Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-23
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Newbern Journal: This year
at the East Carolina Fair, there
will be one continuous round of
highly entertaining athletic ex-
erclses by special artists, each
one of whom stands high in his
CHOSEN branch of the calling.
There will be fine tumoling and
acrobatic performances and dex-
trous gun-swinging acts, also
startling.
Carthage Blade: There was a
Northern gentleman in Carthage
a few days ago, we learn, who
offered to subscribe IS. 900 stock
towards guiding a modera new
hotel in this town. Can't some
of our properly owners put up
the balance, aud thereby secure
for our town a frSt-class hotel.
Greensboro Record: c.. w.
Tate, of the revenue force, re-
turned this morning from Jack
son and Swain counties, where
he had ~irst-rate luck, capturing
four blockade stills, 5000 gal
Ions Of beer, two barrels OF
brandy, and a M,ulligan that will
shoot to kill half a mile off. Six
prisoner We're also captured and
sent to Asheville Court.
Winston Sentinel: Chairman
A. E. Holton was asked to-day
if he expected to call a meeting,
at an early date, Of the State
Executive committee. He re-
piled that he would leave to-
night for Dallas, Tex. and that
no meeting would be called be-
fore his return. He expects to
be away ten days. The object
of his trip is to look after the
settlement of a large estate left
by Mr.. Isaac Carter, who died in
Dallas about six weeks ago. MI.
Carter was a native Of 4ad~
kin county and left there for
Texas sixty years ago.
Raleigh Press~Visitor: The
report has been circulated that
Settle, while in Wilmington
formed a deal with Russell
whereby Settle should be nomi~
mated for the Senate and Russell
Governor, each supporting the
other. Mr.. B. c. Sharpe, of
Reidsville, a bruther-iu~law of
Congressman Settle, was in the
city last week and denied most
emphatically, the report which
is being circulated. He said that
Settle went to Wilmington on
private business and that he
never spoke to Russell while
there.
Wilmington Review: We re-
greet TO learn that Rev. F. N.
Skinner, who has for some years
past been Rector of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church in this city, is
thinking of severing his connec-
ton with the congregation. He
rendered his resignation at the
meeting Of the Eestry last week
and they unanimously declined
to accept it, but Afterwards left
the matter entirely in his hands,
urging that the resignation be
recalled. He now has the mat>
ter under advisement and we sin
cerely hope that he may conclude
to remain with US.
Greenville Reflector The
mem bers of the Greenville To-
bacco Board of Trade have built
for themselves monument more
lasting than marble. AS is
known to our readers, they were
taking steps to have a banquet
here at an early day. Saturday
the Board had a meeting and de-
cided to contribute the fund they
had raised for this purpore to
the relief of the family of Mr.. L
W. Lawrence, who was burned
out Thursday morning. The Sec
rotary of the Board went to Mr..
Lawrence to ascertain what the
family stood most in need of,
and then went to the stores ano
purchased a quantity of dry
goods, crockery and other things
to supply them, and also gave
them a good purse of money
The contribution from the Roare
of Trade amounted in all to con
siderably over 800. Such a steI
on the part of these gentlemen
most of whom are new corners tx
our town, is deserving of th'
highest commentator. They
are big-hearted men and Green
vile should be proud 20 have
crch am0nu hor citizonS