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

Mr. D. J Aaron, of Mt. Olive.
was in the city Interviewing our
business men to- day.
Work on the civil docket is
engaging the attention OF the
Superior Court this week.
THE city is having some much
needed work done 10 the streets
In different parts of town under
the supervision of Chief of PO-
lice A B. Freeman.
Mr.. Titus Harper. the clever
representative of the furniture
house of Royal & Borden, left
to day for a trip through the
Eastern part of the State.
TaE large new boiler Of the
Goldsboro Furniture Factory has
beeu connected with the engines
and d much higher rate of speed
has been attained with every
thing working in good order.
UPoN a re-examination of the
evidence in the case of the State
vs.. Jesse Cox, for assault, Judge
Adams has decided to grant q new
trial, which will be heard at the
noxt term of the Superior Court.
THE Meehan building purchas :
ed by Messrs. j. w. Bizzell &
Co., some weeks ago. will con-
tinue to be occupied as a meat
market by Mr.. r. B.. Davis, who
is making prepaf ations for the
spring and summer trade.
The alarm of fire Monday
s O'Clock was caused by the par
tiaI burning of a wooden building
in the back yard of the Arlington
Hotel. The Fire Department was
promptly on the cen and had
the flames extinguished in five
minutes from the time the alarm
was sounded.
A MARRIAGE license was issued
to-day for MI. w. L. Hales, OF
Pikeville township and Miss Nancy
Ann Marian Talton. The gallant
groom is So years of age and this
is to be the third happy event of
this kind IN his life's history, and
the amiable bride has seen As sum-
mers come and go.
The death of Mr.. Noah Rouse.
near La Grange, M of the best
farmers in the State, and q man
beloved by all who knew him
possessing many warm friends
in this city. az elsewhere, occur.
red Monday last. He was the fa-
Their OF Mr. w, J. Rouse, Of the
Kinston Bar, and of Mrs. J. Y.
Joyner. formerly of this city and
now of Greensboro.
RALPH Cobb Jones, the IA
yesr-old son of Mrs. Lou Jones,
died Tuesday ut 0 O'Clock, al
the residence of his mother, in
this city. The grief stricken
mother has the sympathy of a
host of relatives and friends in
her sad bereavement. The flu.
neral was held from the resi-
dence at IL O'Clock yesterday
morning and the interment made
in Willow Dale cemetery.
Mr.. Asher Edwards left to-
day on his second trip this season
to tbs Western markets for tn.
purchase of horses and mules fol
his commodious brick sale stables
on Mulberry street. His frs
purchase of some few weeks age
was of such u suitable class fol
tho trade of this section that littl'
time was consumed in disposing o:
them, and as his sales 80 mucl
exceeded his expectation he ha
found it necessary to make a sec
end trip.
OUR correspondent, b. 8 r.
writes from Indian Sprin IS town
ship: '.On Saturday last ate
night ha6 thrown its sable man
tie over the universe and dark
ness and quistude reigned su
preme, Messrs. w. A. and Thorn
as Newcom pressed a convey
Ance from G. A. Smith, Esq.
and after driving about five milo
they arrived near the home O
Mr.. Ashley Jones. where hi
daughter Louvenia was In wait
ing. They took her to tbs hom
OF Elder M.zingo and at 2 o'clocl
u. N. bill" aud Lou" wer
made man aud wife,"
JOE Pettiford, Tom Faison an
Charley Thompson, all colored
have been arrested on the charg
of breaking into the bakery G
MI. w. III. Barnes last week an
stealing $40 in money. Two c
the captives hare confessed to th
charge, and at the trial it is ea
pccted that all win confess an
will be put under bond for the
appearance at the next term {
the Superior Court. The polio
have been quietly ferreting out tt
criminals for a week past, and al
at last able to bring the guilt
parties to justice.