The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-04-03
CAROLINA CULLINGS.
What is Going On in the Old North
State, as Recorded by Her lntelii-
gent and Wide-aWake News
papers.

Mr.. F. B. Dancy, Of the North Caro-
lima Agricultural Experiment Station,
has been rendered a professorship in
the Minnesota Agricultural College.
State Treasurer Balm reports that
s1I, 900, 900 of the old debt of North
Carolina has been funded into new
four per cents, leaving only $780,
900 Of the old debt out standing.
1t is reported that the w. & w.
railroad company will build road
from Washington via Greenville to
Wilson, to supply a long felt want
for Washington.-Tarboro .Souherner.
The Raleigh Visitor thinks the In
stitution for the Deaf, the Dumb and
Blind will soon be SO crowded that an
additional wing will be needed or
another institution built in the western
part of the State.
The largest nugget of gold found in
North Carolina IN a number of years
was taken from the Stanley Freehold
Mine last Friday night. 1t weighed
over three pounds, was pure gold and
was worth over S75o.-Salisbury Her.
aH
A case was argued before the Su-
preme Court in Raleigh this week in
which the nephew of the great Napo,
leon figured as the plaintiff. 1t was d
suit in regard to gold mining interest:
which Mr.. Chas. Jerome Bonaparte, o
Baltimore, had purchased.-DaiI
State Chronicle.
Mr. l.. ]. Deberry cut persimmon
tree recently which measured feet
inches by feet 4 inches across the
stump. 1t was 60 feet from the ground
to the first limb. He got "a CUR
stocks out of the first feet and o34
/ shoe last blocks out of the balance O
the tree.-Scotland Neck Democrat
Durant's Island, in Dare county
has been sold by the State Board o
Education Hon. ]. E. Rayburn, O
Penn, at 81 per acre. 1t will be usee
as hunting and fishing park, an(
Congressman Rayburn will establish
handsome winter quarters there fo
himself and friends. The sale add
$4,000 to the educational fund of tn
State.
Lewis Yarboro, who makes a livinl
selling canes Of his own make, curious
cut and carved, some time past sen
one of his prettiest canes to Mr.. Cleve
land, not expecting more than thank
of the ex- President He was surprised
some time afterward to receive a chez
from Mr.. Cleveland for $50 as an evi
dence of his appreciatlon.-7aoin Gil
DAILY.
A Washington correspondent of tn
Meas and Observer says Senate
Vance will be reelected if the Allianc
does not prevent it. On behalf of tn
order we will say that the Alliance wi
never prevent Vance's election. Will
he is not eligible for membership, ye
there is no better Alliance man in tn
United States to-day.-Clinton Can
easian.
The E0ening Visitor of yesterda
was jewel and beauty. 1t was beau
tiful in form and brilliant in lustrt
and it surely carried joy with it int
all OF the many households to which
went. The new management has er
larged and improved it wonderfully
and but for the familiar name it bo,
it would not have been recognized
DAILY State Chronicle.
! ]. ]. Bruner, editor of the Salisbur
Watfhmdn, died on Sunday 23rt
,, aged 73 years. Mr.. Bruner has bee
| connected with North Carolina jou
, nalism for half century. His pape
the Uatchman, was founded in tt
, year 1882. In 1887, Mr.. Brunt
became one of the editors, and ev,
since has been connected with
either as associate editor, and propri
tor, or as sole editor.