Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-10-10
STATE NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered from
ali Over the State.

bonds for S1o7.4o.
Vanderbilt's Jersey bull from
Biltmore, near Ashville, took
first prize at the Buffalo Exposl-
ton,
A British company has pur-
chased the High Hill copper
mine and works on an extensive
scale.
Dirt has been broken for the
Salisbury Electric Street Car
Line. 1t will run from Sails
bury to Spencer.
Hereafter the State library is
to be kept opened from 9 a. m
to 5 p. m. It has heretofore
been closed in the middle Of the
day.
Capt. +. L. Gilmer, of Greens
boro, has been commissioned as
First Lieutenant of the Artil-
lery corps of the United States
Army.
Engineer Ennis, Of the Sea
board Air Line, was seriously
hurt near Kittrel last week by
the breaking of a driver rod or
his engine.
One Of the principal buildings
of the New Bern Fair Associa'
ton was burned Friday.
Sparks from a knitting mill Sc
it on Fire.
A young white boy, Riddick
Hester, of Goldsboro, while at
tempting to jump on a freight
train Wednesday, had both his
legs cut off and died Sunday.
The Columbus News tells O.
Mr.. D. P. Highs pear orchard
covering less than one acre. He
has already picked 100 bushel:
aud there are 500 bushels hang
ing On the trees.
Col. Benehan Cameron, who
was elected vice president of the
National Farmers Congress, is
one of the leading farmers O.
this State. His model farm is
not far from Durham.
Governor Aycock Tuesday is
sued the order for the execution
of Drew Vaughan, the date be-
ing set for November 18th. He
is from Herttord county and was
convicted of murder.
DR.. w. M. Blanchard, of Per.
quimans county, has been elect'
ed to take the chair of Chemis>
try in De Pau University. He
was educated at Randolph Macon
and Johns Hopkins.
Judge A. w. Graham, who for
several years has had charge
Of the Big Blue Wing copper
m ines in Granville county, has
leased the mines to John 7.
Williams, a we'll known capital
list of New York.
Mr.. Slavery, of Wnston-Sale
last year refused to be vaccinat-
ed and was put in prison, for
which he sued the Mayor and
Chief of Police for damages
The jury very quickly decided
against him.
Crens law, the Mecklenbu' g
man who shot and killed a me-
gro i'll his watermelon patch was
found guilty of nanslaghter
He was sentenced last week to
six months in Jail. Toe case
was appealed.
Governor Aycock last week
offered an additional reward of
$500 for James Lowery, the ne
gro who assassinated Chief of
Police Jones, Of Selby. This
makes $500 The State has offer
ed for the capture of the negro.
An unnatural mother in Buns
combe has been proceeded a.
gainst at law for bargaining to
give her I2-year Old daughter
as wife. The girl is in the
Children's Home, the Register
of Deeds having very properly
refused to grant license for the
marriage.
1t is found that john Potter, a
white man, much feared in
Brunswick county as a despera-
10, is the person who shot pos
iceman Chadwick at Winnings
.on. He cOnfesses and says he
made up his mind he would not
De arrested aud tor that reason
shot Chadwick.
Mr.. J. J. Hoover, who lives at
Pine Grove, near Wildwood, on
he farm of Mr.. B. 8. Madison a
:ew days ago killed two rattle
snakes that were of unusual size
and age. The larger of the
snakes measured seven and a |
half feet in length and carried
forty buttons on his RATHER. The
second snake measured six and
4 half feet in lenoth and had