Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-07-11
GLEANINGS.
Items of Interest Clipped from our
State Exchanges.

Rocky Mount is soon to have
have a new ice factory,
A colored boy was drowned
in Drowning Greek, neal Alma,
last Monday,
It is estimated that the Surry
county fruit crop will bring $50
900 this year.
Winston shipped over a mil
lion pounds Of manufactured to-
oacco during the month Of June.
Henry Gilbert, d seamon on
seaman on the revenue cutter
Colfax, was drowned while in
bathing at Southport Saturday
night.
Concord Times: Paul Eudy, of
Pioneer Mills, with his hounds,
and three cradles, cut six acres
of wheat and killed six minks
till ten o'clock, Thursday, June
Goth.
A correspondent of tie Char
lotte Observer says the store of L.
E. Field and 10. Smith and the
postoffice at Petra Mills, some
miles north of Hickory. we're
burned Sunday for the second
time this year. Partially insured.
The jury in the case of George
Long. the school teacher in
Mecklenburg county, who was
indicted for beating a son Of Mr..
Gardiner, returned a verdict of
guilty. Judge Mears fined Long
500 and costs. Long took an
appeal.
Miss Ida Groom, a Wilmington
young lady, had her hand caught
in the cog wheel of some machin-
cry at the cotton mills Of that city,
Monday. Her two gold rings
stopped sthe wheel and saved her
arm. She lost two fingers by the
accident.
Fayetteville Observer: We have
received a well~developed cotton
bloom from Mr.. T. j., Haywood.
which opened on June Both.
This is the earliest we have
heard Of, SO far. Mr., Haywood
is one of Cumberland's most SUBJ
stantial farmers, and is gener-
ally to the front in everything
he undertakes.
Raleigh Press: Several drug
gists of the city sent a petition to
the county commissioners this
morning requesting them not to
collect the two per cent tax i'm
posed on them by the Legislature
Mr.. Jones attorney for the
Board states that the law was al
ready being enforced in respect
to the 2 per cent tax mentioned
and that the commissioners could
only enforce the law. It is prob
able that the druggists will
make a test of the matter in the
court.
Sampson Democrat: Lightning
struck a post oak in the yard of
Mr., L. G. King in Newton Grove
last Thursday and badly shocked
Mr.. King, and Messrs. H. q.
Monk and W. J. Craddock who
were in the house with Mr.. King
On the same day a thunderbolt
struck Mr.. Willie Harrell and
his OK on the road near Newton
Grove ard knocked them down.
Mr.. Harrell knew nothing for
some time afterWard and when
he come to he found himself
paving the sand,
Smithield Herald. Mr.. Mat
thew Holland, who lives about
six miles beyond Selma in
ONeal's township, was shot
from ambush by some unknown
fend last Wednesday. Mr.. Hol-
land had started ont with a man
named Hamilton to pick buckle
berries, and was about one mile
from any road when he was shot.
Mr.. Hamilton ran and was not
hurt. Mr.. Holland had five balls
to lodge in different parts of his
body. His recovery is doubtful.
While it is not known who shot
him suspicion rests on George
Capps, who is supposed to be
connected with moonshining and
is said to be a desperate charac-
ter.-Later-[Since writing the
above we learn from DR.. Noble,
who is attending Mr. Holland
that he is doing well and will re-
cover.