Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-09-03
LOCAL BRIEFS

THERE were several bales of
new cotton on this market to -day
that sold for 81 O. z cents per
pound.
MISS Corinne Dortch, who has
been spending several months in
New York, and in visiting rela-
tives at Rocky Mount, has airs
rived in the city and is the guest
of her brother Mr. 81. p. Dortch.
Manager Hanna is authorita-
lively represented as alarmed at
the difficulty of raising Republi-
can campaign funds in the East
in view of the Republican defac.
tions in the West. There will
probably he more than that the
matter with Hanna after Novems
Der 3rd.
AND still the tobacco comes in.
To-day was no unusual or big
day. but there were several
thousand pounds on the floors of
warehouses. and the sales lasted
from 10 o'clock until l o'clock.
The prices gave satisfaction in
every instance
IT is said that since Nathaniel
Moores the wife murderer, has
been captured and placed in the
county Jail in this city he has be-
come sullen and remains couched
in his cell, refusing to show him.
self to the many visitors that are
eager to look into the counten-
an &c of the man whose name has
been called more frequent for
the last mon b than any other
man in Wayne county.
Farmer Brown, of Ware
county, Ca, recently killed near
his kitchen door a rattlesnake
that measured nearly eight feet
in length, and had thirteen rats
ties and a button. His snake
ship has just swallowed an cid
hen and seventeen chickens, and
was preparing to make a lunch
on a large yellow dog when Mr.
Brown stopped the fun by puts
ting a ball through his head His
~snakeship ought to have been
spared until he put the yellow
canine Gut of sight.
IT is an undisputed fact that
Goldsboro really needs a brass
baud. Whether or not the people
want one will be ascerIained
when an opportunity is presented
them to contribute to the capital
stock for the q rchase Of the in
struments T thdays are few be
fore it is said that Bryan will be
here to speak and GClusboro will
make a poor showing without a
brass band to lead the process
%
DURING the past month there
has not occurred a single death
of d white person within. the cor>
porate limits of this city. This
certainly speaks well for the
health of d city of 5000 souls.
No one disputes the fact that
GoldsbOrU is the healthiest town
in the State, and il is a CLAIM
that has often been made by the
ARGUS without the fear of sue
cessful contradiction, that I'VE
have got the best town in the
State.
THE death Of Mrs. Vicy Pate,
reject of the late David Pate, oc>
Cured Sunday afternoon at her
home il PIkeyille township, in
the 18th year of her age. The
hand Of affection had been land
heavily on her for several months
and the end was not unexpected,
and neither dio it find her un~
prepared. She was for years a
consistent member of the Print
tive Baptist church and was oe-
loved and honored by all who
knew her. Size leaves a family
of seven sons and daughters, al
of whom are grown and married.
The interment vas made Mon
day afternoon at the Lancaster
burying ground, in the neigh
borhood where she lived.
Durham Herald: While work
men yer engaged in repairing
the roof of Mr.. w. Mangum's
residence on Green street yes
terday morning, they found ST.
in gold and silver that was put il
the boxing during the war. The
money was wrapped in a CLOTH
and looked as fresh as if it hao
been put there yesterday. There
we're two IS gold piece, one 81
gold piece. North Caroline
money. and sixteen quarter dol
lars in the cloth. Mr.. Mangun
says he put the money there the
time the Yankee army reached
Durham to keep them from get
ting it. After the war closed ht
forgot all about the hidden money
and never thought of it until yes
terday when it was found.
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