Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-03-08

was in the city yesterday making
purchases.
AND there's no longer any ques.
ton about Cleveland's Administra,
ton being endorsed by the Alabama
State Democratic Convention! And
Grover has three years more.
ONE month from to-day TIE
ARGUS will celebrate it's ninth ami
Versary. A word to the wise-ad>
vertiser is sufficient. Now is the OPP
portunity.
A CURIOUS explanation of the
singularly passive temperament Of
the Chinese is that they are practi-
cally without nerves. But no phys
iologist has dared to assert they are
without joints.
The advice, that if q friend isn't
a trump discard him, is not good,
Friendship is not a game,and friends
are not to be played merely for what
they're worth.
Mr.. Ed. G. Exum, of the Stan
tonsburg section, one of the substan-
tial yourg f,rmers of this county,
was in the city yesterday making
some purchases of stock and farm
ing implements.
The funeral of the late Mr.. B. B.
Jordan, who died several months
ago, was preached Sunday morning
under masonic auspices, at the old
homestead in Grantham's township.
Our sor1head friends should take
warning from the fate of DOMAIN
who has been sent to prison fol
threatening Vice-P President Steven
son. The silver question ran hin
away.
Rev. r. y. B4aman delivered {
powerful address on the theme
"Drifting'', founded on Hebrew RI,
Sunday afternoon in Y. M. G A,
hall. A large number Ct young mer
were present.
PEAS are showing themselves il
the truck fields around Goldsboro
Irish potatoes are being planted or
an extensive scale. and farming oper'
atoms generally are undec full head
way.
The last National Democratic
Convention voted down a PROPOSE
ton to put "free coinage" into the
platf Then what is the use fol
the silver fanatics TO keep on con
tending that it is there?
SENATOR Hill is opposing thu
Democratic tariff bill. Perhaps he il
preparing to win what the AtIant;
Constitution would cal a "Democra'
tic victory by defeating his owl
party with Republican votes.
The financial plank of the party
platform has been so often and 81
f~agrantly misrepresented that it is
time Democrats were refreshing theil
memories as to what it really doe
contain. Read the extract from i
in this issue on our editorial page,
The historic sander, 100 Years
old, that has been noted BET ,re II
these columns, and which died las
week, Las been taxidermitized, anC
is nov on exhibition at Miller
Pharmacy in this city. 1t is an i'll
%terestibg curiosity.
ALL over the county our farmer
are active in improving their farms
New houses and new fercirg gree
the eye aud indicate the enterpris
and energy Of the peolle who viii
bring prosperity to our homes Gnt
wealth to our country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. B~eardsley, o
Brooklyn, N. Y, have returned t
the city to spend some time in searcl
of health and recreation in our salu
brious and congenial climate. The
have taken board with Mr.. and Mrs
S. H. Denmark, and The ARGU
wishes them a pleasant and profit
able sojourn among us.
The smokehouse of Capt. r. I
Howell, on his premises on Yves
Centre street, was broken into O.
Sunday night and ri1ed of a cor
siderable quantity of meat. This
the second time that Capt. Howell
smokehouse has been robbed in re
cent years. AS yet no clue has bee
obtained as the guilty parties.
IT is with real pleasure that tn
ARGUS notes the return of Mr.. E. n
Bor st to his POST of duty at the Al
lantic Coast Line warehouse in thi
city, which be was compelled t
give up some weeks ago on accoun
of i'll health. He has been great
improved by his vacation and "
hope that his wonted health WI
soon be entirely and permanently r.
stored.
MEssRs. Porter & Goodwin, tt
popular and reliable contractors an
builders of this city, have bee
awarded the contract for erectin
the new fire engine house and fire
mans hall for the city on job
street, on the property recently pu.
chased, adjoining the livery stabl,
of Capt. j. w. Lamb.
MEssRs. Maxwell & MCGEE, {
Walnut street, adjoining the coul
hnusa snnare- have added to the