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

NEWS duu
We have information which we
deem thoroughly reliable that
large sums of money, running
up into the thousands, have been
offered for a single Populist vote
for Pritchard.
Smithfeld H.rald: At 3 O'Clock
last Sunday afternoon at the
residence of Mr.. j. T. Barham
in Smithfeid, MIR. B. f. johnson
and Miss Winnie Barham were
happily married. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. H.
Davis.
Wilson Times: Mr.. E lgar Gay
had been in i'll health tor some
time and his friends and relatives
had feared the worst, yet it was
q great shock to them when it
was known through the city last
Tuesday evening about 3 o'clock
that he had just passed away.
The Greensboro Record says:
Mr.. Clegg, whose son. w. F..
Clegg. runs the hotel by that
name near the Southern depot,
suffered astoke of paralysis MOI
day night and has not since
spoken. Mr.. Cleeg is perhaps
IS years old aud grave fears are
entertained for his recovery,
Newbern Journal: A report
was received yesterday from the
hunting party which eft or the
schooner Chief las1 Saturday.
The report says that their boat
is decorated With brant from
masthead to bowsprit, and that
they are having a splendid time.
Winston Sentlnel: The year
1896 was Winston's biggest year
in manufactured tobacco. The
output Of our factories for the
year aggregated 1898, 4O6
pounds, an increase OF LOG, 1876
pound over 1895 The stamp
collections last year were 1882
OO4 %, an increase of Sc, 1863. %
over 1895.
AsheviIle Citizen: Assignee
Henry Meyers gave $4,000 bond
in the Fidelity and Deposit CONS
pany of Maryland to abide the
result of the suit attacking the
assignment Of Morris Meyers of
the Palais Royal This being
satisfactory to all conserved.
Judge Norwood discharged Re :.
ceiver Cnas. A. Webb and the
store has been in the assignee;s
hands since Monday.
Charlotte Observer: Miss Lncie
McAden, OF McAdensville, who
has been a star in Cherlotte
society circles since Christmas
and fur the first week of new
year, leaves for Raleigh to day.
she will spend several months
there with relatives. From
Raleigh Miss McAden will go fo1
n short while To Baltimore and
then return home to spend the
summer.
The chronic grumbler still lives but
there are less cases of chronic indiges
ton and dyspepsia tnan formerly. lie
fact Is so many people In the past have
taken Simm. rs Liver Regulator that
they are now cured Of these ills And
a great multitude are now taking Sim
mons Liver Regulator for the same
troubles and they'll soon be cured 1T
is the best medicine, Mrs. E, Raine,
BalJlmoru, Md.
Asheville Citizen: While Col
lecLor Sam. l. Rogers was at
mis- old home IN Franklin this
week he closed the sale Of 26 OF
his young cattle to the Brauer
CATTLE company of Richmond,
Va. The 20 weighed "a, 900
pounds. ana brought good prices.
This firm, Collector Rogers says,
has purchased about 1000 head
of cattle in Macon county.
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tab
If it fails to CT, 3.
Greensboro Record; It is surely
a queer thing that some people
have no regard for law, or if
they have, they forget all about
it, even when a violation Oft is
likely TO get them into the deep
est kind OF trouble, There is Il e
statute against selling cigarettes
to minors -one that 1t does seem
everybody would remember-yet
We venture to say it. is violated
oftener than any law on the
looks.
Winston Sentinel: Judge Hoke
has appointed the two new Con~
mis- toner's for Wilkes county.
They are Charles c.. Wright aud
A. M. Church. The former was
a member of the old Board aud
the latter has had some expert
ence in county affairs. having
served for a while as Sheriff and
Commissioner. The petition for
the ppolntment of the Commits
sioners was tiled 18th Judge
Hoke while he was holding the
last term of Forsyth Court.
Raleigh News and Observer:
Mr.. K. r.. Weathers. one of
Raleiph'S oldest and most re-.