The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-26
IN STATE BOUNDS.
Movements i'm which Tar Heels
~,~ are Interested.

II b ahS AhttttIttNhs
The damage done by the freshetl
in Caswell county is now estimated
at $780, 900. 1s .*.saa.@. -A.
Edward Small, aged ten wears, fell
from the railway wharf at Elizabeth
| City Saturday and was drowned.
i Concord Standard Twelve hun'
dred and thirty chickens have been
shipped from this market during the
week to Richmond. "~
i There is great frestet prevailing
in the Pee Dee river, and large area
Of the best farming land is completely
covered with water. A vast amount
of cotton aid corn is threatened with
entire destru "tIon. =
Hickory Press The managers Of
the Hickory fair offered $50 10 gold
to the couple getting married but
having had two applications al the
same time there will be a double
wedding On Thursday the 2Oth. (to-
day.
Charlotte Chronicle: It was learn
ed last night that a number of the
citizens of fever stricken J Jacksonville
have accepted the invitation of the
people of Hendersonville, this State,
and will refuge there. 1t is expected
that special refuge train with 230
people on board. will reach Hender-
sonvilie to morrow.
! Newbern Journal: Mr.. Will
Cook, while boring we'll at Bells
Ferry, last week. brought up from a
depth Of 10 feet tooth, which WAS
pronounced by the doctors at that
place TO be human. No one remem,
bers the burial of any person of late
years at such depth, so perhaps it
is the remains of an antedeluvain, or
may be the we'll borer struck the
grave Of an antipode.
| Lenoir Topic: MFR. j. W. Cannon.
who has lease on the Fleming gold
mine, owned by Mr.. P. Snuff Kincaid,
near Hartland, showed us yesterday,
a very large nugget of gold, weighing
4 a pennyweights, which he lately dug
up. 1t Is the largest piece OF gold that
we ever saw and Mr.. Cannon has been
offered s6l.60 $50 cents per dwt for
it, but as it is such large lump, he
thinks that he ought to receive more
der dwt. for it than is paid for grain
! gold.
Wilmington Messenger: Mrs. J
II. Thees, who resides on Dock street
between Seventh and Eighth, had q
thrilling adventure yesterday. While
leaning on the curbing OF a well ir
her yard in conversation with a
neighbor, she imagined she felt the
thing move. She at once drew back
and had hardly gotten out of tue way
when the whole top of the we'll caved
in, making a yawning pit that would
have swallowed her up but for her
getting away.
The Charlotte Chronicle of yester.
day gave an account of queer acci'
dent. A young man, VIM. Lowe was
working on the third floor in the fin.
ishing department of the Furniture
factory. A large fragment Of a
bursted block head crushed through
the floor, aud struck him on the leg
His leg was severed just above the
ankle, the ankle and foot being held
merely by a piece of skin, and hi:
knee was crashed and split open. II
was ampGtated.
Raleigh News-0tseruer The lat
e.. news from Col. Holt is that HI,
physician thinks he is some better
though we very much regret 10 learr
, that he is still unable to leave his b. d
/; and is suffering very great pain. -
! Miss Annie Miller, daughter of Rev
!. Willis l.. Miller, formerly a residen
= of this State, will shortly sail fo
Japan, as a missionary. Rev. Mr.
Miller, when young man, was q res
ident Of this city, and for many year
was a member Of the Presbyteria
ministry of this State.
e, Goldsboro Argus: The news come
e to US Of q murder in a bar room il
Princeton, about IL miles from thi
s city, in Johnston county, Saturda
. afternoon. stephen Howell lille
4 VIM. Lane by striking him sewers
Q blows over the head with a hickor
: club. Both men are white. Ian
It fingered until Sunday night, when h
Z died. IL is said that the murderer
attack was made on q man nam
I}ridgers, growing out of q law feu,
II when Lane interposed, giving Bridl
7, ers an opportunity to escape, whef,
n upon Howell turned upon Lane an
e felled him TO the hoor and strnck hi