Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-03-05
II ARGUS.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS

GU. 20. dllOI oh 1lIlSSI ing AtibCGH
of five months, Mrs. Nancy Vel
verton. in the 77bh year of bel
age, wife of the late venerable
Thomas w. Yelverton. who pre-
ceded her to the land of res
about SIX years. She had been
consistent member of the Primi>
tive Baptist church for many
years.
IT is with deepest sympathy
that we chronicle the shocking
death of Willie, the 2 year ole
son of Nj. and Mrs. j. B. Exum,
which occurred Tuesday, at their
home near Saulston. The child
was playing with his little sister
near a burning corn stalk pile,
when a sudden gust of wind
blew sheet of flame around the
little fellow, and he vas burned
to- death before aid could reach
him.
THERE will be a grand mask
ball in the Hotel Kennon Dining
Rooms next Wednesday night
which promises to be the most
brilliant affair of the year. Elabo-
rate preparations have been
made, and many interesting
masks will be seen Oh the floor.
Information regarding tickets,
etc. can be obtained from Mr..
Sol. Einstein at his store in the
Hotel. and from Mr. Abe Cohn,
at H. We'll & Bros. store.
On every hand there are cheer
ing and substantial improve
ments in vogue that make
Goldsboro's future assuredly
bright. Just now Denmark street
is being opened up, which brings
that desirable property within
easy access and insures its early
development It is in charge of Mr.
Ed L. Edmundson, who knows
just what to do with real estate.
He is laying this property off
into lots which he will soon
offer for sale.
THE Bloodhounds, recently
ordered by the county, have ar
rived. ard were given a test trial
out from Fremont, where they
will be kept by Hon. B. F.
Aycock. A negro was given
seven hours the start of them,
and after a long and circLitous
walk for hours he took a tree for
safety The dogs worked the
trail admirably and in due time
-'treed' their man. He said they
jumped Tel feet in the air in
their efforts to get at him in the
tree. Now let train-wreckers.
chicken thieves and such beware.
Now that Maj. Grant, the Re
publicans of the East. and "a
large majority Of the Pops" re-
pudiate Marion Buffers circular,
according to Maj. Grants letter
to Republican State Chairman
Holtor, published elsewhere in
this issue. what is Marion 3.
going to do about it? According
to Maj. Grants letter "a large
majority of the Pops" stand with
him and the Republicans against
Marion Buffers views and plans.
Is Grant the spokesman of the
Pops, as he calls them? What
will Marion Butler say about it?
Another circular from the latter
is in order.
WE give space on our front
page of this issue toa publication
appearing tin Sundays Char
lotte Observer. AS that paper
says, lit is written with a power
not often displayed in the col
umns Of North Carolina news
papers. It is a mighty trumpet
blast, and if there remains any
power of recuperatlon in the
once puissant but now weak and
trembling Democracy of North
Carolina this clarion call will
surely arouse it to activity. In
this Communication is pointed out
the path OF duty aud of honor,
and every word of it deserves to
be printed in letters of gold"
The masked Baby Show in the
Kornegay building Monday af-
ternoon vas a source of much
pleasure to all present, and par
ticularly to the little maskers
themselves. Much ingenuity and
pains were used by their parents
in preparing the children's
masks, and each of the little ones
seemed to enter into the spirit of
the mask wor and to live en-
tirely up to the characters a S
sumed. It would be hard to
choose which characters we're
best represented, as the children
were equally successful as
Brownies, seasons, and flower
girls, old women, infants and
nurses, dudes, Americans, Mexi-
cans and Indians. Altogether
the affair was a great success.
Tt is now in order for Major
Grant TO come owe on our side.
He has, we believe, recently Sc
cured a clean bill of character
from this community, is repudi-
ated by the State Chairman of
his party, Holton, is disregarded
by his confreres of the State Re
publican Executive committee.
has been sold out by Damon But
Ter, to whom he played Pythias
in the late campaign of fusion
that lead to Buffers elevation to