Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-08
THE ARGUS.
DAILY AND
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

county for the week ending to-
day, that of DR.. w. G. Steele to
Miss Kate W. Switzerland, both
of Mt. Olive.
The widow of the late JAS. Til
man Gardner departed this life last
Monday, at her home.int the Stoney
Greek section. She was a most
estimable woman, a devoted wife,
a fond mother and a kindly neigh
Dor. She will be greatly missed
and sincerely mourned in her
neighborhood.
Messrs Moore & Robinson, the
we'll known undertakers and car
riage makers, have fitted up both
their undet taking house and man
ufacturing and repair establish
ment with lights from Colds
boro's new gas plant, which fur
nishes a most beautiful and al
ways ready and never failing
light. The ARGUS is glad to note
this additional evidence of the
characteristic progressiveness OF
the above firm.
The North Carolina Associa-
tion of Academies will meet IN
the Senate chamber Of the capl>
toll Wednesday and Thursday
December 28Jh and 29tb. The
organization now embraces IN It's
membership the principals and
teachers of the leading high
schools and academies in tbs
Estate. Over forty schools are
represented, j. Allen Holt, OF
Oak Ridge, is president and w.
II. Whitsett. of Whitsett lnsti-
tute, secretary and treasurer.
! Mrs. T. II. Balm received a
telegram this morning from hel
husband Captain L. II. Balm o.
Co. B, 1st n. O. Volunteers
stating hat his Company woulo
sail to-day for Havana and it Is
more than probable that the
Goldsboro soldier boys I now
on the high seas Oh their way tc
spend the winter III the delightful
Cuban climate.-DAILY ARGUS
Wednesday.
And still Goldsboro boys score
high honors abroad, as the aware
Of merit and progressive research
and steady application. This time
it is our talented young frienc
Mr.. Hugh l.. Miller, son Of DR.
and Mrs. J. F. Miller, who has
just been promoted to the re
sponsible position of Superin
tendent of the Navassa Guanc
Works. one of the truly grea
manufacturing concerns Of the
South.
] Several cal' loads L pine top.
have passed through this city o
late on through freight train
for the North. A great many in
quiries have been made as tt
what disposition would be mad
of these pine tops and it is final
~ learned that they are being
shipped to New York in time TO
the Christmas holidays to b.
used for decorations, and man,
of them will be used for smal
Christmas trees and when GOV
cred with candles and present
] will gladden. the hearts OF count
less small children.
3 There is quite a tumble l
Greene county. The official cleo
ton returns gives the county b
a small majority to the Republ
cans. but an official recount of tn
vote gives it to the Democrats
and on Monday both sides sWo1
in their various officers, and no
both sets of officers T dom
business, from county commits
sioner to clerk. The Democrat
clerk is in charge Of the books
that office and the Republics
sheriff has the books of that O.
fee, and the Republican treasure
has charge Of the court funds.
8 The death of MI. Chas. "
CHM, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Owe
[ CHM, of the Saulston section, tn
county, occurred at the home
his parents Monday night, aged
years. Charley was a soldier,
member of battery H, 4th arti
lery, and was in the great battle
Santiago. When the fight W
over he succumbed to the r1go
of the Cuban climate, fell si'
with fever, and finally got HON
where he fingered till t
fell sergeant death summon
him, that night, to answer to t
roll call of eternity. He W
a braYe boy, a DEVOTED SO
a promising young man.
hero in the fight. His bereav'
parents have the inexpressib
sympathy of a liberty loving a
patriotic people in their gre
sorrow and irreparable loss. T
funeral was held from the hor
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clo
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