Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-22

Items ofInterest Clipped from our
State Exchanges.

The Asheville baseball club
said to be the best in the State
has disbanded.
The rev officers of Thomas
vile orphanage will not be in
stalled until September 1.
Smithfeld Herald: Hog cholera
is raging to a considerable ex~
tent IN many parts of this county.
1t is proving very destructive.
An officer tells the Sentinel
that he saw several collins in a
wagon, going up Liberty street,
last night. He feels sure they
were for some negroes killed in
Sunday nights riot.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Wal
lace NJ. Reinhardt, of Lincolnton,
died at her home yesterday at 9
o'clock. She was the mother-in-
law of Mr.. w. L. Long, of Char
lotte. She was 20 yeas of age
and leaves a husband II years
old.
Crops in this section are in
splendid condition. The seasons
SO far have been as favorable as
could be desired, and both corn
and cotton are very fine. With
favorable seasons for two weeks
longer we are assured of a heavy
crop.-Salisbury Herald.
The members of a church in
Davidson county notified a whis-
key distiller nalued Leonard that
he must remove his still from
anywhere near their church. He
declined to do sc unless they fur
nished transportation. They
brought nine teams and landed
his outfit 20 miles away.
North Wilkesboro has a di-
vorce suit in high life that is
creating a sensation. Mrs. A.
V. Dean last Friday began pro-
ceedings against her husband
for divorce and alimony. She
asks for divorce from bed and
board on account of cruelty,
making her life intolerable and
burdenSome.
Sheriff w. H. Smith, Of Gran
vile county died last Tuesday.
Mr.. Smith was "A years of age
and had been sheriff of Person
county for a number of years and
a Commissioner Of Granville
county for a number of years.
He was buried at Enon Baptist
Church in Granville county yes
terday with Masonic honors.
Sheriff Smith was the father Of
Mr.. Juuius H. Smith, of Ra-
leigh.
Raleigh News & Observer: Mr..
dal Durham, who is a son of DR..
Durham, of this place, is now in
Johannesburg, South Africa,
where he is establishing a
cigarette factory for the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, This
place is 1000 miles Northeast of
Cape Town, is in the midst of
the gold fields, and though only
seven years old already has a
white population of more than
90, 900.
The Sun says there was a con-
version in the Durham county
jail the other night. Tom Yates,
a colored divine, who was sent
to jail in default of a $50 bond
some time ago for assaulting his
wife with a Ratchet and hammer,
concluded that he would preach
a sermon one night. During the
discourse John Guess, who is in
jail awaiting the next term of
court, charged with larceny,
was very much affected and
p~rofessed religion.
A mass meeting in the interest
of good roads was held IN Gas
ton county last week. The sub
ject was fully discussed and
resolutions passed demanding
that the Board Of Commissioners
go forward and take advantage
of such laws and provisions as
are now in effect for the improve
ment of our public roads. A sec
ond resolution was adopted to
the effect that the meeting IA
vored the utilization of the pres
ent county convict law and the
adoption of the Mecklenburg
system.
Like a Great Railway,