The state chronicle., 1892-05-31
State News.

The Durham Globe reports that A
J. Rutj's, who at one time kept hote
there, has deserted his wife.
National decoration day was observ
ed at Wilmington, the services beinc
under the direction of j. c.. Abbott. q
A. Il.
There is to be still another lodge Of
odd Fellows at Wilmington. Owe,
sixty names of some of the best mate.
rial are on the list.
The new planning mill and dry kilns
Of the Peregoy lumber company at
hilton, in the northern part of viii.
mlngton, began operations yesterday.
The Whitson brothers, Will and
Tom, who were convicted of the mur.
der of Kit Byrd at Mitchell court will
be hanged July l5. They are now in
Buncombe Jail for safe keeping.
Gen. r. B. Vance yesterday deliv.
cred an address at the National cemo
terry at Asheville. The ex.Confederate
veterans were the first in the process
sion, followed by G. A. r. men.
The belt-line railway at Durham is
now in operation. This is Mr.. Brodie
Dukes railroad, connecting with the
Norfolk 4 Western and runs around
the town about four miles, the .Sua
states.
II is reported, the Tarboro Southey.
aer says, that DR.. A. b. Mobiles has
called a convention Of the third party
ties OF the second district to meet at
Rocky Mount. DR.. Mobiles took part
in the democratic primary.
Fireman Bob Means, who was in
the wreck on the Murphy branch of
the Western North Carolina railway
last week, is more seriously injured
taan at first reported. 1t has become
necessary to amputate one of his legs.
the Asheville Citizen reports.
The case of Goldsboro against Moi.
fit, Hodgkins & Clark, for failure to
construct water works in that town
under contract several years ago, and
IN which the city has already secured
for $4,000, is before the q.
;. circuit court of appeals at Rich.
mond
In Watauga a whiskey distillery
owned and operated by Landen Eastep,
was robbed and then the thief applied
the torch to the house, and the whole
liquor and all was burned.
The distiller, T. H. Dowell, is the
guilty party, and is in Jail, the Boone
democrat says.
In Mitchell county few days ago,
lanes Byrd shot Ike Nelson. The
latter has been intimate with Byrd's
wife for some time, and on the day of
.ne shooting she went up the mountain.
Byrd, suspicious, followed and soon
'ame to where Nelson's horse was
n:ched. Concealing himself he quietly
waited their return. In little while
Nelson and Byrd's wife made their ap-
'earance. As they parted, and while
Nelson's back was towards him, Byrd
ired. The musket snapped, but went
If as he was lowering it from his
1t was loaded with thirteen
'lile balls, and had been loaded for two
weeks, seemingly for this purpose. Mrs.
5yrd had hidden the gun several times,
md had also poured water into the
ube to prevent it from shooting. But
wo balls struck Nelson, one Just below
he shoulder blade and the other about
our inches lower. Nelson turned and
lred pistol twice at Byrd, neither
hot hitting him. The Bakersville
NerS, which reports this sensational
affair, says that Byrd was in North
Carolina and Nelson in Tennessee dur
ne the shooting, the place being right
IN the dividing line.
lhe Marion Record exposed the
swlndling operations of one w. H.
ROBERTS, who pretended to be conduct
hg banking business and who by u.s. l
ns the stationery of the socalled Ma. c
ION banking and industrial company, q
laS secured considerable money. The !.
lther day, the Record now states. ,Jno.
). stephens, the ostensble secretary of q
ne company, arrived at Morganton. {
v arrants were issued for him. He !,
led' \ constable, who, after being
oiled once or twice, caught him on the I
abroad, counting the crossties in the !,
hrection of South Carolina. He was |
'ommitted to Jail. After trial he was :
eleased for lack of evidence. Some
FeSh evidence came up, but he was by .
nat time gone, nor can he be found. :
Nrs. W. II. Roberts arrived at Marion |.
WIN Stevens week ago. She is 4
ady OF refinement and education, rear :
q IN luxury and married Roberts :
'oout eighteen months ago. For sew
RAJ months he has been at New York,
'''enslbly engaged as banker and
'roKer, while she remained with her
PARENTS in Savannah. She knew moth
pg OF the complication of her husbands
'uslhess when she arrived, and has no
,hoWledge Of business. The results of