Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-01-07

most energetic business men OF
the hustling own of Fremont,
was in the Cit to-day interviews
ing o r wholesale merchants.
AT a recent meeting of the
Police Committee of the Board
Of Aldermen the resignation of
Mr.. Rufus Howell as police offs
ser was accepted and MIR. John
d. Gardner vas elected 10 fill the
unexpired term.
Two thousand employees of the
Westinghouse Airbrake Com
pany, Pittsburg, Pc, started to
work yesterday, after an idleness
OF almost a month. Large or
ders have been received and the
works will probably run steadily
from now 90.
The worst blizzard known for
ears has been raging at Sioux
Jity, Ia, for thirty-six hours.
The conditions are steadily
grrwing worse and a general
blockade is feared. Deaths are
reported from the outlying dis
tricts, but until after the storm
nothing definite can be learned
Newbern Journal: Evangelist
w. p. Fife, the well known
Evangelist. who with Mrs. Fife
and two children, and MIR. H. A.
Wolf SOhn, who accompanies MIR,
Fife, will leave this morning for
Fayetteville, n. G. The party
have been enjoying a much need
ed rest here during the holidays,
and Mr.. Fife feels greatly bent-
fitted.
The many friends of the Chars
lotte Observer in this city will
regret greatly to learn that its
plant was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night.
We are glad to be able to state
that the property was fully in
sured. The Observer always has
the best wishes and cordial inter
ests of the ARGUS in its success.
On Thursday of last week Mr..
IL. Q. Johnston, of the force of
clerks at the grocery establish
ment of Mr.. |. B. FonvielIe, led
to the hymeneal altar Miss Rosa
Stewart, of Rocky Mount. The
ceremony occurred at the home of
the brides father and the happy
young couple arrived in the city on
Saturday, where they will make
their home. The ARGUS wishes
them long life and abundant pros
perity.
The sentiment in favor of q fine
public library for Goldsboro is
growing among u people. 1t
would be a most valuable adjunct
to our material as well as intellec-
tual progress. 1t would draw to
our community the most desirable
of immigrant citizens and thereby
r~increase u population, bring
new capital and new enterprises
among. US, widen our field of effort
and improve u city in every
channel of legitimate and profit
able industry.
THE many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs JAS D.. Daniels deeply sym~
pathize with them in the death
of their s mouths old baby
Frank which occurred at their
home in this city on Sunday of
pneumonia. The funeral was
held from the home Monday
afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Jas Long, pastor Of the Baptist
church, ard was largely attended
by sorrowing relatives and
friends. The interment was made
in Willow Dale Cemetery.
THE tobacco warehouses Of the
city have been opened up again
for the remainder Of the season
and the large corps of buyers
on this market, who have been
spending the holidays at their
homes in different parts of the
State, have returned to the city,
They have come back well stock.
ed with orders and are more than
anxious to purchase large guam
titles of the ''golded leaf" The
prices offered are said to be in
advance OF any SO far this seas
SON.
THE lobby of the Hotel Kennor
has been thronged Throughout
the week with prominent politi-
clans from the Populist and Re
publican parties, who are OIL
their way to be present at The
converting of the L gislature il
Raleigh GU Wednesday. Con
spicuous in this mixed delega,
ton are old time Republicans
who it was thought had suul
into oblivion many years ago
bat who, it seems, have beer
made hopeful for place,
plum" or pie" by the result o
the recent elections. What
gathering that will be- wher
they all get. to Raleigh.
THE farmers institute, con
ducted by Commissioner Patter
son and Professors Massey an,
e H. o. M C1fIa~o