Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-11-12
Local BRIEFS

THERE are quite a nnm Der OF
local Republicans and defeated
county candidates who think
their party is under obligations
to them and that they should re-
ceive the postmastership here
for their vigorous campaign
work It has already been dis
cussed.
We are requested by the chair
man of the Board of County Com
missioners to say that there
will be meeting of the Board
the latter part of the month and
he wishes all outstanding claims
against the county to be presents
ed and requests all parties who
have given notes to the county
for the hire of convicts to make
settlement at once with the
Register of Deeds.
The full returns from the county
show the defeat of all the Demo
ocratic township tax collectors,
with the exception of the most i'm
portant one of all, Mr.. Willis A.
Denmark, who is elected by ma
jority of 13. 1t has been said
that 13 is an unlucky number, but
this instance is an exception.
s'THE Goldsboro & Morehead
r. r. Company" sounds well. We
hope it will be a permanent organ
ization. 1t has stipulated for a
lease of the A. & n. G. r. r., and
the lease is to be perfected at
meeting of the stockholders of the
company, specially called for that
purpose, at Morehead City on No
vember 13.
Now that the election is over
and the results all determined in
county, State and nation, 'Iet US
have peace - Here in Goldsboro
we've got the best town in the
State, and if our people will now
forego all political discussions; let
past differences rest, in statu quo,
for while and address them
selves to the practical business is
sues of the hour we can continue
to hold Goldsboro to the front
and go forward.
ONE evening last week about
$50 o'clock a young lady
vas hurrying hopeward along
Ashe street with her purse in
hand, when negro man stepped
out of the ally adjoining the
brick stables of Mr.. Asher Ed
wards and asked her what was
in the purse. The young lady
Quickened her footsteps at once
and Indignantly replied that it
contained money. Her manner
was so defiant as to check the
African highwayman in his bold
attempt at robbery.
AS the Wilmington Star says,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
past campaign was one of in-
tense excitement, in which feel
ing was aroused to greater ex
tent than IL had been in many
years before, with it's demonstra-
tions and counter demonstra-
tions, apprehended clashes, and
conflicts on the day of election,
we have never had a quieter or
more orderly election. Per
haps the very apprehension
of trouble had salutary in>
huepce i'll restraining the i'm
petuous and keeping eyes on
the reckless. This campaign
has furnished object lessons in
other ways, and in this furnishes
an object lesson to the people of
other countries on the capacity
of the American people to govern
themselves
MIR. J. I'll Loftin, formerly of
Mt. Olive, but at present, and for
several seasons past, one of the
cotton weighers of this city, has
associated himself with Mr., A. d.
Ward in the barber business, and
they will together conduct the bus
iness at the old stand of Mr. Ward,
on East Centre street. The shop
will in future be served by white
BARRIERS entirely, who will be ex
perts in their profession and up to
date in all the tonsorial arts. Mr..
Ward is well known to our people
and enjoys the confidence of our
entire community. Mr.. Loftin,
too, has a wide circle of friends
and is professional barber. We
bespeak for the new firm the gems
erous patronage of the people.