Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-11-26

at Aberdeen, Moore county,
showed his admiration for Gro-
yer Cleveland and J. Pr Caldwell,
editor of the Charlotte Observer,
by voting for them for President
and Vice President at the late
election. The vote was counted.
too.
Smithield Herald: Two white
men and a negro slept ia a box
car at Selma Monday night. The
was loaded with cotton. Early
next morning the negro struck a
matct to find his cap and the cot
ton caught on fire. The cotton
and car was burned and the
three men were brought here and
placed in Jail.
Concord Standard: On last
Sunday evening about z o'clock
a number of our citizens, includ-
ing your correspondent, saw a
beautiful aerolite. 1t descended
from the heavens n an angling
line. then sailed horizontally to-
wards the North for about sixty
degrees, then separated itself in
to thousands of small sparks re-
sembling asky rocket.
Wilmington Star: A death oc-
Cured ia Wilmington yesterday
which was heard of with sincere
sorrow by every working man in
the city. Tt was the passing
away of Maj John McEvoy,w who
has been a machinist and carr
penter at the Atlantic Coast
Line shops for the past thirty
years, and was a true, honorable
and upright man in every walk
of life and highly respected bv
his fellow employees. He was "A
years old at the time of his
death.
Wadesboro Intelligencer: Rev.
Chas. H. Marting. Congressman
for this district, still breaches
once in awhile. He held forth to
a large congregation at Polkton
last Sunday Col. Oliver H
Dockery spent Tuesday in
Wadesboro. By the way, it may
be said with certainty that the
"Old War Horse Of the Pee Dee
w IL be a fact r in the great co +.
test in the United States Sena-
torship soon to be wagad at RAJ
leigh. And there are now a few
of the knowing ones who say
that he is 'Nstrictly in it."
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Rob-
ert A. Dunn and Mr.. Thos. Boil
ing spent yesterday about New
ellis bird hunting. They started
home at z o'clock, and although
the distance was but six miles,
and over a good road, they did
not reach town until 9 o'clock.
They had to take the side-track
all along to let the home-going
crowds pass. Mr.. Dunn says
that he met a wagon Or a buggy
every fifty feet.-[It might be
we'll to state that the occasion
was "circus day" in CHARLOTTE
ARGUS.
Asheville Citizen: Austin M
Furnan. the Is year old son Of
State Auditor and Mrs. Robert
M. Furman. died Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the home Of
his parents on College street.
Peritonitis caused his death, He
became i'll only last Wednesday
and grew rapidly worse. Friday
afternoon an operation was per-
formed for appendicitis by Drs,
Meriwether and Pearson, ar
Operation successful in that the
cause of the trouble was removed
but the poisoned state of the
blood caused death.
Charlotte Observer: The wed
ding season is on in full blast,
and everything is going as mer-
ry as a marriage bell. The de-
serted birds nests built in May
and June are visible in the forks
of the le afless trees. and the de
crepid year tells in the mournfu'
voice of the winter wind that ii
has forgotten the love of the
springtlme. But the buys and
girls are pairing off, and here
goes an old shoe after them. The
Observer is hospi.able to orange
blossoms and chrysanthemum
decorations.
Raleigh News & Observer: Mr..
r. A. Crowell. chairman of the
Democratic executive committee
Of Stanly county, thinks a new
method of bestowing the banner
ought to be adopted SO that some
of the smaller counties could have
a chance to obtain it, He suggests
that the equitable way would
be-to give it to the county that
can show a greater per cent Of
votes cast for the Democratic
nominees for Governor. There
is sense in this suggestion, and
the Democratic committee ought
to consider it before the next
election. It is too late this year
to make the award on this basis,
and Johnston keeps the ban
ner.