The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
FLOODS IN The EAST
OwIands Along the Neuse
Like a Sea,
Washout on The Norfolk and Carolina Delays
Trains. TIE Neusq Still Rising. Or.
SaIIie Borden to Wed.
Sallie Borden to Wed.

Goidsboro, n. c., May 27.-A society
event Of interest will be the marriage on
Wednesday evening Of DR.. Paul c. Hut
ton to DR.. Sallie Borden which will be
solemnized at 8 o'clock p. m. st. Pauls
church, this city. DIR. Borden is the ac-
complished daughter of Mr. w. H. Bor-
ueh. Immediately following the ceremony
the happy couple will board the north
bound Coast Line train for Niagara Falls
and Buffalo, taking in the PAN American
Exposition.
The continued heavy rains throughout
the east are getting to be regarded with
fearful forebodings On yesterday Coast
Line trains were delayed several hours
owing to ~ashout at the Roanoke river
bridge on the Norfolk and Carolina rail-
road, which washout cannot be repaired
Tor some tome owing to the rapidly ris-
ing stream. Fortunately for the travel
ing public the railroad has been enabled
TO effect transfer and trains run to and
from the river. In this vicinity the wa
ters of the Neuse are spreading rapidly
Low lands are several feet under water
and growing crops along the river bot
toms will be total loss, it is feared
was q rise Of feet last night and that
the stream is swelling at the rate of ~
inches per hour, actual measurement. To
abe southwest OF the city the planning
mill Of A. T. Griffin is under water. The
abuttments of the lattice bridge to the
south of the city are reported in great
danger OF being swept away by the rush
ing waters. Near the city there is a,
fYYl AaI1
heads can just be seen above water.
On the high lands people are picking
and packing beans for shipment. About
hundred baskets were shipped from
mere today. Price reported from New
YORK this morning was 81 per basket
On the spot sales were effected at prices
ranging from $3.50 to $3.50 per basket
This last price was obtained by w. v.
Williams, the shipment going to a North
Carolina point
Kew. H. Z. Beaman, pastor of the Meth
odist church at Elizabeth City, went to
Greensboro today where on tomorrow he
breaches the annual sermon before the
students of Greensboro Female College.
Mr.. Beaman spent yesterday in the city
occupying the pulpit of st. Paul's hurch
at the morning hour, preaching sermon
of great beauty and power from the text:
Behold the Lamb of God"
drunken negro woman being hauled
through the streets to her place of abode
was sad sight here this morning.
E. {. Duncan, of Beaufort, and H. r.
Bryan. Jr.. of New Bern, were in town
today.
There are no less than 20 travelling men
iii North Carolina whose home and head
quarters is Goldsboro.
What will be done with the bond issue
by the graded school trustees is the
topic still discussed The Board meets
tonight and it is presumed will take ac-
ton. One can hardly give a forecast Of
what they will do little later on an
Issuance of bonds for public improvements
is desired and if the graded school trus-
tees make a mistake in this issue then
forecast can safely be made that the is
suance of bonds for public improvements
will fail of adoption.
1t is rumored on the streets that our
genial friend and progressive fellow
townsman, w. T. Harrison, will open up
a stock farm.
w. e. Daniels, of Weldon, Thos B.
Parker of Hillsboro; DR.. Paul C. Hut
ton, of Fort Thomas, KY; Geo. Rountree.
of Wilmington DR.. w. NJ Parks and
Jas, A. Sanders, of Raleigh, were in town
today.
Mrs. Lizzie Newman, of Clinton, is in
the city on q visit to Mrs. H. H. Cobb.
Ray Parker, student at the A. and M.
College, is spending few days with rela-
tves here.
Prof. Harry Howell, superintendent of
Washington, N. c., public schools, is at
home on a vacation.
Mrs. r. D. Cronly, of Wilmington, and
Mrs Mary Ruffin Hill, of Hillsboro. ar
rived today on a visit to the family of
Mr.. Jno. H. Hill
Pitt County Court convenes at Green
vile today, Judge w. A. Hoke presiding.
Craven County Court convanes at New
Bern today, Judge Thos. Mcneil presid-
ing.
certain newspaper correspondent
who halls from the wild and woody west
and who boasts OF having trayersed the
globe almost, who gives it out that
he is we'll acquainted with the doings of
the boys in the larger cities and has
again and again laughed into retreat the
confidence man, the bunco- steerer and by
his gaze has caused a blush of shame to
mantle the cheeks of the gold brick
schemer, turns out to be safe sucker for
even a green one of these parts. Only
this morning he stood convenient to the
ticket office and was relieved of % cents
or net loss of 20 cents. A stranger
approached him with the remark: Have
you 25 cents?" He had thirty. The fell
low pulled out a conductors rebate tick
ct and said: 'The ticket office is not
open and | nm in hurry, will you kind
ly take this and let me have quarter?
Thinking he could do the man favor and
cash his paper at his leisure, out came
the 25-cent piece and with thanks, away
went the stranger. closer investiga-
tion revealed the fact that the conduct
or's rebate ticket only called for cents.
THE ROANOKE FALLING