Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-26
RALEIGH AND
OTHER NOTES
A Recent Mysterious Shooting
Affair at Oxford.
IMPUDENCE WAS PUNISHED
A Negroes Body Found With Several Bullet
Holes In TIA Successful Trucking and
Berry scason--A Saturday Night Mar
riage soiemnizcd at Trlnityr-A Pastor
Resigns - George vandcrbilrs Costly
. Dairy.

~ Raleigh. N. c.. June ga CORE
: spondent at Oxford writes as follows:
The verdict of the coroners inquest
hled over the body OF Albert Johnson
the negro who was killed at Oxford
night before last was rendered late
to the effect that he came to his death
from a bullet wound inflicted by the
firing OF u pistol or gun in the hands
OF an unknown party. Many witnesses
were examined. but no evidence by
which to accuse any one OF the deed.
1t Is reported that Albert Aston sew
eral years ago shot another negro in
q quarrel, and had to leave here. The
wounded one recovered, however, and
Albert Aston returned short while
ago. He was known TO be an impu-
dent fellow, perfectly fearless, and has
been in many difficulties. No excite
ment exists and no trouble has been
expected.
AS the Durham Herald gets It. and
1t says the news is we'll authenticated
the negro was killed on account of his
inSolence and of his rudeness towards
q dudish negro. who is said to have
the following particulars:
"Wednesday morning Albert Aston,
O. dudlsh negro. who is said to hove
come there from Norfolk, rudely and
roughly showed q young lady from
the side walk without any cause be-
yond the fact that She was in his way
Later in the day a brother of the young
lady accosted him in regard to the
way he had treated his sister: The
negro at once assaulted him.
"a police officer interfered and Al
ston was arrested and carried before
the mayor. who fined him $3.50. which
was paid.
Later on 1hc same day, and after
the trial before the mayor. the negro
came down Main street escorting sew
eral negro women and in Il most dicta-
torial manner ordered q squad OF white
gentlemen. who were conversing in the
street to give way and let the ladies
pass
Nothing was said about this. but by
this time Il number of citizens of Ok
ford were aroused by the insolence of
this strange negro.
Yesterday morning the body OF AL
bert Aston was found cold and lifeless
stretched on the ground in the out
skirts OF the town, with six bullet
holes through his anatomy. Those who
saw the body of the negro say that
the six holes were in 81 space that could
almost be covered with a dollar"
a SUCCESSFUL SEASON.
The reports on the trucking and
berry interests in Eastern North Caro-
lima show that the present season has
been all things considered, the most
successful one on record. Prices have
been we'll sustained and the transport
tation companies have handled ship
ments far better than ever before y
great deal of money has been made.
y MARRIAGE.
Saturday might about 10 o'clock a
marriage was solemni2cd at the par
sonagc OF Trinity Church, by Rev. w.
G. Norman. The contracting parties
were Mr.. i. I. Yancey and Miss Carrie
Lee Myers, both of Lynchburg, Va. 1t
was IL Grctna Green affair. Both the
young people are well connected and
have many friends in this State and
Virginia who wish for them much hap
piDess.
TRIP TO EUROPE.
DIR. j. NJ. Ayorleft- this morning for
New York. From there he VIII 90 10
the Paris Exposition. sailing next We'd
nesday on the ST. Paul. lie will be
accompanied by DR.. Davis, Il friend
and schoolmate from Baltimore. They
VIII be III Europe about two months.
and DR.. Aver Will return to the city
TO resume his practice about Scptem-
Der LIST.
Rev. w. y. Smith, who for several
years has been pastor of the West
Durham Baptist Church, has resigned
as pastor. 1t has not been learned
where DR.. Smith intends going from
West Durham.
George Vanderbilt is building an
$4,000 dairy on his Biltmore Inn, which
Is little outside the boundary OF the