Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-03-30
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he mdHy iIlGuuS VI MI. u.
H. Hooks, the we'll known miller.
of the Salem church section of
this county, will regret to learn
that he is cretially i'll at his home
near Hooks mill, and his death
is momentarily expected.
The letter from our young
friend and townsman MIR. Ashby
P. Slocumh from far eff Manila
to his father Capt. T. w. Slo>
cumb. which we have been pers
mitted to publish, reads like a
book, and will, we are sure. prove
highly interesting to all our
readers.
The city is elaborately billed
for the appearance here next Sat
urday night Of "A Breezy Time,'
under the same old management
of Fitz and Webster Our citizens
will rem qmber this delightful
performance and the splendid
company at their appearance
here on former dates, and at their
coming performance they vii.
meet as large an audience as has
greeted them heretofore.
City Clerk Broadhurst has re-
ceived from the Secretary of State
a copy of the new charter OF the
City of Goldsboro. It is quite a
lengthy document and occupies
eightyreight pages of manuscript
copy. The readers of the ARGUS
are familiar with the most impor-
tant changes, which are the cleo
ton of the Mayor and Board of
Alderman for biennual terms.
The marriage of Mr.. John
Folsom to Miss Florence Green
occurred last week at the home of
the BRIDES mother in this city,
Rev. Jas. Long, of the First
Baptist church, performing the
ceremony, wEich was witnessed by
a select number of invited guests.
TIE happy young couple have the
abiding good wishes Of a most Of
friends for a long and happy
married life.
After a prosperous year OF
business the tobacco warehouses
in this city will soon close their
doors until another crop is ready
for market. L he large patronage
that Our warehouses haye re-
ceived the past season is an indi-
cation of the popularity they are
attaining by the high prices paid
the planters. which they have
been enabled to do by the great
competition prevailing among
the large corps of buyers on this
market.
It is with deep regret that the
ARGUS here chronicles the death
Of a most estimable young lady
Miss Lou O. Moore, daughter o.
our esteemed friend and county
man MIR. Jno. S Moore, whick
sad event occurred this mornire
at the home Of her parents, il
Brogden township. of consump
ton, after long aud patiently
borne illness She was consist,
ert and exemplary member O
the Society of Friends and wa
greatly beloved by AL who knew
her. The funeral will be helG
from the home tomorrow morn
ing at IL o'clock. and the inter
meut will he made in WOODLAND
cemetery,-Daily Argus ofFrida.
The prompt action of the polio
force in arrestipg and locking up
negro last Friday prevented
cold blooded murder being com
mitted RICH here in Goldsboro
He came io Goldsooro from tn
Seven Springs section with tn
full! intention of Killing Jir
Mitchell, another negro. who ha
been working at the Standar
Manufacturing company. He an
Mitchell had been fghtipg som
time ago and he had been look
ing for him for two Or three day
aud had told several other ne
groes that he intended to XII
Mitchell when he could fnd hin
The police were informed of tn
facts and promptly made the al
rest At a hearing before Mayo
Peterson that morning the woul
be assassin was sent to Jail be
cause of his inability to give
5000 peace bond Mitchell re
quested the authorities TO let hil
know when they were ready
turn the negro out of ja;.