Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-02-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.
AND still the weather prevails

ston, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. S. S. Hardison, of sThe North
State Lumber Company, has re-
turned to the city.
THE renowned Pattie Rosa-a
standard favorite everywhere-will
appear in this city on the night Of
February %, in "Miss Dixie.
ONE of Wayne County's Oldest
inhabitants, a colored man, Tom
Kornegay, died in Providence town
ship Monday, aged l04 years.
The diagram of seats for "Bill
Apps" lecture will be found at
Miller's Pharmacy. Secure your seats
at once. Remember the lecture is for
the benefit of the Y, NJ. G. A.
ARE you going to the Newbern
Fair? 1t opens next Monday, and a
special train will be run daily from
this city, leaving every morning and
returning in the evening. 1t will be
a fine exposition.
For the inauguration of Pre- j.
dent Cleveland the Atlantic Coat
Lile will issue apeoial low rate
tickets, the sale to be on for March
/. . and 8, good to return ii |
March, s. The fare for the round
trip from Goldsboro will be $12,35.
QUITE u pleasant patty of frien DIS
assembled at the hospitable home of
Maj. and Mrs, W. L. Hollowell in
this city last night and made merry
the &C, ystal' anniversary of their
marriage, The ARGUS tenders it's
eoRgratu'atirns and continued good
Wlahes.
The report of the Inspector-Gen-
eral of the State Guard for the year
of 1892, just published, shows the
Goldsboro Rifles to stand first in the
First Regiment, to which they be-
long, and fifth in the entire Guard
of the State This is a fine showing
for ''our boys.
The death of Mrs. Eliz .beth
Rockwell, grandmother OF Mrs. j..
NJ. Grantham, occurred at her home
in this city yesterday morning, in
the 18th year Of Ter age. Her re-
mains were taken to Johnston
county for internent in the old
family buryiug ground.
TIE Wilmington Messenger does
not appear to approve of the stand
Repre- sentative W. r. Allen, of this
county, has taken on behalf of the
State and the people in the perplexed
Railroad question that is being dis
eassed in the General Assembly; but
the people approve of M. Aliens
ccurse-al:d that makes it all right.
THE noted evangelist Rev. w. P.
Fife, who accomplished such great
results in his tent meeting here last
May, has inst concluded a most
gracious meeting in Saunton, Va,
w see from the papers of that town.
Mr.. Fife writcs us that he goes next
week to be with Evangelist Moody
in Baltimore.
"THE Commercial & Savings
Bank of Goldsboro" y, is to be the
name of a new banking institution
that the legislature will be asked to
charter during its present sitting.
Just who the promoters of the new
enterprise are and what progress it
has made toward materializing we
have been unable to ascertain.
THE "clerk of the weather. is evil
IDENTIFY a disgruntled Republican who
is playing the "getting even" game
an the people for their November
Waterloo to the g. @, r. We hope
Cleveland will "turL the rascal
out" immediately-his first official
set on the resumption Of tie Presi-
dency-
The county roads in all directions
in this section are reported to be in
a most horrible condition, owing to
the long continued bad weather, Of
heavy SHOWS and frequent rains.
What this country needs is a better
system of drainage for its public
roads, and more systematic and in
GCiIISCut lCHdtIos
ALREADY the train for Newbern
is crowded these days with passen-
gers-mostly Northern peop.e-who
are "a g9uSe, thus far in advance, to
"take in" the great mid-winter Fair
of the ELM City,, which has at.
tanned q national reputation. The
Fair opens on the Goth of this
month and will continue for one
week.
THE rampant demand of some
politicians ADD newspapers for the
free and unlimited coinage of a
sixty cent silver dollar has not had
its tfeot. The Democratic party
had the wisdom aud courage to put
its condemnation on this fegEssatin its
last national platform. Oh that
platform was elected a man who
will save.the country from the free
coinage Of a CHEAP dollar for at least
four years to come. The country is
safe.
rHR remains Of the late Presi-
dent Davis will he removed from
New Orleans to Richmond or the
30th of May. The transfer VIII be