Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-07-04

Items of Interest Clipped from our
State Exchanges.

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An Elkin Republican, in de-
timing free coinage at Is to 1,
said it meant for the govern
ment TO coin 16 silver dollars,
keep one of them for its pay, and
give the other fifteen to the
owner of the silver.
Newton Enterprise: The wheat
crop in Catawba is now about all
cut. The weather has been all
that anyone could desire for saw
ing the crop. 1t is a very fine
crop, almost as fine as any that
has been harvested in Catawba
county.
Raleigh correspondence Char
lotte Observer: Mr.. Geo. w. JUS
tice, Of Asheville, is engaged in
the laudable work of trying to
get Lord Chief Justice Campbell
sober. Campbell appears to
realize his condition and to be
trying to reform.
A new Baptist church will be
dedicated at Haw River next
Sunday. DR.. Hume will preach
the dedicatory sermons and adj
dresses will be made by Rev. r.
Van Deventer, Rev. W. G, Tyree,
Rev. J. G. Hocutt, and J. c..
Caddell.
Charlotte Observer: Rev. DR..
Pritchard received a telegram
last night from United States
Marshall o. ]. Carroll, inform
ing him of the the death of his
brother. Rev. j. L. Carroll, D.
D., at Chapel Hill, at 9 a, m. yes
terday.
Clinton Democrat: MI W. D.
Wooten had his store burned at
Prong, Columbus county. last
week. The p~ostoffice was kept
in the building. The fire was of
an incendiary origin and the loss
will be at least one thousand dol
lars.
Charlotte Nea0s: Thomas Ross
Robertson, son of Capt. Tt. r.
Robertson, and grandson of Col.
VIM. johnson, died at his home
in this city yesterday afternoon.
He has been sick for some time
with dropsy aggravated by heart
affection. He was 20 years of
age.
Newbern Journal: It is with
sincere regret that we chronicle
the death of Mrs. Ida Dill, wife
of Mr.. Jnn. A. Dill, which oc-
Cured at her home in Beaufort.
She was a Christian woman, of
high moral character, and those
who knew her best, loved her
most.
Columbus Nea0s: Papers were
filed here yesterday by Attorney
J. B. Schulken for a colored en-
ploye of the Buffers Lumber
company, entering suit against
said company for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries received by
plaintiff while in the employ of
the company last February.
Hickory Press and Carolinian:
A big silver rally is to take
place at Hickory on the 18th of
July and it will attract people
from all over the State. 1t will
be addressed, our contemporary
says, by big guns from the diff
ferent parts of the country. Sib-
ley, Butler and Tillman are men
toned among the orators.
The Standard says.a citizen of
Concord, a dry town, brought
home with him from Salisbury a
two gallon jug of corn juice,
carrying it in a sack. He Sc
creted ii near his home until a
more convenient season. But
alas. a billy goat found the Jug
and broke it. The corn juice
saturated the sack and then the
goat chewed the sack until he
was drunk as a lord.
D. F. Ware, of Rockingham,
entertained Norman preachers
duO JOIL0u UuS MOIIldu CuufCIl-
He made the trip to Salt Lake
City; then stole away and came
back at a cost of 1851. Now he
has a large family and no home.
He tells his Norman experience
in lions Landmark. Editor Gold
warns all others against the
folly of Mr.. Ware.
Rocky Mount Argomaut: Last
Friday evening. while MI. J. W.
Robbins, assistant yard master
at Rocky Mount, was coupling
some cars loaded with coal he
had the misfortune to get his
arm caught between the cars.
The bones of his elbow we're
mangled and the soft part badly
confused. DIR. Whitehead was
summoned and rendered all nee
essary aid. He hopes to save
Mr. Robbins arm.
The report of the geological
survey on precious stones of the
United States for the calendar
year 1894, completed by Special
Agent Geo. F. Kunz, says the
principal developments of the
year are: The finding o. a 10 z
s karat diamond at DOWagiac.