Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-09-29

coming November eleCtlOu Will opeu
throughout the city and county on
Thursday CT this week.
Mr.. B. FL. Griffin left yesterday
for Wilson, where he will spend the
season buying cotton. His many
friends here will miss him in his
absence.
OWING to other engagements Mr..
J. NJ. hollowell could not act as
Registrar in the First Ward this
wear, and Mr.. J. M. Swaringen has
leu appointed to succeed him.
IT may be well to remind sports
men thai the ''game law" for the
protection of birds, is in force from
March till November. The penalty
of violation is $1,000 for every bird
killed.
Mr.. Jethro Howell, of Fork
township, one of our best aud most
pros porous farmers, left yesterday
for Murpheysboro, H., to spend
some weeks with relatives in the
State of Stevenson.
OUR young friend Mr.. Oscar
Thompson, son of Mr.. Zadoc Thomp-
son., of this city, who had thu ms
fortune to be thrown from his horse
during the Stevenson jubilee last
Thursday. by which his leg was
br' ken, is getting on very nicely, we
are glad to know.
TIE death Of Mr.. Tom Stanton, u
prominent Turner of this county,
living zeal Dudley, occurred Sunday
morning at his home. He was about
sixty-fve years of age and was highly
esteemed in his neighborhood. He
had been five times married, and his
last wife survives him.
The ordination of Rev. Jno. T..
Edmundson in the BAPTIST Church
Sunday night was an impressive
ceremony and was largely attended.
The ordination sermon was preached
lby Rev. Junius Willard, brother-in-
law of Mr.. Edmundson, and was an
liable and eloquent effort.
THE papers that come down to MS
from the Western part of the State
bring glorious news from the tri-
umphing Democracy. And SO, too,
do they speak in high praise of our
gifted townsman Mr.. Charles B.
Aycock, who is now doing vigorous
campaign work in that section.
WALNUT stl eet was full and pack
ed with cotton carts yesterday and
the staple found ready sale among
the active buyers of this city. 1t
looked like business, and the prices
paid. too, made the farmers glad.
Gpldsboro continues to hold her own
as the best cotton market in the
State.
The opening in Fall millinery at
Mrs. S. l. Griffin's millinery estab-
lishment under the Messenger Opera
House yesterday, and which will be
continued to-day, as a superb dis.
play of all the latest styles and quail
ities in Fall millinery. The ladies'
found it a most attractive and pleas
art place to visit.
Now that the Stevenson jubilee is
over the next event Of local political
interest is the opening of the county
canvass. 1t is going to be made
'red hot" in Wayne county for
Third party office aspirants betweea
this and election day-and after that
we shall adopt the old and almost
sacred adage, of speaking no i'll of
the dead.
The city is making extensive i'm
provements in Willow Dale ceme-
terry. All the walks and public
squares have been put in excellent
order and the plot around the foun-
tain is being laid off aud will be
sewed in grass. It behooves tire
owners of a number of the private
lots to have the same Put in better
appearance than they are at present.
The well-known, long-established
and widely-popular millinery estab-
lishment of M. E. Castex & Co.,
of this city, will hold their opening
of Fall millinery, in all styles of Ia
dies wear in this line according to
the latest fashions, on Thursday and
Friday of this week. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Castex have just returned from
the No hern centres of fashion and
their display will be, as usual, some
thing fine.
WI give all the available space on
our local page this morning to the
publication of President Clevcland's
letter of acceptance. It carries its
W comment. 1t meets every issue
squarely and suggests full remedy for
every grievance of public complaint.
1t is verify the language of inspira-
tion from the "man OF destiny" Who
can read it and then say that Grover
Cleveland would notarather be hon
est than be President T?
SHERIFF. Grant, accompanied by
Mr.. Z. j. Latham as his assistant,
left Monday for Raleigh, having in
charge Eve prisoners for the peni-
tertiary, who go up from this county
under sentence Of the late term of
Superior Court here. Al are COL