Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-09-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The criminal docket that is now
engaging the attention of Superior
Court in session here is being pushed
with all possible dispatch, but 1t is
likely to consume the entire week.
Mr. l. Fuchtler, Of the firm Of
C. Kern & Co who has been on a
purchasing trip North. has res
turned to the city, and they are
now receiving and dis ,layirg. a
fiue line of fall goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Yelverton
arrived home yesterday, from an
extended trip to the Worlds Fair
and Canada. Also Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Y. Joyner returned and CO.'S
tinued on to Lac ange.
The Iowa Populists, under the
lead of Jas. B. Weaver. have declared
in favor of free coinage, female suf-
frage and the South Carolina liquor
law. That is a combination not
likely to win many followers down
this way.
PopULIsT sla ders of Democratic
tongressmen are gladly published to
the world by an administration press
cheese days. They find so few Deems
ocrats to help them in their fight
on President Cleveland that the
Third party assistance ccme il OPP
portunelY.
HIS many friends here were glad
to see in the city yesterday Mr.. 3,
Z. Scott, of the Fremont s2ctlon,
who was shot in the leg tome weeks
ago, as recorded in The ARGUS at
the time. He is still somewhat IN
conyeniepced by the wound, but Is
improving rapidly.
TEXAS is all right. At u mass
meeting of Democrats held in Aus
tin, Monday night, resolutions were
adopted endorsing the national plat
form and the action of Congress IN
passing the Wilson bill, and also es-
peclally euloglzing Grover Cieye-
lands p%atriotisE.
The death of Mr.. Josiah Stevens.
one of the best citizens Of our county.
occurred at his home in Brogden
township, suddenly, Wednesday
night, in the 50th year of his age
leaving a wife and seven children tt
mourn his sudden death and thell
great loss. The funeral, largely at
tended, was held from the home or
Friday.
EVERYBODY remembers Frank G
Bangs in his famous character O
Henry Denver, the "Silyer King"
AID he should receive a hearty vel
come when he appears as Col. Pres
ton, in "Alabama" next Friday even
ing at the Messenger Opera House
His old admirers should urn on
en- masse to greet him on his ap
pearance here Friday evening. Re
served seats are new On sale at Mil
ler's Pharmacy, Call early an'
make your selection.
The we'll known and widely pop
ular restaurant proprietor, Mr.. w. |
Edwards, has secured the dinlni
room and office floor of the st. Jane
Hotel building,on East Centre street
where he is fitting up one of th
handsomest~ restaurants IN the State
which will be open for patroEag
within the next ten days, and wher
the finest Norfolk and New Rive
oysters can be had at all times b
the measure, on the half she'll or
fresh pickle. "Uncle Billy" is "on
of the finest" and everybody know
1t.
The suicide Of W. D. johnson, {
his farm in Greene county occurre
Friday morning. His wife vas PRE-
pairing breakfast in the kitchen, an
had just called her husband to tt
meal, when, instead, he came to tt
door of the dwelling, and in TIE fu
view of his wife standing in tt
kitchen door, he placed his Torches
on the muzzle of his rifle and pulle
the trigger. The ball passed clea
through his head and buried itself
the door-frame above him. Deaf
was instant. He had no fami
trouble, but his rash deed is attril
uted to too much drink.
THE New York Globe, some tin
ago, offered a free trip, and all e.
penses paid, to Chicago and Il
Worlds Fair to the twenty~f'
newsboys throughout the emit
country who should sell the large
mn of comics of the Globe with
the specified period. The time
now ex bred and the Globe publish
the names of the twenty-five success
full newsboys. Among the number
and the only one from the who
South-appears the name of Mast
Thomas Ward, of this city, WI
stands fifth on the list.
The New York Herald says
sAlabama:" "The play is homes
sweet and charming. I ttakes US i
to the hearts. of the soft. Sonthe.
peoplg and reflects the impulse
Southern character in its b.st a
peats." The management of t
Messenger Opera House, besides
curing this splendid attracti
for the opening of the seasc
has put the price of admission wit
in the reach of all who may {
sire to attend. The general adm
sion has been put at so cents: |
served seats at rs cents, and gale
IS cents; and these prices viii
maintained throughout the ent