Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-03-07
GLEANINGS.
Items of Interest Clipped from our
State Exchanges.

StatS Exchanges.
Smithfield Herald: The busi-
ness boom in Smithfeld still con-
tinues. Several new stores have
opened and several more are ex-
pected to open in a few weeks.
Raleigh Caucasian: The Cuu-
cosion has nothing to offer in
defense of the Legislature for
adjourning in honor of Fred
Douglass. 1t thinks that the ac-
ton was an unfortunate blunder.
Southport Leader: Already
local truckers are preparing their
gardens for seeding. The very
fine weather of the past week
gives encouragement to garden
work. Several gardens have al
ready been seeded
Chapel Hill Tor Heel: General
Ransom, as he is more popular
ly known, was born in Warren
county in 1926. He was gradual
ed from this University in 1847, in
the class with James Johnston
Pettigrew, of Tyrrell county.
Windsor Ledger: While Miss
Dora Nixon was trying to cut off
turkeys head at the residence
of Mrs. Elizabeth Gurley on
Monday, she made a miss lick
and nearly chopped her wrist in
two. The wound is qnite bad
one.
Beaufort Herald: Mr.. Thos.
Muirhead, of Michigan, has de-
cided to settle among US. He is
interested in the large tract of
land near Merrimon sold to a
syndicate sometime ago. He
tells Herald reporter that he
intends placing a large saw mill
in Beaufort in less time than six
ty days which will be supplied
with timber from the large tract
at Merrimon.
. Winston Sentinel: The trial of
Mr.. Frank G. Hine for the mur-
der of Martin Richmond, colored,
in Old Town, last August, will
be taken up at noon on Thursday,
1t will be remembered that the
grand jury at the term Of court
following the murder failed to
find a true bill against the defen-
dant. At the last term, how
ever, "a true bill was returned by
the grand jury.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Mr..
John Parker, who has been out
on the Pacific coast for seve--a al
months, surprised his friends by
! dropping in on them few days
ago. He says he visited the
Hawaiian Islands while away,
leaving there just before the
embryo revolution took place.
He is a brother of Mr.. W. w.
Parker, the druggist, and lived
| here a short while himself.
Wilmington Reuiea0: We re-
gret to learn Of the death of Mr..
Hayes W. Beatty, Jr., which
occurred yesterday in California,
as a telegram received here this
morning stated. He was a young
man, only about 80 years Of age,
and was the son of that esteemed
gentleman, Mr.. Hayes w. Beatty,
of Ivanhoe. He died Of consump-
ton. He was for some years q
resident of this city and was in
business with Capt. Jno. r. Tur-
rentine.
| Clinton Democrat: His old
friends will be panied to learn OF
the death Of Rev. Hugh McAlpin
which occurred at his home in
Williamson county, ILL.,, on Feb
ruary Goth. His death was the
result Of paralysis. He died al
the advanced age Of seventy
) four years, ripe in experience
| knowledge and goodness. He
left Sampson county about seven
teen years ago to make his home
in Illinois. He was a minister O.
the BaptlSG Cnufcn.
Concord Times: Some of tn,
strongest lawyers in Western
North Carolina have been engag
ed to conduct the case GROWN,
? out of the shooting of DR. Payn
at Lexington Monday. Robin
& Raper, of Lexington, and G,
Watson, of Winston, are anon;
those who will defend Mr.. Shem
we'll. Those who will prescott
are said to be ex-solicitor B. Z
Y Long, of Statesville, eX-Judge r
j. W. Winston, of Durham, Col.
y E. Boyd, of Greensboro.
T Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Wi
e liam J. Taylor dropped dead nea
e his house in Carver's Cree
f township yesterday evening. H
had just finished repairing
chimney, and told his wife
T was going to burn some brusl
l. A few minutes later, in walkin
b around the grounds, Mrs. Tayle
n ran across the body of her hu
: band, face downward, about
. hundred yards from the hous
S Heart disease is supposed
n cave been the cause of dealt
e Mr.. Taylor was about 20 yeal
I- of age, as we learn from M
t McBuie, of Tokay, and was
o brave Confederate soldier,
I; good Democrat and an hone
L man.