Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
THE
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
OpR1OCAL OPTIC.

Miss Mary Midyette has ac~
copied a two months public
school at Saulston and began
teaching Monday morning.
Mr.. Lon Middleton, the newly
elected Democratic Sheriff of
Duplin county, passed through
here Tuesday and was the re-
cipient of hearty congratulations
by his many friends here.
His many friends will be sorry
to learn that Mr.. Jas. M. Powell,
of the Wayne Agricultural Works,
is confined to his home by fever.
We all wish for him a speedy res
covery.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners nave awarded the county
printing to the Goldsboro ARGUS,
and the annual financial state
ment is now ia the hands of our
printers and will appear ia a few
days.
Rev. j. T. Edmundson is in
the city wishing his brothers
Messrs. E. l.. and F. B. Ed
mundson. His many old friends
here are glad to sex him looking
SO well. He will return to his
home at LltIleton the latter part
of this week.
Rev. S. T, Moyle, the new pas
tor of ST. John NJ. E.. church.
has arrived in the city with his
family and r comfortably To-
Gated at the parsonage. The re-
firing minister Rev. J. E. Bris
towe has gone with his family to
Bethel. his new charge, and the
best wishes of his congregation
go with him.
Mr.. Arthur Stafford, one of
the clever police force of Colds
boro, has returned to his duties
from Johnston county, where he
went last week ana welded Miss
Laura WoOdall, the amlaoie
daughter of Mr.. James Wuodali.
The happy couple have tbs sin
cere wishes OF a numOer OF
friends for a long and happy life.
The following comprise the list
of marriage licenses issued by the
Register of Deeds in Wayne coun-
ty for the past week: " hite:-
W. S. Boyette to Bessie G. Grad
ner, L. III. Grady to Emma Rob-
bins. Colored-Joe Kornegay to
Nida Aldridge, Eddie Pierce to
Eliza Grantham, Allen Stevens to
Lula Graham.
The tobacco warehouses in this
city will close for the Christmas
holidays on Friday the 23rd in
slant and will reopen again on the
End of january. Those in a po~
sition to know say that the bulk of
the tobacco crop In this section has
already been marketed and that
there WILDE very little for the
warehousemen to do after Christ
mas. The high prices that have
prevailed all the season have in
duced the farmers to market their
crop earlier than usual.
Mr.. j. D. F'inlayson. of Prince
ton, is a candidate for Enrolling
Clerk of the House in the coming
session of the Legislature, 1t
will be remembered that Mr..
Finlayson promptly declined the
nomination of Treasurer by the
Populists Of Johnston on the
ground that he took no stock in
fusion, and was an uncomprCs
missing Democrat, and his many
friends would be glad to see the
Democrats of the next Legisla-
ture give him the proper recog-
milton he SO justly deserves.
The death of James Bates, the
well known barber, occurred at
his home here Monday night,
of consumption, after a lingering
illness, during all of which he was
fondly nurseo by bis faithful wife.
The deceased came from Charles
ton, S. c., to this city nearly
twenty years ago, and was n of
the best BARRIERS in the profession.
He was very popular with his
brother BARRIERS and with the pub
lie, among whom he had a large
personal patronage, by whom be
will be greatly missed. His fun
eral was held Tuesday.