Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-17

with a shot gun and killed every
bird iu the covey. When he
counted them he found he had
killed eleven.
Newbern Journal: The negro
who stole the bicycle belonging
to Allie Cook, last Monday even>
ing, while Allie-was in the skat-
ing-rink was captured yesterday
at Dover and brought to News
bern aud lodged in Jail here. The
bicycle was also recovered and
returned in good condition.
Burlington News: One day
last week a boy named Cox,
about 13 Or Il years old. was
caught in belt about the lapper
room at the Altamahaw cotton
mill, and so severely injured that
he died day or two later with :
out gaining consciousness. He
| was found on the floor. and as
no one saw the accident, it is not
known how it came about.
Wilson Advance: On last night
MIR. William Walls was married
to Miss Allie Barnes at the resi>
dence of the brides father. The
wedding was quiet one, being
attended by only a few close
friends. The bride received many
handsome presents. We extend
TO the new couple our heartiest
congratulations and best wishes
for happy life.
Stow Hill Standard: Ia the
case of State VS.. John Murphrey
for larceny of one bale cotton,
the verdict of not guilty meets
the approval of our entire people.
for they feel that a prosecution
| Of an innocent man, and who has
been and is now thoroughly ups
right in all his dealing,w was caus-
ed solely by the misrepresenta-
ton of a single witness, who may
have had some real knowledge
of the theft.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. Ran :.
some Sink. of South Fork towns
ship, is wearing a pair of pants
which he bought at Wapakoneta,
Ohio, ia the fall of 1864. They
were made by tailor and cost
$11. The first button broke off
last night. Mr.. Sink has vest
he bought at the same time. Like
the pants, there is not a hole in
it and it looks like it might last
several years yet.
Concord Standard: A lady
from the country walked into a
store in the city Saturday and
purchased a spool of thread, the
price of which was two cents.
She rendered in payment there's
for two tive>dollar gold pieces,
thinking she had give the clerk
two pennies. She left the store
while the clerk was checking Tie
sale. AS soon as the salesman
discovered the error the lady
was hunted up and given her
char ge.
Rutherford Videtl Len Twitty,
colored, was riding horse last
Saturday night, and as he was
leaving the house of his uncle
job a Twitty the horse slipped
backwards into an. old well so
feet deep. The alarm was given
by Len from his perilous situa-
tion and a crowd soon gathered,
aud in the rain and darkness
drew the man and horse out. The
man had a bruised ankle, but the
horse escaped. A wonderful es>
cape from a fea1 full death.
Raleigh News and Observer:
Chatham couLty has long been
noted for the production of rab-
| bits, but during the recen5 snow
it seems to have surpassed it
self in this respect if Capt. Kirk
land. of the Atlanta Special is to
be believed. He says that Mons
day night he took on at Sanford
II, 200 pounds of dressed rabbits
which were being sent by ex-
press to Northern market. They
came from Chantham and Moore
counties. he says, and were kill
ed or caught during the snow.
Salisbury World: Mr.. W. S.
Nicholson has patened stove
which promises to reap har-
vest for Mr.. Nicholson should
Its returns be commensurate
with it's merits. The patent is q
lstove, different from anything
lever before put of the market.
The stove is in many respects
similar to the King heater as tc
appearance. But this is all the
similarity between them. Mr.
Nicholson, while sitting near his
stove several weeks since, OBJ
served that the pipe became rec
hot while the stove was throw
ing out but little heat. He ther
began studying plan by which
I the heat could be retained. The
result of his investigation is tina
he has patented stove in which
all the heat drawn into tha pip,
is thrown into a radiator ant
only the smoke passes through
the pipe.
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