Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-05-25
STATE NEWS.
Items of Interest Clipped From
our State Exchanges.

| ACemS OF Interest Clipped From
our State Exchanges.
NeWbern Journal-Y Yesterday ship
ment of23 solid carloads of cabbages
were made in Swift Refrigerator cars
| to New York and other Northan
markets. This was the largest ship
| ment ever made in refrigerator cars
from this section.
| Dick johnson, white a state con-
vict, age So. was shot Saturday by
two gurds at the camp ON the line OF
| The Raleigh & Cape Fear railway
near Lillins ton and instantly killed.
| He run, declined L. halt and was
shot three times, thistysix buckshot
striking his body and head, one shot
going entirely through his head. He
was serving his third term, fourteen
years, for forgery. Officials say he
was desperate fellow and that he
was simply shot pieces.
Raleigh Post-Grand Tier r. II.
Bradley OF the North Carolina Grand
Lodge of Masons has engagements
to attend the special session Of Tie
Grand Lodge at the Orphan Orphan
age on the 24eh Of j a =, Ss. Johns
Day. On the 27ah Of May he goes to
Roper 10 participate III ti2e ceremony y
i + laying the com + S one + a masonic
building there. And on june 81 b
he will be at kinston for a big re.
i. union Of 20 lodges q f.ature Of which
will be ethe opaning Especial session
of the Grand lodge.
Il Ell. Clay Crubb, the prominon
distiiler OF Davidson county, VIII,
for ten days has been on trial at Sal
lsbary for his life, charged with kill
; ing his brother-in-law, o. l.. Davis
IN October last, was acquitted in III
Rowan Superior court today.
: AT 1880 o'cIt ck this morning tn
Jury, after having been out tweIv
a hours, returned a verdict ofnot guilt,
r Five ballots were taken before a
IN agreement was reached. On Ii
y first ballot nine men stood fer acqui
ls tai and three for conviction of murdt
in the 6rfG degree. On the fourt
: ballet six stood for acqaittal and 81
}. for conviction
Grubb was released al once, az
after shak ing hands with his attorne,
and a number of friends, lett tn
afternoon for his home in Davidson
le where be is very prominent. Il
: Was accompanied by Mrs. Davis, WI
II is sister of Davis, who was shot
RI death by Grubb. Both men we
o wealthy and hsd been associated t
: gether in business.
iei Asheville Citizen r.. McNaplan
~ left tow n suddenly Oh a mule Frids
- afternoon, and hlsdeparture, ,upls
it with failure to return, will cosG
y-IG. Noland $50. The man was o
Ve on bond to appear before Magistra
n Waddell yesterday evening TO ans w
ne charg of slander aud pefj1ry, /
't! | when. the hour arrived the man "
oT not present, and even with The aid
y a capias the sheriff's force has not v
81 been capaD.e of loc.stlng him. 4
o. Investigation Lrougnt out the II
ue that when last seen ne was rid,
$. toward South Carolina on mul
n The trouble out of which the tri
er grew began in police court Frid
by morning, when Mcfarland Is SAID
have made charges concerning mel
q. bers of +. f. Rodgers' family wbi
m the latter declared to be untrue al
6 slanaerous. He precurea warra
Ne and as Mcfarland lefl tLa courtroe
he was arrested on the two chare,
]. Through his attorney he secure9
rs. postponem5nt of the case until
O'clock and ID. Ct. Nolana went
his bond, with the result above nj
!. toned.
s. Marlborough Eoutherner-Pr Probal
: not in 8 dozen Yeara, i % few, b.