Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-08-25

county. is visiting his friend Mr..
w. H. Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos, Edwards
left for the Northern markets to-
day TO make fall purchases
There are still huckieberries
on the market-a second crop it
is said This is remarkable.
Mr.. w. C. Badger, the super
intendent of the Goldsboro Elec-
trio Light Company, has returned
from a visit to relatives in Boss
ton.
Grocery merchants say that
nothing like the salt fish are sold
as formerly. Some years ago at
this season the sales of fish were
enormous.
Her daughter Miss Agnes
Proctor, of Grimeslaud, and her
sister Mrs. Lizzie Williams, Of
Wilson, are visiting Mrs. T. G.
Bryan in this city.
Mr.. Geo, A. Norwood, Jr.,
president of the National Bank,
who has been off on a ten days
vacation, has returned to the city
and is at his post of duty.
Policeman N. G.. Price has
been suspended from the force
for conduct ~unbecoming an Off.
Ger. He was also tried before JUS
tice Broddhurst for an assault on
Capt. N. OBerry with a pistol
and bound over 10 court.
DIR. W. w. Falson and the boys,
Ralph aud William, have return
ed from Sampson county, where
they attended the wedding OF
Miss Sudie F'aison TO Mr.. Otis
Belts. Mrs. Belts is a sister of
DR.. Faison.
Summer days are drawing to
a close. The day of cotton pick
ing is close at hand. This is in
deed d great country. Eastern
Carolina is one of the garden
spots of the earth. Think over it
q little and you will come to the
same conclusion.
The death of Mrs. Betsy Will
liams, widow Of the late vener-
able Isaac Williams, occurred
Sunday morning, at her home
in Greene county, aged 80 years.
H. - $3.50 > ~ n lilo nir-
tian woman. and leaYes a wide
circle of relatives and friends to
mourn her demise.
The remains of Ms. Lou Her
ring, wife of Mr. Louis Herring,
of New Hope township, came in
Monday on the Southern Railway
from Raleigh, where she died tbal
morning in the Asylum, in which
she had been confined for a year.
She was a sister of Mr.. John
Handley, of this city. The inter-
meat was made in the country.
An act to raise revenue for wal
purposes provides that all minis
tiers and magistrates who Off
ciate at any marriage ceremony
shall affx and cancel a tenscent
revenue stamp by writing his
initials and date on stamp before
they will be received at the Reg
listers Office for registration, 6
failure to comply with said ACT
Of Congress will subject all par
ties to prosecution.
There were big breaks of tobac'
co on the floors of all the ware
houses Tuesday. The first sale was
at the Farmers Warehouse anc
this had the biggest lot Of tobacco
The energetic proprietors of this
warehouse as we'll as all the others
do their utmost to secure the very
best results for the large hosts Of
!. planters who are patrons of thl!
market. A "turned down card.
is a seldom occurrence.
The County convention viii
meet Saturday, and 1.-The boys
are on the move. We heard one
delegate remark that he had al
ready had more enquiries abou
his folks than for a long time
True it. is that public officers arr
only the servants OF the people
Let the approaching convention
see to it that none hut good mel
are nominated. We want mel
who think as much of the inter
ests of the dear people after TIL
election as before the election.
It is with deep regret that "
chronicle the untimely death Q
our good friend and promising
young countyman Mr.. Geo, Biz
zell, whese critical illness we note
some days ago. He died Satur
day, and was buried in the oil
family burying ground Sunday
He vas a half. brother of DR.. j
s. and Mr.. X. E.. Bizzell, of thi
city, and was one of the most in
dustrious and exemplary young
men our county has ever raised.
The almost sudden death 0
Mr.. James McCandless. who TO
several years had resided on Mr.
N. J. Smiths farm in Ston,
Creek township, occurred at hi