Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-07-21


sisting of Messrs. Jno. H. Hill, R.
Macdonald and B. E. Smith, will
have tie pole raised at an early day
and they are now negotiating for a
large double portrait banner, which
they propose shall be the finest in
the State. The "Four Cs' mean
"bizness" in the coming campaign.
The annual election of the County
Farmers Alliance, for this county,
held on Thursday, at Pinkney, re-
suited in the election of DIR. J. E.
Person, as Presidents j. W. Edwards,
as vice-president, and ]. A. Stevens,
as secretary. This reducrs Mr.. Ab-
bott L. Swinson, former secretary, to-
the ranks again, He is thoroughly
identified Third Party man, and al
though candidate for reelection as
secretary, there were too many
"straight-outs" in the Alliance, and
when the votes were counted he was
found to be cleft"
THESE days, everybody is looking
around for pleasant place to go TO
on an excursion. Our people all
know that there is no place that
beats Morehead City !; and as Hol-
lowell and Peterson have been run
ming excursions for the past sixteen
years and thoroughly understand
how to run them pleasantly, people
who desire NICE, pleasant trip will
do well to go with them on their ex-
oulsion to Morehead City, leaving
here on the morning of the 26th
inst, and returning on the evening
of the 27th. Fare for round trip
$1.00.
F., SEVERAL mon his ago a chicken
robbery was male upon the prem
ises of Capt. r. =. Howell, and officer
Jno. F. DENIM, who had the ease
in charge, got SO close upon the thief,
one Lewis Jones, oolored, that the lat
ter skipped" Officer Denning, how
ever, with his characteristic tenacity,
has not held up IN the "trail'' and
finally, "a day or two ago, he located
Lewis 10 Wilmington, Whers he sent
/. warrant for his arrest, which was
duly executed, and yesterday after
noon Mr.. Denning went down to the
"city by the sea- to bring the cul
pri. home for trial.
| THE Sunday School International
County Convention will be held at
Woodland, Wayne County, N. c., on
the leth of August, 1892. It is ex.
pected that all Sunday Schools viii
be represented in this county that
day. It is hoped that the yioe-presi.
dents OF each township will 60 to
work and organize by that time and
will be ready to report up correctly
at the County Convention. There
will be suitable blanks for the occa-
sio.l mailed to each ce-prssi dent.
| Mr.. James W. Thompson, secretary
OF the Convention, will be in Colds
horo On the a0th inst. with blanks,
if not mailed before hand.
i The mule hitched to the dray of
Messrs. Ell. &. M. l.. Lee, while stand
ling in front of their store yesterday
lafternoon, suddenly backed the dray
lup on the sidewalk and againat their
| ane French plate glass front, break
ling out one of the large panes. AT
) the moment the sceident happened
Messrs. W, F. Kornegay and NJ. S.
!, Witherington were passing, and SO
sudden was the backward lunge OF
the mule, that both these gentlemen
barely escaped serious injury, and
both Of them, as it waa, we've tripped
and received some slight cuts from
t the falling particles Of glass, The
. mules sudden freak is attributed te
: tits having got the check rein caught
| under the shaft in some way while
j fighting flies.
THE Cleyeland and Carr flag pole
! that is to be erected by the "Foul
los" of this city, and for the selec
ton of which Messrs. R. Macdonald
and B. e. Smith are the committee
was brought in from The Islands
= fNeuseRiver yesterday and unloadel
! in front of The ARGUS Office. It is I
: cypress pole-and the finest speci
n men ever seen in these parts. |
measures in length 1ea feet, and i
t regularly graduated from the bag
e to The tapering top. 1t will b
: e. ected on the vacant corner adjoin.
ing The Argus building and
dot BILE banner bearing the painte'
r portraits of Cleyeland and Carr will
s be spread to the breeze. The pole vii
L be sunk 8 feet in the ground and
al 40 f, 1t top-plast will be added
IS making the flu height at which tn