Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-03-19
LOCAL BRIEFS

TIE ARGUS is glad to note
that among the names of those
awarded premiums at the recent
Newbern Fair, Mrs. Nj. O.
Humphrey and Mrs. r. G. Free
man, of this city, are mentioned.
THEIR many friends in this
city will be greatly grieved to
learn of the death of little India,
the interesting 2 year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. W.
Morris. which occurred Thurs
day at Smithfield. of pneumonia.
THE new residence recently
erected by Mr.. A. U. Kornegay
on ''TheHill," has been leased by
superintendent Pritchard, of
Goldsboro's new tobacco factory,
who will move his family here ut
once. They will be cordially wel~
coined to our community.
QUITE large attendance fa>
vored the ''candy stew" of Mrs.
w. E. Borden and Mrs. B. H.
Griffin in the dining room of the
Hotel Kennon Friday night, and
everyone had a most enjoyable
evening. and both from a pleas
urable and financial standpoint
the occasion was a brilliant sue
cess. The prize tor the best
pulled candy was awarded to Miss
Rebecca Humphrey.
A SERIOUS and painful accident
befell Charlie Rouse, near Spring
Bank, while on his way home
from this city FRIDAY evening
He Was jolted from his seat on
the wagon and fell to the ground
the wheels passing over his arm
and crushing the bone fearfully,
and otherwise bruising his body.
DR.. Hill set the arm, but it will
be some time before results can
be determined.
THE blood hounds got in an
other fine piece of work Thurs
day. Wednesday night the smoke
house of Mr.. Calvin Langston, 6
miles from Fremont, was broken
into and robbed. Following morn
ing the dogs were sent for and
put on the trail, by dinner time
they had traced the thief to his
lair and he was captured. He
was colOred man living some
distance away.
THE sick Syrian at the Emer-
gency Hospital died Saturday
morning, leaving a young wife
heart-broken. It is an unutter-
ably sad case; but he had all the
care that medical skill and Chris
tian sympathy could lavish upon
him. He died in the consolation
of religion. He was a Roman
Catholic, and was visited by
Father Quinn, of Newbern, on
Wednesday and Thursday. He
was buried in the public square
in Willow Dale in the afternoon.
He had two male relatives with
him in the last days of his ILL
ness.
THE ladies of the Benevolent
Society have organized a sewing
class at the Hospital rooms that
meets every Friday afternoon.
The class is formed for the pur-
pose of teaching the poor girls
of our community to sew props
erly and thus be enabled to help
themselves. Merchants and all
mil
contribute remnants of ginghams,
calicoes, bleached or unbleached
white goods, Or any other ma
terial that can be of service for
wearing apparel. Send such con-
tributions to the Hospital, and
please respond literally.
ON every hand we see unmis.
taxable evidences of the approach
of spring; but no where is the
seasons advance more attract
lively displayed for gentlemen
than at the popular tailoring es>
tablishment of Maj. D. w. Hurtt,
under the Messenger Opera
House. And then the congo
NAL Major has such a cordial
way about him when one drops
in to see his samples that be
makes you feel that he is glao
you called, whether you leave ar
order with him or not. The
ARGUS wishes him the full meas
ure of spring trade that he sc
eminently deserves.
A LARGE audience was pres
ent last Thursday right al
Odd Fellows Hall when Gen. W
G. Lewis introduced DR.. w. j
Jones, who delivered an ORATOR
before the members of the order
of Knights of Dixie. The doctors
ornate description of the life O
the founder of the order, VIM
Dossey Pender, in honor of whom
the lodge in this city is named
was a masterpiece of rhetoric
and was clothed with rare
rhythmic and most beautiful
language. DIR. Joues is fuen
speaker and has at his commant
as much Of the English Language
as any man in North Carolina to,
day. The lodge had secured {
choir for the occasion that rem
dered excellent music with Mrs
Bella Holland Royal as organlst
Rev. James Long, of the FRS
Baptist church. opened the ser
vices with prayer,