Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-01-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

John Wesley Roberts, who
was convicted of cutting John
Bonner, was sentenced to eight
months solitary confinement in
the county Jail.
Mr., John A. King has pur-
chased he interest of his broths
er. Nd. D., A. King in the restau-
ant adjoining the Law Building
and will conduct the business in
his own Lame.
THE jury returned a verdict of
guilty against Jesse Cox, who
WAS charged with an assault
upon the person .: Maggie Lanes
and the Judge sentenced him to
10 years hard labor in the State
prison.
MESSRS. FL, A. Tucker & Bro.
marble dealers of this city, have
just erected a modest monument
of handsome design over the site
in which the late Benajah Her
ring was inferred at Thompson's
chapel, about three miles east of
this city.
A BURNT cork artist, who
claims to have escaped from a
stranded company somewhere in
the South, gave an outdoor ex.
hibition of his talent from a
wagon body on Walnut street
this afternoon and took up a col
lection to help him homeward.
A small negro boy about IA
years old from the Eureka Sec
tion of this county who was cons
victed of breaking the Jail win
dows. was taken into the Jail
yard ny his half brother to- day
and given a good whipping in
compliance with an order by
Judge Adams.
THE Grand Jury did not find a
true bill in the case of James
Henry Leggett. the negro who
has been lodged in Jail accused of
the cutting to death of John Bon
ner on Christmas eve night and
he was released from custody to-
day. Wesley Kates, another ne
gro who is accused of taking
part in the cutting, is still held
for trial.
Mr.. E c. Exun. of the Eure-
ka section of this county, Was in
the city to-day and brought the
sad intelligence of the burning to
death yesterday of the 3 years
and six months old child OF Mr.
and Mrs. JAS. P. MtDJnah, who
reside in the same neighbor hood
The burning vas caused by the
little one playing in the fire
while it's mother was a: tending
to household duties.
Last week while Mr..
William Ham, who lives near Sto-
ny Creek, WAS on his way home
from the city, the mule he was
dribing became frightened and
made sudden lurch forward,
which threw MIR. Ham from his
cart, and he was dragged some
distance on the ground before the
mule was stopped. He is now in
a bruised condition, and it will be
several days before he can leave
his home.
The death of DIR. Stephen Wood
aid, who is we'll known in thi.
city, where he had relatives resid
ing, occurred at his home in Black
Greek laat week. He was about
20 years old and had spent hil
long life In manner worthy Of
imitation. He was known fan
and wide for his amiable disrosi
ton, and his friends embraced the
number of his acqua:ntances. He
was the father of Mrs. DR.. r. A.
Smith and Mrs. Capt. J. J. Ro-
binson of this city, and of Hon,
F. A. Woodard, of Wilson, all Of
whom have the sympathy of hosts
of friends in this city in their sac
bereavement.
MESSRS. George G. Royal
and Jno. l.. Borden, the two pop,
ular praprietors of the furnitur,
house of ROYALL & BORDEN, o.
this city, haye returned frou
the Furniture Exposition la New
York and from a trip through
the New England States, wher,
they have been to make extensive
purchases of the latest styles tx
supply their headquarters in thi!
city and branch houses in Raj
eigh and Durham. The trip ha
been an instructive one for IL EN-
and the trade in this section ma,
expect revelation in moderl
furniture when their purchase
arrive.