The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-01
CUT BY JACK FROST
Truck Damaged Considerably
by the Late Cold.
Shipments Of Asparagus Continue at Good
Prices, Liberal offerings Of Straw.
berries at GoIdSboro.
Especial to News and observer9

Goldsboro, N G., April 8O.-It
is now learned that the frost of yes
terday morning was killing in effect in
certain sections in and near the city
Crops damaged are beans, berries and
corn.
Rev N M. Jurney in today from Mt
Olive reports damage by frost in his sec
tion about 20 per cent-potatoes, beans
and berries suffering. Mr.. Jurney says
In my judgment the weather service,
this season, has been a detriment, rather
than blessing,
horse, the property of DR.. w. H..
Cobb, Jr, ran away this morning, the
buggy being badly broken.
Mrs. Gus. Heilbroner of Tarboro, who
has been on visit to the family of Mr.
Mr.. Joseph Isaac returned home this af-
ternoon.
L. Lachman the drummer, is in town
greeting old friends and patrons.
w. K. (Pat) Lane, student at Jeffer-
sen Medical College, Philadelphia, Penn,
is at home on a visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs w. P. Lane
t. II. Thompson, the Eagle Paper Co.
man, is in the city today.
There was quite liberal Offering of
strawberries on the local market today.
Price asked, 25 cents per quart. These
were grown on the farms of Mr.. Henry
Lee and DR. NJ E. Robinson.
Asparagus was being sold to families
today at Is cents per bunch. Shipments
of this product to Northern markets con-
tinue at good prices. Mr. A. J. Harrell,
one Of our resident growers of grass, ad-
vises today that his crop has sold at
prices ranging from $3.50 to $3.50 per
dozen lunches, sales being made in Bos-
ton yesterday at these figures.
Mayor Peterson is up to his eyes in
business, getting the streets of the city
in apple pie order He says he desires
to turn the city over to his successor in
the prettiest condition yet known at this
time of the year
In the city today: Capt w. E. Kyle,
Fayetteville; Mrs. j. w. Smallwood, Geo.
Bishop, p. S. Cox, Newbern; Mrs. S. w.
Sanders, Wilmington; Gen. W. r. Cox,
Raleigh; exCongressman B. f. Grady,
Hawkhurst.
The ladies of the city interested in the
Emergency Hospital have begun rum
mage sale in store room in the opera
HOuot DulluiLS lOI bllG DCliGtI VI the IlOo-
pital They have on sale almost anything
from a hat pin TO an elephant (cloth)-
contributions of citizens. If you have any
thing for the rummage sale hustle it in.
The sale will continue all this week.
Rev. Chas. A. Jenkins has recovered
from his recent illness and is preaching
great sermons at Newbern. where he is
conducting meeting, so says the New
bern Journal.
Aldermanic primaries or conventions
were held in various wards of the city last
night Nomination were made as follows
Fourth Ward w. ID. Creech, J. j. Bowen:
Third Ward, Sol Wel. w !? Harrison
Second Ward Dr. W. II. H. Cobb. T. "
Hilker, j. w Lamb First Ward. r. K.
Borden, Geo. Z. Royal. There is pretty
general satisfaction Throughout the City
with the ticket selected They all are
a fine lot of business men, representative
too of the various interests of the city.
At these ward conventions Geo. A. Nor
wood, Jr. Nathan O'Berry and Chas.
Dewey were recommended as a Board of
Public Works. The nominating conyeL-
tion convenes on Friday night of this
week and this convention will simply
ratify the action of the ward convention.
A better Board of Public Works could not
have been selected
Committeeman were selected as follows:
First Ward, Junius Slocumb; Second
Ward, T. w. Slocumb, b. G. Thompson.
j. NJ. Hollowell. z. w Cox, G. C. Kor-
negay; Third Ward, E. B. Borden, Jr.;
Fourth Ward,
John E. Lane, of Newport News, and
Miss Mary Isabelle Lindsey of Primers
Point, Va, were married this evening at
the home of the bride, at Primers Point,
in the presence of the immediate friends
of the family, the ceremony being per-
formed by the rector of the parish. The
newly welded pair reached the city this
evening on a visit to the family of Mr..
w p Lane, brother of the groom. John
e. Lane is an old Goldsboro boy and as
he launches out thus, upon the sea of
matrimony, he may rest assured of the
best wishes of this people.
Our newly chosen aldermanc board are
beseiged with requests for support by
parties who desire this or that position
within their gift For city tax collector
there seems to be four candidates al
ready in the field. They are: Capt A.
j. Brown, the present encumbent, a vet
eran who wore the gray; Hunter Hall,
]. w. Gardner and w. H. Collins. For city
clerk there seems to be no candidate save
Capt. d. j. Broadhurst, the present, eff
cient encumbent. 1t is thought his can
didacy will receive the hearty support of
the entire board.
IL Y. Chatterly, Southern manager of
the Scottish Union and National Insur-
ance Company of Hartford, Conn, is in
the city on a visit to John r. Crawford,
the husting resident agent Of the com
pany.
]. c. Yelverton, of Bull Head, Green
county. is being treated at the Emergency
HosnitaI by Or. John Spicer for appen-
dicitis. On yesterday DR.. Will Spicer sue
cessfu,lv operated on a female patient
at This institution for cancer
Tho secretary of War has determined
"a discontinue the transport service he
4 tbo limited States and Cuba and