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

as freedoms meGnOQ OF talking
through her liberty cap.
AT the regular monthly prize
drill of the Goldsboro Rifles,
Sergeant Brown won the prize
offered by Mr.. l.. D. Giddens
for excellency in drill. The
Rifles intend holding once a
month a prize drill and in this
connection some of the enter
prising merchants Of our city
have consented to offer prize
for the best drilled man III the
company.
The death Of Mr.. Isaac Will
liams, of Greene county, occurred
Thursday evening. He was
nearing 80 years of age. but was
man of remarkable vigor. He
had been in declining health for
some time. His wife, who sur
wives him, is a sister of the late
Rufus Edmundson of this city,
but no children were ever born
to them. He leaves splendid
estate, which he has doubtless
disposed of by will.
The death of Mrs. Annie How
ell Pearson, the estimaule wife of
our good friend and countyman
Mr. VIM. Pearson, and sister Of
Messrs. J. D. and VIM, Howell,
occurred Tuesday evening of
this week, at their home near
IL o1, 1,,,roh chic aftn1s
a brief illness. She leaves de-
voted husband, young children
and host of relatives and
friends to mourn her untimely
demise.
The case of Hilary Shirley,
and his step father Bob Hines,
accused of breaking into Scott's
barroom at Pikeville. noted in
yesterdays ARGUS, came up in
Superior Court late yesterday
evening and the evidence was
not sufficient to convict the de-
PENDANTS, consequently they
were discharged. AS Shirley
had only one day longer to
serve in Jail at the time he went
out with the late Jesse Bum,
he was not held for that escape.
Daily Argus, Jan. %.
WE mentioned in The ARGUS
some two weeks ago that Messrs.
A. Lehman & Son, of this city
had then in stock over 1900
skins, mostly coon, otter and
mink. Since then they increased
their stock to twenty five huns
dred and closed out that
lot in bulk and have sub
sequently bought five hun
dred more from local hunters.
And yet, they do say, that down
on the swamps Of Neuse river
you cannot miss a single coon,
otter or mink.
New advertisements and rev
subscribers continue to roll in to
THE ARGUS. We hope for five
thousand subscribers to our
WEEKLY ARGUS before the year
1896 rounds up. We are giving
the farmers just what they need in
general news, editorial comment
on he4ive issues of the day and
full Information on progressive
farming from diversified crop
Notwithstanding that THE
ARGUS has always advocated. If
you are not subscriber now is
the time to become one.
THE meeting of the Wayne
County Teachers Association
at the Goldsboro Graded
school Saturday was largely
attended and was one Of the
most interesting and satisfac'
tory meetings the association ha:
ever held. A highly creditabl'
and instructive paper was reae
by Miss Minnie Slocumb, which
was greatly appreciated. Th'
county examiner, Mr.. E. Z. At
kinson, explained the new schoo
law, that is to be voted upon b.
townships in the next election
and Mr.. @. j. Parker, the nev
secretary of the n. G. Teachers
Assembly, of Raleigh, was pres
ent, by special appointment, an
made a most excellent talk on tn
outlook for public education i
the State and had some encour
aging things to say of next sum
mer's Teachers Assembly.
THE sad news of the sudde
death of Mr.. Albert P. Crabtree
brother of Mrs. L. Fl. Castex, o
this city, and Mr.. George Crab
tree, the well-known and popr
lar treveling salesman, reache
here Thursday from Baltimore
where he resided and where hi
death occurred. He was th
father of Miss Susie Crat
tree, who is now attendin
school at Decatur, Ga, and wa
widower for several years. II
was 49 years of age. His remain
arrived here Friday at 3 p. m., an
were met at the train by man
friends of the family. They wei
borne to the residence Of his si
ter Mrs. L. FL. Castex, fro
which the funeral service We
held, conducted by Rev. F. v
FAIRIES, pastor Of the Pres
byterian church, aud the II
terment was made in Wi
low Dale, by the side of h
mother. The following gentle
men acted as pail bearer