Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-02-02

Goldsboro was duly organized in thu
presence of a large congregation
The new church unanimously called
Rev. 6. l.. Finch as pastor. He hal
accepted the call and will her. after
make Goldsboro his home, where h;
is heartily welcomed by a larg,
number of friends.
A PEN of ten pigs, II months old
were killed last week bv our good
friend aud countyman Mr.. Atlas
T. Uzzell, of New Hope township.
the aggregate weight of which, when
cleaned, was 5000 lbs, All average Of
800 pounds Il piece. When such re-
suits Can be obtained from pork
raising in North Carolina it becomes
the more to be wondered at that our
farmers will persist in keeping their
smoke houses in the West.
The anticipation bill ought to be
entitled 'An act to facilitate the
manipulation of cotton, wheat and
other farm products by the money
kings of the United Stats e." The
advocates of the measure have been
beaten in the argument in both
houses Of Congress. but there seems
to be a craze for the bill which will
probably override all argument and
throw to the wi-6s all Constitu~
tlonal objections to the passage of
this dangerous measure.
The millinery store IF Mrs. s. /,
Griffin, under the Messenger Opera
House, which has been closed for
several days, pending d settlement Of
her copartnt rshir, is again open for
business and is displaying IA beauti-
full and attractive line OF seasonable
millinery and MOTORS. Mrs. Griffin
and Miss Forte, both of whom have
had large experience in the business,
and are conversant with all correct
styles and artistic tastes, will hereafter
be permanently associated with the
store here and will be pleased to
greet their friends and former Gus
toners again.
Work on the criminal docket in
the Superior Court here was CON
cluded yesterday morning and Court
adjour lcd for the term, Judge
Brown going to his nome i'll Wash
ington, N, c., and Solicitor Pou to
his home in Smith, Id. Among the
cases disposed Of we note the fol-
lowing who were sentenced to the
p~enetentiar.: Jno. Smith, colored,
burglary, ID years; VIM. Bass, color
ed, larceny. 10 months; VIM. Head,
white, larceny, 6 months; Robt. Ats
kinson, colored, larceny, 6 months;
Haywood Wooten, coiored,. larceny,
II months; Hugh Muse, white, lar
ceny, IL months; Abner Lewis, cold.
larceny, 10 months; De Whit
field, colored, larceny, II months.
The colored woman Mag McKin-
ME, who was in Jail awaiting trial
for beating her little step son, was
sentenced to Jail for 80 days, owing
to mitigating circumstances.
The society circles of onr CITY
were considerably startled Monday
afternoon at the announcement by
telegram from Wilson that our
townsman DIR. Will J..
Jr., and Miss Fannie
Broadfoot, Of Fayetteville, were
married at that place upon the
arrival of the train from this city
Monday. Miss Broadfoot had
been visiting friends in this city
for the past three weeks, during
which tima she and DR., Jones s,w
much of each other, leading up tn
the elimination of their mutual
love in marriage yesterday at Wilson.
Miss Broadfoot had taken the cars
here for her home, going by wav of
Wilson, and MANY of her Young
lady and gentlemen friends here
assembled at the depot TO bid her
goodbye, little suspeeting that she
was to return to their midst in the
evening to reside permanently among
them. The event was arranged en-,
tirely by the two young people
themselves. DIR. Jones went up on
the same train to Wilson, where
they were Immediately. married.
They returned to the city Oh the
7;30 train that night and have tai !
rooms at the Hotel Kennon, While
their marriage is quite a surprise to
us all, The ARGUS joins heartily in
the general wish that they may
have happiness and prosperity
always. The happy young couple
were met at the depot here by a
number of their young lady and
gentlemen friends, and an elegant
supper was served to the whole
party by mine hosts of the Hotel
Kennon.