Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-12-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Miss Rowena Lisberger, of Rich
mond, Va, is in the city visiting
Mrs Isaac Fuchtler.
WE had the pleasure of a visit
yesterday from our good friend Rev.
J. L. Winfield, Of the Greenyille
Watch Toner, who was passing
through the city homeward bound.
THAT courteous young gentleman
Mr.. Sam Bridgers, who is we'll and
favorably known to the trading pub
lie of this whole. section, has taken a
position as salesman with the Elm
stlne Clothing Company, under the
Hotel Kennor.
OUR good friend Mr.. Harvey
Williams, of LaGrange, has had the
misfortune to lose his residence and
household furniture by fire, the
origin Of which is unknown to him
and bears the ear-marks of incen-
diarism.
HIS hosts of friends here were
glad and gratifed to See upon the
street yesterday Rev. B. r. Hall,
pastor Of st. Paul's NJ. E. Church,
who was so critically i'll and con
fined to his bed for several weeks
He is still quite feeble, but improv-
ing.
The death of Mr.. Tom Thompson,
who came to this city from Greene
county several years ago and was a
clerk in the liquor house Of the late
Joe A. Parker, died at his home
Tuesday. His funeral was held yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock,snd the
interment was made in Willow
Dale Cemetery.
THE Swedish Coucelt Company,
which is the finest that tra,l.s, and
that is "above criticism"-so perfect
are their vocal and instrumental
renditions, has been secured, after
much effort by the new management
o the Messenger Opera House, for
a date i'll this city. Ehey appear
mere or the 18th inst.
IT is said that President Harri-
sons message to Congress, ,,ow in
session, will be a lengthy and tedi-
Gus efuslon-as it will certainly be
of little interest to the country at
large, which has so recently repudi-
ated Harrison aud his Force Bill,
and relegated both. and the party
they represent, to the shades of Gin
disuetude" henceforth and
forever.
AT 81 meeting of the officers of the
First Regiment, N. G. State Guard,
held in Raleigh Dec. l., the follow
ing officers were elected: Col, J. E.
Wood. of Elizabeth City; 1t. Col,
d. N. Bogart, of Washington; Major
of first Battalion, W. B. Rodman,
'of Washington; Major Of second
battalion, P. J. Macon. The Colds.
lboro Rifles were reported by Capt.
TT. II. Balm, of this city.
1T becomes our sad duty to an
nruunce this morning the death of
Mr.. Jas. W. Bardin, whose critical
illness we chronicled in Saturdays
ARGUS. He was So years of age, and
leaves a wife and several grown
children to mourn his loss. He was
faithful in all the relations of life
and will be greatly missed in his
neighborhood, where he was univer-
sally esteemed
AT the meeting of the Ladies'
Benevolent Society of this city yes
,terday, a resolution was cordially
and unanimously passed thanking
some unknown donor for the gift OF
$40, recently contributed to theil
noble order, and The ARGUS is re.
tqussted to make their thanks known
lin order that the unknown bene.
factor of the poor may, probably. in
this way learn, az he must already
know, that his generous gift is truly
appreciated and his encouragement
deeply gratifying to the ladies of the
society in their philantkrophic work
The city was thronged will
country carts yesterday loaded w!tE
cotton, rice, pork, poultry and othe,
farm products, for all of which they
found ready sale among our towns
folks. Does this not prove tina
country and town are mutually de-
pendent, the n upon the other
Let US recognize gracefully u NUT
ual interest and together cultivat
mutual good feeling, and both will
thus make better progress and b
happier. Away with the preiudicia
cant Of the dead Third party o
stown against country" Let us al
60 forward together,
THERE is at work in this city
and has been for ~months:-a. youn,
artist whose natural talent, stead
application and successful achieve
ment entitled him to public recog
nitlon and generous patronage. HI
speciality is crayon reproductions life
size or smaller, from photographs o
any size. His recent crayon pictur
Of GoYernor-elect Elias Carr is q
fine a specimen of crayon art as ca