Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-09-22

Epitome of Sayings and Doings, Wise
and Otherwise. Run Down and Run in
by Omnipresent Ubiquitous, Local
"Grand Rounds"
The youth who has to scratch
for his living never sows many
wild oats.
The jury could not agree in
the corn stealing case from the
asylum, and O. mistrial was or
dered, the defendant giving bond
for his appearances at next term
of court.
Mr.. w. A. Denmark, the eff
ficient tax collector of Goldsboro
township, gives notice that taxes
for 1898 are now due and can be
paid at his Office in the court
house.
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Beaman deeply sym
pathize with them IN the death
of their infant son. which occur
red at their homo in this city
Wednesday Of last week.
Mr.. Will Suggs, one of the
Goldsboro volunteer soldiers, now
in camp with the 1st North Caroo
lima, at Jacksonville, is at home
on short furlough, to the pleas<
uFe of his many young friends.
Their many friends here are
glad to welcome the return to
the city of Mr.. and Mrs. n. n.
Aaron and little son, who have
again taken rooms at the Hotel
Kennon for the Fail and Winter.
Mrs. 1t. L. D. Giddens, Jr.,
arrived last week from Jackson
vile. Fla, on a visit to her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Stan
ley. Her many frlen1 Is here are
glad to have her among them
once more. Her stay will be for
several weeks.
Prof. r. E. Coker, the new
Principal of the Goldsboro White
Graded School, arrived in the
city Thursday to assume the du-
ties of his position at the open
ing of school next Monday. THE
ARGUS extends him q cordial
welcome on behalf of our COM
munity-
Mr.. w. II. Smith, president OF
the Wayne Agricultural works, is
just back from an extended South
ern business trip, during which he
visited the Goldsboro Rifles in
camp at Jacksonville, Fla, and re-
ports the boys all we'll and in jol-
ly good spirits.
The hardware establishment
of Messrs. Smith & YelvertOn
on Walnut street. has recently
undergone marked and varied i'm
provements. The painters brush
has been used very freely anc
the store throughout will make
an appearance the equal of any
concern of the kind in the State
The death of Mr.. VIM. Ham
So years of age, occurred las
Thursday, at his home in Patetown
just beyond Greenleaf. Som'
time ago he experienced stroke
of paralysis, from which he noveI
recovered. The only immediate
members of his family living il
bis wife and a brother, Mr.. Bot
Ham.
Andrew Lane. the negro mai
who shot and killed Lizzie Mann
negro woman, at a festival a
the park soma months ago. wa
sentenced to II years in the Pen
itentiary by Judge Brya'
in the Superior court. Lane dit
not intend 10 kill her, but he wa
engaged in fracus with anothe
negro man and drew his pistol
His opponent was fortunat
enough to miss the fatal shot
which struck the woman, VIII
was standing near by.
Mrs, l.. Fl. Castex, after spend
ing the past two weeks in tn
millinery metropolis of thi
country, has returned home wit
the imprint of fall fashions fresl
in her mind. These trips ar
made by Mrs. Castex and one o
her milliners as regularly as til
seasons come and go and thel
return each time is an event o
great importance to the ladies Q
Goldsboro aud the SurroundIn
country, who flock to the estab
lishment OF Messrs. Nd. e. Gas
tex & Co., where they preside
TO learn of the prevailing style
for the coming season, :