Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-10-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mr., Jno- Slaughter left yesterday
for the Worlds Fair,
Miss Matte Lee went down to
Newbern yesterday afternoon to visit
Miss Sophia Jones.
MRS, Hennie Spartig, of Law
renceville, Va, is on a visit to rela'
tives in this city,
Mr., and Mrs. E. G. Porter, who
have been on an extended visit to
the Worlds Fair and through Can
ada, have returned home.
The North Carolina Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church:
South, will convene IN Wilmington
December 9th. The meeting will bf
held at Fifth Street church.
THE Observation-Disclosures RAM
sackers continue to abuse the
president at every opportunity
And the people continue to trust
Mr.. Cleveland, as they have Away
done.
Mr.. Joe Rosenthal returned yes
terday from a trip to tn, Worlds
Fair. His sister Mrs. Henry We'll
who accompanied him, stopped over
in Baltimore to spend a few days
with relatives.
SOME of the rabid free silver
anti administration organs show a
pronounced disposition to "com-
promise" with the Third party.
This doesn't suit the Democrats in
these parts.
A WESTERN editor, in answer to
complaint of a patron that he dc
not give new enough, advised hin
wheE news was scarce to read the
Bible, which, he had no doubt, would
be news to him.
The Western North Caroline
Methodist Episcopal Conference will
he held in Charlotte this year, COM
mencing Wednesday, November 26
and will be presided over by Bishop
w. w. Duncan.
THIS day aud another and then
Pawnee Bills Wild West Show will
do the town in all its glory, The
small boy will sleep lightly to-mor-
row night and be up and out bright
and early Saturday morning to see
the show unload.
THE many friends Of MI. and Mrs
T. A. Whitfield deeply sympathlze
with them in the death of their in,
fart son Louis, which sad event oc'
CARED at the residence of Mr.. j. w
Gulick yesterday morning.
WILMINGTON is TO have another
"Welcome Week" celebration in No.
vember. and extensive preparations
are now going on to make it the
grandest 10 the history of the city
Among other attractions will be the
tiremen's tournament.
WE acknowledge an invitation
to the thIrty~second annual Fair Of
the Cumberland County Agricultu'
raj and Mechanical Association al
Fayetteville, November 1, 2, 3 and
4, to which rates, including admis>
sion, will be $685. from here.
THE Senate shows some signs Of
realizing it's helpless condition. Il
the outcome be the passage Of q
rule enabling the majority to con-
trol, the recent su~perfuity of il
wind will have blown some good.
The ladies of the First Baptist
Church will have an oyster supper al
the Elnstein building, On West Gems
tire street, on Thursday night of this
week. They cordially invite all tc
come and spend pleasant evening
A NAN by the name of Ellis, sor
of MI. Ben Ellis from Sauls' X
Roads, was arraigned before Justice
Broadhurst yesterday morning fol-
stealing an OK. He pleaded guilty
and cited poverty IN mitigation Of the
o~ffense, but was sent to Jail in de.
fault Of bond.
THE National Rice Milling Com
pany, of this city, under the efficient
VI MI. n. u. nor
negay, has opened up for the season.
Their mill is located in the North.
ern part of the city, where they will
bny and pay the highest cash price
for rough rice.
AN hour should be devoted
every week in every school to i'm
pressing on the youthful mind that
life is earnest-that there is no
substantial happiness in this world
except the satisfaction derived
from duty faithfully done, both as
citizens and Individuals.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Miller return
ed yesterday afternoon from their
bridal trip and were welcomed on
their arrival by a large 0 OF
relatives and friends. They are
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. L. M.
Micheaux, where a reception will be
given in their honor this evening
from s to IL o'clock. No cards.
THE third silver Demorest medal
contest will be held at st. Johp
church next Friday night, Gem
mencipg at 7:30 o'clock, vita an adj
mission fee of 10 cents, after which
the Ladies' Aid Society will olive an