Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-14

their enterprise by favoring the
opera house with large audiences
on all meritorious occasions.
THE premiums at the State
Fam this year are to be on a lib
eral scale. Among those which
are of special interest are the
following: For the best female
school exhibit, an $500 piano;
best bale of cotton, 800; best
exhibit by a lady, $50; best dis
play in floral hall, $50.
THE Goldsboro Banjo and
Minstrel Company has turned
over to Mrs. Jno. III. Hill, treas
urer of the local branch of the
Confederate Memorial Associa-
ton. the sum of 1923 the net
proceeds of last Friday nights
entertainment. The gross re-
ceipts we're SLIPS, $29.S7 go
ing to the opera house and S32.15
for incidental expenses.
WE clip from the Asheville
Citizen a paragraph which will
correct some MISUNDERSTANDING:
1T is learned from the cemetery
authorities that the remains of
Senator Vance's first wife have
never been removed to Riverside
from the Presbyterian cemetery,
and the statement that the Sena-
tors remains were removed from
the side Of his first wife's grave
is Incorrect.
REV. DR.. F. D. Swindell, Pre-
siding Elder of the Newbern
District, gives notice that he will
make his third visit throughout
the district as follows: Straits
Circuit, June q; Beaufort, June
"a; Goldsboro Circuit, Pine For
est. June 80; Goldsboro St.
Pauls, July 1; LAGRANGE Cir
cult, Institute, July Z; Kinston,
at night, July 8; Grifton Circuit,
Sharon, July IA.
IN an alteration that occurred
near Boston last Friday between
Richard Dawson and George
Dixon, both colored, the latter
received a very painful wound on
the head from a piece of iron
pipe in the hands of Dawson.
Dixon came to the city yesterday
and procured a warrant and
placed it in the hands Of the
| sheriff, who is now hunting for
Dawson. Dawson was seen in
this city yesterday, but up to
this time has not been captured.
THE remains of Mr.. Palmer
Alderman, whose murder most
foul, in South Carolina, was re-
corded in these columns Tues
day, We're brought to Dunn for
interment in the old family bury
ing ground near that place, and
were met there by members OF
his family from different parts of
the State. His brother, Prof. J.
T. Alderman, after attending the
funeral, left for the scene of the
murder to do what hecan i'll over
taking the murderers.
THE Raleigh Neus- Observer Of
yesterday announces that Collec-
tor F. NJ. Simmons has appointed
A. c.. Higgins, eX-clerk of the
Superior court OnSlOw county
in charge of the tobacco records
in his office, which position was
formerly hell by Mr.. HI. FL
Granger, who has been appoint
ed general storekeeper and gau
ger in the place of Bryan Grimes
resigned. Mr.. Higgins is a one
legged Confederate soldier an6
is a good man for the position.
THE editor of The ARGUS re
turned to his post yesterday
from Wilmington, where he has
been for ten days nursing his
brother James, whom he lief
convalescent. In his absence
many kind friends in the city
were generous in their contribu
tons of new items to hisforemal
Mr.. Geo. W. Brown, who con
Quoted the paper-and did i
well. To all of these we desir'
, to give assurance of our SINGER,
thanks and ever mindful appre
citation.
A MATCH game of base bal
was played in the Northern par
, of the city on Monday Afternoon
between the zig-zag team and
, picked nine, which resulted in
+ victory for the former by a scor
f of 16 to 4. It was a very inter
esting game, as the old as we'll a
f the young men of that part o
!, the city participated. The ZIG
gag team, as stated some tim
ago, propose to challenge tn
downtown team some time il
1 the near future anda novel gam
5 is in store for lovers of bal
games. To say they are green
: is putting it mildly, but it i
: never to late too learn. Play bal
IN the Register of Dee ds' Office
last Friday afternoon, Mr.. Samut
D. Brown, of this county, an
Miss Rosa E.. Reaves, who's
home is near Mount Olive, mad
the solemn vows of matrimon
before Justice D. J. Broadhurs
n The bride had, been attendin
!, Guilford College the past SCI
sion, and was on her way hon
from commencement, when ST
mot the man of her choice in tn