Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-10-26
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Miss Maggie Marks, a trained
nurse. has located in Goldsboro,
and offers her services to the
public.
Messrs. Bizzell 6 Wooten re-
quest the ARGUS to say that their
"Red Seal" Lye has arrived and
all PAL ties holding cards for free
lye can call 1T their store and be
accommodated.
Mr.. Geo. w. Brown, fore
man Of the AEGUs, has purchased
desirable lot on Boundary street
from Mr.. J. j. Langston. He
will erec neat cottage op the 1t
which be will probably occupy
himself.
The first new departure OF the
new administration of the A. &
NC. r, R. is a Sunday passen
ger train, with same schedule in
its arrival and departure from
this point as Re regular pasSan
ger trasn d0f5ag tbe week d4ys.
Il Is $3.50 so 0a q pes manau
feGe
In the Superior Court il viii
son last week, the trial of john i.
jefferson Tor the murder of Capt.
Calvin Barnes, the particulars of
which are familiar to readers of
the ARGUS, was concluded by the
jury bringing IN Il verdict OF
guilty and Jefferson was sentenced
to be hanged on Novt mber 16th.
GoIdsboro people who have
visited the Raieigh FAIR the pasl
week speak very highly of The
furniture exhibit Of Royali &
Borden. Il is one Of the hand
s0mess ever displayed in the
Sou b. The i'm nave been
awarded about d6z9n medals
and number of other prlz IS.
The exhibit is big part of the
Fair.
Goldsboro continues to add city
features. The "Go!dsboro Real
Estate Exchange," of which Mr..
Earle A. Humphrey is attorney
and manager, is the latest aoqui
istiou. l. is Ioca I'd in one OF The
stores of Inc Messenger Build
ing, aud has all the appurten-
Of LOT
exchange and for the collection
OF rent, as well. Any one wishing
to sell, buy, rent or exchange
real estate will be Interested in
this publication. Success 10 the
enterprise.
Mrs. Jesse Wood, who lives at
the brick yard of Maj. Ell. L.
Grant near this city, has curios-
ity in the shape of a chicken.
Some time ago Mrs. Wood set a
hen, and N due course of time
the hen came off the nest with as
many chickers as there were eggs
with one exception. While at play
in the yard toe children broke the
egg and found chicken still alive
with two heads, one body and four
legs and feet. Alter the shell was
broken the chicken soon died and
was sent to the drug et-re of M.
E. Robinson & Bro, where it is
now on exhibition for those who
care to witness the curiosity.
Mr.. B. II. Thompson, of ldalia,
Beaufort county, an Old Wayne
county boy whD rs now an exten~
sive land owdsr and successful
farmer; in his adopted county,
and one of the Democratic mem
bers of the board of directors of
the penitentiary, was in the city
last week, accompanied BY Mrs.
Thompson, on their way home
from the Raleigh fair, where he
also attended a meeting of his
Board, and strenuously opposed
the cloak of secrecy tkat, that
body has so strangely adopted,
and where he urged that Gait.
Day should show up his accoun rs
and mis- purchases 10 the eyes ot
He axs ayers 81 taa otate, Was
have The burden to bear.
C5L J. A. Washington has On
exah.illon at his flee 10 the court
house 4 piece of The steel walr of
the state room of the battleship
lndiana occupied by bis son Lit.
lem Washington, while that ship
did such efficient work at the
mouth of Santiago harbor. The
piece of steel wall is grim look
ing relic, as it has two ugly holes
through the ceutre, which we're
pierced by shells from the Span