Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-04-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

THE new superintendent of the
Penitentiary, Mr.. A. Leazer, was in
the city yesterday.
The Board of County Ccmmis
sioners Monday unanimously elected
Mr.. Hugh Humphrey tax lister for
Goldsboro township.
ONE month of President Cleve-
lands administration has been
rounded--and he is doing mighty
WE'LL"
The new residence of Mr.. q. F,
Griffin, on "Widows' HILL" is nearing
completion and is going to be Il
of the prettiest in the city.
HIS many friends here are
glad to see Mr.. II. G. Shannon
again on the street, after an illness
Of several days.
The Offering, for all purposes, in
st. Stephens church on Easter Day
amounted to the neat sum Of three
hundred and ~forty-fve dollars.
ANOTHER addition is being built
to the Goldsboro Furniture Factory
to meet the growing demand for
the superior furniture that this
splendid plant turns out.
The 20 ored mail agent Battle, of
the A. & n. y. r. r., died at his
home IN this city Sunday morning.
His remains were taken to Newbern
Monday afternoon for interment.
EXTENSIVE preparations are being
actively pushed for tn. great Char
ity Ball N the interest of tie Hebrew
Orphans Home, Of Atlanta, that is
to come off IN this city next week.
1t will be "a brilliant and enjoyable
occasion.
IT has been truly said that
Elliott Shepard, late editor of the
N. Y. Mail & Express, seldom let
an opportunity pass to abuse the
South, but since his death there
have been no unkind words tor him
from this section. The South
knows how to forgive and forget.
SOME very beautiful Easter de.
signs, hand-painted on glass, are on
exhibition in the attractive show
windows of the parlor jewelry store
of Mr.. L. D. Giddens and they were
greatly admired yesterday. They
are the work of Miss Fanny Gids
dens, and show her to lie possessed
or rare talent for art of this kind.
THE weather tried to get up an
April fool on the city Saturday by
making a March blow-and such
a blow! In fact. it would seem
that March had just walked up to
the fact she was res adjudicato
and was trying to come the S.
Otho wilson game of striking out
the "nolo" and entering a vo'o con
tendere.
SOME "Blue Quail" from Texas,
have been securad by DIR. NJ. E.
Robinson, at considerable troubll
and expense, which he has loosed il
the woods hereabouts for the benefit
of sportsmen in the future. 1t is
hoped that no one will modest OF
shoot these birds for some seasons
yet, in order that the best results
may be attained.
THE attendance at the various
churches of this city on Sunday
was the largest ever noted lere ano
is evidence that the observance q
Easter is growing upon all christian
denominations. The decorations
and musical services at st. Mary's
Roman Catholic, st. Stephens, Epis
copal, and st. Paul, Methodist
churches were exceptionally CRANE
and impressive.
THE death of Mrs. W. S. Joyner
a most estimable lady, formerly o
Princeton, occurred Saturday night
at her home in this city of pneu
monia. Her funeral was held Mon
day morning; from st. Stephen
Episcopal church, Rev. G. L. Hof
mann, officiating. She leaves a hus
band and three children and a wild
circle of relatives and friends t.
mourn her untimely demise.
A MOST painful and distressing
accident befell Mr.. Furman Tudor
while engaged at his work in tn
foundry department of the Wavn
Agricultural Works, Tuesday. H
was pouring melted iron in tn
moids when a jet spurted unwart
and struck him fairly in the eye ant
burning him so painfully that b.
lis rendered permanently blind there
in, and is suffering greatly at thi
time.
THE-store of Mr.. R. T. Pipkin, Oh
Walnut street, was entered by priz
ing open the back door Saturda,
night and quantity of bacon stolen
This store. is almost opposite polio
headquarters and in the very hear
of the city-so is We'll Bros store
and Castex's store--and Hnggin'
store-and Maj. Hurts place 0
: business-all in the centre of tn
city-all b~urglarized within til
past 10 months, and, as yet, none 0
the culprits have been caught: nc
to mention the various and numer
Gus residences that have been burg
, larized also in the meantime. Jus