The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-08-30
State News

Henry Jones, (col.) the murderer
Of Avis II. Blake, was hanged IN
Raleigh precisely at 6.45 o'clock on
Monday morning last.
...Ede'eton Enqurer.--A young
man arrived at Woodland House Fri
day night at SIX o'clock. He had
ridden 45 miles that day on BIZ
cycle. He was from Suffolk, Va,
and proposed to go thus to Nays
Head, and from there 10 Virginia
Beach,. Mr.. Charles +. Lyon, reg
lister Of deeds for BERTHE county, died
last week.
....CHnton CJucnsilp, y Mr.. W. T.
J. canaan. borther Of our townsman,
Jno, r. Beaman, Esq, died at his
residence. about eleven miles from
town, on the Raleigh road, last Sat
urday morning, of con2estive chill
The deceased was IS years Of age.
He was in Clinton Monday and Tues
day prior to his death, in his usual
health. On Wednesday he complain.
ed Of being unwell, but WAS not con
sidered dangerous, as we are inform.
ed, until the fatal chill. Verify, Sin
the midst Of life we are in DEATH
! ...Greensboro WorAnaan The three
murderers of Mr.. Sheperd, near Dan.
vile. Va, Sonney Younger, Reuben
King and Isaac Evans, were tried
for the offence in the Hastings Court
at Danville and found guilty. They
are to be hanged September the 28th.
The rope comes promptly on the heels
OF the pistol. These trials usually
drag, but this one did not. Now let
| the execution take place in private,
and let us have no big windows in
heaven opened, with horses and char
OTIS Of fire come down to carry the
wretches to heaven as q special guard
to murderers.
...SunnN Home Capt. Octavius
Coke, Of Raleigh will deliver the ad
dress at the Tarboro Fair this fall.
He is one Of the best orators in the
State. With regret we announce
the death of Col John Z. Lindsay,
which sad event occurred suddenly
at Rocky Mount, last Tuesday NOR
ming. Col. Lindsay was at Nash court
the day before, we'll and hearty. He
fell dead suddenly, not even mo-
ment warming. He was clever man,
and q man of considerable means,
and represented Nash county in the
Legislature three years ago. with
great credit to himself and satisfac-
ton to his people. In his death
Rocky Mount looses one of her most
honorable and useful citizens.
....1Honroe Enquirer g. Express -
We learn reliably that Rev. b. York,
d. D., Of New Salem and Randle-
man High School, who has been
blind for about thirty years, is re-
covering the sight in one of his ewes
without any treatment whatever.
The sight is about half clear. He is
able to recognize his acquaintance
very readily. DIR. York is a teacher
Of many years experience and is
we'll known to the people of the State.
lie wrote 1ork's Grammar, one of
-he most popular in use. Let's
elect Legislature next time which
Will have the moral courage to do
something for the protection of the
sheep industry, and the Improvement
II the public roads. These import
mt matters are going to the dogs, |
literally, liz the case of the sheep. for
want Of proper legislation.
".FayetteouIc Observer - Mr..
Knight OF Chatham county has been
recently bereft Of his family of six
;hlldren by such q strange and fear
III tragedy, Or, rather, by success
'lon of tragedies, as to make truth
stranger than felton,
Three Of the children were taken
With diptheria and died soon after,
n quick succession. Just after the
leaths two Of the remaining three
hlldren were playing in the yard,
he mother being inside of the house
With the youngest. A scream out
lde the house caused her to rush
orth, to find that rattlesnake had
!tten both the children, who were
ven then in the agonies of death
nd the GROWING horror came upon
he distracted mother when she dis.
oyered that q pot Of boiling soap
ad fallen from the fire and burned
r scalded the baby beyond recov.
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