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

o~verfows and washouts will work
even greater destruction to growing
crops and railroads than has yet
been done, besides greatly retarding
general travel and traffic.
Mr.. E. G. Potter, general solicit !
ing agent for the E. G. d. Line Of
steamers, and a gentleman of Saga
cious business views and congenial
intercourse, is in the city on a visi
to cur business men, who are in di-,
rect touch with his line over the A.
& N. G. r. r. to Newt bern, whence
his steamers run to all points Of
transfer at the North.
HIS many friends here were glad
to see in the city yesterday Mr..
Ralph Gray, OF Newbern, who has
recently been promoted to the agency
at that port of the N. N. 4 W. Di-
rect Line Of steamers, which ems
braces the Old Dominion and the
Clyde lines, and enjoys a full share
of the shipping patronage of Goldss
boro's business men. We c2ngra!u-
late Ralph on his promotion, which
he em%inently merlted.
Two WHITE men, William Hams
lett and John Waters, employed at
Singleton s eawemilI, on Content
nea creek, while returning from
Snow Hill Saturday night, drunk,
became involved in a sudden
quarrel on the high road, when
Waters drew lis pistol and shot
Hamlet dead, Tie killing &C.
CURED a mile from Snow Hill.
Waters Immediately retained to
Snow Hill and surrendered hims
self to the sheriff, and is he'd TOR
murder.
HERE is an object lesson for tn
progressive and euterpsising citizen
of Goldsbcro to peruse and ponder,
that carries its own moral and
should stimulate concert Of action in
favor Of . much needed industry for
Goldsboro. The Enterprise cotton
factory Of Augusta, Ga, during the
hCCh IuSb pdSUJ oCCi0ISo Il SSLll-dH-
nual divid nd of 3 per cent, paY~
able on the 10th instant. Not a
single n Of Augustus six big
cotton factories shut down this Sum
mcr. AL have run on full time and
all declared dividends, and two sold
IN the past week over 1900 bales of
cotton goods for export in addition
to orders in the home market. AS a
paying Investment, Southern cots
on mills have no equal among
ou5 TERN industrial enterprises.
SUPERIOR court convened in this
city Monday morning with Judge
Shuford presiding and Solicitor Pou
at his post. His honor's charge to
the Grand Jury was not only adj
mirable for its com )rehensive
legal lore and imp essive tenor,
but also for its are literary merit,
its refined ethics aud sound pos
litica' doctrine. 1t was a lib
eral education to all whose good
fortune it vas to be in the court
house during its delivery. The
Grand jurors for the term are
MEssRs. B. F. Aycock, Foreman,
A. B. Freeman, ". u. Herring, W
B. Vail, j. 2. Yelverton, Simon
Exum, Col, W. G. Britt, j. G. Fer,
rell, Jno. II, Flowers, Julius Nor
gan, o. L. Yelverton, NJ. w. Moye
J.. A. Thomas, R. Crawford, Z. A,
Jordon, Robt. Williams, Matthew
Tindail. Thos. Hood.
THE cheering news was wireG
to this city yesterday from Wash.
ington, that the appointment Of
Hon. G. b. Aycock as U. S. Dis.
trict Attorney for the Eastern Dis.
trict Of North Carolina had beer
duly signed By the President
and sent forward at once &c
the Senate for its conf smation
This is as it should be and the De-
mocracy of the Old North State
from the eeaboard to the mountains
which he has served so well, vii
rejoice exceeding much at the de
served recognition. Now let othe,
appointments follow, thick anc
fast The r~ascals haye a!read,
been in and retained too long.
The most popular crowd~drawin{
attraction this week is the old-fash
Toned colored camp meeting on tn
main road about a quarter Of a nil
beyond Greenleaf, where the masse
are called together to listen to tn
t Interpreters of the Word of God b
the blowing of the horn, the SCUM,
: OF which seems to charm the white
/ as well as the colored. On approach
e ing the camp tie scene presents
e cirens appearance, with the numerou
/ small tents from which confectio1
t cries and substantial yiands are dis
pensed. From ali early hour Sunda
morning until late at night the cam
n was beseiged with a curious and a
n interes ed throng of both races. Til
. serv ces, which are held morning, al
Y ternoon and evening, will continu
through this week.
IT is a real pleasure to TIFF ARGU
to note in the Wilmington Messenge
of yesterday the following merite
e compli nent to a former Goldsbor
e boy, taken from the Charlesto
e Neacs & Courier: "The wreckage {
the railroads has been a great Sc
Z back to the people generally, but
appears that the best Ct the roac
&C. +ha non4a -h