Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-01-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

PERHAPS the oldest inhabitant of
Wayne county. Miss Cilea Minshew,
living near Eureka. or Sauls' X
Roads, died last week. She had
passed her 97th birthday
A NUMBER of our local truck
farmers started in yesterday on the
work of getting their ground in
readiness for planting, which will be-
gin the latter part of this month.
Mr.. ". Fl. Smith retured Thurs
day from a visit to his extensive and
valuable phosphate holdings in
Florida, which are constantly in
cceasing in value as the beds are
developed.
THFRP is considerable of a freshet
in both Little and Neuse rivers near
this city, and a greater enc is feared
later on. when the Weather moder-
ates ard the melting SHOWS from
the hills and mountains OF cup the
country" come down to seek the
sea.
THAT was a high honor Worthily
bestowed upon n of whom Colds
horo is justly proud and delights to
honor and Sc honored-the cleo
ton of our townsman Hon. Chas. B
Aycock, as president OF the Electoral
College Of the State in Raleigh on
: Monday.
A FORTY TWO pound turkey was
sold in this city this week bv our
good friend and cnrntymal Mr..
Geo. Grantham-of his own raising.
This was the second heavy turkey
he has brought to our market this
season, the previous ms weighing
38 pounds.
THE Columbian q. S postage
stamp has made its appearance and
is very pretty, Though mach larger
and not 50 conveni>nf as the regula-
ton stamp. It will be- used only for
the year in celebration of the 400tb
anniversary Of the Discovery of
America.
SOME extensive real estate deals
took place in this city yesterday. Mr..
". B. Thompson purchased the II.
Il. Coor tract of land, paying there
for four thousand dollars in cash.
and the latter Immediately purchased
the R. E. Jones mill property on
Neuse river.
THE successor of the late Mr.. B.
e. Smith as of the Express
office in this city is Mr.. Jas. J.
Bowen, formerly OF Wilmington.
who is a young ma of pleasing ad.
dress and courteous demeanor. TIL
ARGUS extends him "a cordial well
come and best wishes.
SPECIAL steps are being taken by
the Board of City Aldermen to ex-
tend the corporate limits of Colds
boro, enlarge the powers Of the pc.
lice, and bond the city in fifty thou.
sand dollars for sewerage and other
internal Improvements. To which
end the Legislature will be petl.
toned to amend the city charter.
WE acknowledge an invitation t.
the sixth annual fair of the Eas
Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game an(
Industrial Association, to be held il
Newbern February goth to 25th, in
elusive. The premium list, which
we Fave also received, is very com
plete and in licates that this famous
fair will even surpass itself thl
year.
THERE is considerable trave
through this city daily at this tins
and those who stop over here be
tween trains fnd-the Hotel Kenno
the ~cleanest, most comfortable an.
best ventilated hotel N the State
It's management is courteous and &C
commodating and its convenience
are complete throughout the entir
house.
TRERE is plenty of work-need
and deserving cases for charity-fo
the kindly and noble Beneyolen
Society to address itself to in thi
city during the present sever
spell Of cold weather. Let those VIII
can, lend a helping hand to the poo
of our community in this time Q
their dire distress, wherever to b
found.
THE stock trade Of G~oldsboro
holding its own this year, as usua
and is of such extent as to indicat
that the farmers Of the country {,
pect better and more profitable CROP
and more g neral prosperity an
home happiness under Cleveland
administration, with Congressions
and Senatorial cooperation, tina
ever before. So mote it be.
MONDAY, in the capital city {
each of the States, the PRESIDENT.
Electors assembled, cast their ballot
for Cleveland, Harrison or Weave
as the case may be, and elected
messenger to bear the electoral vol
of each State to the president of tt
Senate of the United States.
is news to nobody that Grow,
Cleveland received 276 elector,
votes, ffty-three more than ",
necessary to make him President