Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-22

Taking Ul0 m6OfCdl COUIS0 dt GuS
University, is at home for the
holidays, and his many friends
here are glad to see him.
Mr., D. M. Hardy of the Colds
boro Bar, has been appointed U.
S. Commissioner for the Eastern
district, Judge Thomas r. Purnell
making the appointment last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Cox have
issued invitations to the marriage
of their cousin Miss Lydia Kale to
Mr. J. Franklin Hosea at their
home on the 2Sth inst. at s O'Clock
in the evening.
We are requested to say that
all merchants who have failed to
comply with the law in listing
their purchases for the past
month with the city clerk, had
better do SO at one and save
further trouble.
The pension warrants, amounting
to $1,2O6, for confederate pension
ers of Wayne county have arrived
and been mailed by the Register
of Deeds to the respective post
offices of the benefciaries.
The youngest chicken thief
throughout this section is Paul
Griswold, Is years of age, who
is now in Jail to await the next
term of the Superior court, when
he will answer to several charges
which are pending against him.
The season for the opening of
the stock trade is at hand and
Messrs. Edgerton & Hollowell
received to day a fine lot of
horses and mules suitable for
form and driving perposes. which
they are Offering to the public at
prices that will sell them.
In consequence of the Christ
mas holidays there will be no Isl
sue of the Weekly ARGUS next
week, but its visits will be u
ed for the New Year on the 9Th of
January. The ARGUS wishes its
many readers a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year.
The death of Mr.. Bill Hill, Sc
years of age, occurred this week at
the home of his sister Mrs. Peter
Epps in W ebtown. He bad lately re-
turned to Goidsboro, where he left
several years ago. The interment
was made in Willow Dale Gene
terry this afternoon.
This is the week for Christmas
shopping, leading up TO the glad,
gift>giving ana gracious aunis
Xefrssaaffy on Sunday next, and the
advertising columns of the ARGUS
give FULL information of where TO
go, and are teeming with helpful
suggestions of what to buy.
In case you decide to select a
fountain pen for one Of your
Christmas gifts, be sure that you
get the best-"Waterman's Ideal
Fountain Pen,' which is SO un>
approachably the best that many
imitationt are the tributes to its
superior merits. Its fame encir-
cles the world, Be sure that you
get none other.
The University Dramatic Club
have engaged the boards of the
Messenger Opera House for the
evening of the 29th instant.
Everybody who attended we'll re-
members the splendid entertain
ment given by the club last year
ard it is safe to predict thatGolds-
boro will greet them with a
crowded house on the coming oc-
-casion.
Our good friend Mr.. J. A.
Stevens, Of Grantham township,
is soon to become a citiz IN of
Goldsboro, having purchased a
building lot here, and will begin
at once the erection of a home,
in order to get the benefits of
our excellent graded school, Mr..
Stevens has also purchased the
splendid Switzerland farm. near
the asylum, in order to bring his
home and farm near together.
The ARGUS welcomes him cor.
daily to u city.
The report of the Board of
County Commissioners shows that
over in Grantham township, Just
prior to the election. they were
"working the road'' galore. 1t
looks like election ssboodle'; but,
nevertheless, the honest Democra-
cy Of Grantham triumphed over
the fusion, Doodle, pie hunting
gang, and throughout the county
as we'll. and the present Demo-
cratic GARD of Commissioners are
going to sift things to the bottom
before any of the peoples's taxes
are paid out.
The Board of City Aldermen,
at their special meeting this week
ordained that no Hcannon cracks
ers'' should De sold or fred in
Goldsboro this hristmas-all the
aldermen, with one exception.