Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-22
STATE NEWS.
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our State Exchanges.
Raleigh News and Observer-Th
hope of the country is in such homes
men, who live by toll, las Mr.. Maroon
and Mr.. King, who can neither b.
influenced nor bribed or silenced. 4
cause may lie soberly submitted t.
jurors of such integrity.
Asheville Citizen-Miss Ward,
party which went out to Noun
Mitchell the first of the week anc
camped for three days returned yes
terday. The party was given in
honor of Miss Wards guests, Miss
Harker of Snow Hill and Miss FANNY
Mosely Of Kinston.
Charlotte Observer-The Southern
Cotton OilCompany is building one of
The most interesting as we'll as COL pEete
understanding plants in the coun-
try. The structure is Unique in that
1t is to be constructed without the
use of and would whatsoever and
| will be the most sanitary mattress
factory in the United States.
Salisbury Post-Mr. w. J. Leach
left this morning for Mocksville,
where tomorrow afternoon de,ega
ton from the Salisbury councils of
the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. will decorate
the double graveof hisson and daugh-
ter. The young man was 19and the
daughter 1Sand they died of typhoid
fever within a day.
Greensboro Reconciliation to
Mr.. A. P. Eckel, who immigrated TO
this town seventy years ago, the e.
moving of the Glenn drug store build
ing leaves only one of the old stores
Ola generation ago standing-the
Pickard store, ctrler East Market
and North Elm. There are of course
some old structures left, but they
are not 80 aged as these two.
In the case ofthe United States gainst
j. B. Powell, the Norfolk man con-
victed at Raleigh Friday of swind-
ling by the use of the mail, and of
cWo other charges; namely, planning
to sWindle and earring out that plan.
Judge Purnell overrule molten for
new trial and also one to set aside
the verdict and sentenced the
prisoner to two and half wears in
prison.
Statesville Landmark k-Tampefine
with jurors is getting to be e..tirt ly
too comm IN in North Carolil a.
Some year ago an Important nurde
case was tried in nearby county
and is charged and not denied that
the defendant, man of means, had
through agents, canvassed the entire
county, and that the sentiment OF
every possible juror was known. AS
a result, under the latitude allowed
the defence in selecting acquittal.
Elizabeth City Economist-Hon.
[. M. Meekins, of this city, and w.
l.. Poteat, K. L. d OF Wake Forest,
will leave to day enroute to Europe
of which continent they will make
an extended tour, the trip to last
about four months. They Will visit
Ireland, Scotland, England, France
Belgium Switzerland, Italy, orsica,
Scicily, and Egypt in which coun-
tries they will view the many places
of biblical and historic fame.
Kinston Free Press-Abner Miller,
color, d driver for Koonce & Harp
er's grocery, stole a ham Saturday
evening and hid it away that he
might carry it home when he was
released from duty late at night.
He was seen by another colored man
going through back alleys, with the
ham, and thesuspiciousc uscircumstance
cause the man to report the matter
to Koonce & Harper who secured
police and went to Miller's house
and had him arrested.
Miller denied having the ham and
started to come away with them. but
later owned it and the party went
back with him and got the ham. Onl
recovering the ham the owners did
not insist on Miller's being held and
he was released, it being ascertained
that his wife Was critically ill and
hardly expected to live. She did not
die however, and is better.