Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-02-06
THE ARGUS.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
BRIEFS

REV. Father Quinn, of New.
bern, is in the city the guest Oh
Mrs. John Robinson.
MISS Matilda Fort, of Pike
vile. is in the city, the guest OF
Miss Barbara Isler.
It is rumored in Washington
that an effort may be made tC
expel Tillman from the Senate.
Britannia may rule the waves,
but so far as this continent goes
Uncle Sans bird rules the roost.
A queer fact about those who
in war speeches shoot off their
mouths most is that they have
the face to try it again.
HIS many friends are glad tic
see Capt. T.. Fl. Balm again on
the streets, though still quite
feeble frem his recent illness.
Another sportsmanlike quality
in Cleveland is that while fond
of shooting, he doesn't think il
incumbent on him to go hunting
for unnecessary trnuble.
Harmony is delightful, but
what weakens the statement
that Birds in their little nests
agree is that the consequence
might be fatal if they all fell
out.
General Weyler will give the
Cuban insurgents eight days to
surrender. A gift of this kind
is all right, only they seem dis
posed to take their own time in
the matter.
Since the Senate asked the
President to use his good offices
with Spain, numbers of Demo
Gratis say if good offices T that
plenty, he'd better use them
nearer home
Hon. B. F. Aycock. of Ere
mont, was IL the city Tuesday,
with another fine lot Of tobacco
on the floor of our mammoth
warehouse. His patronage is
valuable on any market, and he
says he does better on this mars
ket than anywhere else.
The Great Female Comedy
Company, with it's celebrated
star cast, will present Bakers
charming three act comedy,
''Rebecca's Triumph" at the
Messenger Opera House Tues
day evening, February IL. This
is given under the auspices of
the Ladies' Benevolent Society
and for the benefit of the dispen-
sary connected with the Emer~
gency Hospital.
Mr.. Abbott l.. Swinson, of
the noted Tar Heel Apiary farm,
in addition to raising the finest
bees, perhaps in the world, has
Of late been giving his attention
also to the cultivation of second
crop Irish potatoes for seed, and
has just published a comprehen-
sive circular setting forth the
superior merits Of bis potatoes,
that are doubtless as fine as the
country affords.
THE ARGUS regrets to chroni-
Gle the retirement from our city
post office Of Mr.. Will M. Smith,
who for four years has SO eff
GENTLY and acceptabiy filled a
clerks position therein. At
all times polite and obliging
he has built up for himself in
our community hosts of friends
whose good wishes will go with
him into whatever field of effort
he may devote his energies,
while at the same time regretting
to lose him from the position he
has so long and acceptably filed.
THE ARGUS is glad to note
among those young gentle
men who passed a successful
examination before the State Sus
preme Court Monday and were
granted license to practice Law,
the names of Messrs- Earle A.
Humphrey and Geo. E.. Hood, OF
this city. MI. Humphrey recent
ly graduated from Columbia Law
School, of Washington, D. c., and
Mr.. Hood has been studying pri-
vately in this city, while pursuing
his avocation as a telegraph OPP
orator at the Western Union ano
latterly at the Southern Railway
freight office. We wish them both
abundant success and brilliant
careers in the Learned PROBES
sion"
THE damage suit of one Rem,
ington, a would e-farmer, agalns'
DR.. Geo. L. Kirby. that was
tried in the Superior Court o.
Wilmington last week, and con-
cluded Saturday evening with
verdict against DR.. Kirby fol
81, 600, was watched with consid.
cradle interest by our communi-
ty, who now land aghast at the
jury's verdict. Just how tina
jury arrived at that verdict-ol
a verdict other than agains
Remington for all costs ano
punitive damages-is beyond
the comprehension of every fairs
minded man in this community
where the facts are known an(
the calibre of Remington rightly