Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-11
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State Exchanges.

State Exchanges.
Wadesboro Messenger-m Intelligent
GER: Earnest Fincher, the young
man who stole old man Threats
money in Union county, has been
bound over to court in the sum
of 81. 500.
Elizabeth City Economist: The
cotton factory is an assured fact.
Our leading citizens are stock
holders. Our folks have done it
without outside aid. The capital
stock is $500. 900.
Tarboro Southe1ner: Mr.. Bait.
Moore received news here one
day last week, that his brother.
A. H. Moore. residing in Denver,
Colorado, had been shot by two
burglars and killed.
Red Springs Citizen: We are
very sorry to hear the mental
condition of Mr.. Dougald Nc
Milan, of this county, is such
that his friends were compelled
to send him to the Insane Asylum
at Raleigh.
Newbern Journal: Mr.. r. A.
Richardson had a small brown
legorn which died yesterday that
made a remarkable laying record
in the twelve preceding days.
She laid twelve eggs during the
time and they were of unusual
size. They weighed 81 ounces
apiece. Ordinary eggs average
about eight to the pound. these
go about A to the pound,
High Point Enterprises: Mr..
H.. F. Smith, of Philadelphia
spent Tuesday looking over our
city. He has in view the cree
ton of a large cotton mill in
High Point. He proposes to
build a $50, 900 mill and equip it
with the latest improved machin-
cry. Such an enterprise would
be of incalculable benefit to High
Point, and we trust our citizens
will give him the needed encour-
agement.
Wilson Advance: Squire Eagles,
Of Saratoga, was in town Tues
day and told US of the loss of one
Of his neighbours; we failed to
put down his name. Some ras-
cal went to the poor mans house
and set fire to all the fodder and
shucks on the place. The loss,
though small as to dollars and
cents, is a serious one as it
amounted to all the long feed he
had provided for his stock, and
every farmer knows what that
means.
Wilkesboro MeUs: A squad of
revenue officers made a success
full raid in the forks of Roaring
river neighborhood enc night
last week. They captured two
''coppers" and six prisoners. One
Of them is 40 years old and says
he has never been in a court
house in his life, was never a
witness, and never saw a rail-
road until he passed through our
town on his way to Jail. It would
appear that he has never been
anywhere except in a blockade
distillery.
Maxton Chief: Maxton had an
elopement last week, The par
ties went across the line and were
married in South Carolina. They
were a very young couple and
belonged to the factory village.
The commissioners of Rich
mond county refused to grant
licenses to the applicants to sell
liquor in Laurinburg last Mon
day. They say, notwithstand-
ing the intention of the late Leg
islature to do so, they have failed
to repeal the prohibitory statute
in Stewartsville township.
MONEY talks and honest money
simply means what it says.
Fayetteville Observer: Centre
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fearful accident last Thursday
morning. Mr.. Ruffin Vaughn. q
well-known farmer, living in list
township, was run over by his
wagon which contained 1 ,5OC
pounds of cotton seed meal, and
seriously injured. Mr.. Vaughn
was on his way home, and stop
ped to make some purchases
This being accomplished, he
went to get on the seat of his
wagon, when he slipped and fell
striking the legs of the mules
which caused them to run away
and both wheels passed over his
abdomen, He was taken to
near by store and everything wa
done to relieve the intense pair
he seemed to suffer. Mr.. Vaughn
is now improving.
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