Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-11-05
! He ARGUS
LOCAL BRIEFS

The sweet potato crop is good,
the farmers say.
Mr.. W.P. Granger, the jeweler
has one hundred varieties OF
o rystnthemums on exhibition
al his place of business on
West Centre street.
THERE have been several in
stance 5 of the reckless handling
o fire arms by some unknown
prsor S at night recently which
has endangered the lives of citi>
ze1S.
JUDGE W. S. OBJ. Robinson,
who V as on the scene of disturb
ance in our city Monday, is
highly commended for his
PROMPT action in commanding
the pc ace and in dispensing the
u gross as they would gather in
t1rorgs on the street corners.
WITH the exception of the
fracas on Monday afternoon the
election has passed off very
quietly and all the apprehensions
of trouble proved to be mere
talk. Determination has been
written on every countenance
for tie past three days, but
the pulse of the populace is
gradually assuming it's nor
NAL &C editions and the people
r re turning to their various
a )cations.
THE monkey of MIR. John M.
GTantltam that has afforded so
mich amusement to hundreds of
pe..est eians that pass his cage
d;4ly escaped from his confines
or Wednesday and attracted a
consid' rable crowd by his antics
in the OPP of the shade trees on
Walnu street. He was finally
recaptured and placed in the
wire screen home where he will
continue to look at the people
when the people look at tt @
m akey.
HE receipts of tobacco at our
Wa ehCuses from country carts
have been light for the past eight
or ten DAYS, due in part to the
election and also to the unfavor-
able weather for handling. The
prices Or good tobacco are a little
higher, With a prospect of still go
ing up, so dealers say. Common
grades have advanced just a little
and on this account and as the
either is now suitable for mar
ket ng IT is predicted that the re-
ceipts will be heavy for the next
few days.
Mr.. John D. Smith, an en-
ploye of the machine shops Of
Messrs. Dewey Bros, is a re-
pairer If bicycles. Tuesday mor
ing he cid some work for a cols
ore1 man, who seized his wheel
without paying for the work and
made his escape as soon as Mr..
Smith lad finished the job and had
stepped out of the building for a
meylen1. When he returned and
fou Id tie wheel and negro both
go19 be Immediately commenced
pul suit and after a long ride cap
tured th. negro on the other side
of the q ylucn and made him pay
fol he work and 25 cents extra
Or the ride.
THE death of Mrs. w. r. Par
ker occurred at her home in this
Cit yesterday at 1870 o'clock
in the 10th year of her
age. she had long been
in faeble health and the end was
not wholly unexpected. Loving
hands administered all that was
possible for relief, but three
score aud ten years had left her
toe feeble to survive the weight
of afii"tion's heavy hand and she
quitely passed away, while loved
ones watched at her bed
side. She was the mother of
MIR. T.B. Parker, representative
ele.t TO the Legislature, and
Ms. J. E Peterson, both IF
whom together with her husband
survive her, and all of whom
nave tha sincere sympathy of the
entire community in their sad
bereavement. She was a con-
sisrent and exemplary member
of the First Baptist church, from
which The funeral will take place
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.