The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-24

The Albemarle, Stanly county bar has
unanimously adopted resolutions endors-
ng the candidacy of Senator l.. L. Smith
Of Norwood. for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Lieutenant Governor.
DIR. Cooper Curtice. State veterinarian
and Of. r. =. Steddom, United States
'attle inspector. met a number of our cit
liens interested in the cattle trade, in
the court house here last Thursday at 2
O'Clock, and gave interesting talks about
the quarantine laws, and about cattle
ticks, etc Some cattle men from RAJ
bun county, Ga, were present. 1t is
hoped that much good may come Of these
differences. Timely notice is given that
he quarantine laws must be observed
and prompt prosecution should follow
every iolation.-Franklin Press
Revenue officers Mccoy and Selby
Royal aided by Messrs. J. w. Wells and
Nathan Mackie broke up nice pair of
blockade sbanties about two miles south
east of Crtz's mill in this county last
Thursday. The officers cut up two
stills and eighteen stands of beer and
mash. brought i'll a nice young horse
that was standing tied adjacent, pistol
A hat and a deck of cards. Three men
ran away when the officers appeared
The horse turns ont to be the property
Of DR.. j. NJ. Cain, and was ridden there
by one Of his hirelngs.-Elkin Times.
Last Thursday evening two brothers.
Bird and George Dowdle. We're digging
IL grave on IOtla in which to bury Mr.
and Mrs. Joshua Roper who died the
day before. They were working with
their hacks turned together each other
when Bird in drawing back his mattack
tuck George on the head with the axe
rart of it chipping UP a portion of the
skull about the size of silver dollar.
He fell and was apparently dead for
several minutes. but finally revived. Drst
Lyle and Rogers were called and dressed
his wound. and he bids fair to recover
Frinkln Press
This morning upon the re-convenng Of
court the jury in the Clint Williams muir
der case rendered their verdict which
was that they found the defendant guilty
of murder III the first degree Mr.. Glenn
ent, counsel for the defendant. addressed
his honor with n motion for n new trial,
hut Judge Undertake remarked that he
would not pass sentence at that time
and the next case was called Yesterday
evening Mcssrs. Price and Clement adj
dressed the Jury for the defendant and
Messrs. j.. O. Overman and r. Lee
Wright for the prosecution. The jury
took the case after six o'clock. Sails
hury Sun.
Parties in Lenoir from Kings Creek
report serious difficulty between two
Of the Earnest boys and Lee Coffey last
Sunday AT the home of John Summers.
As we gathered it the facts are about "a
follows: John and Watt Earnest and
the Coffey boy began boxing each other.
The Coffey boy was Knocked down ne
then cut John Earnest across the throat
and stabbed him in the breast. One of
the Earnest boys then ran into Sum
mer's house and got a gun which he
snapped at the Coffey boy a time or two
but it failed to fire. Coffey ran and after
he got some distance away it fired. He
says the bullet struck close to him. The
Earnest boys followed him to James
Gilbert'ss threatening his life but did not
find him. The wounded man was able
to get home but is said to be badly hurt.
The above account is we think as parties
gathered it from Coffey-LenOir Topic.