Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-09

MRS. H. c. Shannon, who has
been spending some weeks in
New York, has returned home,
much improved in health, her
many friends will be glad to
learn.
Now that Mr.. Cleveland and
his able Secretary of the Treas
ury have published a popular
sale of U. S. bonds to meet the
emergencies of the Treasury
what will the critics of the Ads
ministration have to say on the
subject?
The sudden death of Mrs.
MACK" Howell, wife of our
good friend Mrs. r. M, Howell.
of Fork township. is reported.
She died Sunday night, aged IS
years. She was a most excellent
woman; and leaves a wide circle
of relatives and friends to mourn
her loss
THE Y. M. G. A. has added
several new periodicals to its
reading rooms, as follows: The
daily Washington Times, Raleigh
News and Observer, Sunday
School Times and the Charlotte
News. The reading room now
presents an attractive array of
reading matter.
MRS. Lizzie Giddens Weaver,
whose recent illness in Raleigh
was a source of great concern to
her many friends here, and who
was taken to Baltimore for treat
ment in the renowned Johns
Hopkins Hospital, arrived in the
city Tuesday, greatly improv. d
and on the high road to absolute
health again.
THE shifting engine of
the Atlantic Coast Line ran over
and killed instantly a colored
man at the ice factory crossing
in this city, at AIS o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The engine
was backing. The mans name
was John Garner, and is we'll
known about town. He claimed
to be 1O1 years old.
THAT heavy turkey that Mr..
John Harvey, of Greene county,
reported to this Office, and which
we thought was entitled to the
chrome, was not in it at all with
the heavy weight" of MI. A.
Il. Uzzell, The latter's tipped
the beam when dressed at 81
pounds 6 ounces. Mr.. darvey's
was a fine one, but he will have
to come again.
THE death ofMr. Jas. E. Smith,
who was for some time a farming
overseer, but VINO for several
months has been bed ridden with
consumption, occurred Sunday
at the home of his father-in Law
Mr.. w. H. Parker, in the Both
year of his age. His funeral
took place this afternoon from
thu home. He leaves a wife, but
no children.
Mr.. r. A. Watts, Jr. who has had
ample experience in the whole
range of Matchmaking and re>
pairing, under his father for
yeas in this city, and who is an
expert at his trade, will leave in
a few days to open up business
in Oxford, N. G. THE ARGUS
wishes him a full measure of
success and commends him to
the favor of the Oxford public.
THE ARGUS learns that a beau
tiful three act drama is now be-
ing rehearsed by a complement
of young ladies and gentlemen
of this city, and will soon be
presented at the Messenger
Opera House for the benefit of
the dispensary fund of ourEmer-
gency Hospital. This is indeed
commendable, and should draw a
large audience On the occasion of
its presentation.
THE stock trade of Goldsboro
SO far this season has exceeded
the record of any former year
thus early in the season. Messrs.
W. r. Hollowell & Co., our next
door n%eighbors. at the old stand
of Winslow Bros, sold a car load
of mules last week, received an
other car load last Monday, have
already sold a good number OF
these, and are expecting another
car load next week. Mr.. Abnel
Winslow is still on deck as {
member of the above firm.
WE see from the Greensboro
Record of January 4tb, that che
Southern Stock Mutual Fire In,
srrance company,of Greensboro
has a surplus to divide at the
end of it's first year as under,
writer's January L. 1896. A let.
ter from the secretary and Treas
urer of the company, MI. A. w.
McAlister, to our townsman Mr.
D. J. Broadhurst, their loca
agent here, states that there will
be paid an amountt approximat.
ing Is per cent. of premiums
paid on annual policies ard 5 pei
cent. Oh term policies.
AS the year wears on toward
the summer public interest grows
as to who will run the Atlanti,
Hotel at Morehead City the com
ing season. There are many de.
sirQuS of securing a lease of thi