The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-01
"\NHALED'' HIS HEAD FLOOD AT KNSTON'
An Incensed Preacher Uses
an Axe HeIve.
Many Low Ground Crops Abandoned. A Merci-
full Man Shares His Home With
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Goldsboro ". G., May 31.--For years the
thoroughfare known as East Walnut
street, at times, has been the scene Of
conflict. People doing business on this
thoroughfare, so convenient to police
headquarters are not only "hustlers'' in
mercantile pursuits, but do not take kind
ly to any infringement upon whom they
term their rights and some of them have
demonstrated pugilistc proves; others
have welded with telling effect the tack
hammer, while yet others have brought
into reouisition that old weapon of war
fare, the axe-handle. with smashing eff
feet This morning Walnut street was,
again the scene of conflict and two men
will stand before the court of Justice
George, charged with an affray" in
which an axe-handle holds conspicuous
part One of the combatants is min
lister of the gospel, the other a market
man. From what your reporter can gath
er the preacher told a certain gentleman
whom I'll designate as MIR. G." that the
market man had told him, the preacher,
that ''Mr. c. was behind two certain
men who were about to engage in
the market business. To this MIR. G..
took exceptions and went to the market
man who denied making any such state
ment Mr. G." took the market man to
his informant, the preacher, who when
confronted by the market man and ask
ed if hes the market man, made to him,
the preacher, any such statement posi-
lively stated yes. This was denied by the
market man-other words followed when
finally, to use the language of the preach
err II was so provoked, after pushing him
from me few times, that | used the axe
handle on the head of the market man.
At this jucture a crowd gathered, friends
of the preacher in greater number. The
police took one of the combatantS to the
temple of Justice George, who will adju-
dieate differences little later on. The
PREACHER in question seems to regret the
incident. and yet he feels he was justi-
naIie in defending his honor and himself
from assault. In the crowd assembled
feeling ran quite high and it is fortunate
matters were 70 more serious.
"David the Shepherd Boy by Newbern
mt was presented here last night to
a Ian &c audience The Cantata was well
received by our people On the arrival
of the trGupe, some 65 in number, they
were met by the X. Of p band of this
city and given q musical reception. After
the performance cur Newbern friends re-
turned to Newbcrn in a special train of
two cars.
Neuse river at this point fell about
inches yesterday, but has been at a
standstill since last eventide. Heavy
clouds feat over this section today with
occasional light falls of rain. Farmers
everywhere are battling like Trojans
with tie enemy, grass. which is more
plentiful than seed-ticks in the buckle
berry swamps in the month of June. 1t
is said there is not enough field hands
in Wayne county to rid the fields of grass.
Growing crops are beginning to show eff
fects of .frenching.
LOWLAND REPORTS.
Farmers in town today from their
homes adjacent to the river bottoms to
the west, report that tenants are leaving
their flooded crons to the inevitable
claiming that the guano used is washed
away and they see no prospect of making
crcp.
THREE ACRES ONLY ABOVE WATER.
George Martin is cultvating two
horse farm of 60 acres, 81 acres of which
is covered with water.
TAKING LIVE STOCK INTO RESI-
DENCES.
"a merciful man is merciful to his
beast" over on the Bud Atkinson farm,
a few miles out from the city, resides Mr..
David Pearco The recent swell of the
waters there was SO great that to save
his horses mules and hogs, he removed
them frcm the stables to the Ferry bridge
across the river and there kept them
fill The bridge was seriously threatened
nv the rising water, when he took them
10 his residence and removing his house
hold effects to one end of the house he
built q dividing wall and put his live
stock into mis- home where. since. they
Lave been sheltered from the cloud
bursts and protected from the roaring
rushing stream, the current of which has
been reckoned about Is miles per hour.
Beans continue to be marketed, but as
vet in small qualities. Price on local
market $3.50 per basket A New York
wire this morning reads: Fancy beans
selling at $500"
r. H. Stevens leaves tomorrow for
Grafton, w. Va, where will be his head
quarters as Relief Freight Agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Best wishes
TO you Rufus in your new home. Your
News and Observer will greet you daily
and tell you of the doings of the day.
Brandon Higgins and Alvin Schwab are
at home from school.
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