Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-24
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| Lum00rGOQ hOOGSCQ1aD. we
regret to hear of the death of
Mrs. 81. G.. Mitchell, which &C.
Cured at the residence of her
husband near Iona church Sun
day night of the Oh.
Winston Sentinel: Postmaster
Wilson received by express a
pair of pheasants. They were
killed by his friend. Bob Bray. of
Mt. Airy. These are rare birds
in this section and The meat is
very fine. 1t is the purpose of
the postmaster to have them
stuffed.
Asheville Citizen: Miss M.
Liouse Bennett of Philadelphia
died here at $50 yesterday after
uoon.. Miss Bennett as 25 years
old. The body was taken to her
old home on this afternoons
train, accompanied by her bro
| Their, J. A. Bennett, and other
relatives.
Statesville Landmark: w.
Fl udson, agent of the Southern
Railway and Express Company
at Biltmore, IS short $3.50 in his
accounts with the railroad ana
about 1925 with the Express
Company. Fast company and
poker playing is said to have
caused the trouble.
Raleigh Press-Visitor: The
Graded school vouchers ale ne
ing turned over to the sheriff for
payment, but Sheriff Page has
no funds on hand. Uuless the
people of Raleigh township pay
their taxes promptly there is a
possibility that the sch OILS will
have to close.
Weldon News: Mr. r G.. Reid,
who has so long been jailer. has
been turned down by the rev
administrations and Moses Will
liams, colored, has been appoints
ed in his stead Que Of the first
acts of the new jailer was to let a
prisoner escape from the court
house who had been sentenced by
Judge Meares.
Oxford Democrat: Henry Har
ris. colored, who figured SO
prominently here in the row
which occurred a few days after
the election and which came near
being a riot, was convicted Of
secret assault with intent to kill,
and sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. He appealed to
the Supreme Court.
Washington Messenger: Capt.
A. W. Styron informs Us that the
directors of the Atlantic Coast
Line have decided to extend the
oranca of their rine from this
place to Newbern at once, and
that cars will De running inside
Of twelve months. This will be
good news to our people. This
enterprise will put US in close
touch with the outside world both
north and south.
Greensboro Record: Madison
Ward, a we'll known citizen of
this county, residing three miles
east of Greensboro. died asst
night Of some kidney trouble. He
had teen confined to his bed
about two weeks. Mr., Ward was
"A years of age last Friday and
was a most estimable citiz IN and
a man of deep Christian piety
and a l,ndmark of the NJ, E
Church, South.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Joe
Person is in the city on the way
to her home at kittrelI's. Dur
irg the winter she will be en-
gagged there in writing a book,
which will be interspersed with
incidents of travel. The book,
Mrs. Person says, will be in no
way an advertisement. Il will
be called THE Chivalry of Man,
as Exemplified in the Life of Mrs.
Person in Pushing Her REM
edy."
Raleigh News Observer: Judge
Russell will spend the Christmas
holidays in Raleigh. and he will
also be here at the converting OF
the Legislature on January 6.
He is coming here to consult au>
thorities in the State and SUI
preme court libraries touching
recommendations in his message
to the Legislature. He comes
here also to consult the annual
reports of various State officials
and heads of the public institu-
tions.