Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-16

ed was S4I. oOU, Willie we 49,
agrregate loss was onlp $11. O9O.
This speaks volumes for the Ell
fciency of our excellent Volon-
teer fire departments
Sheriff D. F. Wootep, of Lee
nolr county, accompanied by his
deputy Mr.. Albert Philips,
passed through the city Monday
with three prisoners for the pens
itentiary. There were two color,
ed men, Lehman Gilbert and
Squire De Grahnreid, the latter
of whom is making his third trip
to the pen, and one colored wos
man, Maggie Lee Thompson, VINO
was going up for HOUSEKEEPING,
while the men were going for
larency.
New Hope.and Saulston to wn-
ships we're visited again Fri
day bya most destructive wind
and hail storm, that was sweep
ing in it's devastation and de
stroyed all growing crops on
many farms. Several tobacco
barns and other buildings were
blown down and a fine mule kill.
ed by lightning Hail was still ly-
ing in great drifts there Saturday
and several persons coming to
town as late as that afternoon
brought in large CONCEALED Jumps
Of hail picked up at random in
that neighborhood.
Thos. Rufin Camp, U. G. v.
1914, met in regular annual session
at the Mayors Office in this city
last Friday, Maj. W. H. Smith
presiding. There we're also pres
ent, as visitors, Messrs. j. W..
Biddle, W. B. Lane, Joel Kins
sey, Confederate Veterans of
Craven county, who were unani-
mously elected honorary members
of this Camp.M Miss Sue C,llier was
elected sponsor and Miss Minnie
Belle Hill, Maid of Honor. Mr..
j. H. Hill was elected commander
Mr.. Allen Smith, of Saulston
township, displayed a blackjack
branch in this city Thursday that
was not only totally disrobed of
it's foliage, but has the bark
Clipped off in several places by
the hail stones that fell in that
section on Tuesday. MI. Smith is
70 years of age. and says that not
in his life has he seen before such
a fall of hail Fortunately, the
crops in that neighborhood are
not above ground yet to any ex-
tent, otherwise the destruction
would have been complete. AS it
is, the farmers can by little ex-
ira activity recuperate from such
damage as the hail worked.
A terrible storm, including
wind, rain, hail and snow, is re-
ported to have visited the entire
Piedmont section this morning,
extending as far as Raleigh, do
ing great damage to growing
crops and property. The same
storm reached here at IL o'clock,
with heavy rain and a consider
able fall of hail. The latter seems
to have done little damage in this
immediate vicinity, but at this
writing-in the midst of the pre-
vailing rain-we r unable to
learn either particulars or extent
as to it's prevalence or damage.
Great fear that our truckers, aud
farmers in general, have suffered
considerable loss is entertained.
Daily Argus, Friday.
Mr. Orrin G. Painter, of Balti-
more, accompanied by his veneer
able grandmother, Mrs. Louisa
Deacon, Of Wilmington, Del.,
sister of the late Mrs. DR.. Fl. P.
Clingham, arrived ia the city
yesterday morning and are the
guests of Mrs. Deacon's ne,ce,
Mr.. Ida G. Humphrey. Mrs. Dea.
con is 81 and her brother-in-law
DR.. FL. P. Clingham is SO years
old, and they had not seen each
other before yesterday morning IN
near 40 years. Mr. Painter and his
grandmother will accompany the
family to Greensboro to be pres
emit Wednesday evening ct the
marriage of Dr. Lyndon M.
Humphrey and Miss Pearl MAZE
Balsley.-Daily Argus, Monday.
The closing exercises of the
colored State Normal school in
this city last Friday, at Shiloh
Presbyterian church, under the
efficient management of Prof.
Henry E. aagans, were highly
c~reditable, and in every way
gratifying to the friends of the