Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-05-10
OUR c OPTIC.

No marriage licenses were
issued in this county for the past
week.
Master Dan Taylor is con fined
to his home by measles, his many
young friends will regret to
learn.
MRS. Colon Fl. Moore, we re-
greet to chronicle, is confined to
her home by illness, which her
many friends hope will be of short
duration.
DR.. Dan. Powell, who is a
student of Richmond Medical
College, has arrived home for
vacation, to the pleasure Of his
many friends here.
Mr.. Horace E. King, travelling
engineer of the noted Richmond
Locomotive Works, arrived home
Tuesday morning, on a visit to his
family, between orders, His next
trip viii be to the Pacific.
His many young friends are
glad to see DR.. Theodore CHM at
home on a vacation from the Med
ical College of Virginia. DIR.
CHM only has one year mor to
spend at College before he will
"hang out his Single"
Mr.. G.. G.. Quinn, postmaster at
Seven Springs, was. on last Sun
day, assaulted by one Calvin San
derson, drunken white man, and
severely scratched. in the face.
Mr.. Quinn thinks there ought to
be a law to compel drunkards to
trim their finger nails.
A great special sale, that should
calm the interest of every house
keeper within the wide radius of
the circulation of the ARGUS, is
inaugurated at the furniture estab-
lishment of Messrs. Parker &
Falkener this week.
Mr.. Jack Fulghum, the fore
man of the street hands, who is
also clothed with the authority
Of a police officer, left his pistol
in a convenient place at home
while he went to church. One of
his small boys got the pistol and
burned his own face and came
near killing his brother while
trying his craftsmanship.
The fine grey horse of Mr..
John Grantham while passing
ever the railroad track Monday
got his shoe caught between two
rails and the whole hoof was
torn from the leg. It was an un-
usual accident and was a pltable
sight to those who were looking
on. Nc one was driving the ami
NAL which bad trotted off while
Mr.. Grantham was in the field
paying pea pickers.
Frank Dixon, a colored man
who claims to live in Durham,
attempted to board the south
bound "shoohy" Saturday night
and was thrown to the ground
with such force as to break his
right arm in two places. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital
and the arm amputtss:.eedd just be-
low the shoulder. He is resting
very well to-day and prospects
for his recovery are bright.
The death of Mr.. Miles Tew
occurred at his home in this city
Sunday night in 28th year Of his
age. He had been a sufferer for
wears from consumption and his
. death was the result of the raw
ages of THAI fatal disease. He
was q ca sarrfiage painter oy trade
and leaves a wife and two smali
children to mourn his loss,
The ARaUs hurls political
brick bats daily, all through it's
pages-and on every page: in fact,
we have even devoted the Ram.
bier column, of late, to the issues
Of the campaign-and "endurins
the war;; and yet some people
who claim to be .tdeeply inter
ested'' in the ucces Of The
Amendment and of she Democratic
party, simply skim over th'
saIocals" of the ARGUS and do no
keep posted through it's column
of the necessity of pulling OF
their coats and going to work 70
Democratic success in the com in,
August election. Wake up!