The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-12
RUINED BY THE HAIL
Great Damage to Crops il
the East.
Gloomy Reports From Way1e, Wilson and Nash.
Heavy Movements Of Trucks From the
GOIdsboro Section.
Especial to News and Observer.)


Goldsboro, N c., May 1.-THE rain
fall here yesterday was heavy and was
accompanied by hail without, however,
damage in the immediate vicinity of
the city. over in New Hope and Sauls-
ton townships the brunt of the storm
passed and somewhat distressing is the
news from these sections. A gentle
man in from Saulston township says
that in his section hail fell last even
ing to a depth of four inches on a level,
and this morning when he left home
drifts against houses and in fence cor
ners We're four feet deep. Mr.. Marcellus
Smith, of that section, was out in the
storm and his head was pelted so by the
hail stones that he is confined to his
bed today.
Mr. Geo. w. Best, of this city, who
owns large farm two miles north Of
Boston, came in on last nights train
and tells your correspondent that the
hail fall Of yesterday in his neighbor-
hood was not so heavy, but that of
Thursday was terrific. His entire
crop Of corn was beaten into shreds as
was also all cotton that was through
the ground. These crops will have 10
be planted over again Nor is this all,
for with this hail storm a wind of cy
clonic proportions struck his farm,
leaving three tobacco barns leveleo
with the ground. His 3-story gin house,
a splendidly constructed building, 30X60
feet was moved 11a inches on the pill
lars and his store house, a strongly
built one, 30x60 feet was left in the
shape of the rainbow.
Your correspondent reached the city
last night from a trip down the A. &
N. c. r. r. The rainfall was heavy
from Newbern to Goldsboro. From the
car windows / watched the storm
clouds. Between Kinstont and this point
the electric display was an awe-inspir
ing one. Flash after flash Illuminated
the heavens and lighted the flooded
fields.
Truck movements from this point are
now heavy. Since day before yesterday
the shipment of peas has been about
1000 packages by freight and express.
Peas are selling today in Chicago a.
from $1.35 to $1.50; Philadelphia $1.00 to
$1.25; New York S1.00 to 81 so per BUSH
el basket Numerous growers sold to-
day to agents and spectators on the
spot at so cents per basket. Strawbel
ries selling at 10 to IS cents in North
ern markets today, of this crop within
the past three days nearly a hundred
carloads have passed on the Atlantic
Coast Line.
Justice George, our newly installed
mayor is taking right hold of the
reins of city government and sits with
dignity in the seat made vacant by the
Great Dispenser. On yesterday he had
to do with one Worthy Washington a
young negro not heretofore unknown
to the police record.
Davis is fond of chickens, and so is
this little darkey, and visit to Col
Davis home by Washington left it two
chickens short, hence Worthys trouble
The matter was traced right up to
Worthy and Justice George sent him
in default of bail to the boarding housc.
of Sheriff Scott, kept on the slope of
the court house green.
Court convenes at Snow Hill Mon
day.
Oak street at the intersection of East
Centre needs attention. There seems
to be a sewer at that point and the
recent rains have caused a settling
Parties driving had best steer clear of
the spot until the city authorities do
the patching up act.
Aliens Big New Orleans Ministries
are booked for an appearance here un-
der canvass May 18th.
Helen the little daughter of r. A.
Creech, who has been so very sick with
fever is thought to be somewhat i'm
proved today
Burglars visited the home of Mr.. ].
w. Parker last night and through a
window effected an entrance, relieving
Mr.. Parker of pair of pants and $1,000
in cold cash
Mrs Lane, wife of John H. Lane,
died last night at her home near the
dark bridge of uric poison.
The young folks who attended pie
mic and fishing frolic at BizzelI's Mil
got d good drenching on their return
home last evening.
/ am asked to say, referring again
to the speech of Mr.. Jas. A. Bryan yes
terday on the private soldier" that
Mr.. Bryan demonstrated in his refer
ence to the battle of Gettysburg that
he had not read Pickett or Pittigrew"
by Capt. W. r. Bond.