Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-09-21

Earl A. humphrey are on TO int
cago to take in the Worlds Fair.
It was a great pleasure to us all
to see our esteemed townsman Capt.
A. J. Galloway en- the streets again
yesterday, although he is still rather
efeble from his long illness.
THERE were several thousand,
black and white, IN attendance at
the colored camp meeting at GIeen-
leaf Sunday. 1t will be continued
till Thursday OF this week.
Mrs. Asher Edwards returned
home yesterday from Baltimore,
where she had been to place her
daughter Miss Charlotte at school at
the far-famed Notre Dame Instl-
tute.
Mr.. Lotte W, Humphrey has re-
turned to Hobart College, Geneva,
N. Y. to resume his studies in that
noted institution of learning. The
ARGUS wishes him IA happy and pros
porous year.
A WHITE man from the country
fell in a fit at the Kennon Hotel ccrs
ner yesterday at noon, which drew a
crowd in a jif1y. He was cared for by
kindly hands in the assemblage and
in due tune recovered.
The trial Of cases on the civil
docket is engaging the time of SUI
perior Court this week. The case of
Byrd vs.. Cox ct al, for SANDER, in
which $1,000 is claimed, was taken
up yesterday and it is attracting
considerable interest.
THE freshet in the river did not
reach the high destructive point
that was feared last week, and
consequently we have great reason
to rtipice and be thankful. The
water ia now at a stand, and it is
thought it will 500 begin to fall
rather than rise higher.
Miss Mary D.. Robinson. of the
faculty of the Asheville schools,
who has been spending her vacation
at her home in this city, left yester-
day to resume her school duties for
the ensuing year, much to the regret
of her many friends here, who will
miss her greatly.
Mrs. L. II. Castex, who has been
on an extended purchasing trip to
the northern centres of fashion, has
returned to the city, accompanied by
two experienced milliners, and the
firm is now receiving and displaying
many attractive articles aud all the
latest styles and fashions.
STEVE Daniel, the w%ell.known
colored drayman of this city, who
had become quite notorious of late
for depravity of conduct in many
ways, was yesterday sentenced to five
years in the penetentiary for perjury.
In the other cases in which he was
convicted of criminal offences judg-
ment was suspended.
A MURDERoUs assault with a big
stick was made by n negro man
upon another, unawares, on Walnut
street, near the court yard yesterday
morning. They were both from the
country. The assailant was promptly
arrested and bound over to the next
term of Superior Court, which cons
venes early in next month.
AT this writing MI. Will Free
man, whose illness was announced
in Yesterdays ARGUS, is in a critical
condition and his recovery is almost
despaired OF. Unassuming, ener-
getic, kindly, true and generous, he
has hosts of friends who in this su'
preme hour of his life are praying
for his welfare.
OUR young friend and townsmar
Mr.. Walter Broadhurst, who has
been studying telegraphy under Mr.
G. N. Levister in this city for some
months, has secured a position il
that capacity in Americas, Ga, ant
has gone to report for duty. He take
with him the best wishes Of TIL
ARGUS and many friends here.
The regular annual meeting u
the stockholders OF the A. & N. q
r. r. will be held at Morehead Cit,
on Tuesday of next week. Their
will be no special train run to thu
meeting, however, on that OCCASION
consequently stockholders desiring t.
attend must leaye here on the pas
senger train Wednesday Afternoon
and return Friday morning.
Nh. w. H. Collins, secretary O
Section 3O7, endowment rank
Knights of Pythias, paid yesterda,
to Mr.. MAINTAIN B.-Berger, son o
the late Joseph B.-Berger, 100000
being the amount of insurance OF
the life of deceased in that order
AS will be remembered, MI. B-Berge
died suddenly, and as there was n
investigation by the coroner tn
cause of death could not be estab
lished, hence the delay in the ad
1ustment of this claim.
IT was a pleasure to his man
friends to see Mr. Henry We'll suf
~iciently recovered from his recen
bicycle accident to be again able t
ride bis wheel, on which he mad