Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-03-26
LOCAL BRIEFS

Spring greens" are now
plentiful and cheap.
The ladies are beginning to
talk about Easter and-bon-
nets.
We are glad to know that Mr..
M. S. Witheringt ton is recovering
from his recent severe illness.
MRS. J. J. Gay, of Wilson. is
on visit to her parents Capt.
and Mrs. T. w. Slocumb, in this
city.
EGGS have been unusually
cheap for the past few weeks.
They are worth II cents per
dozen in New York.
WE learn that within the next
few days the blood hounds will
be removed from Fremont and
brought to Goldsboro. This is
as it should be.
Mr.. Jas. Fl. Robinson has
gone down to Wilmington to
make up the Receivers quarterly
report for the failed First Ma
tional Bank of that city.
The next term Of our Superior
Court will be held April 18th.
We are glad that Judge McIver
will preside. He is one of the
best judges on the bench.
THE Populists say they are go
ing to have the governor, and
the Republicans say they are 60
ing to have the governor. Well,
we shall see what we shall see.
SHERIFF Scott says the mum
ber of prisoners in Jail is much
smaller than usual at this season
of the year. Perhaps the evil
doers keep iu mind the blood
hounds.
WE regret to learn of the death
of the wife of Rev Mattocks. of
the colored Methodist church,
which occurred Wednesday night
in this city, She was
highly respected by all who
knew her.
The local delegation to the
meeting of the Republican State
Executive Committee at Raleigh
Wednesday, returned to the city
today. They seem cheerful and are
all "whooping up" Russell for
Governor. But the Pops are
yet to be heard from.
SOME of our truckers "want to
see it turn warm so that gardens
will grow" others "want it to
keep cold SO that the fruit trees
will not bloom too early" Such
is life. 1t is we'll that a more
skillfui hand than the hand of
man forms the weather.
EDITOR Roscower. of the
Headlight, has purchased of
Mr.. NJ. j. Best that desirable lot
adjoining has present residence,
and contemplates to combine
both vacant lots and erect a
handsome two-story residence
for himself. We go forward,
HON. F. A. Woodard has Sc
cured for the Goldsboro Rifles
Armory library a com plete set of
the Records of the war of THERE
bellion. This is indeed valu-
able collection. The Rifles are
loud in their praise of the many
acts of kindness rendered them
by Mr.. Woodard.
WE were shown Thursday
an improved Tobacco flue, in>
vented by Mr.. J. H. Suggs, of
Lenoir county, which is indeed
unique IN design and bids fair to
become very popular among our
farmers who are raising tobacco.
He claims that for curing tobac-
CO it is unexcelled. Mr.. Suggs
has applied for patent.
WE exceedingly regret to learn
of the death Of the youngest SON
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. q. Aycock,
of Fremont, of scarlet fever. The
only remaining child, a little
boy is also expected to die with
the same disease. This is in>
deed very sad, and our people
deeply sympathize with these
good people in their sad bereave-
ment.
SOME gentlemen on the street
were talking about the number
of old people in the community
the number Of people seventy
five years old. How many can
you name? Very few. Three
score years, ten and five knocks
at the door of only a few. If a
man has lived for good, If the
world has been better and hap>
pier for bis presence, it is grand
to grow old.
THE 1st day of May has been
set apart by the United Confed
crate Veterans Association to
raise funds throughout the South
towards complying with the re.
quirements of Mr.. G. B. Rouse,
of New York, who has contrib
uted one hundred thousand dol
lars to establishing Battle
Abbey, provided a like sum be
raised. The Goldsboro Rifles.
with their customary devotion &C
the Confederate cause, will look
after the matter in Goldsboro
and to that end they propose to