Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-11-14
THE ARGUS,
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

a full patch of second crop straw
berries-large. ripe and lucions.
MEssRs. Jas. L Dickerson and
W. B. Pate, of this city, are off
for the Atlanta Exposition and a
trip Of sight seeing into Florida.
THE penitentiary contest case,
as to the board of directors, has
been decided in favor of Gov,
Carr's appointees. consequently
Buck Kitchin and his crowd are
"out of a job"-that they were
never in, but chopped to be-"
MI Arnold Borden has startled
the natives on turnips. He has
the finest field of turnips ever
seen in this section and we
doubt if they can be surpassed
anywhere. Their average size
is that of a peck measure, and
solidly grown.
Mr.. Jno. O. Cobb, CT Nit. Olive,
an energetic young gentleman
of handsome physique and prom
isingfuture, was in the city Tues
day. He represents THE ARGUS
for the Mt. Olive section, and
has already added many valued
subscribers to our list.
The death of Mr.. VIM. An
drews, a well known citizen and
afhuent farmer of the Salem
church section Of this county,
some 80 years of age, occurred
Saturday night, of paralysis.
His funeral was held yesterday
afternoon.
THE proposition to give the
public school children of New
York city a recess of an hour and
a half, instead of one hour, has
been voted down. The parents
of the children we're consulted,
and about rs per cent. of them
objected to the proposed change.
THE misfortune of the result
in Maryland and Kentucky is
that it leaves a feud in the Dem
ocratic party that will not soon
be healed. One faction or the other
will control the party conven-
tions next year. The defeated
faction will knife the other at
the polls.
The death of Mrs. Jas. Lang
ston, an old landmark Of this
city, who was a frequent figure
on our streets, quite feeble, and
a charge upon the philanthropy
of the community, occurred Tues
day night at -. Her husband
survives her, who is himself a
cripple and in extremely delicate
health.
AT the residence of the brides
mother, in this city, last Thurs
day at 2 o'clock, Mr.. Ed. Boy
cite and Miss Emma Hall, both
of this city, were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony, Rev.
j. r. Dali officiating. The hap
Ply couple left on the 3 o'clock
train for Mt. Olive, their future
home. The ARGUS wishes them
all joy and prosperity.
THE papers are endeavoring
to extract fun from the fact that
a baboon has arrived at the port
of New York, the assessed value
of which is too little in the opin-
ion of the custom-house officials.
Some people pretended to think
that the baboon ought to be
rated as a person. This is a dull
subject for a joke; let it be
stopped.
The Hon. Matt Quay passed
down this way Thursday on a
Southern tour, just for what pur-
pose is not known, although it
may be generally surmised. 1t
may have, or it may not have
political significance of a Presie
dental strips. It is barely pos
sible that Mr.. Tom Platt and Mr..
Matt Quay are killing the Reed
boom by letting the country
think they approve of it.
THE marriage of Mr.. Zeb
Vance Hill. the 10 year old son
of Rev. Jacob F. Hill, and Miss
Addie Parks, the 16 year old
daughter of Mr.. B. A. Parks,
was solemnized at the home of
the brides parents Wednesday af-
ternoon, Elder John w. Cards
ner, of this city, officiating. THE
ARGUS wishes the happy young
couple long life, all joy and
abundant prosperity.
The Baltimore Democrats
who helped to GUST Gibson from
the United States Senate in or
der that a Republican might have
his seat will find few sympathi-
zers in the South. That was
carrying enmity to German a
little too far. 9'he loss of Mr..
Gibson from the Senate will be
felt all the more keenly, since
Brice is to be succeeded by a
Republican,
Mr.. w. A. Faison, while vis>
lting relatives in this city last
week, was summoned to his
home in Sampson county by an
accident to his wife, who fell
and dislocated her shoulder.
Their son DR.. w w. Faison, of
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