Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-10-08
Local BRIEFS

Mollie Chamberlain.
DR.. j. M. Parker aud family
have returned from spending
some weeks with relatives in
Virginia.
AS in the other instance, when
somebody's particular OK is gur-
ed, It's he small end of the horn
that hurts.
THE evolving jeweler sign of
Mr.. r. A. Creech attracts the
attention of the many people who
pass his establishment.
Mr.. VIM. Aswell, of Shine, who
has beer a regular subscriber of
the WEEKLY ARGUsfor ten years.
was in the city to-day and paid
this Office a call.
MRS. Hattie W. Dortch has re
turned tt the city aud resumed
her residence III her delightful
many friends here greet her re-
turn with real pleasure.
Japan is said to be after the
PHILIPPINE Islands. 1t would be
interesting to the people in Cuba
to learn that the Miikado had
decided to try his prowess in d
war vito Spain.
The London Times says Spain
must give up Iuba. Now that
slow-going newspaper of Eu-
rope have begun to REGGIE. that
as a fact there should no longer
be any doubt as to what Spain
must do.
The report from Mrs. H. L.
Grant, the treasurer of the
LadiesBenevolent Society, shows
the amount Of disbursements for
the preceding four months TO tie
$37 IS, leaving a balance on hand
$52 II.
Mr.. j b. Watson is now num-
bered among Goldsboro's bust
ness men. He has recently open
cd a first class retail gro
Gerry on East Walnut street, oppo-
site Mr.. L. b. Fonvielle, where he
has in stock fruits and all season
able groceries.
THE speech of Judge Allen be-
fore The Democratic club Monday
night was replete with wisdom
and lrrt>iStiole in It's logic why
everyone who wants honest gov
erutnenL should vote the Demo
cratic u.cket. He was followed
by Mr.. D.. M. Hardy who. spoke
ON national Issues.
The New York World is al
ways at tempting some new feat
in journalism. "Now it has,
cites tha Houston Post, IAN ex-
perienced corps of correspon>
dents who can ride through a
State at the rate nf forty miles
AN hour aud size up the political
majority iron d Pullman vim
dow"
Mr.. c. u. Brown of TIE late
firm of Brown & Gardner, has
become the sale proprietor of their
groceries establishment on East
Walnut street. and has now. on
hand Il full line of heavy and fancy
groceries that he is offering to the
public ut reasonable prices. He
invites his friends and the public
to call to sec him.
THE young men of Goldsboro.
true to he spirit of progress that
charact RES them aid give ,thcm
prosperity III their bu sincss
avocation. have added another
city feature to Goldsboro-that
of a resident Italian band. BY
the public spirited generosity of
our young men Goldsboro can
now boast of the best orchestral
band in the State, and it is here
to say. Wego forward.
MAJ. w. A. Guthrie,the Popu
list candidate for Governor spoke
in the court house in this city
to- day to a small audience. nost-
ly Democrats, who gave him a
respectful hearing and wer i'm
pressed with the sincerity of his
tenets and who approved of his
earnest plea for free silver, w Z.
Jennings Bryan, and for only
straight out free silver candi-
dates for the Legislature and
Congress.
AN unprevoked ARRAY occurred
Monday in Eastern Goldsboro
in which several young white
men received slight flesh wounds
from knives in the hands of three
Wooten brothers, colored. With
out warning Mr.. George Frank
lin was called iuto the dark and
was fell upon by the Wootens,
who US d their knives on him
and his friends who came to his
rescue. Franklin received the
only serious Injury. which was a
stab in the back. The Wootens
were all placed under bond for
their appearance at the next
term of the Superior Court.