Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-03
STATE NEWS,

moved to Wilson.
Interesting meetings have been held
in the Edenton Street NJ. E. Church,
in Raleigh, all this week.
= Orange sent three companies to the
war of 1872. About six men Of the
three companies are living.
The Raleigh News says: Capt t.
G.. Evans, the North Carolina corrcs-
pondent of the Richmond Enquirer, is
lying seriously i'll at Alexandria, VA.
Mr.. Nathan Winslow, of Perquiuans
county, died recently in Boston. Mr..
W. represented Pasquotank and Per
quimans counties in the Senate in 1851.
The Raleigh News says: Col. Ihoa.
M. Holt has SO far recovered from his
recent severe attack Of illness that he
is able to be out and attending b ms
business.
The Raleigh Era says Several OF
our enterprising members Of the North
Carolina Agricultural Society intend
exhibiting, at the next State Fair,
several "Pools'' OF fish Of their own
raising.
The 43d Annual Association of Mis-
sionary Baptists convenes with the
Church at Wilson or Wednesday next,
the first day of next month, a3.d Will
remain i'll session until the following
Monday.
The Weldon News says: IN alliga-
tor nine feet long was killed il tLo Va
cinity Of Woodbridge, one Day last
week. The scaly monster was only
killed after lengthy battle with TWo
colored men.
T.. G. Sneed, OF Granville, i'll tie
New York Sun accepts the challenge
OF q Northern party to try the spec;
and endurance of his fox hounds n a
race near Washington City fDr lie
sum of 100000.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: Alfred
Brown, living twelve miles north OF
Hillsboro'', .commi ted suicide friday
last, by shooting himself III the head
with his rife. He was 81 years o. age,
and leaves seven children.
The Wadesboro Herald aaya: We
were shown by Mr.. Geo. WilIougllby,
Of this place, a cabbage leaf, taken
from cabbage growing in lis garden,
which measured twenty inches il
length and eighteen in width.
The Washington Express says: In
this section cotton seems to have been
Injured fully one-third by the late
rains in August Our farmers are All
under fun Roadway picking ont, and
the seed is being brought To town quite
plcntifully.
The Wadcsboro' Herald says: We
regret to learn OF the death Of -; %
and respected citizen living nj tri;
Creek, Mr.. James Dunn, a gallant
soldier of the war of 1912, WHO die"
last Wednesday night at the advanced
age Of % years.
The Salem Press Says: The tobacco
crop has improved wonderfully sine
the rains in the latter part of iii" sum
MGR. Crops that looked almost iih" :
failure have grown mp to prnini." :
fair yield. 4 late fall IS much 10 l..
desired, however, i'll order {" civ" IT.
plants time to mature.
The Raleigh News says: Coy. Cat.
well has appointed John Burt, TT, 90
Warwick, Orange comfy, NJ" York, /:
Commissioner of Deeds for North Oar
Dina in that State
A. NJ. Warner, OF Huntingdon, IA
was also appointed Commissioner @
Deeds for that State.
The AshcviIIc IixpOsit0r says: \ few
days since shooting ati'ray o,curr.e
ut laurel, Madison county, iii N.iij"!
one Shelton was shot by Wan. Hons
ley. shelton, it seems, had free
several times at Ienslcys brother
when icnsley shot him. j is i i.pvcl
that the latter was mArtaliy wounded
The Rutherfor,lton Record says
We are informed thai there is = gentle
man living near this place, WHO vas
born and raised III this count.y, is -
does not use liquor, is an lhy"ttfat'
cheWer OF tobacco, con read ana write
bat has never been to huthertordton
The BattleborO' advance says: NJ.
J. J. Pearce, of llilliar0ston, has on:
acre of his extra cotton, fer which IL
has been offered 10 bales Of ordinary
cotton. equal to about 500. The acrs
Will ylcid about : hles, and The parry
offering to purchase wants 1t for tx
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nc -HiItoh ohrohicIc says: I':1
weather now seems 10 he hi''Ni'S az
lof as previous SHORTCOMINGS, and tine
recent rams 1oloWGd ~ INC l'f >Sl'
elilHi "tttil,r are inc El''HS ''-e
po39Iple .oi ,ile 'Ilii'
i.-l,' ~ 81 ~ l,',I'.
,Il,, tlI ''il't ~ }.s'| ny WIN ~
""n'c'I ,'6oi ana i''>''i ''Nt't'
The Nadcsboro iicr"it say. ".
learn from MIR. il. II. ctraG,,:., who
called i'll TO see us Saturday, ta..t il
the vicinity OF Smeiesbo22 In T'..-
mas damaged cotton to A'tch ~ "Nf>ni
that the farmers calculate on getting -
third OF Il crop only also tilas ;sf' rl,''
IN Jones Creek has, to aoma extent, ~
Jurcd the corn along Ii, banks.
Tho S,1or, p,oe>. cow. . o.... g..
viv,i has i,nap j., ,,,l.l:r,. :, H., ::
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