The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-10-02
STATE NEWS.


She was christian lady and was loved
by all who knew her.
Jno. Brewer, I5-year-old son of Mr..
}. 7. Brewer, of Monroe, had the ends
of three fingers blown off by dyna-
mite cap. He was cleaning the cap
out.
Mr.. A. ]. Grant, of Wake county,
said Monday that he had sold 3,552
pounds of tobacco, that he made on
three acres, not graded to Mr. William
Arthur for s355 20.
Mr.. G. w. Hunt, of the Burlington
News, has sold his paper to Rev. W,
J. Crowson, of Gibson Station. Mr.. H.
H. Crowson, of Statesville, brother
of Rey. Mr.. Crowson, will conduct the
paper.
Sanford Express: We regret to learn
of the death of DR.. H. G. Turner.
which occurred at his home in Cam
eron last Monday. He had been con-
fined to his bed for some time with
paralysis.
Mrs. Julius Wallace, Of Statesville,
who is related to the family ofV. Wal
lace, died at her home in Statesville
Friday. She had been sick for but
only one week. She was formerly Of
Asheville.
A big fire in Wilmington Tuesday
night destroyed large amount Of
property on the Water Front to the
amount Of $4,000 exclusive of the
damage done to the Barquentine Yer
dandi and her cargo.
Mr.. Hugh Farrelly, an old and re-
spected citizen, of Wadesboro, died
very suddenly Friday evening of rheu-
matism of the heart. Mr. Farrelly had
been sick for several years, but no
one thought his end was so near.
Mr.. Cornelius Barnhill, near Grin
dool, met with serious accident We'd
nesday in which he lost an arm. Mr..
Barnhill was at work about his gin and
got his arm caught in the saws The
limb was so badly lacerated and broken
that amputation was necessary.
The Lexington Dispatch says: We
learn that two negroes, Lewis Walser
and Alex. Hairston, became engaged
in row at Everhardt's factory one
day last week. Hairston started to-
wards Walser with an open razor, the
latter picked up brick-bat and threw
it, hitting Hairston and injuring him
SO badly he died the next day. Walser
escaped
The Salisbury World of last Mon
lay says 1t was a shock to her MANY
riends to hear that Miss Estelle Cauble
vas dead Saturday afternoon. For
only the day before she was in her u.s.
lal health and there was no promon-
ton of the early death that came to
Ter SO soon. Miss Cauble had bad
lttack of fever this summer, but had
ecovered from it and on Friday was
n good health. Friday evening she
vas troubled with her heart and Sat-
rday evening she was corpse. Miss
,auble was 20 years old.
Agent ]. H. Moore, of the Coast
Inc at Greenvilie, mel with an acci- :
lent, Thursday afternoon, that came
ear proving serious, He was attend
1g to loading some cars with tobacco
;hen the gang-way from the platform
the car, upon which he was stand
1g at the time, slipped and fell. Mr..
loore was thrown four feet to the
round, falling fiat of his back. A man
f his size getting such fall, it is a
'onder he was not seriously injured.
IS it was, he was considerably bruised
nd shaken up.
A very distressing and fatal accident
ccurred at the home of Mr.. las. r.
lhitener Wednesday morning, at
[ickory. Gordon, the two and a half
ear old son of Mr.. Whitener, was
laying in the yard in which was
ash pot with fire under it. The lit
e fellow ran up too near the fire,
nd his dress caught and was burned
early off before the flames could be
The child was terribly
lrned and suffered intensely. DR.. g,
enzies was called in and did all he 5
'uld to give relief but medical skill
as unavaiing, and the young life
ent ont at < O'Clock vecterdav q fer. s