Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-09-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.

THE Democrats of Grantham
township will be RECALLED next
Saturday, September %, by a
speech from Solicitor E. W. Pou,
who will speak at Grantham's
store, at II o'clock.
On Monday of next week Sep
TENDER 81, Hon.T. W. Mason will
speak at the court house in this
city. He is one of the finest
campaigners and most finished
orators the State has ever pro
duced.
THE Graded School opened
yesterday with the largest en-
rolIment it has ever had on the
first day, $40 pupils. The in
creased attendance in the highest
grades is most noticeable; 50 in
the seventh grade, and ~ in the
eight and ninth grade room.
The shoe making a nd repair
ing establishment of Mr.. A. B.
O'Neal has been moved to the
old Bank building, on West Cen
tire street, when his army of Gus
toners will find him better pre-
pared than ever to fill their or
ders and mend their brOgans.
MRS. L. H. Castex. of NJ. f.
Castex & Co., has returned from
the North. where in company
with Mr.. Castex they made the
largest and most varied line Of
purchases in the long history OF
their well-known and popular
store in this city.
Mrs. G. H. Moore has returned
from the Northern markets and
is now very busy making ready
for the arrival of the large and
varied stock of millinery she
purchased for the fall trade.
While in Baltimore she secured
the services of Miss Emma Ed
wards, of this city, and who is
well-known to and very popular
with the trade of this section.
Mrs. G.. H. Moore, who fol
the past year has conducted {
successful milliner V business il
this city, in the trading territory
of which she has many friends
and customers, is now on an eX
tended visit to the centres Of
fashion North, where she will
give her personal attention tc
the selection Of a fell line O. mil
linery and ladies' goods o: the
latest styles and fashions or hel
trade here.
IT is a pleasure to THE ARGUS
TO note the growing success Q
our good friend and countymal
Mr.. J.. B. Garris in his mercan
tile business atopringBank, in In
dian spring township. He has re
Gently found it necessary to cree
a larger store house in order t.
meet the demands of his increas
ing trade. Strict attention to bus
mess and fair dealing toward
all is the secret of his success.
The contract for the Bentons
vile Battlefield Confederate Mon
ument has been awarded by tn
GoldsbOrO Rifles, under who's
auspices it will be erected, t
Mr.. D. A. Grantham, of this city
It will be a massive and hanc
some marble column, appropr
ately inscribed, and a PANEL wi
be devoted to the venerable MI
and Mrs. John Harper, VIII
nursed the wounded and burie
the dead and who have preserve
the names and cared Tor tt
graves to this day. The NOM
ment will be ready for unveilin
on the battlefield by Octobt
10th, on which occasion the Or;
tor will be the chivalrous Ger
Wade Hampton, who has write
to the Rifles accepting their il
vitation to be the orator of Il
memorable occasion.
MANY old Confederates we,
up to call on Belle Boyd" at tt
parlors of the Hotel Kennon we
terday afternoon and talk ov'
the days and events of the wa
in which she played so DARN
and renowned a role. They foul
her very conversant and accura
in her recollection of inciden
with which they themselves we
familiar and she entered cordial
into conversation with them. S
is indeed a marvellous woman a
retains even yet, at the age
fifty. the spirit and fire of Sout
ern chivalry and the fidelity
Southern interests that were t
ruling characteristics of T.
young womanhond and that la
made her immortal.
WE publish this morning a ca
from Mr.. Benajah Herring, {
nouncing his candidacy for t
nomination for Sheriff, subjt
to the action of the county De
ocratic convention. Mr.. Henri
is a young man of fine charact
and habits and possesses ko'
of friends throughout the cour
who would be glad to see b
nominated. He would make
good canvass and a good Sher
AS the Raleigh News Dc C5se1
well says: 1.-The people are
fools. They are tired of agi
ton and the direful predictie
of the discounted and disgruntl
They are beginning to f
the benefits of the new ta
hill and other recent l~eoiSlatiC