The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-11
THE CITY REJOICES
ChiIdren's Glad Voices Cry,
We've Won. !"
The Next Question To Be Decided is Who Sh, u
be Mayor. Smashed Bottle
on His Wife.
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GoIdsboro. N, c.. April 1O.-There is
general rejoicing throughout the city on
the part of the friends of the Graded
schools over the result of yesterdays
election, approving the issuance of bonds
On the streets this morning / was greet
ed by every pupil of the Graded school
that passed me with the remark:
I'VE won, didn't we, Mr.. Riyenbark?"
and their sweet, bright faces were aglow
with delight We rejoice with them in
the brighter prospects ahead for them
as we go forward.
The next question Of a public nature
to confront us as people is, who shall
be mayor of this live, progressive town.
careful enquiry has demonstrated the
fact that the bulk of sentiment is favor
able to a young man and his friends
claim that Geo. E. Hood is that man. OF
course, this claim is disputed by the
friends of the other candidates in the field
to wit: Ex-Mayor d. j. Broadhurst, Ex-
Mayor j. H. Hill and Mr. Earle A.
Humphrey, and convention to settle
these claims will be held at an early
day.
Reverting once again to yesterdays
election it is not amiss to say that the
local council Jr. 0. u. A. M. to man
went his full length for the bond issue.
This noble band of brothers can always
be relied upon in an issue of this kind.
VIII Farrior, colored, is in the cool
er" today charged, while drunk yester-
day, with not only raising cain by smash
ing windows at his place of domestic
felicity in the Little Washington section
of the city, but, with using a bottle with
tell-tale effect upon his wife and with
cutting her with a knife in one or more
places. Farrior admits he was drunk
and disordeTly and that he did possibly
smash glass but does not recall having
assaulted his wife. The matter comes
up before the court of the Great Dispen-
ser for adjudication and Farrior will
know the rest.
Charlie Swindell and Willie Best who
have been on visit to their parents ex
pect to return to Trinity College Thurs
day.
Irwin Porter is at home from school
on visit to his parents.
The Kit Holt property in East Centre
street was yesterday purchased by John
f. Switzerland and it is rumored Mr..
Switzerland will erect two large brick
buildings thereon.
]. j. Meadow, who has been serving
the leaf tobacco market here, in the
capacity of auctioneer, for several sea-
sons leaves Thursday on an extended
visit to Madison, N. c. Mr.. Meadow has
endeared himself to this people and his
departure even for few months is re-
GREETED. Yes, he will keep in touch with
what happens in these parts having al
ready been booked for the News and OBJ
will i'm n
arrival there.
Senator Jno e. Woodland, of Wilson,
was a visitor here today
Mr.. Needham G. Price died about noon
today in Southeast Goldsboro. Mr.. Price
was in his 54th year of age. For several
weeks he has struggled between life and
death and since Sunday has been in an
unconscious condition, his passing away
being momentarily expected. He was
widely known here and rightly claimed
many of our citizens his friends. He
leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs.
carp, to mourn his death
Saturdays shipment of asparagus sold
at so cents per bunch.
Register of Deeds Kornegay, is smil-
ing this week over the increase in the
marriage license business, This branch
has been somewhat neglected the past
few weeks. but some fourteen licenses
have been issued within the past few
days, six for white and eight for colored
couples.
Add Holland, the high-grade umbrella
man whose territory extends from Bal
timore to the Gulf is at home for a few
days. He claims while in New Orleans
recently he CHANGED upon a copy of the
News and Observer and he was so de-
lighted that he eat the whole copy and is
today walking News and Observer.
Miss Bette Bynum, of Wilson, is visit
ing Mrs. B. r. King.
Rev. j. o. Guthrie, the Washington
Life Insurance man passed through en-
route from Williamson to Raleigh.
There was double wedding at Prince
ton today. The ladies were Misses JOY
ner and Woodland, regarded as the leading
bellies of Princeton.
At the Kennon today: Geo. Rountree,
Wilmington; Samuel Kramer, Durham;