The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-11-29
DUFF NEIGHBORS.
What Is Happening in the Tar Heel
State These Days.


of first assistant postmaster, bat for col
lector of internal revenue for the East
ern district.
Governor Holt offers 5000 reward for
the unknown persons who on the night
of November D murdered Francis w
Talley in his own house near New Lon
don, Stanly county.
Winston bad another fire yesterday
morning. The large dwelling of II D
P~oindextcr, occupied by Mrs l.. B
Thomas, was destroyed Mrs Thomas
and her children escaped death by crawl.
ing to the roof Of al adjoining building,
from which they were rescued by the
use of ladders. The building was in
sured for 81 800 The household goods
are a complete loss
Wake Forest challenged the Univer-
sity Of&ssorth Carolina yesterday norm
ing fol sgame Of football, to take place
| at Raleigh December 10 1t is not known
yet whether University will accept or
not. If they do, Raleigh will see the
greatest game ever played in the South.
Wake Forest does not intend that the
state championship shall be claimed by
any college unless they defeat the Wake
Forest team The team will come 10
determination to win.
\ terrible tragedy occUrcd at Canes
vile, Fla Saturday night. Charles IL.
Pratt, editor of the Daily Leader Of that
place, being caught in a compromising
position with the wife of Thornton S.
Stringfellow, was shot 10 death on the
spot by the enraged husband. String
fellow was released on his own recUgl-
zanCe. The families are prominent in
the state, and there is much excitement
about i! Pratt vas also IA married man
Circumstances point to equal guilt on
the part OF Mrs. StringfellOw, and her
husband will leave her.
The Charlotte News says: The tobacco
IliSCI- vi "SCtS AN'IIH Lo
made, as a rule, this year a very inferior
crop of tobacco, and this means lOw
uriccs for the farmers Tobacco is the
money crop of that section, and when a
failure occurs ii falls heavily upon them.
The farmers are not marketing their
crop very fast but are waiting for a rise
in prices. The infcrior!1y of the crop,
however, will keep prices down The
manufacturer has "A difficult time getting
stock suitable for manufacturing pur
poses, and what little there is OF this
character, it is bringing a good price.
The Shs 10y Review sa Last Tues
day evening in Cleveland county at the
home Of his father, John holland, son of
" liam No}aud, died a most horrible
death from ~hydr"phobia About five
months ago young holland was hitten IN
the hand by a dog supposed to BE- raid
He went to Liucolnton and applied q
maidstone to the wound The stone I'D
hered repeatedly and it was Thought all
udllStl " as over. OtiiIlF 'Idt = ago ~ u fiiu
Vi feeling ba lily and Of drfi
Guilty in swallowing wafer, and Monday
while attempting to drink was seized
with commissions. He begged to be taken
home and While on the way was seized
with commissions on crossing every
On reaching home he begged
people to tie him to prevent his doing
any harm. DR. B f. Falls was sent for, |
in spite of all this skilled physician
could do. holland died the next day,
after most horrible suffering. After
death, it was found that the unfortunate
had chewed his tongue literally To
We learn that DR.. Falls says
it was a typical case Of genuine |
h~ydrophobia. Mr.. holland was A years
old. |