Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-28

out IN the WOODS a lew nights
since to take a bee tree that-they
had been watching for some
time, and after cutting through
an oak tree 3 foot through, got
some young bees and a lot Of
empty comb for their trouble.
THE County Republican Con
gressional convention convened
in this city yesterday; but all the
work was done in close caucus,
wherein a breezy time" was eX-
perienced for some hours. The
convention was composed mostly
of negroes, and Maj. H. l..
Grant, at his solicitation, was EN-
dorsed as a Republican, owing to
some rumors, he said, having gone
forth to the contrary. The dele
gates selected to the Congress
sional convention, which con
venes.inWeldon next Wednesday,
are J. F. Dobson, B. S. Stevens,
r. H. Battle and J. F. Baker.
Things will begin to get lively
now.
The world has been startled by
the bold assassination of PreSi-
dent Carnot of the Republic of
France, which terrible deed was
perpetrated openly in the streets
of Lyons, Saturday evening.
while he was being driven to the
International Exposition of Arts,
Sciences and Industries. He
was stabbed by an italian an
archist, who was promptly ar
rested and is now held for the
crime. The President died in 3
hours. Such is anarchy. HUI
man life and personal rights are
reckoned for nothing by its adj
herents. Let us be careful of
its growth in America.
THE progress of the South
would be wonderfully quickened
if an accurate knowledge of its
resources were spread through
out the country. The New York
meeting will do much in that di-
rection. Just as soon as it is
generally known what opportu-
mites the South offers honest,
thrifty settlers, the settlers will
come from other regions where
the conditions of life IRE not sc
pleasant and the chances of sue
cess not so good. We have
great hopes of the New York
conference that met yesterday.
Goldsboro Should be vigilant.
TO-DAY week is the great and
| glorious Fourth of July. Why
not have a public celebration il
Goldsboro?If such occasions were
more observed in a public manner
in these parts, the people-the
masses could be thus educated.
and rightly educated, in the spirit
of American institutions anC
the dignity and responsibility O.
American citizenship. We nigh
get our people together and have
a public address on that day from
some popular and ready speaker
What say our Mayor and BoarC
of Aldermen and public, spirited
citizens?
The death of rs. Sallie Ann
Cox, aged 76 years and 6 months
occurred at noon yesterday, at tn,
home of her daughter Mrs. A
&c. O. Johnston, in this city. Tn
deceased was a sister of Mr.
John Y. Sherard and widow o
the late Gen'l Jas. W. Cox, VIII
was at one time Mayor Of tn
town. She was a most estimabl
christian woman and her lon!
life of well-nigh four score year
was replete with many deeds Q
kindness to the poor and un
ostentatious generosity to tn
needy. Her remains will be take
to-day to the old Hooks buryin!
ground, in the Salem church sec
ton, for interment.
A STRANGER who was taking
stroll over our city yesterday re
marked to US that he had neye
seen a more beautiful city &C
cording to it's size than Colds
J boro, but there was onethin:
that spoiled it, and that was tn
number of gates that were a
bllowed to swing wide-open on tn
sidewalks, He said he found
necessary to shut just ten gate
. while only walking a square an
a half. This is a very sma
! matter but speaks bad for OF
! beautiful city, and the owners
: these gates should see to it tn;
l they are kept shut, as it look
bad in the eyes of strangers, an
is a great Inconvenience to pede
q TRANS.
fl WAYNE county lost one of he
best citizens last Friday mornin
, in the death of Mr.. Thos. Sutton
: J. p, which occurred sLddenl,
= of heart disease, at his home nea
; Seven Springs, in the 61st ye;
of his age. He leaves wife an
q five children, all grown, and
I wide circle of friends to mour
his loss. He Wasa most estim;
bic man in every relation of Ii
u and will be sadly missed in h
l. neighbOrhood. He was here c
the first Monday of the montl
. attending thR meeting of tt
Board Of Justices of the Count,
and was looking as we'll as usua
He was sick but an haup, h
death occurring at o'clock i
the night.
't OWING to some misunderstan
nn rr.4I tho nail nn,