Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-04-19

The special fair train leaves
Goldsboro every morning at 7:2O
o'clock. he fare on tbs tram,
which includes admission to the
fair, is $1.70 for the round trip.
There we're only two marriage
licenses issued in Wayne cpunty
for the past week, one for a
white couple, VIM. D. Pate to
Varo King, and one for a colored
couple, Frank Thompson to
Eliza Jones,
By a recent change of schedule
on the Atlantic Coast Line, the
-southbound shoofy in the morn
ing is the only train affected,
and that leaves Goldsboro Is
minutes earlier than heretofore,
which makes the time 6:45.
A case of wholesale stealing
is reported from Mt. Olive, as
having taken place on Saturday
night. The store of Messrs.
Blount & Keel was entered after
the close of business and twenty
suits of clothes. a half dozen
white dress shirts and a half
dozen watches were carried off.
The police are or the glookout
for evidence of the thief or
thieves.
The remains of Miss Olivia
Flowers, daughter of Mr.. John
Flowers, whose illness and oper-
alton for appendicitis were noted
in a recent issue of the ARGUS,
were brought to this city Sun
day from Newbern for interment
in Willow Dale Cemetery. The
funeral was conducted by Rev.
f. W. FAIRIES from the home Of
her uncle Mr.. John Stanley.
The city authorities no longer
sprinkle the streets because of
unjust discrimination which the
expenditure Of money for this
purposes makes. It is impossible
to use the sprinkler on every
street and, therefore, they will
not use it at all. An effort is be-
ing made to get the merchants,
who get the direct benefit of
street sprinkling, have the work
done whenever they wish and
pay for water, driver and team
out of their own pockets. The
city will loan the sprinkler.
Four years ago, on the day be.
fore the assembling of the Popu-
list convention ia Raleigh, Colds
boro was thronged with dele.
yates. the sidewalk in front of
the Hotel Kennon being block
AIDED by groups who we're taIk,
ing loud with an air of eathus-
iasm. The Populist Convention
meets ii Raleigh tomorrow.
Where are the delegates? No
crowd on the streets to-day.
Probably a half dozen came up
on the train from Wilmington.
They looked downcast and de-
iected. What does it all mean?-
this absence Of delegates and the
forlorn expression of the meagre
crowd? Can any one guess?-
Daily Argus of Tuesday.
The death of Mr.. George w.
Bridgers occurred at the home
of his son-in-law, Mr.. George G,
Kornegay, in this city last night.
of heart trouble, from which he
had been a sufferer for some time
He was 70 years of age yester'
day, and his death, therefore, &C
Cured on his birthday. He wa:
a younger brother of Capt. D. e
Bridgers, of this city, and leaves
only one child, Mrs. Kornegay
He was an ideal character of thu
old school of Southern gentlemen
and a brave Confederate soldier
His wife preceded him to tn
grave in 1913 and his remains
will be taken to Mt. Olive to
morrow morning for internen
beside her in the cemetery of tina
town.-Daily Argus Of Tuesday
A most distressing accident be
fell Mrs. w. w. Crawford Satur
day evening. She was ont ridin
with her son Mr.. James Crawford
and as they approached st. Pau
church corner, they came in contac
with several vehicles that were a.
stopped by a bucking horse riddle
by a young man, who seeing til
situation, dismounted and attempt
ed to lead his animal away, but j
some unaccountable way the hors
backed into Mr.. Crawford's bugg
with such force as to throw Mr.