Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-09-07
STATE NEWS.
Items of Interest Clipped From
our State Exchanges.

an operation at Greensboro hospital
for appendicitis, is reported to be get
ting along very well.
Durham Sun-Judge Ward knows
the need of good roads and that it
takes hands to do the work. He is
furnishing Squire Allen with ageod-
ly number of workmen for the fall
building of Durham county roads.
Lumberton Robesonian-Jim. Pur-
cell, colored killed a woman at Penn
broke Wednesday night about 8
O'Clock. Pur. ell and Wesly Wad-
.kins, also cci>red, had a dispute
over some shingles, Watkins, SD it
is said by Purcell, started at him
with a knife, when ne shot him.
Kate Carter, a colored woman, who
was present, stepped in between
The men iustas tbeguu was d~isctlarg-
d was kill instantly. She held a
baby in her arms, but it escaped in
jury. Purcell was promptly arrest
ed.
Burgaw Chronicle-This is no
fish story; MI. John R. Zimmerman,
who is well-knoWn TO most of our
readers, killed an alligator a few
!ays ago at Observation-Disclosures
Northeast River, which was 10 feet 8
inches longand weighed 1853 pounds.
1t had eaten 8 porkers fer him and
lad just attacked a 365 pound SOW.
Raleigh Times Hon. J. M. Hill,
his wife and Two children, of Little
Rock, Ark, arrived yesterday to
spend two weeks with Judgt
Hips brother, Prof. D. IL. Hill
Judge Hill is the chief justice of The
,urreme Cou1. of the state of A kan,
SIS.
Wilmington Star-Mrs Chas. p.
Gr,ul, 81 a wealthy contracting firm
in Philadelphia, is in the city on his
way S.uth to bid on some govern
ment work. He is a guest of Mr..
and MIs.J. S. H. Cowan. MI. Grim's
father built the original Notifications
At Fort Oaswe1l, at the mouth of the
Cape Fear river.
Greensboro Record-President
Charles D. McIver, of the State
Normal and Industrial College and
State Superintendent J. Y. Joyner
left last night for New York, and
from there they will sail Monday for
Liverpool. They will be abroad six
weeks visiting various places of in
terestin England, Scotland, Germany,
France and other c~ontries.
Faison Journal-Capt. Wellington
Patton, who keeps Calypso in per-
petual notion, is now putting in the
Calypso Flour Mills, with 50-barrel
capacity per day. The machinery is
all new and f~rst-class, occupying
his ~fourstory mill building. This
machinery will cost $1,000 and will
oe ready tor wheat in three weeks.
,aptain Patton will order wheat
from the West to begin his roller
process flour making to show these
people what Can be done at Claypsl
at his -four mills.
NeWbern Journal-A feeling O.
profound sorrow came upon ouT citi
| zens yesterday when it was know
tthat DR.. Edward F. EARLY had pa
sed away. His death although IN
measure expected was a great shocl
to all as within a few weeks we hat
zen and met him apparently enjoy
ng good healths His death is fel
in many ways comm REALLY, and il
1.-The church. He vas quiet and una
summing in his manner and made
most CT friends by his courteous an
kgenia1 nature.-The New Bern Col
ton Oil and Fertilizer Mill installe
four new gins last week and the
were put in operation yesterday fc
;he first time, doing the work to til
entire satisfaction of all interested
lSeveral bales of the new crop wei
ginned.
Asheville Citizen5-County Aud
tor r. J. Stokely has recently doI
a vast deal of ~tabulating of figure
calculations incident to the maxim
lof the county tax lists. One nj
acquainted with the work has +
idea of the labor involved. 1t
necessary to fingure the state an
Icounty tax on every name tn
lappears on the list, and preparation
to this the auditor must add up tt
various items of property, real ar
personal, to ascertain on what SUI
leach person must pay tax. Geor
w. Vanderbilt is the largest taxpay
in the county. His real estate CT
side of the city isappraised at $1,41
J 1885, and personal property at $12:
I2l9. In the city his Victoria re
licences, his real estate,is taxed a. 81
515,and personally at SO, $50. Mr.. VI
{ iderbilt will pay on taxes in the cl
5000. Is, and on his property OF
: ,side the city, $50 327,55, a total
$l5s39,6).
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