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

Rocky Mount ArgOn0ut: Mr..
Moyle who is at work prospect
ing on the Conyers tract in Nash
county, struck a vein of ore
which he says will run S45, 90 to
the ton. The vein is about six
miles from the present work
ingS.
Statesville Landmarks: Mr.. n.
V. Pierce. of this vicinity, sold
at the Planters Warehouse,
Tuesday, 1. 800 pounds Of leaf to-
bacco. Prices ranged from $40
to $40 per hundred and Mr..
Pierce's net check announced to
1922.
Tarboro Southerner: The Dis
trict Conference of the M. E.
Church South, begins on the Goth
of June, About fifty persons, in
Guiding ministers and delegates,
are expected. Bishop Wilson and
DIR. Kilgo, President of Trinity
College, will preach.
Winston Sentinel: An ex-police-
man of Pocahontas, Va, named
John Davis, arrested Bud"
Cunningham who is wanted here
for the murder of Lenora Haley.
He will get the reward of 800
which was offered for the capture
of the negro murderer.
Asheville Citizen: Old Bethel
Baptist church, about five miles
from AsheViIle on the Leicester
road, has recently reorganized,
and services were held there last
Sunday for the first time in
several years. Rev. G. W. Mace
is pastor. For some time the
congregation has worshiped at
Johnson's school house.
Southport Leader: The very
heavy rains of last week, while
they did not actually damage the
truck in the swamp gardens, yet
made the ground SO wet for days
that it was practically impossible
to attend to the gardens. Up
land gardens were not affected
in the least by the rain and veg
etables are growing splendidly.
Asheville Citizen: Ex-Gov.
Bob Taylor came to Asheville
yesterday from Greenville, S..
c., where he lectured Thursday
evening, and is staying with his
brother Alderman Carter, 100
Chestnut street. He will remain
here until Monday. Gov. Taylor
has a large number of friends
here, and has been kept busy to-
day shaking hands.
GreenvilIe Reflector: Yesterday
evening while Mr.. Walter Pen
der was coming in from the
country on his wheel, he was at
tackled by two very vicious dogs
and as his attention was directed
in keeping off the dogs he lost
control Of his wheel and he ran
head-on into the fence, and there
was conglomeration Of wheel,
dog, fence and Fender
Scotland Neck Democrat:
Mrs. Dolly Pope, relict of the
late Marcellus Pope, died at the
home of Mr.. Peyton Keel last
Sunday morning, age 73 years
Mr.. Montgomery Shields
saws that from one SOW he raised
in Ii months hogs enough to
make meat for his family Of six
persons one year, and sold 46
dollars worth of pigs and meat
besides.
Roxboro Courier: The dis
tillery OF Col. D. M. Andrews,
was seized by Deputy Collector
S. G.. Woods last Wednesday ev-
ening, The distillery was not
running and we understand
that the officers, Messrs. Me-
bane and Causey, who examined
and recommended the seizure,
reported the warehouse and
books Of Mr.. W. r. McBroom,
the former storekeeper, all right
in every particular.
Rocky Mount Argonout: ''Aunt
Lizzie" the old colored woman
who has been such a familiar
figure on our streets for years
dropped dead suddenly last Sun
day, at her home in Edgecombe
county. Heart disease was the
cause. We do not suppose there
is a child in town that hasn't
bought, begged and stolen APP
pies from Aunt Lizzie; she was
always good natured and cheer
full, thoroughly honest, and will
be missed by everybody.
Danbury Reporter: Our farm
ers are getting along well plant
ing tobacco. Some are done.
Corn is small, but the stand is
generally good. Wheat looks
well, and oats better than fol-
several yearS.-The fruit croI
in this section will not be sc
abundant as was expected earlier
in the season. Millions of the
young apples have fallen off,
nearly all are off of some trees.
Pears will be scattering. Though
the prospect for a good peach
crop is promising.
Morganton Herald: Mr.. A.
G. Corpening, Of North Catawba,
is preparing to go into the can.
ming business on a large scale.
He has visited the LARGE can