Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-05-04

June Moore, a we'll know Negro
boy and faithful servant, died at
his home in this city last week,
Of consumption.
Confederate Vetrans who in
tend to visit the reunion at
Charleston on May 10Th can gel
all the information they need in
reference railroad and hotel rat es
from MIR. A. B. Hollowell.
Council Joyner, a notorious
negro meat thief, for whom the
police have been on the look out,
was shadowed lastWednesday and
he gave the officers a lively chase,
which was enlivened by several
pistol shots, form the police.
Finally policeman Tudor shot to
cripple the fugitive, giving him a
flesh wound in the neck, that is
not serious, and capturing him.
The travelling public are noti-
fed by uperlnIendenJ DiiIof the
Atlantic ard North Carolina
Railroad that on and after TO-DAY
mixed freight and passenger
trains Nos. 5 and 6, operating be-
tween Goidsboro and NeWbern,
viii. be discontinued, and "will
not be resumed until the truck
ing season is oyer" The order,
will take effect at NeWbern al
once. The travelling public ac
customed to using these trains
will take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
MIR. J. 6. Szar, the clevt r
superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph Office has inua~
gurated what is termed a district
Messenger service, which will no
doubt be great convenience to
the public generally. The plan Of
arrangement simply means that
he will keep messenger boys at
his call all the While and the
public who have notes, parcels,
etc., to deliver VIII only have TO
phone his Cffice, which Is No 90,
and get messenger immediates
ly. Il is no new experiment. I ne
arrangement is worked very
satisfactorily in all cities.
The Charlotte Observer cons
tains the following item in ref
erence TO the First Regiment
Band, recently returned from
Cuba, which 1t said will visit
Golds5oro AT an early day: "The
O'd Ncrih State has anoth ar
pride, auolher treasure the
First regiment band This or
ganization, which ranks second
only TO Sousa and Godfrey, in
the bands which have visited
Charlotte. gave the first concert
of its State tour in Charlotte last
night. It took the town by storm.
the large and critical audience
present was amazed and delighted
at the genuine excellence OF the
performance. The band is beyond
all question, the best that has
ever Deen here, with the exceps
tiop, only, Of those under the
leadership of the March King"
and Garter King"
Mr.. J. M. Powell, the secretary
and treasurer of the Wayne Agri-
cultural Works of this city, had a
narrow escape last Thursday from
death by electrocution. During
the electrical storm which passed
over the city late in the after
noon lightning struck telephone
pole near the Office of the Agricul-
ture Works. The current OF cleo
tricity passed over the wires TO
the office and completely demolish-
ed the phone inside as well as
breaking all the window lights and
tearing off several pieces of wealth
er-boarding. The furniture and
office fixtures were disarranged
and the whole scene had the zap-
rpearance of a general wreck. For
tunately FLOR Mr.. Powell, and 1t
looks as if Providence had some
thing TO Go with it, he had just
gone into the wood working de-
,partment about fyc minutes before
the lightning struck. The pen
staff with which he was writing
before leaving the Office was broke
and split into small particles. He
had a close call and his being alive
and. in good health to day: is due to
the fact of leaving his Office just al
the time he did, all of which is just
cause for sincere congratulation on
the part Of his family and friends,