Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-03-03

pfovement vas commenced at once
and in several instances the work
has been completed and the bal
ance will be fixed as early as prac-
ticable. We make this latter state
mant ~advisedly, because the pro.
gresive spirit and city pride which
is characteristic of Goldsboro peo-
pie Will not let them do other that
what has been predicted.
The following marriage IL
ceuses have been issued in Wayne
county for the week ending
MasNn 2: White: Edward Miller
to Lillian May Richardson; w.
S. Pate to Emma Brown; VIM.
Presie to Emma Hollomap; j. y.
Singleton to Charlotte Taylor.
Colored: Jerre Adams to Susan
Hooks; H. Anmors to Julia
Barfeld; John Holmes to Della
ReaYes; VIM, Lane to Rebeoca
Oadum; Thad VIM to Mary
Farrlor.
AGAIN it is the proud pleasure
Of the ARGUS to chronicle the
preeminent distinction of a Colds
0oro BOY as the reward of CON-
petitive merit. Mr.. Allen W,
Dortch, q son Of the late lament
ed Hon. W. T. Dortch, has just
graduated with the highest hons
ors of his class from the Indian
apolis Medical College. We con-
graduate Dr.. Dortch right heart
tily aud wish him Inmeasured
success in his chosen profession
COLORED women seem to be
on q burglarious rampage in this
county. Friday night the store
of Elder Tom Langston. in Sauls-
ton township, was ourglarized and
goods stOlen:next night the crime
was repeated, but this time the
clerk, Jim Nickel, YVES on the
watch. He halted the burglars,
who were & colored woman, Ella
1'urnage, and her II year old son.
They ran ADD jim shot at them.
They are now in jail here await
ing trial at April term Of court.
AFTER a long and painful i'll
ness, Of cancer, patiently borne
with heroic Christian resigna-
ton, Mrs. Rath Rivenbark, the
beloved wife of Mr.. d. J. Rivep-
bark, and fond mother of Messrs.
G. j., Paul and Roscoe Rivenbark,
fell on sleep Tuesday night, at
8 40 O'Clock, at their home near
this city, aged 81 years. Her
death was not unexpected, and she
went forth into the shadowy land
fully trusting in Him who is ssthe
same yesterday, and to-day, and
forever" Every effort of medi-
cal science and every palliative of
skilled nursing was lavished upon
the deceased, but in vain. Her
family, however, have the conso
lation Of knowing that all that was
possible was done for her. Her
bereaved husband and devoted
sons have the sincere coincidence
of the entire community in their
great sorrow and irreparable
loss-and the faithful Ada Leak,
her colored servant, who nursed
Der with fondest love and untir-
ing attention and now mourns
her disconsoiate!y, having been
with her for II years. The fun
aral services will be held this
morning at 10 O'Clock at the
grave ia Willow Dale cemetery,
Rev. Q. j. Nelson officiating,
An unusual burglary has Just
occurred in this county, over in
Fork township, near the colored
Insane Asylum. One Rachel
Smith, a colored woman of this
city, vas for a time employed at
the above institution, during which
time she made the acquaintance of
the family Of Jas. McIver, an in
dustrious old colored man
of the neighborhood: Rachel
made occasional visits to Nc
Iver's family since she left the
asylum's employ, one of these
visits being made last Friday.
Friday night some ore enter
ed McIver's home, while he and
family were asleep, and stole
therefrom his trunk, containing
1926, aud a new axe. Ia the field
near by the trunk vas found
next morning smashed and the
money gone. This morning at
the home Of Rachel Smith 10
this city, the missing X was
found and 500 in money, which
answers in denominations to that
lost by Mc[ver. Rachel Smith had
a hearing before Justice Hugh
Humphrey and is now in Jail to
await April term of Court, on the
double charge of burglary and
larceny, the former being a CAPT
tai offence.