Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-07-03
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST.
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Wilmington Star.

Wilmington Star.
Young shad with which the river
was recently stocked by the govern
are being caught and destroyed
at the city docks by small boys. The
authorities should take the matter
up and attemptthe prevention of the
wanton destruction of the little fish.
Smithfield Herald.
The census report shows that
Johnston ranks fifth among the coun-
ties of North Carolina in the prOduc-
ton of cotton and third in the yield
of sweet potatoes. Since the statis-
tics were obtained in the summer of
1900, our county has made wonder
full progress in both its agricultural
and industrial conditions.
Kinston Free Press.
Mr.. William Sanders killed a pc
culiar looking animal in the river
yesterday. It somewhat resembled
a large rat, was bobtailed and had
long ears. It was a great diver, re-
manning under the water several
minutes at a time. MI. Sanders
killed it with a rifle after about an
hours hard work trying to bag it.
Asheboro, June 25.-Miss Jessie
Wall, a daughter of S. w. Wall, n
of the prominent citizens of the
county, left her fathers house sew
eral days ago to visit the dairy near
the residence and has not been seen
or heard of since. Miss Wall was a
beautiful girl, only II years of age,
and her family is well connected
throughout the State. There is no
accounting for her strange conduct,
and the deepest sympathy is ex-
pressed for her unfortunate and grief
stricken parents.
Raleigh Post.
Oscar jenkins, a well-knownnegro
carpenter of this city, met a horrible
death yesterday morning by having
his h~eadsevered from his bodyunde1
the wheels of a Raleigh & Cape Fear
train. Jenkins was employed by
Mr.. J. S. Allen as a carpenter at the
Catholic Orphanage. He lived OF
Harrington street and was on hi
way to his work about 6 O'Clock
when the r. & G. E. railroad engine
shifting On the Southern track nea
the water tank, backed upon him
He was knocked down and run owe
the wheels of a q completely sew
ering his head from his body.
Southport Standard.
Monday last was the day for tn
hearing before the Clerk Of the Cour
of the proceedings by the Southport
Wilmington and Durham RailrOa'
to condemn certain property nea
the town for railroad purposes. Maj
w. A. Guthrie was here for the rail
road and Messrs. j. HI. Gore, Jr.
Junius Davis and r. w. DAVIS Wer
here to represent the interests of pei
sons involved by the proceedings
The hearing was postponed unit
Monday, July IA, in order to Civ
time to file answer. A telegram
from Senator Pritchard yesterda,
stated that he had been retained b,
the Plat heirs in the case.
Fayetteville Observer.
Mr.. Erwin w. Shedd, of Provi
dence, R. l., and Mr.. w. F. Pratt
of New York, are in the city pros
pecting in the interest of the north
ern capitalists who are negotiatin;
for the purchase of the Aberdeena an
Rockfish (Blue's) and Pages rail
roads, with a view to extending tn
road 70 Fayetteville. These gentle
men went down to inspect the Cap
Fear river and are greatly interested
in the subject of the deepening of tn
river by canalization. Blues raj
road on the Aberdeen and Rockfs.
has now reached Mr.. A. D. McGill'
in 71st-ten miles from Fayettevill
and will, in about a week, have
train running to that place, which
is proposed to name Highlands.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Remarking that Charity and Chi
dren has said that the people of we:
tern North Carolina can preserv
their forests without the aid of til
government. The Biblical RECORD
er pertinently observes that the fax
stands out as big as the mountain
themselves that they are not doius
No, nor will they. Timber RICH