The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-22
STATE NEWS.

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was seriously wounded while Miss
Grouse was Shot through the arm. Jeal-
olSy on the part of young WoiIe
caused the 'tronble.-Ellin Times.
y. III. Stokes. the efficient Road SUI
peryisor of this county, was over Ill
the Bahama neighborhood Wednesday,
making some Investigations, and he tells
us that foxes are plentiful over there.
PAS an evidence of this MIR. Wiley Will
kinS was out squirrel hunting Tuesday.
and his squirrel dog came back to him
III a powerful hurry very much discon-
c"rted. Mr. Wilkins made an investiga-
ton and found that the largest fox
seen in this section of the country in
many years, had whipped his dog and
chased the canine back TO his master.
Mr. Wilkins saw his foxship, as he
ended up the chase. and as foxy turned
to beat retreat. Mr.. Wilkins let him
have load in the side and pur an
end to his earthly career. Mr.. Stokes
now carries the right hind foot in his
pocket instead of Il rabbit foot. and it
is the largest fox foot we believe we
ever saw. The Sun has one of the
forefcct adjoining it's office wall.-Dur-
ham Sun.
DIR. L. w. Capcheart. who has been
elected to succeed Dr. PRESLEY as ply
stefan to the Thompson Orphanage, is
one of the bright young physicians who
have recently located in Charlotte
Charlotte News.
A pitched battle occurred down in
JoncSboro, Il suburb of Greensboro. the
other day. Several parties were in
view of it, but not close enough to rec
ognize any of the bellgerents. And
it was for a very good reason tn g did
not get a closer view. There were
eight men engaged in it. four on Il side,
each man armed with Il gun, and they
were peppering away at each other,
the line of battle being clearly drawn.
The police heard of it. and though it
was outside of the city limits, they un-
dertook to work it up, but so far have
been unable to do so. Several witnesses
have been found who saw the light
from distance, but are unable 70 say
who We're the parties, not being near
enough TO do so.-Greensboro Record.
The Wadesboro MISREPRESENTATION
Ger thinks that Cyrus Il. Watson. or
Winston, should be reuOminated by the
Democrats for governor in 1900. 1t
says of him: When the party vas III
great distress and evironed by every
circumstance portending defeat, when
ambitious men sought shady sOlitnGes
and clam0red not for nominations, nor
allowed even gentle winds to watt TO
the low BENT cars of eager friends any
Whisper of subdued aspirations. the
party called to Mr. Watson to become
it's candidate for Governor. With full
manly courage and loyal devotion ne
stepped into the arena and took without
dlsmay or murmur yicarious punishment.
We don't know whether Mr.. Watson
wants the nomination or not, or whether
such would even be agreeable tc him,
hut we do know that the Democratic
party will fall more Fellow its duty
to one of its best and truest men, than
we have ever hitherto known, bad as
has at sometimes done in that respect,
ii it does not nominate him.
The physicians who are attending
| Henry Gilmore, the negro who was
| struck by lightning on the kirkpatrick
plahtation, tell us that in all probability
lie Will recover from his dreadful
wounds. 1t is remarkable Gaze. pro-
badly without a parallel Gilmore SAYS
| that he was standing under the cherry
tree holding a pair OF mules with his
left hand and had just placed bis right
hand on Mr.. Murdock's shoulder when
he lost consciousness. Now the bolt of
| lightning first struck Murdoch, passed
through his body, killing him Instantly.
then 1T entered Gilmore. through his
right arm, going down his right side
to his foot back again, across his chest.
down his left side to his foOt, up again
and out of his left arm into he mules,
both of which died instantly. Though
| this mysterious current left fearful
| sears on Gilmore's body, he was CON
scous in Il few hours and Is now on
| the way to ery.-Fayetteville OBJ
| server.
Mr.. X. ID. East, of near Walnut Cove
| was in town last Monday. Mr.. East
| said the storm last Sunday evening did
considerable damage in his section. The
| hail literally ruined the best piece OF
tobacco that he had, about $1,000 hills
which had been topped. The wind lln
| rooted five of his tobacco barns and in
| Jured two others so that they will have
| to be recovered. 1t also injured his
dwelling house, and his corn crop was
almost ruined Danbury Reporter.
| Miss Winston, p. III. Winston and
Master Lewis Winston, children of DIR
George Tayloe Winston. recently OF
| Austin. Tex, but formerly of Chapel
Hill. are ut Judge George A. Shuford's
| % Orange street. DR.. and Mrs. Win
ston were detained in Atlanta by the i'll
ness of Mrs. Winston, but they are ex-
Iected to arrive in Asheville within the
next few days and will stay at Judge
| Shuford's. The family will spend the
summer here. but DR.. Winston will
after recuperating for a week or two
| give his attention to the affairs of the
| North Carolina college of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts, to the presidency OF
which he was recently elected.-Asheville
| Citizen.
A shooting affair took place up in the
! Snow Greek section last Saturday in
which Deputy Sheriff Walter Watkins
was shot with shot gun in the hands
of John Eads, whom he was trying tC
arrest. Watkins was shot in the legs
and one arm. Eads has not yet been
MISUNDERSTANDING Reporter.
In a game Of ball played at Kinston
yesterday by the Kinston and Greenville
clubs, Kinston won, the score being s
| to Z.