Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-08-30

goods for their extensive trade.
THE new residence that is i'll
course of construction in the east
ern part of the city by Messrs.
Creech Bros, is nearing compile
ton and presents a handsome APP
pearance.
Mr. Ed L. Edmudson of the
well-know and popular firm of
Edmudson Bros. of this city left
yesterday for the North Markets
to purchase fail goods for their
extensive trade, Witches over a
wide tertory.
IT is a real pleasure to us to be
able to announce that Rev.
Stewart Nc Queen, Of Durham,
has accepted a call to the rector
ship of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church in this city, and will ar
rive here to assume his charge
by the first Sunday in October.
REV. w. E. Edmundson, of
the N. G.. Conference and sta
toned, this year, at Murfrees-
boro, recently appointed chap
lain in the United States Navy,
was in the city yesterday, and
many were the cordial congratu-
lations showered upon him by his
hosts of admiring friends here.
WE regret to chronicle the ac-
cidental burning of a tobacco
barn, just in the concluding stage
of curing, and heavily stocked.
belonging to u good friend and
countyman Mr.. B. F. Scott, ard
on which there was no insurance.
The loss is quite heavy. but Brit
ton is a philosopher and knows
how to bear misfortunes and be
cheerful
The Republican county con-
vention to nominate delegates to
the state convention was held in
this city yesterday. Two white
aud two colored delegates were
selected as follows: j. F. Dobson
and Maj. H. L. Grant, white; and
L. w, VIM and Ben H. Hogans,
colored. The convention was
mostly a secret caucu and
sparely attended.
Two colored women, sisters,
Betsy and Julia Massey, met at
the depot in this city yesterday
for the first time in 42years, It
was an affectionate and an affect
ing scene. They were sold away
from each other in ''slave time"
Julia, the older, going to Georgia,
and Betsy to the extreme east
of our State. They met here by
appointment yesterday on their
way to see their mother, who lives
near Eureka, in this county, and
who is nearing 80 years of age.
The two sisters, themselves, are
now old women, the rise of so
years.
MAJ. A. J. Milstead, of Tallas-
see, Ala, whose wife and son
came here ten days ago to receive
professional prescription for
their eyes from DIR. D. S..
Harmon, after having tried
in vain elsewhere, and who
were perfectly fitted with glasses
and went home rejoicing, arrived
in the city yesterday himself, all
the way from Alabama, to be ex-
amined and fitted. He told us on
leaving that DR.. Harmon is the
most wonderful man he ever saw
in treating the eyes.
THE Board of County Commits
! sioners received letter yesterday
from a colored man in Georgia,
stating that he had just learned
that his mother was in the county
poor house and that he was able
to take care of her and would
send the money at once to pay
her fare to the place where he
is located. He expressed himself
self as being sorry to learn of
this, and desired to have her
sent Immediately upon receipt
of the money. This act is very
commendable in him, and should
be an object lesson.
A REGULAR built ignoramus
never reads a NEWSPAPER. He
never looks inside of a book.
He don't know anything, anc
don't want to know. To jos
along and eat and drink merely
to keep animal life in him is his
sole object of living. He has nc
purpose to live: no purpose
ahead to accomplish; and no de
sire to advance. He lives igno
rant of life's objects and pur
poses. Such people are neither
useful nor ornamental. The,
help only to make up numbers
but sc far as they ARE of rea
benefit to the world they nigh
as well never have been born
They are blanks on the checker
board of life.
: ANOTHER convert in the Dem
ocratic revival. Yesterday
: prominent farmer from Brogdel
l township, a man who, for tn
past two years had been le'
astray from the political path
,of principle and lifted up hi
e voice against the faith he ono
possessed and had trampled unde
t foot the principles he once hel
S dear-came to this city an
e stated to his confidential friend
that he was deeply penitent an
that if pardon should be granite
t him for his error he woul
make amends for his wrong-dc