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MORE OYSTER TROUBLES.GEN*. XV G. LF.Wls' SURVF.YlXa BOAT PIKED UPON BY OVSTEP.MEN.The Raleigh News Observer of the 12th contains the- following;A report reached here yesterday o; further complications in fh« eastern ox Ster grounds to the effect that the .surveying boat, of Gen. VV. G. Lewis had been tired upon bv P.mi-lioo county oyMermen. Gen. Lewis who is the State Engineer has been engaged iu laying off grounds for parties wi-hing to enter and possess tracts often acres, which the law allows to every citizen who wishes to go and lay claim to rbat area The natives xvou d then be prevented from gathering oysters on such grounds without paying a toll or sharing the catch with the owner. They regarded this us a hardship h wini always ha i free range of thegl’oun ‘sVarious threats hare been made and a lew nights ago the surveying «»a el Gen. Lewis was fired upon a d filled with bullet holes ItL opened tiiat nil on board wero down if! h hole and nobody w.\s hurt. Gen. Lewis was not ou board at the tine It is understood that two have been arrested by the sherff andU»ind over to court but the partuswho tired the shots have beenpostively found out, and probablynever will be. It is said that two hundred of the oys:e-*men have b.nded together to I,old their grounda d nre threatening to drive Gen. Lewis’ bo.it away. The sheriff has not yet app iad to the Goxernor for assistance. Gen. Lewis and otherinterested parties were in the city yesterday.
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Fisherman And Farmer
Edenton, North Carolina, US
Fri, Sep 18, 1891
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