Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-02-27
The ARGUS.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

THE Baby Show to be held
next Monday afternoon will be
unique. AL children should at
tend, and wise parents will &C
company them
MISS Nina Holland, of Enfield,
who has been on an extended
visit to relatives in this city,
left Monday to visit relatives in
the Saulston section.
THE death of Mr.. Stephen
Meredith, for years ar engineer
on the W. & w. r. r and well
known in this city, occurred Sat
urday in Wilmington.
EVERY body goes to the New
bern Fair this week. The spe-
cial train leaves here at 7.40 in
the morning. Fare for the round
trip, including admission co the
Fair, 81 20.
THE annual entertainment. Of
the Auxiliary Society for the
benefit of the Atlanta Orphans
Home will begin next Monday
afternoon. A baby show, the
like OF which has never been
seen here, will be held then.
The ARGUS regrets deeply to
cbronlclsthe death of DR.. L. L.
Sasse<S6f Smithtield, son of our
estimable friend and countyman
Mr. 0. L. Sasser, of Fork town
ship. His death occurred in
RichmondSunday night, where he
had gone for medical treatment.
NOTHING has proved so popu-
lar in the trading circles of our
city of late as the special sales
that have been in vogue for the
past ten days at the store of NJ.
e. Castex & Co. preparatory to
their moving into their new
quarters. Tomorrow will be
the last of these special sales
days.
THERE were two marriages
over in Grantham's township on
the 23d, the contracting parties
being Lawrence Outlaw to Mrs.
Georgia Dudley; and W. H. How
ell to MISS Fannie Joyner. In both
of these happy events Justice
W. III. Burch was the officiating
dignitary who tied the insoluble
knot.
THE ARGUS chronicles with
regret the death of the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Sum
merlin, which sad event oc-
Cured Saturday night, aged 3
months. The funeral was held
from the home this morning at
10 o'clock, conducted by Rev 7.
E. Bristowe, and the interment
was made in Willow Dale Genes
terry.
THE news reached this city
Monday morning of the sudden
death Saturday evening, at his
farm near Mt. Olive. of Mr..
Louis W. Herring. brother of
Mrs. M. S. Witherington. of this
city. He was ia his 49th year.
He was unmarried, and leaves a
considerable estate. The funeral
took place Monday afternoon, the
interment being made in the
family burying ground near F'ai
son.
The death of Hon. George
Davis is reported from Whining
ton. N. G. He was North Caro-
lina's most distinguished living
citizen when death came to
him on Sunday, having oc-
cupied the position of Attorney
General Of the Confederate
States in President Davis Cabi-
net, and we believe he was the
last survivor of that splendid
Cabinet of brave and true men.
Peaceful be his rest.
WE are requested by the secre-
tary and treasurer of the Colds
boro Tobacco Warehouse Cons
paLy, Mr.. Chas. Edgerton, to
say that certificates of stock of
the company are now ready
for issuance to all those
who are entitled thereto. He re-
quests all such to call on him, at
the Bank of Wayne and receive
their certificates. Those who are
in Arrears are, also, requested to
come up and %liquidate the bal
ance due on their subscribed
stock and receive their certif-
dates.
EVERYTHING does not seem to
be altogether lovely between MIR.
Holton, chairman of the Repub-
1ican State Executive Committee.
and Maj. FL. l.. Grant, of this
city, as will be seen by the open
letter of the former to the latter,
published on the fourth page of
this paper. But they will get
together again-these two
scheming Republican politicians.
Republicans are learning the
virtue that Democrats used to
know so we'll and practise SO adj
mirably, that 'in unity there is
strength" But Hoiton's letter is
. "daisy."
Mr.. T.. B. Arrendell, of the
Raleigh News & Observer, whose
splendid newspaper ability was
made manifest through the re-
cent Cotton MILF edition of
the above paper, which was
under his special supervision, is