Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-30

Albright has killed his big hog.
It weighed 1919 lbs.-the heav-
lest that has been killed in this
community this season
Greenville Weekly: Deputy
Sheriff Henry II. King left Tues
day for Raleigh, taking Richard
MCGOWAN TO the penitentiary.
While at Raleigh, ne paid 50, Ooo,
Sheriff King is ready to pay all
the State taxes but can't find out
what he owes.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: Fl.
NJ. Daniels, bookkeeper Of the
Rocky Mount Mills, will go to
Philadelphia. where he'bas ac-
cepted position as salesman
for the Rocky Mount, and other
North Carolina cotton compan
les.
Wilmington Star: Adger Mer~
ritt, a colored man, said to be
over ninety years Of age, was
found lying dead on his bed at
home on North Fifth street last
Wednesday morning. His death
is ascribed to heart disease with
which he had been afflicted some
time.
Concord Times: A very pc
culiar case OF poisoning occurred
in Salisbury on Tuesday. Mr..
John L. Shayer was engaged in
clearing away the debris Of the
Gaskill tobacco factory fire and
from inhailing the fumes he was
taken violently i'll. He is thoug hit
to be out of danger, although he
is yet very sick man.
Raleigh Press Visitor: An in
teresting case was in course Of
trial yesterday. Last spring the
town passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting the importing or sale
Of secondhand clothing. The
ordinance was, Of course, prompt
ly violated. The case will be car
ried as a test to the Supreme
Court. The ordinance was pass
ed as a sanitary measure.
Charlotte Observers, Crab Orr
chard has an excitement-a run =
away match. The parties Miss
Eula Long, aged Is years, and
Mr.. Vic Cope. The parents ob-
jected, and the result was a trip
over into South Carolina. The
buggy il which the start was
made broke down, and another
buggy had to be borrowed The
ceremony took place atF'ort Mill
@.
Newbern Journal; There was
a very interesting and difficult
operation performed by DR.. J. w.
Duguid on Tuesday afternoon
| that Of removing the right eye
or Mr. Robert Vinson. Mr. Vim
son had been suffering most ex-
cruciatingly from the diseased
member for some time, but since
the operation he is doing Well
and experiences no more suffer
ing.
Winston Sentinel: Mr.. Jos. NJ
Merritt. one of Forsyth's highly
esteemed citizens, died at 6 o'clock
yesterday evening, at his home.
near Ruth He was 81 years old.
The cause of his demise was
pneumonia. The funeral services
will be conducted at Red Bank
Baptist church, Of which Mr..
Merritt was an honored member,
at one o'clock Tomorrow, by Rev,
G. G. Haymore, Of Mt Airy.
Asheville citizen: The oldest
specimen that has come into the
Museum this year was brought
in by @. D. Gushing It is a small
ear of corn about half the grains
on which are the genuine rec
while the other half are white
| The corn comes from Kers-
brook, and Mr.. Gushing inqires
if there is anything like it in the
Museum, There is not. 1t is the
first Of the kind the director has
ever seen.
Chatham Record; The many
friends of DR.. Lucian A. Hanks
will be shocked and grieved te
hear Of his death, as was tLis en-
tire community when, on las
Thursday morning, it was learn,
ed that he had died during thu
preceding night. Although ht
had been sick several days his
coLdition was uot thought to bt
} dangerous until a few hours be-
fore his death, which was causet
: by disease of the kidneys ant
the heart.