 5 years.
Friday, August, 8, 1890
-Died in Huntersville, on the 12th ult., at the residence of his son
in law, Mr. R.B. HUNTER, Mr. John M. CANNON, aged 85 years. Mr.
CANNON was a highly respected citizen of Cabarrus county. He was one
of the first subscribers to the , and continued a subscriber and read
it every week as long as he could read.
Friday, August 15, 1890
-Eugene LITAKER, a son of Capt. Jim LITAKER, of Cabarrus county,
shot himself Monday and will probably die. He is about 32 years old
and had been known as a sober and industrious man...
Friday, August 22, 1890
-Eugene LITAKER, the young Cabarrus man who shot himself a few days
ago, died last Wednesday. A disappointment in love is said to have
caused his suicide.
Friday, August 29, 1890
-Died in Cabarrus county, on the 22d inst., Mrs. Jane E. HARRIS,
wife of the late Shakespeare HARRIS, aged 70 years.
Friday, September 5, 1890
-Died in Cabarrus county, on the 22nd ult., Mrs. W.S. HARRIS, aged
66 years.
Friday, September 19, 1890
-W.C. COLEMAN, of Concord, and the wealthiest colored man in the
State, took thirteen premiums at the New Bern fair recently held.
-At Mill Hill, Cabarrus county, is a house that was built over sixty
years ago by Mr. Jacob STIREWALT, the grandfather of Miss Julia
STIREWALT. The piazza columns are of solid heart pine, eighteen
inches in diameter, and have stood there over sixty years, and yet
they show no signs of decay. The piazza floor is laid in pine and
white oak alternatively. This Mr. STIREWALT did to test the two
specimens of lumber. The pine is yet smooth and in solid condition,
while the oak is worn rough and is giving away to age-the action of
heat and cold.-Concord Standard.
Friday, October 3, 1890
-Jurors for Cabarrus county court to commence on the 29th of October:
W.R. LAMBERT, John A. CLINE, John F. FINK, R.C. WHITE, John R.
BRADFORD, J.C. LIPPARD, G.E. FISHER, R.M. KIMMONS, C.T. ALLISON, M.A.
EMERSON, J.L. SHINN, John A. BARNHARD, (No. 1) Jacob A. CLINE, L.J.
FOIL, Martin BOGER, James P. COOK, E.G. IRVIN, Ed. F. CORRELL, Alex
BOSTIAN, D.G. HOLDBROOKS, D.H. McEACHREN, D.B. MORRISON, Robt. W.
COPE, Noah BLACKWELDER, C.H. FISHER, D.R. HOOVER, M.A. PROPST, Edmund
FOIL, C.L. WALTER, D.L. BOST, M.W. DORTON, D.M. LIPE, R.M. BOGER,
G.C. GOODMAN, Jr., F.S. GOODMAN, Charles F. WALTER.
Friday, October 10, 1890
-Yesterday evening while returning home from the fair, Mr. Charlie
CRESS, of No. 5 township, happened to a very severe accident...his
horse stumbled, throwing him violently forward upon the ground,
breaking one leg midway between the thigh and the knee...
-Died in Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrus county, on the 3rd inst., Mr. Will
ROSE.
Friday, October 17, 1890
-Died in Cabarrus county, on the 10th inst., Mr. J.A. RUSSELL, aged
65 years.
Friday, October 31, 1890
-Died in Concord, on the 27th inst., Mr. John C. WINECOFF, aged 35
years.
Friday, November 21, 1890
-Died in Cabarrus county, on the 10th inst., Maud, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Will JOHNSTON, aged 9 years.
Friday, November 28, 1890
-Died at Poplar Tent, Cabarrus county, on the 25th inst., Mr. J.B.
HARRIS, aged 43 years.
Friday, December 12, 1890
-Died in Cabarrus county, on the 4th inst., Mr. Arch FAGGART, aged
54 years.

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