Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-06-05
NEWS OF INTEREST.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
FROM TAR HEEL
PAPERS.
Odd and Interesting Happen
ingS Reproduced by Use
of the Scissors.
MurfreesbOrO Index.

Our community was shocked We'd
nesday morning by the INTELLIGENCE
of the sudden death of Mr.. Benjamin
J. Barrett, at his home near here.
After feeding his horses Wednesday
morning he went into the house
saying that he did not feel well, and
died in about Is minutes. He was
so years old, had been married four
times and was to have been married
again that evening.
GreenviIle Reflector.
Mr.. Jasper Walker, who lives a
few miles below town, came up Sun
day evening to visit a faieud in West
Greenville. He drove a mule and
hitched the animal to a tree in front
of the house. Later when he came
out to return home the mule was
dead. The animal had wound the
halter around the tree until it could
get no tighter, when it is supposed
he fell and broke his neck. It was
a gray mule, too.
Wilmington Dispatch.
DR.. w. D. Mcmillan, county sup
e~rintendent of health, went up to
Castle Haynes today to pay his reg
ular visit to the stOckade. He says
the health of the convicts is remark
ably good and attributes it to the
fact that they get a plenty of whole
some food, water and work. Out of
80 men in the camp there is not one
in the number who is sick. The
stockade is evidently a place of work
and not a hospital. This shows ex-
cellent management.
Henderson Gold Leaf.
There T now III free rural deliv-
cry mail routes in North Carolina,
fifteen having been added during
this month. The first rural deliv-
cry carrier arrested in this State for
robbing the mail was arrested and
placed in Jail in Raleigh last week.
He is from Granville county and
was trapped by Post Office Inspector
Davis. Terry Calls is the name of
the young man. He has a widowed
mother for whom he was the main
support and much sympathy is felt
for her.
Charlotte News.
The News recently copied an ut
tefance of the Columbia State in
which that paper suggested Governor
Aycock as a good man for the Demo-
Gratis to nominate for the Vice
Presidency next time. The Charles
ton Post comes forward to endorse
the suggestion, saying, cit would be
hard to find a better man, Both
have spoken truly. Chas. B. Ay-
cock is a Christian gentleman, a type
of the flower of the States manhood
and q man North Carolinians delight
to honor.
Dunn Banner.
Quite a large fire occurred in our
town last Monday night. The en-
tire plant of Newberry Bros. & Cow:
ell, furniture manufacturers, was
burned to the ground. The fire was
discovered about half-past nine, and
the blowing of the factory whistle
soon attracted a large crowd to the
scene. Though the citizens of the
town fought manfu1ly, all efforts to
eXtinguish the flames proved IN
availing. The loss wasabout $40, 900.
We regret to learn that the insurance
was very small, being only enough
to cover the ready made stock OF
furniture.
Kinston Free Press.
The truck crop in this section has
proved to be very short this season.
Shipment of cabbage commenced at
this point about three weeks ago,
beans about two weeks ago, and a
few packages of beets a few days
ago. These products are being
shipped at present. Cabbage and
beans are bringing $1.50 to $500 per
crate. No potatoes have yet been
shipped, although Newbern is re
ported to have shipped a few barrels
this week. Shipment of potatoes
from this point will commence the
| first of next week. The crop is both
| late and short this season.
| Alamance eleanor.
A prominent lawyer of Greensboro
was present at a meeting of the Sane
Il 4; ontinnicfc in that CITY q fnm daxu