Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-10-01
LOCAL BRIEFS

THIS * Indian Summer" the
most poetic season of all the
Year.
LOCAL spor'Smen report
squirrels quite plentiful in the
woods this season.
MERCHANTS wishing to ADJ
vertise can have their ads WIT
ten on application ct the ARGUS
flee.
THIS has been crowded week
of cotton and tobacco On this
market, and prices for both
staples have beId rl& ht up to The
toy notch.
Politics hasn't worked off any
strange bcItcllows on Senator
Hill as vet. 1 he Senator hasn' t
done Il thing SO far but sit on the
edge of the bed and think.
One hundred minors from I q
Southwest Missouri and Suuth-
east Kansas mines left Ful'
KIN, yesterday for Ieadville,
l.n!.. 10 loke the place of the
striking miners.
To pr. vent any man from
speaking IN any part nt tins
country for 1he principles or
candidates of any Of Tie poi.ti ;ai
parties now in the tield is all out
rage which provukes the indlg
nation OF all honest citizens.
whether they be Democrats. Re
publicaus. Pol uiists or what
not.
"A subscriber who has not
paid for his paper in six years,
says Missouri exchange.
writes to us to know how We
stand on the financial question.
We lelegraphpd tie sheriff to
arrest him and hold MIN uulll we
got our shotgun repaired. We
can srand some things. but such
oraz-n effron.ery as rnis is un-
be lraO Ole.
THE death of Mr.. B!antt n, an
old Confederate ST ldier who mac
lost one leg i'll the war. occurred
at his home in Eastern Colds
buro Saturday at 4 O'Clock
He was member Of the Raptis
church and leaves a wife and
several children OH the mercy O.
the world. The funeral was
held from the home Sunday
and The interment made in Will
low Dale Cemetery.
The large, handsome sign PLACED
on the newly painted front o
Messrs. Best & Thompson double
store attracts the eye of pedes
trians on Walnut street and is
thing of beauty. This progres
sive firm have had considerable
improvements made to their place
of business, and in addition t.
their always large stock of dr..
goods and groceries, they hav
this season an elegant stock 0
clothing.
The death rate in New Yor]
city, according to the recent re
port of the president of the Boar
of Health, has fallen somethin;
like 20 per cent. from the mum
Der of deaths recorded in the yea
1892. A large proportion of thi
astonishing decrease in mortalit
is attributed by the report to tn
single fact that the streets Of tn
metropolis are kept in better cor
dition now than in former years
THE home of Mr.. L. Edward
in this city presented a gay seen
Thursday. The occasion was
betrothal reception in honor {
the approaching nuptials Of MI
Isaac Cohn and Miss Jenni
Edwards. Cards had been is
sued and a number of friend
and relatives of the betrothe
we're present Delicate viano
were served to the guests. Th
handsome parlOrs were apprC
priately decorated and music an
dancing lasted until late hou
EVERY small boy will be inte
ested in learning that ''a circl
is coming" Mr.. Walter 1
Mains great show is booked
hold forth in Goldsboro on Tues
day, October 13. The fact tn
the renowned and everywhe
popular Mr.. John Lowlow
with this show is sufficient qua
antee to the masses everywhe
that the show is all right. MI
Lowlow is now in the city in a
vance Of the show, making Il
necessary arrangements. He b
many friends here, as he has
over the country, who are glad
greet him again and to see hi
looking well and hearty.