Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-11-24
THE ARGUS
DAILY n WEEKLY.

Those of our subscribers Wh(
are in areas for the ARGUS Cal
pay their subscription in wood a
the market price, provided they
bring the wood at once.
MIR. ". Il. Hales, tax collector
for Pikeville township, who was
in the city tosday. informs US
that Mr.. f. E Helm was the frs
man in that township to pay his
taxes this year.
MI. M. E. Brogden, who lives
in this city and farms in the
country, had the misfortune to
lose his cotton gin by fire last
Saturday night. He had no insur-
ance and the building, gin and
seed cotton were all a total loss.
In connection with his splendid
ly appointed sale stables, Mr..
Geo. d. Bennett has fitted out q
first class blacksmith shop adjoin-
ing his stables on West Centre
street and has secured the services
of a competent blacksmith.
The passenger train on the
Southern Railway which former
ly arrived here at 1;20 p. N. has
changed schedule and now ar
rives here at 1926 p. N. There is
nc change with the arrival aud
departure Of the other trains OF
the Southern,
The A & N. G. r r. has re-
Gently purchased two new en-
gines, one of which they are now
using and the other is expected
from the shops in the near flu
ture. MIR. S. L. Dill. the superin-
tendent, recently went North to
purchase a number of freight and
passenger cars.
Mr.. D. G. Taylor, of Lenoir
county, who was charged with
killing Ex-Sheriff Sutton, of that
county, was acquitted in the SUI
perior court in Kinston late Sat-
urday afternoon. The case had
teen standing on the docket for
some time and had been the sub
ject Of much interest for the peo-
pie of Lenoir county as we'll as
to a great many in this county.
By a recent change of sched>
ule the Atlantic Coast Line pas
senger trains from Wilmington
arrives here at 1890 in the day
and at 10 o'clock in the night.
The Southern bound trains on
this road arrive here at 7;01 a m.
and 3:16 p, m. The Norfolk
'.Shoofy' arrives here at ESQ
o.. N. and leaves here at 5 a. M,
as usual. -
Again it is the pleasure of the
ARGUS to note the distinction, as
the award of merit conferred upon
a Goldsboro boy This time it is
our young friend Mr.. Leon B..
Humphrey, who some two years
ago, went to New York and en-
gagged with the London and Lam
cashire Fire Insurance Co. And
such has been the satisfaction of
bis work that he has been pro-
NOTED to Chief Clerk of the Com
pany in their New York office,
which new position he will assume
on December the first.
The death of Miss Mary Pau
line Eatman, 18 years of age,
occurred at the home Of Mr..
Jack Russ, where she had made
her home from childhood, at II
O'Clock on Tue sday, of consump-
ton. It is with a feeling of s4d>
ness that the ARGUS chronicles
the ending of such a bright and
promising young life. Her smia-
BILE disposition, lady-like man
ners and true christian character
were best known TO the narrow
circle of her friends and ac>
quaintances, who will deeply
mourn her death. She was a
member of St. Mary's Roman
Catholic church and the funeral
will be conducted by Rev. Father
Quinn yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Henry Brown, the engineer
of the Enterprise Lumber Com
pauy who has been at work on
tho tram road which leads out
from the Fayetteville Short
Cut" near Smithfeld, was on his
way to Smithfield to take the
train and come home last Satur-
day afternoon when he met with
a very serious accident. He was
riding his bicycle along a high
embapkment when his wheel
struck the end of a cross>tie and
threw him several feet down the
embapkment. His head was
bruised in several places and his
right arm broken. The fall left
him in a senseless condition AND
he was picked up by some sec
ton hands and carried to Smith.
field and brought home.