Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-07-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Canteloupes have made their
appearance on this market.

to quarters for the Eclipse Fire
Engine Company.
AUGUST 9th is the date of the
big excursion to Norfolk. Don't
forget this, Fare for round TRIP
fromGoldsboro is 1925.
DR.. Roger A. Smith, wife and
children, left to-day for Warm
Springs. Mrs. Smith and the
children will remain some time,
the DR.. only a few days
THE many friends of Mr.. J. G.
Eason will be panied to learn of
his illness. We all wish him a
speedy recovery to his wonted
good health.
A GOOD many people on tn
South side of the river are haul
ing their watermelons to Colds
boro to ship on account of some
misunderstanding with the rails
road,
MESSRS. III. We'll & Bros, are
having their Office overhauled
and when it receives it's finishing
touches will be one of the neat
est and mostconvenient business
Offices in the State.
IF you need letter heads, bill
heads, statements, envelopes or
any kind of printing now is your
time to have it done as the
ARGUS is doing work at cost.
WE regret to hear of the death
of Mr.. Rufus Best of Greene
county which occurred y~ester-
day while out driving near his
home. Death is supposed to
have been caused by a stroke of
apoplexy.
THE death of Mrs. Betsy
Odum occurred at her home in
the Northeastern part of the city
early this morning, after a CON
tinued illness of several months,
patiently borne with Christian
resignation.
MESsRS. Hall & Lancaster,
general merchandisers assigned
to-day to E. w. Cox. Liabilities
81, O35.69; assests not known.
They reserve their homestead
and personal property and ex-
emptions.
S. H. Fishblate, who is mayor
of Wilmington, has Instituted an
action of criminal libel against
the editors Of the EUening Dis
patch. It is based on an article
which appeared in the Dispatch
Thursday, which Fishblate's law
yers say is libellous.
THE city market is now kept
in first class style. Everything
is neat and clean and reflects
much credit on the authorizes.
This is as it should be. The Of
fensive odor that used to so Of.
fend our citizens at the old mar
ket house is now a thing of the
past. We doubt if there is a fish
market in the State that is kept
in better condition than ours.
The meeting of the StateFire-
mems Association comes off in
Newbern this year, August 8th.
The prizes for races and con-
tests in other ways are larger
than usual. The attendance of
Fire companies throughout the
State will be, it is thought,
larger than heretofore. The
Goldsboro department is first
class in every particular, and if
they attend we are confident they
will be heard from.
AN exciting runaway occurred
about 2 o'clock this evening on
Walnut and West Centre streets.
A horse attached to a farmers
cart loaded with tobacco fues
took fright at the Bank ofWayne
and started on a mad run down
Walnut street, turning up Centre
street until at MIR. Geo. d. Ben
nett's stables he collided with a
wagon which suddenly stopped
him in his wild career. He
created considerable excitement,
but beside the breaking of the
cart no other damage was done.
PHILLIP JONES, a white man
from Indian Springs township,
was before police Justice Swar-
ingen yesterday for an assault
and cruelty to his wife. w. T.
Dortch represented the State,
and E. J. Best the defendant,
in which considerable interest
was manifested. After hearing
the evidence and argument of
council for and against defendant
he was required to enter into
justified bond of $500 for appear,
ance at next term of Superior
Court, and to keep the peace and
be Of good behavior to all the
people of said state, and espec-
tally toward Penny Jones, his
wife.
MOVEMENT is on foot to have
a reunion of the Confederate
Veterans in this city in the fall,
or early spring. There are SO
many of the veterans in Eastern
Carolina that have not been able
to attend any of the reunions
that have taken place in other