Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-06-13
GLEANINGS.
Items of Interest Clipped from our
State Exchanges.

Lenoir Topic: Mrs. NJ. w. Ran
som, Miss Ester Ransom and Mr..
Tom r. Ransom arrived in LenOir!
Friday. Mrs. Ransom and Miss
Ester will remain at the Clarke
in Lenoir two weeks and
then go to Blowing Rock for the
Wilkesboro Chronicle: W. G..
Meadows little boy of Noravian
fell in an unfinished we'll
last Saturday afternoon. The
boy is about 3 years old and fell
distance of about 80 feet. Hell
was terribly bruised up, and his
life was despaired of for a while,
but the doctors report that he is
improving and will survive
Asheville Citizen: Maj, Will
son, chairman of the Railroad
Commission, says the grading on
the railroad from Henderson
vile to Brevard is practically
completed, and that rapid pro-
gress is being made in laying
track, which by July 1 will be
finished. This road will open
one of the most beautiful and
fertile farming region in the
State.
The Wilkesboro NeUs avs
that a man named Laws who lives
dear Wilkesboro, has been
stricken dumb. A few days ago a
destructive hail storm visited
that section, which did consid-
cradle damage, to Laws crop.
After the storm Laws cursed the
storm and Him who sent it. He
was stricken dumb and has not
spoken since.
Kings Weekly: Mr.. Warren
Tucker,a prosperous farmer and
a very useful and highly re
spected citizen, did at his home
near here last Sunday. He was
stricken with paralysis a short
time ago, and never recovered.
He was twice married and leaves
a widow and several children.
He was the father of eX-Sheriff
J. A. K. Tucker.
Chatham Record: Usually at
this time the farmers are busy
harvesting, but this year we have
not heard of any wheat or oats
having been cut. The harvest
is two or three weeks late.-
We regret to learn that Mr..
James Lindley. of Hadley town
ship, died last Saturday from the
injuries received when his team
ran away with him two or three
weeks ago.-Our countrymen
had good luck, last week, at the
Federal Court at Raleigh. Quite
a large number had been bound
over to that Court for alleged
violations of the revenue laws,
but only three were convicted
Newbern Journal: The only
artesian we'll in Pamlico county
is situated on the right hand side
of Jones bay, opposite Hobucken
which is eighteen miles from
Bayboro. It was put there by
Young, Colburn & Co.. of Mary
land, to furnish water for theil
saw mill boilers. The mill has
been moved about three years
but the pipe still stands and j:
in good condition. The pipe i:
three inches in diameter ano
furnishes a stream of water tina:
large flowing of it's own accord
when allowed to do so. The vel
is said to be driven to a depth o.
over 200 feet. The health-giv
ing qualities of this water are
unknown to the people because
of it's situation.
Henderson Times: Last weel
Nh. John D. Corn exhibited
specimens of gold and silvel
quartz, found in abundance OF
his farm four miles from Rend
ersonville. Some of the samples
were very rich in gold. From
a double handful of ore, takel
from his fields. a piece as large
as a 5000 gold piece was wash
ed out, and he claims the hal
b has not yet been told. There i
plenty of lead ore in the vicinit,
! of his farm. If the gold under
lying these mountains of Hend
erson county proves to be ricl
as some are inclined to believe
there is wealth untold for som,
of our people.
l.. Lenoir Topic: Luther Hill,
colored man, was drowned in tn
pond at the plant of the G. & N
R. R. Saturday night between
, and 9 o'clock. Others were in tn
pond but could not rescure him
He had swan across the pom,
once or twice, and when he wa
near the centre he was seen t
= sink, those looking at him think
ing he had ''let himself down
!, to the bottom. They looked TO
him to come mp i'll a moment o
, SO but he never came to the SUI
face. It is supposed that whe
he began sinking he took cramI
, His body was found in a shol
time under some logs in the ponG
Supposed to Have been Murdered