Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-01-21
LOCAL BRIEFS

only two eclipseS, both solar,
and visible here as partial
eclipses. Tie first will begin
little before sunset on February
1st. aud the second some hours
after sunrise on July 29th.
Weldon News: John Spruill, a
worthy colored man who worked
at the Weldon oil mill, was
caught in the betting last Friday
morning, about o'clock. and
was instantly killed.
SECRETARY George Green, of
the East Carolina Fair 5associa-
ton, already has the large and
comprehensive premium list of
the association ready for distrib-
ution and all those wishing to
obtain one may get it by sending
their address to him.
Mr.. H. A. Tucker. of the firm
of II. A. Tucker & Bro. of Will
mington, is in the city looking
after the interest OF their branch
nArole works here. Mr.. Tucker
las just completed a big repair
joD to the Court House in New
berne and that stately edifice
now presents an imposing ap>
pearance.
AT the ticket Office Friday Jim
Moore. a colored servant at the
Hotel Kennon, and an old negro
who gave his name as Alex Fo>-
slit, became engaged in dispute
about silver dollar that both
claimed and before Mayor Hill it
was proved that the dollar bes
longed to Moore. The old negro
paid the dollar and the costs in
the case, which exhausted all his
funds and started out afoot to
reach his home among the hills
of Orange county.
MAYOR J. II. Hill has returned
from attending the annual ses-
sion of State Grand Lodge of
Masons at Raleigh last week an q
he reports that the speech of
Hon. e. B Aycock on the
Brotherhood of Man" before
that body was master piece of
oratory and was listened to with
rapt attention. AT this session
Rey. Stewart Mcqueen. the pop
uIar rector of st. Stephens
Episcopal church of this city,
was appointed TO the position of
Grand Chaplain by the Grand
Master, an honor which he emf
pentlv deserves.
Mr.. M. E. Cox, Chairman of
the Board OF County Commis sion
ers, has returned from Whining
ton, where he has been in
conference with oil. Heap, Chief
of the corps of civil engineers in
this State, in regard to the Lat
tice bridge difficulty. MIR. Cox
says that Col. Heap does not
want the bridge destroyed. but
arrangements must be made SO
that the governments river
boats can go farther up the river.
In the case of the "Neuse. "
which is now waiting to pass the
bridge. the Board will ask the
Captain to let them take down
her derrick and replace it when
the return trip is ready to be
made. II the matter can be ar
ranged in this way satisfactorily,
as early as practicable the Board
will have the channel which runs
under the "draw" that is already
in the bridge. made deep enough
for boats to pass at all times.
Mr.. Cox was instructed by Col,
Heap to see that all other
"-raws" in the bridges of the
county were in good shape and
report to him at once in conform
ity to an order issued last June.
A DUTCHMAN, who recently
came to this city with the agents
for Babbitt's SOAP, is now rest
ing in the iron cells of the count,
Jail. His career in the capacity o.
soliciting agent for that company
has been short, but recent disclos'
ures have revealed that his SER
vices nave been very costly. Mr.
Katzenberger, the manager picket
him up in Durham, and he worked
with them in that city, in Ra
leigh and at this place. He live,
in Goldsboro some twenty-five
years ago and clerked for Mr.. M
Schultz, at the corner where tn
store of Mr.. Asher Edwards nov
stands, and among the many ba
things that he did upon reachiu
his old home here was to imbib
too freely of the 'sfermente
Juice" His conduct led to an in
vestigation of the business he ha
transacted by the manager, an
forged orders for soap and innu
merable amounts of money co
lected was the result. He wa
arrested Thursday and was give
preliminary hearing before Jus
tice Broadhurst, who named
bond for his appearance at cour1
which was not given and he ws
placed in jail. The agents fea
that he has injured them as muc
in aleigh and Durham as he hs
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