Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-12-19

COul0S 10 UuS IIOIlO
with a romantic marriage-the
contracting parties being Mr..
Josiah J. Smith, aged 6~4syears,
Of this county, and Mrs. Elizabeth
McLamb, aged 50 years. of John
ston county, the event taking
place in this city Monday night,
at the home of the groom's
nephew, Rev. j. w. Gardner,
who was the officiating minister
of the happy occasion. THE
ARGUS tenders them its best
wishes.
THE work of making out the
the warrants for the pensioners
has been completed by State
Auditor Furman, and they are
being mailed from Raleigh. The
papers which will prove welcome
Christmas gifts toWayne county's
pensioners have been received
by Mr., Geo G. Kornegay, Reg
lister of Deeds, and are now
ready for those who are entitled
to them. The pensions this
year for the State amount to
S1O5. 600, to be divided among
9 300 soldiers and $500 widows.
THE Board Of Directors of the
Eastern Hospital mel at that ms
s~titution near this cityThursday--
their regular annual meeting.
The affairs of the institution
we're thoroughly examined and
found to be in a highly satisfac
tory condition. The new build
ings were inspected and the
progress thereon met with the
approval Of the board The SAL
airy Of the energetic and efficient
superintendent, DR.. J. F. Miller,
which was reduced, without
precedent, some time ago, was
increased to 50 900, The pres
ent affable and competent stew-
ard, Capt. Daniel Reid, was re
elected for another year. as was
also Mrs. Smith, matron. There
was a full attendance of the
board.
The alarm of fire that startled
our citizens shortly after 1 o'clock
yesterday morning was one of the
most unusual that our city has
ever known, in that the streets
were full of smoke-dense with it
at times, but no fire could be
found. The smoke was so all
pervading that every one thought
that it was his house that was
surreptltiously burning. Finally
the smoke died away and the
crowds that had gathered in the
streets repaired to their homes,
and when day came it was found
that the interior of MIR. Sam W.
Diapers store, opposite Maj. J..
B. Bass corner, was burned,
leaving only the shell Of the
building, and why the fire did not
burn through and destroy the
building is marvellous.
We h~avejust received q beauti-
ful calendar for 1896. It is is
sued by the Home Life Insurance
company of New York. At the
top Of the calendar are the pct
ures of two little girls and two
little boys Of Colonial days. The
Quaint, rich dresses, the sweet
faces and laughing eyes of the
pretty children make the calen-
dar a work Of art, a nse-
full ornament in any home.
The calendar is a credit to
the Home Life which is one of
the strongest and best companies
in the United States. We are ms
debted to Col. A. G.. Davis, OF
this city, for the calender. He is
general State agent for this ex>
cellent company and we thaak
him for the kindly remembrance
of US when distributing these
handsome and useful souvenirs.
A DASTARDLY act is reported
to US from Fork township, the
!. fendish perpetrator Of which
:, should be ferreted out by al
means-the neighhorhood shoulo
leave no effort untried to dis
cover and have him duly pun
. ished. Mr.. Jesse Worley, al
inoffensive citizen and farmer 0
: that township, rode his mule;
> fine young animal--over to
neighbours house Friday night
v and on his way back home b
0 stopped in at another neighbor'
S house, Mr.. Temple Sasser's, t
: warm, hitching his mule to tn
limb Of a tree near the roadside
and when he went to get his an.
e mal again. perhaps an hour al
d forwards, he found him lyin
dead with his throat cut: til
Il work of some cowardly fend j
V the darkness. Mr.. Morley an
Mr.. Sasser endeavored to trac
le the villain, but as the groun
was frozen no tracks could
seen. Mr.. Worley says he d:
~ not know he had an enemy
the world.
at
j. THE ARGUS is glad to chro1
H. icle the arrival in our city of M
to J. Fl. Weldon, Of South Bosto
e> Va, who comes here to engas
e. in the manufacture of SHUT
of blocks. He is an experienced m;
5. at the business and his comi1
av to Golds5oro is a valuab
nd acquisition to our city and Sc
,e, ton, He has secured the FIR,