Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

cracy refusing the peoples demands.
AS the Democracy is the people how
can it refnse their demands?
THE Court House is now receiv-
ing its new metal roof, and it adds
greatly to the fine appearance OF the
building since It has been brought
up to it's new designs.
THAT is patriotic and substan-
tial manifesto sent up from Grimes
land Alliance, in Pitt county. How
about its suppression by the Pro
gressire Farmer9 Is that toting"
fair with the hayseeds," as it calls
the brethren of the Alliance
THE news of the death of Capt.
Jno. A. Richardson, formerly and
for many years Conductor on the
A. & n. G. Il. r., which occurred at
his home in Newbern, Monday after
noon, will be received with sincere
regret in this city. where he had
many friends.
THE death of Mr.. Chas. III. How
ell, aged "a years, the venerable
father of our good friends and coun-
tymen Messrs. Jno. G. and H. L.
Howell, occurred Wednesday night,
at his home in Fork township, rather
suddenly, though not unexpected by
reason of his advanced age.
THERE are 24s students at the
University This is an increase of
SO over last year. President Win
ston, who was in the city yesterday,
saws that he will have 800 next
fall, then 400, then 500. When he
gets 500 he will taka rest. People
all over the State, he says, are most
cordial and enthusias ,ic in support
ing the University; aud, as to the
students, why they love it and help
in all ways to build it up. There
have been only two cases of disci-
,pline during the year.
TRB sad intelligence reached this
city Friday morning of the death
of Mr.. Council Bizzell, the venerable
father of our esteemed townsmen
Mr.. K. E. and DR.. Bizzell, of tie
firm of Bizzell Bros. & Co., which
occurred Thursday night at his
home at BiZzell's mill. He was
most estimable gentleman and hon.
ored citizen and his loss will be sin
cerely mourned in the community
and by all who knew him. The
ARGUS extends its coincidence to the
sorrowing family.
A BOLD thief forced the front door
of Mr.. W. HI. Higgins hardware
store, on Walnut street, Thursday
night, using wooden wedge and an
axe. The only thing missed from
the store was a glass rotary show
stand, in which was displayed a
number of pistols. This was found
ON the sidewalk near the store yester-
day morning rifed of its contents.
Evidently the thief was of bellig-
erent turn of mind. Thus far no
clue has been obtained to the perpe-
TRAITOR of the deed.
IT is with sincere regret, which
will be shared in by many in this
city, that The ARGUS chronicles
this morning the death of Mrs. Geo.
d. Bennett, which occurred in Rich
mond Tuesday night, after long
and lingering illess. Her husband
was constant attendant by her bed
side during all her illness, for the
past several months. Her remains,
accompanied by her husband, sister
and brother, were taken Wednesday to
her childhood home in Cnarlestown,
w. Va, for intern1ent in the family
burying plot.
The negro Peter Cobb, who was
sent up from this county in January
last to serve a~term of Is years in
the penitentlary for aggravated lar
ceny, made his escape some days ago,
and on Friday evening Sheriff Grant
shadowed him in this city, and gath
ering posse of determined men he
went to the house wherein Peter was
supposed to be loltering, shortly af-
ter midnight, and was not long in
apprehending Peter, whom they
found secreted under the house. The
posse covered him with their shoot
ing apparatuses, and policemen Her.
ring and Head put their nippers on
him and brought him out where he
could be stood up and searched. I'm
aglne the CONSERVATION of the crowd
when Peter was found to be literally
clothed with pistols. He had seven
pistols on his person-all of them
new, 80 calibre, and loaded. They
were the pistols taken from Mr.. w.
H. Higgins hardware store Thurs
day night, and there can be little, if
any doubt, that Peter is the man W ho