The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-08-07
STATE NEWS.

Russell positively refuses to stump
the state with Watson.
The farmers of upper Richmond are
compelled on account of the recent
freshet to replant their corn crops.
Mrs. Jas. G. Mason died at her home
at Conclave Sunday night after several
weeks illness with typhoid fever.
Robert L. Douglass, Of Iredell county
who has been on trial for murder at
Tazewell, Va, this week, was acquitted
yesterday. The jury was out only six
minutes before returning verdict OF
not guilty.
All theindications point to revival
of gold mining this fall, Besides the
Rudisill mine deal, a number OF small
er deals are in progress, and by Octn
more gold mining will be in progress in
Mecklenburg than has been the case in
years.
The Goldsboro says: Our entire city
was greatly panied this morning when
the sad intelligence had been circulated
Of the death of Mrs. Cinderella OBerry,
the venerable mother of our esteemed
townsman Captain N. O'Berry. For
several years she had been sufferer
from disease.
A very distressing affair occurred
Thursday night on the Maxwell place.
east of Charlotte. Mr.. Robert Smith
and family live on the place. Mr..
Smiths young son, Tillero, picked up
lamp to carry it from one table to
another, when it exploded, setting him
on fire and burning him. so badly that
he died of his injuries Friday night.
The Elliott Furniture Factory of
Charlotte has been sold again. The
property was bought by Capt. John
Wilkes for $1,000. Receiver Cochrane
will recommend that this sale be con-
firmed, and it is more than likely that
this winds up the business, and that
the factory will pass into the hands OF
Capt. Wilkes.
An observant gentlemen who re-
Gently travelled through Rockingham
county, informs the Greensboro Pa
triot that Populists are enthusiastic for
Bryan and Sewall and Cy. Watson.
In one township 63 out of IS Peoples
party men declared their intention to
vote for these gentlemen regardless OF
the action of the st. Louis Convention.
Mr.. R. H. Smith, superintendent of
the Wayne Cotton Mill, says that their
pay roll amounts to 100000 per week,
that the average pay Of all employers
children included, is $40 per week !;
= that good weavers make from $S to 50
per week that girls from II to IA years
of age get 81 cents a day, and that
: children who had never seen cotton
mill before are making 46 cents per
> day.
Sometime during last week Mrs,
Isaac Biles, a middle aged lady living
at Forest Hill, gave birth to child
having full set of pearly white teeth
4 The front ones were unusually large
for small child, and never, with the
o one exception, has such freak OF
nature been known in this part Of
, the country. The child was otherwise
, normally developed. The little infant
), lived only a few days.
Charles McFall machinist in Win
;, ston, Friday morning shot printer
y formerly of Baltimore, named N. ]
- Carrigan. Both are married men an(
lived in the same building. McFall ac
" cused Carrig n of trying to win hi
wife's affections. The ball entered
Carrigan's back and lodged under tn
shoulder-blade. McFall gave himsa|
up to the sheriff. At the prelimin
he ring that afternoon he was bd
e over to court.
r Maggie Sides, young w
It lived with her brother-in
t. Cable, at Forest Hill,
) in her bed Satup1
7 o'clock, haXi1(