"MR. RUFUS E. BEST KILLED."
The North Carolinian, July 18, 1895
"Mr. Jesse A. Jones received a letter Monday from Snow Hill conveying the sad news that Mr. Rufus E. Bets fell from his road cart near his home (Shine) Sunday afternoon. He was killed instantly, the fall breaking his neck. Mr. Best was an influential citizen and his death is greatly deplored. He was about fifty years old."
