The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
STATE NEWS.
New Berne journal: OYst

new DtTii6 JOurudl, OJst6I
are the great attraction on tn
coast. Tongers sometimes max
as much as eight dollars a day
Many young men have gon'
from the farms to engage il
longing. The equipment TO
the business cost very little
Say three dollars for a boat ant
seventy five cents for tongs.
State Chronicle: On last Sun
day evening while Thomas Re
gan was driving a mule in car
near ST. Pauls, Robeson county
with his wife and child five
months old the mule becam,
SUDDENLY frightened and dashed
the wheel Of the cart against 8
fence. ALI three were thrown
violently from the cart. The
child was instantly killed. Re.
gan himself was thrown against
a post and a CHASTITY cash cut in
his face. His injuries are Sc
we're but he will probably re-
cover. His wife was hurt but
slightly.
Statesville Landmark: One
Prof. Mott, a dancing master,
struck the town a few weeks
ago and got up a large class of
young men. He collected for
the first half of the session In
advance and last Friday night
collected in advance for the
second half. Saturday he got
on a bat and Saturday night he
sloped, and TO hear his pupils
talk now one would suppose
they had been attending swear
ing school and had been given
the full course.
Burlington News: Last Sat-
urday night Thos. Mitchell, an
house convict, decided
that the weather was a little
cold on the outside, so he pro-
ceeded TO enter Greene Boon's
restaurant through q window
in the kitchen. He then brokea
staple, drew out another, broke
window out aud the
stock lock on the front door. Mr..
Troxler heard some one in the
house reported TO Boon, who on
entering the house, found Tom
still in there. He waived an
and was sent TO
Jail in default of a 800 justified
bond. Tom put up a nice tale
about being locked in while
asleep, but all the evidence
showed that he broke in the
Lexington Ledger: Mr.. w. L.
Feczor, Of Healing Springs, was
passing through the woods on
the 9th instant when he noticed
a tree that contained several
holes. In these holes could be
plainly seen a quantity of dead
leaves. The next morning he
and four of his boys went back
and cut the tree down, which
broke off just above the holes
when it fell, and out ran an
opossum. With Milton and his
log il was soon caught. Upon
the tree was found
10 contain another, which was
soon caught. Then came anoth-
Dr., and still another! They car
ried four grown 'possums home
with them.
Pittsboro Record: For many
years gold has been obtained in
small quantities in that section
Of Chatham, two or three miles
north of Moncure. The work
of mining has been done on q
small scale and with noneo of the
improved appliances for obtain
ing the gold, and yet the men
in it have generally
made good wages. The ore and
dirt, from which the gold is ex-
tracted, has usually been OBJ
tanned from the surface Of the
earth. Recently, however, q
shaft has been sunk, about
twelve feet deep, on the farm
Of Mr.. b. G. Womble, and some
rich ore taken out. We hear
that some Durham capitalists
have leased this properly, and
will thoroughly test it.
Roxboro Courier: Last FRI
day morning as the north bound
passenger train ON the l.. a ID.
X. r., was just beyond Woods
dale, tho engineer saw a man
on the track, with his arms
folded across his breast and his
head bowed. The engineer blew
his whistle, reversed his engine,
and putting ON the airbrakes,
his trainin about Ave
feet Of the man, and still he did
not move. He had 10 be taken
off the track, and when the train
started again he made o dash
for the cars and succeeded In
getting aboard. Capt. Rosser
took him to Houston, and had
him placed In Jail for safe keep
ing until friends could 20 after
him, as he was undoubtedly in
sane.