Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-01-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

ity are getting things in readiness to
begin operations for another crop,
The Goldsboro Rice Mills, which
belong to the National Rice Milling
Company, are now running on full
time.
The travel to Raleigh for the
session of the Legislature has set in
and is about as numerous as ever on
such occasions.
MEssRs. Arnold and Z. B. Bor-
den. Jr.. are on a business and pleas
ure trip to Florida, where they
have landed interests.
1T is time For good resolutions,
Don't scout the idea; bus form
them-determine upon them, and
put them in practice.
THE small grocery establishment
of T. j. OUTLAW in this city has
made an assignment that is not alto
gether lovely, and which may be
set aside, although the amounts in
volved are small.
MEssRs Arnold and E. B. Borde1,
Jr., who nave been on a trip to
Florida, returned home yesterday
afternoon, Ella Wilson, having come
over the new fast mail route from
Florence to Wilson.
MARRIED, at the residence of the
brides father in thus city, on Tues
day evening, 9th inst, Rev. j. II.
Edwards officiating, Mr.. L. o. Fon-
viel!e and Miss Annie Keaton, The
best wishes Of many friends accom-
pany them.
HIS ExcellencY Governor Holt
yesterday issued a pardon in behalf
of NJ. Willis H. Brogden, of this
county, w no was sentenced toa term
of 6 wears in th2 penitentia;y FIR
man:l4ughter Ut thr last Fall term
of II Superior CO.., Julge Bryan
presiding
The delay Of the steamship Um-
bria, of the Gunard Line, which
should nave arrived in New York
from Eurof e a week ago. is causing
considerable alarm, Mr.. r, B. Raney,
the weil-kno"n hotelist, proprietor
of the Marlboro House, Raleigh, is
n Of her passengers.
IT is a pleasure to The ARGUS to
mote the promotion of a deserving
sGoldsboro boy, Mr.. Albert D. Pr
kins, for several years Geographic
operator of the A~tlentic Coast Line
in this city. He has been transferred
to the train Despatchel's Office of
the above line at Rocky Mount.
The renowned Rocky Mount
Creamery butter has gained quite a
"run"in this city, and Messrs. Biz
z.ll Bros, who handle it to the
trade, say they find it difficult to
keep the demand supplied, a though
they receive shipments weekly, q
fine lot having come in yesterday by
express.
WINSTON has had another big
confagratiop. Three fpe residences
livery stable and twenty horses
il re destroyed. One of the lesi-
dene. 8, recently completed, Was thai
Of M. Clement Manly, who hai
many I'm ands in this city that will
regres exceedingly to hear of hi'
loss.
A MATRIMoN IAL cyclone seems t
have-in fact did accompany the re
cent blizzard that visited this city
and is still prevailing in our midst,
We hardly have oor In our col
umns this morning 10 chronicle tn
number of "happy events" tina
have been solemnized siace the las
appearance of THE ARGUS: and the
end is not yet.
ABOUT two hundred negroo
GATHERED at the coal schoote, on thu
Southern boundary Of this city
Monday and took a special train IL
the afternoon for Georgia to worl
in t~urpent.ne. The agents from tn
turpentine fields are among us EN-
ploving this labor contrary to law
but the law is rather a hard one
anyway.
THE death of Mr.. B. Van Smith
after a %protracted illness of dropsy
occurred Monday morning at hi
farm in Fork township. in the 57tl
wear of his age. He was a brav
Confederate soldier, a true man II
all relations of life, and was a mem
Der of the Methodist church. HI
funeral was held from the HON
Tuesday feaerning at 10 o'clock.
On the first of the new yea
Go1dsboro's superb and popula
hotel. s'Ths Kennon", change
management, MI. f. i. Castex, il
former courteous and highly es
teemed proprietor retiring to ente
other business, and Messrs. B. E
Griffin and S. Ell. Edwards assumin
~-eentrol, under the firm name {
Griffin & Edwards. These youn
gentlemen are both we'll known {
home and to the travelling publ
and possess the esteem and conf