Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-12-14
STATE NEWS.

Weldon NeaCS: There are over
900 convicts on the Roanoke river
farms.
Newbern Journal: The schooner
Melvin is in from the West Indies
with a cargo of tropical fruits and
parrots.
Salisbury Herald: A gang of
revenue officers made a raid on a
brandy distillery five miles from
Elkin the other night and captured
seven barrels of new brandy. They
also cut up several stills in Yadkin
and Surry counties this week
Asheville C5;tigem: Alderman 81.
Lamar Gudger, who owns a farm,
but is not low in the farming bus~
ness to any extent, "toted" into the
Citizen office this morning a turs
nip that sweeps the field. 1t weighs
81 pounds, and was raised on Ais
derman Gudger's Mill mountain
farm, by Adolphus Gudger.
Wilmington Star: The Will.
mington divisions Of the Naval les
serves received last night seven
barrels of Ocracoke oysters as q
present from the Newbern divis-
ions, consequently as to- morrow is
their regular monthly meeting they
expect to precede it with an oyster
roast on board the Nantucket at s
O'Clock p. m
Raleigh News Observer: We nos
ticed in all the accounts Of the
great game of football between
West Point and ANNAPOLIS that
Worth Bagley, an old Raleigh boy.
made a fine record tor himself as
an excellent player. We see il
stated that he ranks third best full.
back in the United States. The Ra,
leigh boys are usually III the from
ranks.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. Johr
Chaplin's little son, Who was
brought to Winston from Yadkir
county in search of a maidstone, il
reported 10 be doing well. Mr.
John l.. Beard. has a maidstone
which was successfully applied tt
one of the wounds, The biting O
this boy has caused a number 0.
OF dogs to be killed in Yadkir
county.
Charlotte Democrat: Late Mon
day afternoon a Negroes body wa
found dangling to the end Of
grape vine which grew from
leaning dog wood, on MI. Ton
Shaw's farm, south of the city. Th'
coroner held an inquest, with
verdict that the deceased came t.
his death by his own hands. Tn
negro's name was Dallas Stowe.
Greenville Reflector: On Tues
day afternoon OF last week Mr.. AL
len Mills, a good citizen of Chico
township, died very suddenly at hi
home near Black Jack. His wifi
had Just been off on a brief visit #
relatives, and soon after returning
!, home Mr. Mills told her be wa
not feeling we'll. A little later b.
spoke of feeling a smoshering sen
~sation and not being able to &c
breath. He went to his bed to Ii
down, ard died in a few moments
He was 50 years old.
Charlotte Observer: Rt. Rev
J. J, Moore, D. D., senior bishop
Of the African Methodist Episco
pal ZION Church, died at Greens
boro yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. He was the Oldest tisho]
of any denomination in America
being 80 years of age, He was al
itinerant minister more than g.
years, and held the office of bisho]
nearly 26 years. His Iabors ex
tended from New England to Cali
fornia. including nearly every
State in the Union.
j, Tarboro Southerner: Tuesda,
morning on Water street, Mrs. Ell
ward, was badly hurt by a ~tallinI
limb. She is not seriously injured
} but had a narrow escape from
. death. This is the only case W
f have heard of yet where any in.
.Iiury has been received from tn
breakage OF trees. Tuesday morn
ing. a telegraph pole fell agsins
the front window Of the store &C
f cupied by Thomas 81. Gatlin, an,
broke the glass. These window
are very expensive, and the To-
sustained by Mr.. Austin will b
heavy.