Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-06-09
THE ARGUS.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

by Omnipresent Ubiquitous, Loca
Grand Rounds"
Mr.. Claude Kennedy is at hom'
from school at Mebane to spent
The vacation.
The work of construction OF
the new tobacco warehouse goes
rapidly forward.
The tax books are open .ant
all who have taxes &c list haC
better list them now.
Rev. J.. B. Williams and wife,
of Georgetown, S. c., are in tht
city, the guest of Mr.. William
sister, Mrs. N. R. Robey.
Henry Guess aud Lafayette
Williams will run their annua
4th of July excursion to More,
head City this year, as usual.
The Fifteenth annual session
of the North Carolina Teachers
Assembly will be held this year
at AshevilIe, commencing on
June 18th.
Mr.. Jno. E. Brown, who left
here as a private with the Colds
boro Rifles, has been given a posi-
ton as moupted courier on Gen
Burt's staff.
The Board of County Commits
sioners were in regular monthly
session at the court house Mon
day. The several tax listers of
the county also held d meeting
Monday and received instruction
as TO their duties from the Board
of Commissioners.
The millinery room of the
store of M. E. Castex & Co. has
been twice broken into of late.
The police we're in waiting Sat-
urday night aud captured two
colored men who ere emerging
from the rear of the premises.
No evidence of their guilt vas
found on either person or at
their homes and they were re-
leased.
1t will be a source of real
pleasure to his hosts Of friends
10 this city TO learn that Capt.
d. L. Reid, the faithful and econ
omic steward OF the Eastern In>
sane Asylum, has almost entirely
recovered from his attack Of ver-
tigo Monday. The false report
Of his death, which spread around
town next morning will no doubt
be laughed at right heartily by
the Captain when he hears OF it.
The statement in the papers
that the next call for volunteers
would be addressed to the col
ored people exclusively has got
the coiored company of Colds
boro together again. Green Ev-
erett bas been selected as cap~
tain. They are meeting regularly
and getting acquainted with drill
ing. A few more recruits are
needed to make the tquired
number and it is thought they
will be secured without much
delay.
DIR. Thos- Hill, the coroner,
appointed a jury and held an in
quest owe the body of Lizzie
Mann, the colored woman who
was shot at the negro festival
Thursday night. and decided that
she''came to her death from a
pistol shot fired by Andrew Lane
on the night of June End" The
remains were taken to her former
home at Rocky Mount Sunday
and the interment made Sun
day afternoon.
Justice D. J. Broadhurst mar
ried two couples last week in
which the bride Of each couple
was a widow. There is nothing
strange about this, but the pecu-
lior coincidence is in their ages.
The bride and and groom of the
first couple were aged 80 and 10
respectively. and the bride and
groom of the second couple were
aged 35 anG % respectively. The
wide difference of Is years be-
tween the ages of the groom and
bride was the same IN both
couples. These widows are very
sweet and fascinating sometimes.
just as we go to press we
learn of the death this afternoon,
at 3:15 O'Clock of the venerable
and revered Mr.. Sylvester
Brown, father of Judge Gee
Brown, Mrs Judge Shepherd, OF
Raleigh, Mrs. Mexican, of Max
ton, and Mrs. Crabtree, of this
city. where Mr.. Brown has been
making his home of late, and
where his death occurred, sur
rounded by all his children, who
had been summoned to his hed-
side some days ago. He was rs
years old and was deeply esteem
ed and beloved by all who knew
him Daily Argus of Tuesday.
The commencement exercises of
Fremont Academy will be held on
Thursday and Friday of this week.
A number of people from this
city, as well as from the surround
ing section, will attend the exer
cises, which on previous years
have been interesting and enter
tanning, and this year will be no