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

our State Exchanges.
Richard Lee, a negro driver o
lSpencer, was killed between Sails
bury and Spencer Thursday after
noon. His team was frightened by ar
automobileand thedriver was thrown
out. His head was caught between
the spokes and his neck was broken.
Durham Sun-Quite a co-incident.
". P. Fife, thegoidand oil promoter,
has been in Charlotte for a week Oh
SO, and now Charlotte is sprinkling
her streets with crude oil to lay the
gold dust of her soil. We knew that
Charlotte was a slick place but were
aot aware that she needed more
;reasa t. make her Wayss N mother.
Vsxy handsome new furniture was
| pIare ! in the executive office of Gov
error Glenn Wednesday Dol after
His ] :eiiency LETT the city Tor New
oern. Especially notable are d mas
l ave 14d2 V1-Co CA 4 nav tpP >tONh-
/ i per ect ana u2-to-dale IIece, fun
niture III design aud i,ip,n
new exec tive chsir 20 i%latcil, aud :
number Of handsome tile cabinets.
Also a luxurious leather upholstered
|divan
Fayetteville Observer-A number
of our citizens including the Observer
reporter were witnesses Thursday
night, just a $40 O'Clock, OF astrange
phenomenon "a ball If fire, much
larger than the bigge-t star, travelling
rapidly over the city, north ward
It was visible for seven minutes and
kept exactly an even distance from
the earth.
What was it, and who else saw it?
Norfolk Di5patch:-At the meet
ing yesterday of the North Carolina
Pine Association it was announced
that the price of lumber had been
on several grades, aud re-
daced on other. 1t Was said that tue
quality of logs being second growth
were inferior. Seventy-ive per cent.
of the lumber was reported as low
grade, on which no advance wa made,
and the increase applied to the niger
grade of lumber, the advance being
about % per cent.
A few days ago a large she bear
and three cubs were discovered on
the farm OF Mr.. Q. A. Flower in
PamIico county and being pursued,
the old bear took refuge in "a tree
from which she was shot and killed.
In falling one OF the cubs was killed
and the other two were captured.
They we've brought to New Bern TO
await a sa AMI shipm Mt, but were
fl ally purchased by Mr.. John Slade,
who will train them as pets. They
5eam delighted to be pet'ed and
rubbed.
Wilmington Star-An operation
for appendicitis was performed upon
Capt. Eugene Knight at the hospital
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock and
last night he was reported as doing
as we'll as could be expected under
the circumstances. 1t is said that
the appendicitis or peritonitis was
caused by a fall I'VE some lumber
Capt. Knight experienced while
hurting down to the yards in this
city to take bis engine out one morn
ing before day, some timeago Capt.
Knight was broughthere from New
bern on a special train by Drs. Prim
rose and Rhem, of Newbern. Mr.. ]
H. Melton accompanied the party, as
a representatives. Athena LodgeK.
of P, Mr.. Knight being amember of
Stonewall Lodge in Wilmington.
A Special from Wadesboro, N. c.,
says:-The homeof Mr.. VIII. Meeks,
who lives il Morven township, this
county, neal Pee Dee river, was the
scene Of a bloody and probably fatal
assault that was made on a white
man blythe name Duncan Atkinson
by two negroes, Press Nevins and
Lun Streeter, with a knife and an
axe, Atkinson's face was completely
laid open by a deep cash from his
forehead to his chin. There is aIsoa
very deep cash in his right breast
and one of his arms cut to the bone,
and several minor cuts all over his
body. The trouble grew outoftwenty
cents worth of Whiskey which the
negroes sent Atkinson after to Meeks',
he negroes claiming that they did
lot get their moneys worth. Streeter
las been arrested and placed under
$500 dollar justified bond, but Niv-
ms has not yet been taken.
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