Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-06-08
Mr.. A. Well, of Wilmington, who

come asylum for President Davis
when the latter was homeless, vas
in the city yesterday.
The first entertainment of the
"Sigma Phi" society of the Colds
boro Graded School came off Fri
day night at the hoepitable home
of Capt. and Mrs. r p. Howell,
and was n of the most enjoyable
events the young people of that
age have ever experienced. It is
needless to say that they viii have
Others before the vacation is over.
An immense shipment Of deep.
sea blue fish, the largest of the
kind ever caught at Morehead,
came up oyer the A. & N. G. E.
r. Friday, There were five
hundred boxes of these fish, and
they were caught from a great
school at one haul, far out at sea
eff Morehead, by the large steam
drop seines that are being operated
down there this year with wonder
tul success,
The death OF the little son and
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Miller occurred 81 turday morning
at their home in this city on Will
liam street, after a brief illness. In
their sad bereavement they have the
deepest sympathy of this commun>
ity. They haye, too, the strength
of religion to comfort and sustain
them-the only sure and unfaillng
staff in the hour of such sorrow.
The funeral was heldfrom the home
Sunday morning at go o'clock.
Rev. B. r. Hall officiating.
MASTERS Phil. Dortch and Nick
Hunter made the trip from here to
Fremont, a distance Of Is miles,
Thursday morning, in one hour an d
20 minutes from start to finish, and
returned in one hour and 20 minutes.
They rode along the side path al
the railroad all the way,andhad to
make 19 dismonnts in crossing cnl-
vertsbridges ard cattle guards. This
brings their record to the top,as the
best yet made by even older wheel
men in this vicinity.
The shipment of Irish potatoes
from this section to Northern mar
kets yesterday were very large.
Messrs. Palmer, Riven berg s Co., of
New York, whose daily quotations
can be seen al this office, reported
yesterdays market as follows:
Piuns, beach, Sc@10c; cherries.
black, 15c025c; red and white 15c
M16c; huckleberries, 4e@10c;black.
berries, cos gooseberries 6c08c;
beach 8c0l0c; potatoes, rose $500
| @$3.5O; Chill, $2-75@3.25; cabbage
50c@$1.00; beans, halt barrels, 75e
@S1.25, round, thids, 50c075c
flat, 4Oc(060c.
THERE came up over the A. & n,
G. R. R. to this city Saturday even~
ing, en- route for Northern markets,
fortysthree car loads Of truck. There
were in all $4,000 packages 5000
more than on the previous day,
about 10000 of these were barrels
of potatoes. Potatoes are selling now
at $500 to $500 per barrel stimat-
ing at the lowest figures, $500, it
will be seen that the railroad by it.
self, to say nothing Of the steamer
shipments, handled $50. 900 potatoes
in one day from Newbern alone; no
to mention the other truck in the
way of beans, cabbage sc. It is es'
timated that the steamers, on Satur.
day, took $4,000 worth of truck
fromN ewbern, making the aggregate
shipment for that one day from thu
ELM CITY" section in money est
mate $4,000. Just think Of it.
The distressing news was wired
to this city Monday afternoon tina
Mr., Geo. V. Strong,Jr., a Goldsborc
boy by birth committed suicide Mon
day morning at II O'Clock. il
Rocky Mount, by shooting himsel-
through the heart. He had recently
gone into the hardware business in
that town. He had been in wretched
health, Of a dyspepsia nature, TO:
some llme3 anu LUIS, togeLNef WIFI
the very dull trade-brought OF
melancholia under the pressure o
which he sought a secluded plac,
and committed the rash act tina
ended his life suddenly. He was al
energetic, highly esteemed, youn.
man; about 80 years Of age, aud hat
been married only about 2 years. HI
remains came down to this city Oh
the fas train that night and wer
taken to Raleigh On the freight TO
interment in the family buryins
ground. His stricken family-es
pecially his young wife and veneer
able parents-bave the sinceres
sympathy Of hosts f friends in thi
city.
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