Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.

burg, Va.
MISS May Broadfoot of Fay
etteville, is in the city visiting
Mrs. DIR. w: j. Jones, Jr.
Mr.. Jnc. M. Thompson. O.
Dover, is in the city, and hi!
many friends are glad to SCI
him.
PEOPLE from differentscction.
Of the country report an abun'
dance of hogs, and from only
a few sections is there any com
plant of cholera.
Mr.. JOS Rosenthal, of the
firm of Fl. We'll & Bros. leaves to,
night for the Northern markets
to make purchases for their large
wholesale and retail trade.
The congenial countenance Of
Mr.. F. B. Fields, of the travel
ling fraternity, was visible on the
streets of the city to-day, where
he has many friends who are al
ways glad to see him.
Mr. G. NJ. Levister, the auc.
tioneer at the Goldsboro Tobacco
Warehouse desires the ARGUS to
inform the patrons of his coal
and wood yard that his Office is
in the Tobacco Warehouse.
THERE is a proclamation by
the Governor in another column
of this paper offering 5000 re-
ward for the capture and deliv-
cry of Nathaniel Moore, the
wife murderer, to the Sheriff OF
Wayne County, at the court house
door in this city.
Mr.. Robert Langston, a for
mer Goldsboro boy who has been
on visit to relatives in this city,
returned to Hobgood, n. c.. to-day,
where he has ventured out upon
the sea of journalism. His paper
is issued once a week and Is known
as the 'sHobgood Dispatch. y
THE Sanctifcations services and
recent shouting scenes of St.
John church seem to be centered
at Elm St. chapel just now. Re-
ports from there say that the
modest little edifice is thronged
at every night service and that
large mum bers flock around the
altar. There are several churches
all through the county where this
doctrine is being preached just
now and many believers have en-.
dorsed it and claimed to have ex-
perienced that perfection of
christian character.
THE Confederate reunion and
picnic Thursday at Mt. Carmel
was attended by about 1900 peo~
pie, all of whom enjoyed the oc-
casion immensely. Speeches were
made by Messrs. W. Il. Dortch,
B. F. .Aycock and D. NJ. Hardy.
All the old officers were re- -elect-
ed with the exception of Ad-
jutant N W. Musgrave, who
rendered his resignation and
Mr.. A. B. Hollowell was elected
in his stead. A society, known
as the Sons and Daughters of
the Confederacy" was organized
with oyer go members.
JUDGE W. S. OBJ Robinson
and Maj. L. B. Bass left Tuesday
afternoon for Newport on an ex-
tended fishing trip. The Major
was very jubilant over the anti
cipation Of big ''luck" and said
that the wind was all right and
his bait and tackle all that was
necessary. Judge Robinson has
never fanc;ed the exciting sport
and up TO this time has never
"wet a hook" but the Major" is
an old hand at the business and
mas promised TO instruct the
Judge in all the arts of the ang-
Ter. @
THE news of the death of Mr..
Joe Willoughby Gardner at his
home In Saulston township last
Friday has been received with
unfeigned regret by many in this
city where he was we'll known.
For. several years he had been
in declining health and an attack
of fever some weeks ago brought
the sad elimination that was not
unexpected. He was AZ years
old and leaves a widow and sew
eral children and hos of friends
throughout the county to mourn
his nntlmely demise. The inter-
ment was made Saturday in the
old family burying ground near
his home.
THE Charlotte Observer Of
Sunday contains the following
Policeman Blackwelder met ar
old friend yesterday at the sta
tion-Policeman Swaringen, OF
Goldsboro. Mr.. Swarlngen has
been on the police force in
Goldsboro SO years. He and Of
fcer Black Helder are the yeterau
roliceman of the. State. They
have known each otner for
wears. Mr. Swaringen is a bros
ther of Mrs. w. J. Black. He is
visiting relatives in this section
-Concord, Newell and points in
the country. He goes to Hick-
cry Grove this week to attend
the camp Meeting and meet old
frieDds