Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-12-14

The death of Mrs. r. M. Holt,
the widow Of the late Governor
Holt, occurred Sunday at her
home in Burlington.
The death of Mr. Munroe Ian
caster, one of our most respected
countymen, living near the Greene
county line, occurred Tuesday
morning. The funeral was held
yesterday, conducted by Elder
John W, Gardner, of this city.
Marriage licenses have been
issued TO the following couples
for the week ending to-day:
White icajah Crews to Bette
Hatch, Ulysses IT. Cox to Fannie
Parker, Giles Sutton to Mary E.
Evans. George Stanley to Kate
McCuIIen. Colored-Jesse Moore
to Florence Atkinson.
Col. j. A. Washington has on
his desk, in the court house, a
small link of the French cable
which was cut during the Span
ish-American war. The piece
of cable was brought home by
Lieut.. Tom Washington, on his
last visit to his parents. To
those who have never seen a cable
the relic is a curiosity.
The Goldsboro tobacco market,
comprising the Farmers, Plant
ers' and Old Goldsboro ware
houses, will sell tobacco and have
regular sales up to Friday night,
December 22nd, when they will
close n week for Christmas.
AL three houses will reopen for
business Monday, January LIST,
1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harriss,
from the country, we're driving
into the city Monday andIeading a
horse behind the buggy. The
horse, became frightened and
Jumped on the buggy wheel, break
ing it down and throwing Mrs.
Harriss on the ground. Among
other injuries which she sustained
by the fall was the breaking of
her collar bone.
Tax Collector w. A. Denmark
had a lot of old coins paid him
! for taxes yesterday by one per-
son. There we're twenty-seven
half dollar pieces in the lot, the
oldest being Of date 1910, and
the youngest being 1886. Most
of the intervening dates were to
be found in the lot. Some of the
money had the appearance of hav-
ing been buried in the ground.
The man who paid the money in
says, however, that he did not
dig it out of the ground.
The marriage of our good friend
and esteemed countyman, Mr.. n.
I'll. Gurley to Miss Eliza Massey,
of Johnston county, is n of the
happy events of the week which
the ARGUS chronicles with pleas.
ure and congratulations. We re-
gret, however, that he is to re
verse the old order and go to be 8
citizen Of Johnston, wherein
Wayne county's loss is great, fol
all who know him esteem him
highly for his sterling worth.
Alfred Brown entered the bar
room of Ballard & Borden, neal
Selma, in Johnston county, late
Saturday evening. Charles w
Ballard asked him for some money
which was due the firm. Brown
replied in an indignant manner
whereupon Ballard advanced OIL
him with a beer bottle, but before
any blows were passed, Brown
stabbed Ballard in the region Q:
the heart, death resulting in {
few hours. Brown was taken to
Smithfeld jail to await the next
term of the Smithfeld Court.
which convenes in February, 1900
The ARGUS regrets to learn o:
a destructive fire at Burgaw Mon
day morning, in which a number
of it's special friends and patrons
suffered loss. The store and stocl
of goods of W. D. Groom & Bro.
the livery stables of Carter &
Brice, in which were seven horses
belonging to w. n. R1yenbark
the livery stables of r. M. Groom
the blacksmith shop of d. w
Ward and several small frame