The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-27
GREENSBORO.
Surrendered Himseif-Cotton Exhibited
at New Berne.

at New Berne.
GREENSBORO, y. c., June 26.-lspecial.
Dick Watson, the negro baseball player o
Graham, who struck Bob Edwell with &
bat here a few days ago, from which deatl
ensued came up Yesterday and voluntarily
surrendered himself, and a preliminary in
yestigatOn was had before Justices Eckel
Pearce and Pritchett to-day. IL was "A te
diOus case, and many witnesses were eX
amined. EX-Judge John A. Gilmer ap
peared for the prosecution, and Messrs
BOYD. of this place, and j. \. Long. OF Ora
ham. for the defence. Watson was required
10 give a bond of 500 for trial ut the next
term Of the Superior Court. He was al
lowed tOreturn to Granam in charge OF an
officer, in quest of the necessary security
The first cotton blooms OF the season were
exhibited in New Berne last Saturday by DIR
J. l.. Rhem. The cotton was planted on tht
10Th Of April, and he says blooms are now
plentiful.
The bulletin from the cotton belt yester
day shows that the temperature was even
higher than the two days preceding. Colds
boro registered 100; Chowan, lOi; Lumber
ton, ~: Charlotte, New BerDe and wilson
yO. Ii was IA fraction over % here today.
At a place known as the "iocks,' neal
Wilmington, little boy came near being
pulled into the water by monster catfish
last saturday that be had hooked, but hav.
ing a strong tackle, and with the assistance
of another boy, they landed him.
Two Young men were taken from this
place to the Morganton Insane Asylum on
last Monday-llr. y. Harding Callum and
Henry Mansfield.
Mr.. +. &. WOrrell, Of MurfreesbOr0, makes
public appeal to the citizens of that town
TO meet and organize vigilance committee
10 deal with petty thieves, who infest the
place, and whose depredations are becom-
ing past liberation.
j. +. Lucas, OF Wilson, made the first re-
ported sale of season OF the new tobacco
crop in oxford last Wednesday. The lot
brought SiO 10 per hundred. Tobacco men
here say they never knew curings TO be
marketed cartier than August.
4 violent windst0rm blew down two
dwellings and guanO storage warehouse
at Pilot Mountain last Monday.
The examining board at the recent Ok
ford Medical convention licensed forty
eight names admitted to the practice OF
medicine in the State, OF whom three were
negroes. The State law requires the prac'
titloner to hold certificate from the con
yention before he can collect bills for ser
vices rendered, by law.
Mr.. Demorest, OF Maine, has been al
Mount Holly within the past week pros
Meeting for a business investment, and viii
establish spoke and handle factory.
A workman by the name OF Peter Shearin
employed az the saw mill of Dir. +. G. Wal
lette, at Greenyille, by an awkward step
slipped and fell on the revolving saw and
had both hands cut Oft.
A Young white man by the name Of Jo-
seph Farmer was Killed by lightning neal
Wilson last sunday.
Track laying on the WiiksborQ extension
has now progressed 10 within eight miles
of that place. The management bad hoped
to get into town by the Fourth OF July.
Among the phenomenal occurrences thai
have attracted attention; especially in the
vegetable world, it is noticed that many o
the most beautiful aud thrifty Gyergreens
have died within a few weeks. The season
has been especially fatal TO the golden ar
Dor yitg. There is kno assignable cause
There have been no excesses OF wet or dry
weather.
Wilson county has two sets OF censu.
takers. One set has the books and paper:
and are hard at work, while the other n
telegraphing for instructions. Sanford
Warner, John CLARK and II. ). Barnes wert
first appointed, and qualified according tt
law and regulation. Frank Blount and a
ID. Dawson, who were more recently ap
pointed, are trying 70 Gus, them.
One OF the young men, Eugene Marrow
who Is a revenue deputy, and went with q
party OF officers on a whisky raid In Stokes
county few weeks ago, died at the lon.
OF his father In ,he sGuthara part OF thi'
county, yestvSday. TIE moonshiners iiret
Into tho party on their return, and severa
were struck. Marrow was thrown from hi'
horse In the melee, and II is supposed re
ceiyed internal injury. The physiclaHs. q
i learned have made a Psat aA0s'e@ ex
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