Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-11-10

state! !
To the "men behind the guns''
all honor to you!
Goldsboro is one of the most
orderly towns in the world
Around the polls Tuesday every
thing was as quite and orderly as
a church congregation.
The North Carolina Annual
Conference of the M. E. Church
South, will convene in Elizabeth
City on November Both. Reduced
rate tickets will be on sale by
Atlantic Coast Line.
"Faust," the great spectacular
and literary production, will have
the boards of the Messenger OPP
era House on the 18th inst. Louis
Morrison as "Mephisto," is one
Of the best actors on the road.
A telegram from Capt. It. Fl.
BAN, of the G~oldsboro Rifles,
now at Savannah, Ca, said that
every member of the company
cast his ballot for the White
mans ticket. Goldsboro people
always do their duty wherever
Their go.
Wayne county will have all her
Offices filed by Democrats.
Thanks to our County Board of
Education, all Democrats, there
is not a negro school committee
man in the county. This was one
of our strongest cards in the
campaign.
The following marriag licenses
have been issued in Wayne county
for the week ending Nov. 9th:
White-Wm. Jones to Ella F.
Futrel, A. W. McGee to Mollie
Duncan, Jesse Talton to Ida
Capps. Colored-Charley Wooten
to Eliza BoWden.
Wonder how the fusionists will
account for the big Democratic
majorities that + coming in from
all over the State. They have cons
troll of the election machinery and
cannot, say that the Democrats
stole their votes, as they have
said heretofore.
MI. J. K. Wrenn, a timer in
this city, makes the proud boast
that on Tuesday he cast seven
Democratic ballots. two in Colds
boro, where himself and one son
voted, and five in Baltimore,
where he has that many sons re-
siding who are old enough to
vote. Everybody will admit that
he has done we'll,
A romantic marriage occurred
last Sunday morning in Wilson
county, where Miss Carrie Viola
Ham, daughter of MI. Rufus Ham,
was visiting relatives. Mr.. Wal
ter L. Biggs left this city early in
the morning with a carriage and
returned in the afternoon with
Miss Ham as his bride, very much
to the surprise of their many
friends and acquaintances, who
wish for them all happiness.
Two old men met on the streets
on Tuesday and began discus
sing their ages and the number
of times they have voted. One
was Elk Gov c.. II. Brogden,
who said he had voted the Res
publican ticket for So years, but
this time he should vote a
straight Democratic ticket, The
other was ''Uncle Jimmie" Scott,
the venerable cotton buyer, who
said he had voted the straight
Democratic ticket for As years
and he should continue to do So,
To county officers, tax collec-
tors, and others who give bonds,
the ARGUS thinks it will do a SER
vice by calling attention to the
fact, that they can give their
bonds by paying a small amount
for them, instead of calling on
their friends to go on their bonds.
As advertised in this paper, Col.
A. 9. Davis is attorney and re-
preventative for a large bonding
company, and if you will call at
his law Office or write him, he
will give full particulars.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold an elaborate
Chrysanthemum Show in the
old Messenger building on FRS
day afternoon and evening from
4 to II o'clock, for the benefit OF
the organ fund, The following
merchants have generously offs
fered prizes for the first and Sec
ond largest individual flower
first and second largest display
and for the handsomest collec.
ton, and for the handsomest bou.
quet: Messrs. Ell. We'll & Bros.
DIR. NJ. e. Robinson, Goldsborc
Book Store, Royal & Borden, r
A. Creech, Bizzell Bros. & Co,
and M. e. Castex & Co. Admis.
sion ten cents.
2 With the announcement tina
Lewis Morrison will after this sea,
son discard ssFaust'' naturally
arises the question, sswho will b.