The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-02
A GRITTY BALL TEAM.
Mules as Lawn Mowers Not
Appreciated.
GoIdsboro's Industrial Music Dsturbs the Drum
mer's Dreams Story Of a Remarkably
Progressive Hen.
Especial to News and Observer.)

|
Goldsboro, N c., June Our boys,
composing the home nine, returned last
night from the diamond at Mt Olive,
where in a splendidly contested game,
they came out second best" the score
| being 8 to 6 in favor of the Mt. Olive
| brethren. Though defeated the boys
come in with colors ying. The only
kicks known are those of self for the
defeat. With the Mt. Olive team there
was no friction. Our boys are all praise
of their treatment and are ready, will
ling and anxious for another contest.
The day for calling Confederate vet.
| Grams and widows who apply for pen
| sions is June oath. Applicants must be
| present in person or represented by
physicians certificate if unable to at
! tend.
Certain of our citizens complain of
| being annoyed by mules at large on the
; streets at night in the city. One gen.
tleman who has labored faithfully to
| the end that he might have a pretty
| lawn has suffered from the nibbling of
! his grass and threatens injunction pro-
ceedings against the innovation of such
! moving machines.
| Miss Helen Privett is visiting at
| Spartanburg, S. c.
Capt. w. c. Pollock, the genial South
ern Railway conductor, is spending a
| week with his family at Keysville, Va.
| BY special dispensation Ruffin Lodge,
| X of 2. conferred the second and third
| degrees on r. II. Slevins, who leaves us
| today for Grafton, W. Va. Rufus knows
| the rest.
| The fire and water committee at a re-
! cent meeting decided to improve the
city lot to the rear of the engine house
on John street; also to purchase an adj
! ditional horse in order that one horse
! may be in stable at all times.
Mayor Hood took hold of the reins OF
| city government May 10th, since which
| time he has tried twenty-th cases;
| one as justice of the peace; three sent
| up to Superior court, the remaining
nineteen being city cases with fines and
| costs amounting to $94.5O. During this
| time there have been eight deaths in the
| city-one white adult, one white child,
three colored adults, three colored chill
| dren. One of these coiored adults was
! killed by lightning.
Shoemaker Crutchfield has a remark
| ably progressive hen, or possibly a
more remarkably progressive setting Of
eggs. On yesterday he set the hen,
today the eggs have Matched and the
old hen is the proud possessor of a
brood of young chickens.
Capt V. r. McI}ee and Vice-Presi
dent and General Manager Barr, of the
Seaboard Air Line passed through last
night via the Coast Line. 1t is re-
GREETED these gentlemen did not have
time to stop over and confer with cera
tain Of our people over the proposed
1Cb fn
lima Junction This route is quite an
air line, and it would not be objection
able if it were made a Seaboard Air
Line. Get your map and mark the
proposed line.
In the city today: r. l.. Hurfnes,
Rocky Mount; r. H. Clark, Henderson;
Mrs l.. H. Guitar, J. l.. Burrus, and MI.
Willett, the trucker, Newbern; j. II.
Kinsey, the Red Springs -Cheraw, S. c.
| travelling man, "Jeemes II" says "he
does not live where he stays now, he
has moved to Cheraw, S. c., where buSl-
ness opens at o'clock in the evening"
He appears dead stuck" on his new
home where he declares "are the most
refreshing shade and the most beautiful
roses on earth" We endeaVored TO
keep this popular drummer over Sun
day, but mo, sir said he. there is
too much click of the hammer and buzz
of the saw in Goldsborn; man just
can't sleep mornings here"
1t is a treat to run up with these
aged roadsters. They come and go,
scattering sunshine, cheering and max
ing life better and sweeter and l am
glad to reckon among these many old
and dear friends.
BEAN SHIPMENTS LIGHT.
On yesterday, May 31st, there was
shipped by freight from this point 1913
baskets of beans. One year ago, May
31st 1900, the shipment was 1886
baskets This will show the lateness of
the bean crop. Today the shipment will
be more than thousand baskets, and
it is thought during next week the ship
! ments may reach into the thousands.
Price today, local market, $1.25 pei
basket New York 1925 to $500 Bos-
| ton $275 per basket for both wax and
| green varieties.
| On May 31st, 1900, shipment of Irish
| potatoes began at this point. G. d.
! Howell making the first consignment.
| While potatoes have been offered on the
local market some days, no shipment
has yet been forwarded. New crop po-
tatoes are selling in the Northern mar
kets from $500 to $500 per barrel.
| Miss Glenn Forbes, of Greenville, ar
rived today on a visit to Miss Carrie
| MCGEE; Miss Lucille Withers, of Char
lotte. on visit to Mrs. w. O. Gattis.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Gattis will
| entertain the Mecgraph Club at her
! home. complimentary to Miss Withers.
| Miss Rachael Borden went to Chester,
S. c., Col. l. F., Dortch and family to
Raleigh: Miss Pearl Fort to Pikevtlle
| this afternoon
]. b. Dawson. the clothing man, pass
ed through on bee line for kinston,
! A CHANCE FOR COMFORT AND
ECONOMY,