Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-06-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

WANTED-Two hundred men
and women to take one share Oh
stock in the Alma Cooperative
Cotton Mill. Cost so cents pei
week.
IT is with deep orrow that we
chronicle the death of our ole
friend Mr.. Jethro Howell, which
occurred Saturday afternoon al
2 o'clock at his home in Fork
township,
ATTENTION is called to the
fact that the per capita circula-
ton of peanuts in this country
is only a pound and a half tC
every man, woman and child
during the year.
A horse belonging to Mr., Sam
Eason was taken with lock jaw.
He was placed in a lot, and some
how he managed to get out, and
fell in a ditch near Slocumb
street and was killed.
THE New York World truth
fully remarks that when the Ca
lamity bowler goes, and he is dy-
ing for lack of sustenance-the
policy that depends on calamity
bowling will go tumbiing after. F."
The Chicago Chronicle, the new
Democratic daily in the North
western metropolis, declares for
sound money. With Horatio W.
Seymour at the helm, it promises
to be a power for good in the
great Northwest.
HON, B. F. Grady, of Wallace,
Duplin county, and essrs. Al
Wis Walker and J. G. Wright, Of
Wilmington, passed through the
city yesterday en- route to Chapel
Hill, to be present at the Cen
tennial celebration this week.
Mr.. H. Clay Faucette, an old
resident of G%oldsboro and 20
years of age, dropped dead yes
terday evening at 7.45, He was at
work and in good spirits up to
the time of his death. Heart
failure was given as the cause.
He resided on Ash street.
The Rocky Mount Argonaut
says: Cards are out announcing
the marriage of our townsman
Mr., Willie Preston Rose, to Miss
Fannie Eason Grantham, on
Wednesday morning, June the
Goth. at the residence of the
brides parents at Goldsboro,
N. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Powell
have the sympathy of their many
friends in the death Of their in
FAINT daughter Eleanor, seven
months old, which occurred at
their home in this city Satur
day morning.. The funeral will
be held from the home this
morning at 10 o'clock. The
Saviour had need for the child.
It is we'll with her.
A trunk belonging to Mrs.
Anna Burnham who keeps a
boarding house in this city was
broken into and robbed of S47
late Monday evening. She sus-
pecJs one of her boarders Stancy
D. Milk who left the city Mons
day night, and was last seen in
Rocky Mount. Ore of the bors
ders was also robbed of 50, 80.
No bond of the United States
is made payable in gold, all of
them are payable in coin. In
round numbers the total amount
Of United States bonds are S775,-
600, 600, 900. Private citizens,
trust companies, ETC., in this
country hold, it is estimated by
the best authorities, about $780,
600, 900. The balance of the
bonds, viz, $475, 900, 900 are held
by foreigners.
THE alarm Of fire yesterday
about $50 o'clock came from the
cotton factory, and although the
thermometer stood 90 in the
shade, our citizens and volunteer
tiremen turned out promptly.
Fortunately the alarm was rather
premature, originating from
some flames seen in one of the
mule" machines, caused from
friction. There was no damage
to the mill, we are glad to re.
cord.
MAJ. H. L. Grant yesterday
resigned as a member of of the
Board of Trustees of the Colds.
boro Public Schools, fling hi!
resignation with the Board 0.
County Commissioners, which
now, since the expiration O
County Boards of Education
have charge of the Public
school boards and finances. The
vacancies on the Board of Trus
tees of the Goldsboro school.
were not filed yesterday, the
matter being postponed by the
Board of County Commissioners
until a subsequent meeting.
Pig iron has taken another at
vance of 25 cents per ton. Dun's
trade review shows that wheat
and cotton are still going up
More employment is being fur,
nished for labor. Factories anC
mills everywhere which have
been idle are reSuming work