Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-11-05

PPJ JOoHe SooR0 ASH6
and prosper.
J.F. H..
Pikeville, N, C. Nov. 2, '96.
MEANINGS
Items ct Interest Clipped
From our state
EXCHANGES.
Roroke Rapids Leader: Mr..
w. G. Purnell, Weldon's efficient
policeman, came near losing his
life Monday at the hands of a
desperate colord women whom he
attempted to arrest. It seems
that this woman's son had
stolen some cotton from a farmer
living a few miles from Weldon,
who secured a warrant and had
the negro arrested. MIR. Pur>
nell did the arresting, for which
he was roundly abused by the
negro's mother, whereupon he
started TO arrest her also. Before
he could accomplish this, how-
ever, the woman drew a pistol
and snapped 1t several times in
his face. But for the fact that
the pistol was providentially un-
loaded. MIR. Purnell would in all
probability now be a dead man.
Both woman n son were put
under heavy bond, in default of
which they were committed to
Jail.
Greenville Reflector: j. W.
Smith, Superintendent of the
County Home, tells us that one
of his daughters found a turkey
hen setting on Is eggs Saturday
morning. This is unusually late
in the aso for turkeys to be
laying and setting, but it makes
the third time thi. same hen
has set this year. Mr.. Smith says
he is looking for one turkey from
the eggs.
Greenville .hactor: The
Reflector is panied to learn of
the death of Mrs. W. S. Flem>
ing, which occurred Friday after
noon at her home, about two
miles from Greenville. She
leaves a husband and four small
children who have our deepest
sympathy.
Newbern Journal: The Belt
Line Telephone. which is com-
ing to Newbern from Vanceboro,
has now reached Nelson's Ferry.
Captain StYron, who has charge
of the work, says he has been
greatly delayed on account of
politics taking every ones ats
tention, but he expects to be
in Newbern with his line next
week.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: The
Methodist Episcopal church here
last night was the scene of a very
pretty wedding. The contract
ing parties were MI. VIM. Henry
Edwards, one of our enterprising
young merchants, and Miss Sallie
Smithson, daughter of Mr.. Geo.
W. Smithson, one of Rocky
Mounts most respected citizens.
Winston Sentinel: A press
telegram says that DIR. Rose,
brother to our townsman, Boon
Rose, was killed during an inn
proptu duel with Henry Norvell,
at Maysville, Ga, twelve miles
from Augusta. The men used
shot guns. The shooting was
the result of a quarrel which oc~
Cured a few days ago. Norvell
was also badly wounded ia the
shoulder.
Jonesboro Progress: The
ways of weomen r many and
mysterious. The latest from
Broadway, this county, is that
Mrs. Amanda Cameron saw q
hawk preying upon one of hel
chickens, and, finding nothing
oetter than a gourd, she seized il
and went for his hawkship with
all her might. The hawk wal
so closely engaged with the
chicken that he did not notice
her and she soon laid him out.
Louisburg Times: Mr., Tin
ker Brown, OF Franklinton town
ship, died here suddealy on We'd
nesday morning. He was here
we understand, trading horses al
day Tuesday, and in the evening
took several drinks of whiskey
During the night he took a dose
of morphine. and no doubt tool
more than he intended, and dice
Wednesday morning about
O'clock. He was about AZ year.
of age. and leaves a large fam
lily.
Grahem Cleaner: Mrs. Mar
sgaret F. Bradshaw, widow o
the late W. S. Bradshaw, diet
Jast Saturday at Jonesboro a
the home of her daughter, Mrs
Bette Partridge, aged 78 years
and was buried at Ashehort
Monday. She had been partially
paralized for several years. MI
and Mrs. Bradshaw formerly
lived near Phillips Chapel, il
Thompson's township, from
where they moved to Trinit,
college over twenty-five years
ago.