Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-02-25
LOCAL BRIEFS

Mr. Joseph Allen, Of Seven
Springs, was in the city to-day.
Miss Lente Willis, OF. Johnston
county, is visiting Mrs. Sam Coley,
in this city.
Mr.. l.. V. Morrill,, of the
Snow Hill Bar, was In the city to-
day, on professional business.
Mr.. Sam Cohn is having cons
siderable improvements made on
his property adjoining his resi-
dence on John street.
MANY of our citizens are now.
busy getting their gardens ready
for planting. The Springtime is
almost here, gentle Annie.
A SANCTIFICATIGN evangelist by
the name of Royal is creating
quite sensation at Mt. Olive by
his pronounced religious views, and
is amusing the large crowds that
flock to hear him nightly, by his
antics in the pulpit. While the
doctrine has been repeatedly
preached in that locality by 9th
ers, it's present exponent seems to
have acquired by far the most no
triety of any of his predecessors.
WE present to our readers to-
day the bill introduced by Mr.. T.
B. Parker, Democratic Represen
tative of this county, in the Leg
islature. 1t is just what the farm
ers of this State need. 1t is a
capital bill in every respect, and
should be passed unanimously by
both branches of the General AS
sembly. Let us have less dogs
and more sheep and prosperity
in North Carolina.
A NUMBER of applications have
already been received by Mr.. E
A. Humphrey for the rental of
his Morehead City property. He
has not as yet, however, accepted
any propositions, but expects to
do so before the first of March,
in order that the lessees may have
abundant time in which to get the
famous Atlantic Hotel in readiness
for the coming season.
w. c. COLEMAN, an energetic
and thrifty colored man of Con
cord, was in the city this week
in the interest of a cotton factory
that he intends building at that
place for the employment of only
colOred labor. He has succeeded
in interesting several white peo-
pie of the State in his project
and has already $50 900 or $50, :
900 of the capital stock sub
scribed.
On this market to d,y Mr..
Ashley Wallace, of Johnston
county. sold 527 pounds of tobac-
CO which netted him Sr56. So.
Mr.. Wallace is one of Johnston's
best farmers. He has long been
noted for the fine turkeys he
raises, as we'll as field products,
but he comes to the front now
and claims the palm of his coun>
ty as its most successful tobacco
grower. He says the Goldsboro
market is good enough for him.
The death of Oliver Hicks, an
old colored shoemaker, occurred
yesterday evening at his home in
this city. He was said to be
near 20 years of age and was
well thought of by the people of
both races with whom he had acs
quaintance. he was at one time
a police officer of this city, years
ago, and in that capacity his
conduct was in keeping with the
manner of life that he led -al>
ways polite and never aspiring
to be anything but a dlgnitied
colored man. With his death
passes away the last of the color.
ed police officers that held Office
under the Republican administra-
ton with the late MIR. Jno. W.
Cox as Mayor.
A GREAT many of the elite
colored people of this city were
present at the First Baptist church
Wednesday, to witness the marri-
age of Luther F. Highsmith, son
of w. E. Highsmith, and Matte
c. Williams, two of the most
popular young people that the
colored society of this city affords.
The ceremony was impressively
performed by Rev. John Dew, the
popular pastor of that church.
The bride and groom were the re-
cipients of many handsome and
valuable presents from their nu-
merous friends, who wish for them
happiness and prosperity always.
FINE ssbreaks" of tobacco came
off on our market to-day, and the
prices paid were in every way
satisfactory. Goldsboro as sue
cessful tobacco market is now es-
tablished. But the buyers have
not the necessary accommodations
for handling their purchases OF
the golden leaf. Some of our
rroornssiye nronertv holders