Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-07-20

death will be sincerely incurred
in this city, where he was highly
esteemed by all who knew him.-
IT vase real pleasure TO many
here to greet in the city yesterday
Mr.. w. j. Ramsey, who is engaged
with Rev, w. P. Fife in the evan.
gelistic work as choir leader, and
who endeared himself to all our
people during the Fife meeting
here, a year ago He was returning
from spending a few days at More
bead and was on his way to Join
MI. Fife at Cleveland Springs,
where the latter has been soiourn-
ing for ten days. They open a meets
ing next week in Gordonsville.
Va.
MR. Howell Garris, of New Hope
township, was in the city yesterday
and brought with him a half dozen
remnants of cotton stalks which he
says is a fair sample of the condition
of four-ffths of his entire cotton
crop since the ravages of the hail
storm that visited his section last
Friday night. The stalks are utterly
devoid of leaf or limbs and present
a devastated spectacle, of which the
owner only can know and appreciate
the appalling significance. He is
authority for the statement that half
grown chickens and birds were killed
by the hail, and that during the
electrical disturbance Of that night
the arm of a negro woman in La
Grange vas badly mutilated by
lightning and the house in which she
lived was seton fire.
A VERY elegant and highly en-
Joyable reception, participated in
by many of the young ladies and
gentlemen of our city, was given
by Misses Eva and Irene Stanley
ut the hosl liable home of their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. W. z. Stan-
ley, Monday evening, compliments
airy to their young lady visitor
and school mate Miss Elsie Smith,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, who left yes
terday for her home, much to the
regret of the many friends she
made during her visit here.
THIS evening at s 80 O'clock in
the Presbyterian church at Garth
age n. c., u young friend ard
townsman Mr.. Colin II. Moore will
lead to the Hymeneal alter Miss
Pattie Fcote, a young lady well
known and ei joying many admir-
ing friends in this city. Mr.. Moore,
accompanied by his chest man." Mr..
Charles Taylor. and by Miss Tape, a
friend Of Miss Foote, left yesterday
afternoon on the Raleigh train for
Carthage. After the marriage the
happy young couple will visit the
home Of the groom's mother at Point
Caswell, thence they will 60 tc
Wri5htsville for some days before
returning to this city, where they
will reside. THE ARGUS tenders
its hearty congratulations and
wishes them the fullest measure Of
llfe's joys and prosperity.
ABOUT ten days ago Mr.. Van In.
gram, the night watchman Of tn,
Atlantic Coast Lines freight yare
mere, discovered that one of tn
sealed box cars had been entered
while Oh his grounds" But bein.
an alert Waterman, he soon located
a barrel of flour that had been Eolle,
from the car and aecreted unde
some brush - she field near by. II,
placed a watch in secret over tn,
barrel of flour and the next nigh
when the thief came stealthily up t.
claim his booty M. Ingram grappleC
him; but the fellow, who was
burly negro, was too much for hin
and made off, Mr.. Ingram giving hin
a close chase for about tw,
miles. He located" the fellow
however, aud Immediately got out
warrant and put it in the hands G.
Sheriff Grant for the arrest of Be
Yancey as the thief. While tn
Sheriff was out searching for Vance
the latter was discovered by Office
Denning in this city with his whis
kers, that he always wore long, clip
ped very close. He was prompt
arrested and yesterday he had
hearing and was bound over t
court, and is now in Jail in defaul
of bond.
In this weeks issue of the Cau
casaan, the Annanlas origin of tn
OchzocrQts, one "W. G. H" asks th
editor OF TRE ARGUS If he was not
member of the Clarified Club" NJ
we were not. And in that campaig
we were doing editorial work on tn
IGoldsboro Messenger, and the ele
ton day of that year We spent a
Pikeville, working for the success G
The Democratic ticket, and we clair
some considerable of the credit fl
the defeat of DR., J. B. Person VIII
that year ran on the Republica
county ticket for the Legislator,
and in support of whom his nephe,
DIR. J. E. Person, bolted the count
Democratic convention to which b
wase delegate. Now, Billie, tell u
did you ever steal a mule? We do nc
mean to charge that you ever die
but there is about as much real con
mon sense III that question as thel
is in yours. BY the way, Billie, di
you vote for DR.. j. B. Person tia
year? "Honest Indian" yes or NJ
There was no reason for DR.. J. ]
Persons leaving the Democrat