The commonwealth., 1898-06-16
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The WILMINGTON Star saws :

The Wilmington Star says:
"Heavy shipments of truck continue
to be made daily. Yesterday four or
five carloads were taken out by the At
lantic Coast Line"
The Washington Gazette says that
"you can hardly pass up and down the
street sometimes for baby carriages,
and congratuiates the town on the new
ordinance passed by the town commits
sioners forbiddlng baby carriages TO be
rolled on the sidewalk only in single
file. If they go two abreast they Will
be fined.
A correspondent from Columbia,
N. c., to the News & Observer tells
how colored man met a respectable
white woman in the road and spoke in
liecently to her. Soon some '*Spanish
soldiers" waited upon him and he soon
learned that he was held to strict ac-
count for his conduct. He will hardly
talk so again.
An item sent out from Aurora says :
"The Irish potato is now being rapid
ly shipped, the crop in this section
being very large. The shipment from
this place averages over one thousand
barrels per day. The crop, as to time
of shipment and size, Is at least ten
days earlier than last year. It is now
estimated that 5000 to 10000 barrels
will be shipped from this point. The
crop prospects of all kinds are good"
Tarboro Southerner:
"Mr. J. E. Crute, who succeeded Mr..
Geo. B. Hughes, as proprietor Of the
Central Warehouse is now i'll town,
preparatory to opening the Central for
the season. Mr.. Crute is an expert
enced wareh ouseman, and is thoroughly
acquainted with the bright leaf trade OF
the Carollnas and Virginia and proposes
to hustle for the farmers of this vicinity
and secure the top prices always"
A special from Greensboro to Sun
days Richmond Dispatch, said
This morning the 2.year-old son OF
Mr.. H. J. Elan, of the Evening Re-
cord, swallowed part of the contents OF
bottle OF carbolic acid. A physician
was summoned at once, but the child
could not swallow the antidote. At /
o'clock this afternoon the little boy
was still alive, but the physician does
not think it possible for him to live.
Winston, II. c., J5lne To-
George Vernon, white man and a
noted blockader, met with a sudden
death last night by jumping from the
rear Of the passenger train on
the Norfolk and Western road, six
miles north of Martinsville, Va. The
train was running twenty miles an
hour. Vernon lived only few min
utes alter be was picked up. Two Of
fcers had hlm On The train returning
from West Virginia, where he was
arrested.
News & Observer: Durham, n. c.,
June fl.-(Specia'.)-A fatal cutting
affray occurred here this afternot n
about Z 80 o'clock between Wiley
Whitfield and Hal Crabtree. Knives
were used with deadly effect. Whit
field was cut in the lung and just under
the heart and can't possibly 1--we, but a
short time. Crabtree was cut in {,
number of places and while his condl-
| ton is serious, it is not necessarily
fatal. The fight occurred in the rear
Of bar-room on Mangum street known
as mo. 81 Both men were drinking
heavily. They were taken to the
Watts Hospital Tor treatment.
The Raleigh Post, quoting from the
Apex News, says: GA young mer-
chant not far from Apex is now buy
ing hawks-ciicken hawks, sparrow
hawks and blue bird hawks. The
price paid is 10 cent plug Of tobacco
He alleges that as he deals in chick.
ems every hawk be can have killed
will secure to him at least dozen
chickens that he would not get if the
hawks were let alone. Since offering
the reward one of his neighbors has
made it daily practice to chew plug
OF tobacco and pay for it With hawk
He devo;es So much Of his time iC
hawk hunting that the people In the
neighborhood think he has entirely
given up his farm, and have nick nam
ed him hawk"
News and Observer:
Winston, n. c., June 1O-(Special.
Rey. James Needham, of Surry county
who is perhaps the Oldest minister ii
the United States, celebrated his ninety
ninth birthday few days ago by preach
ing special sermon at his home
About one thousand people gathered te
participate in the anniversary exer
clses, which were held in the grove
near the aged dlvine's residence. Aftel
| the sermon, which was an earnest ef
fort, dinner was spread on long table
and all OF the guests were invited tc
participate. In the audience were
about TWO hundred and fifty kinspeople
of Rev. MIR. Needham, among them
being Rev. T. J. Needham, of California
who came back to attend the anniyer.
say service. In his sermon Rev. Mr.
Needham exhorted those present to be
temperate in all things and Cody
fear and unity in all spiritual under.
takings.
The Winston correspondent to the
News and Observer tells of the troubles
OF Republican postmaster. He says
"Mr. w. G. Meadows, a merchant
and Republican postmaster at Mora.
Wan Falls, Wilkes county, is in trouble
He owed Northern firm and refused
to pay. Finally they wrote to the post
master, not knowing that Meadows
held that Office, and asked for the name
of lawyer. Meadows sent the name
of his brother.ip-law. The firm wrote
the lawyer, but Meadows got the letter
and later wrote the firm that the law