Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-09-10
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Newborn Journal: News was
received here last night of the
desth of Mrs. S. j. Parham. at
Iouisburg, formerly Miss Hattie
Il. Mitchell of this city, who are
we'll known here. Messcs. Tom
and Fred Mitchell of this city
were brothers of the deceased.
Concord Standard: John Wik
hams, for many years black
smith for Brown Bros, was
stricken with paralysis Saturday
night and was Sunday afternoon
conveyed to his country home.
John has a number of white
friends who regret to hear of
his misfortune.
Greenville Reflector: The me-
gro outlaw. John Koonce, who
was captured in this county last
Friday, and had to be shot twice
while being taken, died at Wash
ington Wednesday evening. His
leg had TO be amputated, and he
never recovered from the operas
ton.
Burlington News: Capt. E. G.
Holt received by express to.day
from Philadelphia an Italian gray
hound, that never weighs over
81 pounds. It is the most deli
cate looking dog in these parts.
Greensboro Record: Rev. DR..
Solomon Pool, a widely known
Methodist preacher and at one
time pastor at CeutenaryChurch,
in this city, Was. stricken with
paralisysis Friday at Elizabeth
City, his home.MHis condition is
very critical.
Charlotte News: Mr. Robert
A. Duncan, a grocer doing bust
ness at 211 East Trade street,
made an assignment Friday
night for the benefit of his credi-
tors. Mr.. r. H. Field is the
assignee. Mr.. Duncan assigns
his stock, notes, accounts. etc
Marion Messenger: A little
fOur>year old son of Mr.. Shuford
ICulbertson, who lives in the
Dysartville neighborhood, was
killed by lightning a short time
since. The little fellow was
playing near a sapllng when the
deadly bolt struck the tree and
killed the boy.
Newbern Journal. The Jour.
nal, a few months ago, made
special mention of an invention
of Mr.. W. P. Burrus, whereby
the crease in a mans trousers
could always be kept perfect. MIR.
Burrus showed his invention at
this Office yesterday, which will
unquestionably prove a boon to
poor suffering man.
Hubert cor Newborn Journal:
The little boy Tommy, child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Morton here
swallowed a piece of brass wheel
of a waterbury clock a few days
ago and serious results were ex-
pected. DR.. v. I. Montfort was
called and administered. Tommy
got alright after q week of anx
lety by his parents. Only a few
days before he fell and fractured
his arm falling from a chair back
wards.
A correspondent from Dowd,
written to the Stanley Enterprise
says: Some of our neighbors
who voted the Populist ticket in
the last election are dissatisfi.
ed over the action of the Popu>
list county convention which was
in Albemarle several days ago.
They say some of the nominees
are just like a spider in a dir,
dobers nest partly paralized.
Wilmington Star: The Repub.
lican convention of Arson county
nominated a negro for the legis.
ture, and for county commission
ers and the nominees are negroes.
They also Endorsed. part of the
Populist county ticket. Under
the new law, only three commits
sioners are to be elected. Isn't il
about time for the Democrats OF
North Carolina to be organizingi
A full board Of negro commits
sioner for Arson county! Is thai
what we r. coming to?