Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-07-27

4 VA4 "a ~ IA
of Mr., B. L. Perry. There are more
Goldsboro people there than we have
ever known before in seasons past.
THE best bYcyle feat of the sea-.
son was accomplished Friday after
noon by Masters Jimmie Souther-
land and Will Hunter, Jr., who rode
their wheels without a break from
here to Seven Springs in two hours
and d half, a distance of 90 miles
on a more Or less sandy road.
The news has been communicated
to this city of the suicide of Mr..
Munroe Herstein, at Gadsden, Ala,
where he had been engaged in bust
ness for himself for eight or ten
years. He was just prior to his 60
ing to Gadsden a C ERIK in the store
of Messrs. H. We'll & Bros. in this
city, where he had many friends who
will regret indeed to learn of his
sad taking off. Losses in cotton
speculation is said to Rave prompted
the desperate deed. He shot him.
self with a pistol.
The death Of Nathan S. G. Whit
field, infant son of DR.. VIM. Cobb
Whitfield, occurred Friday after
noon at the home of his grands
father, Col. n B. Whitfield, near
Seven Springs, where the infant has
been tenderly cared for since the
death Of its mother, five months
ago. The remains were brought to
this city for interment beside his
mother in Willow Dale Cemetery,
and the funeral was held from the
Orphans Home yesterday Afternoon
at 5 o'clock, Rev. G.. L.. Hoffman,
officiating.
THE supplantlng of Third party
men on the public school commits
tees in Ssuiston township by unter-
rifed Democrats as is the proper
thing to be done everywhere, has
enraged the Thirdites in that sees
ton nightly, and they are showing
their o~chlocratic 'make up" in such
loathsome and nameless revenge
upon the school house, the desks and
surroundin Shat common Ge~
cency prevents comment in print.
And yet these Ochlocrats claims to
be waging a campaign of higher ed
ucation. From such education,
Good Lord deliver US!
THE Board of Justices of this
county will meet in special called
session next Saturday week, July
29th, in the court house of this city
fol the purpose of electing a Char
man of the Board of County Com
m~issioners, Uic3 W. F. Kornegay re.
signed. 1t has always been the custom
to elect one member of the Board
from Goldsboro and the others from
the country, and to elect the Colds
boro member chairman by reason OF
his constant presence here, conse.
quently the Chairman to be elected
on the goth will be a citizen OF
Goldsboro, and a number of names
are being suggested.
The corn crop within the pas
few weeks in this section has grown
into one of abundant promise, ant
should no unfavorable weather be.
fall within the fodder-pulling sea
son our farmers as a whole will hav,
plenty of "hog and hominv" fol
next year, whatever may be the com
plexion or status Of the none,
standard of the country. Aftel
all it is Icing at home tina
makes a prosperous home. [
is the seltssustaining homes O
the country that is the safeguard
of the country. The more such
homes we have the better tht
country.
IT is gratifying Indeed to know
that the State Grand Lodge of Ode
Fellows in session in Raleigh this
week, decided to increase the capac>
ity of their Home for orphans ada
cent to this city, which is growing il
popular favor and is receiving liberia.
support from all quarters-but no.
more SO than itdeserves, The resident
member of the Board Of Directors
our esteemed and energetic towns
man Mr.. W. T. Dortch,is ever active
in furthe-ing the interests Of TIT
institution, and much of its success
is due to him, as well as to the care
full administration of its eficien
Superintendent, DIR. VIM. Cobl
Whitfield. Nay it prosper always.
AN attempt at burglary was mad
at the residence of Mr.. T. B. Hymal
in this city Monday night, by a col
ored man, who was discovered in tn
act of just entering the window o.
the china closet by young Mr.. Franl
Hyman, who in his excitemen
rushed at the negro and grapple'
him, at the same time calling TO
help, but the burglar easily shoe
himself free and made off befor
Frank could recognize hin
The family and neighborhood hal
all retired for the night, but Nj
Jack Hill, acros the street, hear
the ''call" and was promptly o
the scene, armed with a shot gun an
arraged in spectral attire, but tn
darkey had already ambled off int
tha screening darkness-and SO di
Lieut.. Hill when others began t
assemble on the scene.
THERE is perhaps as many bicy
cllsts, and midle-age
land as much interest taken in tn
vigorous and healthful pastime i