Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-01-14
Morganton Herald: Deputy

Morganton Herald: Deputy
Marshals r. B. Britain, Sid
Coffey, and Vance Mailman made
raid in the South Mountains
last Sunday morning and Cap
tured a blockade distillery be-
longing to Chance Hoyle twelve
miles south of Morganton Hoyle
was in the distillery when the
officers made their appearance,
but he escaped.
Raleigh News and Observer:
Mr.. Philip 5. Smith. died at his
home near Auourn on Z thursday
and was buried in the cemetery
at Mt. Moriah church on Friday.
Mr. Smith was the brother-in-
law of the Messrs Broughton,
of this city, and had quite a
large circle of friends here and
throughout the county.
Monroe Journal: Mrs. Belk,
the wife of MIR. ELL Belk, OF
Goose Creek township, died on
the 28uh. aged 20 years.
Charlotte News: MIR. John G..
Malone informs US thai he has
sold the Elliott furniture factory
90 a firm of outside capitalists.
who will at once put the factory
in operation. The parties will
move to Charlotte to reside.
Asheville Citizen: Mrs. LIZZIE
Grant, wife of Conductor r. Nj.
Grant of the Asheville street
railroad, died last night at their
residence, 263 South Main. Her
husband and four children sur
vive.
Oxford Ledger: A large mum
Der of our town people Joined the
farmers around Enon in two fine
rabbi. hunts during the holidays.
The first afternoon 35 we're cap
tured and the secoLd days hunt
some 200 joined in the grea,
sport. and some 75 old hares BIZ
the dust.
Smithfeld Herald: Mr. Hilary
Hinnant, of Wilder's township,
raised and fattened 2, 1862 pounds
of pork from one SOW in seven
teen months, and has one litter
Of nine pigs which. at this time.
will average thirty pounds each
These hogs are of the Poland.
China and Queen Victoria breed
Newton Enterprise: Newton
has the champion eater. He went
into a restaurant a few days age
and ordered d pint and a half u
oysters stewed, which he ate
with plenty of crackers. He ther
ordered a b"x of sardiues ane
soon got on the outside of them
Then upon a wager he swallowed
a full half gallon of raw oysters
to keep the stewed oysters ane
sardines company.
Statesville Landmark: Cover
nor Carr's message was read te
The Legislature yesterday. It is
very long. Among other things
the Governor recommends com
pulsory education. This is rather
advanced ground for a DINO.
cratic Governor iG conservative
old. North Carolina. We woulc
like to hear Judge Armfeld. foi
instance, make a few remarks or
tina, subject.
Charlotte Observer: Itdoas moi
occur To US that Senator Pritch.
ard is entirely out Of the woods.
The bolt Of Friday night from
the Popullst caucus is highly
favorable to him and as the case
stands he is the undoubted win
ner. But the majority of the eau
Gus has apologized to the minor
ity. is on Bonded knee to it, aud
it may be that the overture for a
reconsideration and for peace
may avail. With peace may
come a compromise and with
compromise a reversal of Prit.
chard's fortunes. The odds are
greatly in his favor, but his fight
is not yet won.
Greenville Ref 9ctor: At the
last meeting of the Roanoke
Union, held with the Baptist
church at Washington. an invita-
ton was accepted to hold the
next meeting in Greeuville, en-
bracing the fifth Sunday in Jan>
uary. A few days ago a request
came from the Wilson church
that the next Union be allowed
to go TO that town as the church
there wishes to dedicate a new
building at that time. Under these
circumstances the church here
yielded to the r quest Of the
Wilson church with the expecta.
ton that the Union will come to
Greenville in May.
Washington Messenger: We
have a city ordinance against
the use ofiair. on the streets
and if our observation is correct
it is violated with impunity and
with an openness that makes tie
a dead letter on the
statute books. Boys both white
and colored are discharging this
dangerous weapon publicly on
the streets. fir, quently striking
the windows and being a con>
slant menace to pedestrians From
the careless handling of this
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