Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-17

Carolina Fertilizer.


Mcssrs. DeRosset X Co.. the Agents
for North Carolina, advertise with us
to-day, in a large, double column ad-
Fertilizer. This is one of the cheapest
manures i'll the market, and of latter
years the demand has doubled itself
each year. 1t has become SO thoroughly
known that it scarcely needs common
datiou from the press All that is
necessary is to let it be known that it
has been received for sale
This Fertilizer is offered to the plant
ing public as an article that cannot be
surpassed, and which will stand the
test of amy other tirst-class manure. It
can he relied upon. as is amply testified
by the large number of certificates
which have been furnished from leading
farmers III every section of the country,
some of which have been published.
but by far the larger part will be
shown to any who may apply.
As is well known, this Fertilizer is
manufactured by phosphates taken
from extensive beds found on the
South Carolina coast and which con-
sist of the bones of huge animals that
must have existed long before the adj
vent of man upon the earth. Repeated
ANALYSIS has shown them to possess
the qualities needed to strengthen and
refresh the land and to cause it to
bring forth of its abundance
The prices of the Carolina Fertilizer
are, per ton of 1000 lbs. S4S cash. or
So, on time, payable November LIST,
free of interest. Messrs. DeRossct Il
Co., the Agents here, will be happy to
furnish all with any information de-
sired
Homicide at Pennington.
We regret to learn of Il sad affair
that occurred near Pennington, on the
Wilmington, Columbia X Augusta
Railroad last Saturday night. A freight
train had run off the track near that
place. one of the cars tearing up the
track SO that it needed repairing. Capt.
Il. W. wilkins. the section master,
was therefore at work there with his
hands until after nightfal! Being
anxious to finish the work as soon as
possible. he had spade and WAS HIM
self shOveling the dirt Az they had
nearly finished, he spoke to one of the
hands and told him to hurry mp. and
at the same time struck him with the
spade. not. IT is said. mt all in anger.
but, unfortunately. the blow fell ON
the back part "f the neck and the mai,
fell dead. 4 physician was at once
sent for, but life WAS extinct
These are the facts ri the uufortu-
nate affair as We heard them detailed
Beyond this we conld learn nothing.
not even the name Of the unfortunate
mau.
Since the above was put in type. We
have received another version of the
sad affair from friend up the road.
He states that the deceased. whose
nate to directions given by Captain
wilkins, when the latter struck at him
with the handle of = spade. One re
port is that the blow fell on the back
of the mans head. and another has it
that he lodged the blow and, III doing
SO, fell and broke his neck. At any
rate, his neck was broken, and he died
almost Instantly \ cnroner's inquest
was held yesterday, int we have
not learned the verdict DR.. Morri-
son, of Whiteville, who made IA pos,
Uortrm examination, suites shat, al
thong. the mans neck was broken,
there was yet no external signs of i'll
jury, the scalp and the back of the
neck exhibiting no bruise, whatever
The opinion therefore seems to have
gained ground that it Was broken by a
fall. The deceased was employed on
the material train with Nh. Farmer
Much regret is expressed at the sad
affair, and no one who knows him be
lieves, for moment, that Capt. VII,
kins had any idea of lnhicting IL death
blow, or of causing death