Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-01-05
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.
Write it '99.

Judge Robinson is confined to
his ted, ard suffering very much
with a carbuncle.
Miss. Lucy Hicks, Of Rather
fordfou, who has been visiting
her aunt Mrs. ". A. Allen. in
this city, has reiurnrd home.
Mr.. w. G. Britt, his m any
friends will De g ad to know, has
recovered from his recent illness
and is able 10 be at his place Of
business again.
If a man does not unbosom
hlmSol1 to woman VINO likes
him she shudoers to thiuk of the
life h led before ner examples
brought repentance 20 him.
Afford Hodge, a coIored man
who Was coutined d IL the counl y
jan for iunacy, dled Sunday nIgh
aud the COunl y commissioners
Monday issued an order for MS
burial.
The baadsume new dray Wagon
of MesSrs SmIyh d 9tver OF
buiit oy Messre. Moore & Rob:u-
son 10 order, Is a N Gel oI w.rk
manshlp aid Is admired by ev~
cry body.
Alsy near ali he young ladies
20 -tlemen VINO have heen
spending the holidays at home
from school have returned to the
several Institutions of learning at
which they are enrolled.
Luisa Biount, q colorld woman
living in the northern section OF
the city. dted Sunday and was
buried Monday under auspices
OF the Good Samariians, TO which
order she belonged.
Sidney Pearce, young white
man from the neighborhood of
Princeton employed at the
Wayne Cotton Mill in this city,
was severely injured on Monday
by being caugat in the beltiug
His injuries are mostly about The
head, out they are not considered
serious.
.'On to Raleigh is now the
watchword. Representatives.
candidates for place advisory
statesmen, and Democrats gener>
ally, who are jubiiant and want
to climax their joy with the sight
of a Democalic Legislature in
session, are all now moving on
the Capital.
Mr. A. J. Maxwell, editor of
the Whiteville News, who did
such good service in the late
campaign in his county and Sec
ton for the success of the Demo
cracy, is in the city. on visit to
his old home, aud We are al glad
TO see him. Mr.. Maxwell is a
candidate for Reading clerk OF
the Senate, and he is in every
way qualified for and deserving
of the place.
The sewerage committee mel
Friday night at the Mayors
Office and formally accepted the
sewerage system from Messrs
Guild & Co, the contractors
There was some complaint aboul
the condition of the streets, buj
this was considered of minor i'm.
portance, aud the balance of the
money amounting S6, ,536 IS was
paid over to the contractors.
Charlie Dent, the colored bar.
Der, had his arm cut off Wednes
day last while trying to board the
outgoing A. & N. G. r. r. pas
senger train. He has been run
ming a barber shop in La Grange
for Hen-y Guess and was leaving
for his work when the acciden
occurred. He missed his hold OF
the hand rails and fell, the wheels
passing over his arm. He dice
Sunday night from loss of blood
Mr.. M, L. Johnson, of Ere
moot, was here last week ant
brought news of a tragedy which
occurred at Kenly on Saturday
night A White man namec
Talton shot and killed Floye
Hinnant. The two quarrellee
and Hinnant told Talton he was
going to whip him and advanced
when Talton drew his pistol ant
fred the fatal shot. Hinnant, i
will be remembered, figured con
splcuously as a witness in the
trial Of George Moore for killins
his wife some years ago, and. b.
was generally regarded as bat
character,