Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-12-05

unwarranted assault upon an in
offensive old man, who in his
young manhood was a hero Of
the Gray.
Capt. Fred Holt was in the city
Fri d returning from a huntiog
trip to Duplin county. He had a
wild turkey and a large number
of quail with him. Besides being
a competent engineer. Capt. Holt
is a crack sportsman and always
bags the game when he goes after
it.
Mr.. j. B. Falkner, who lives a
few miles from Goldsboro, killed
3 hogs last week weighing re-
spectively 31s, $50 and 429
pourds The two smallest were on
ly 9 months old. Who says that
it is not cheaper for farmers to
have their smoke houses at home
instead of in the West2
The condition Of "Uncle jim
mie'' Heath to-day, who is at the
Emergency Hospital, is not at all
satisfactory, and the attending
physician is not very hopeful. At
best, with all favorable progress,
the old man will be fiat OF his
back for Fix weeks, even if he
! should have no set backs,
A committee from the Cham
Der of Commerce met with the
County Commissioners Monday
and discussed the subject Of good
roads. No definite action was
taken, but the discussions ex-
hibited the fact that people are
beginning to get interested in
this question, which is one of the
most important that could engage
our attention.
/ The Farmers Association Of
Wayne county, held a meeting in
the court house nj nday at noon
There was only a small atten-
dance, but the questions diacussed
and the action taken, which will
undoubtedly be concurred in by
the whole membership, will re-
suit in mutual benefit to the men,
bers and the farmers generally.
The A. G. L. will sell round
trip tickets to the Charleston Ex-
position as follows: Season tickets
$l2. 10; ten day tickets for 1885,
AID seven day tickets for $50.
The Southern Railway will sell
tickets on account of the same at
traction as>fo!lows: Sessan tic
kets $13. so; ten day tickets for
$3.50 and seven day tickets for
$500.
The debating society of the
Graded School boys held another
contest Friday night, "Resolved
that the Chinese should be ex-
cJuded from this country. The
affirmative was sustained by Is
rael Meyerberg and Norwood
Bass. and the negative by En-
met Gulley and W. S. OBJ. Rob-
inson, Jr. The judges decided
lin favor of the negative, and,
that "W. s. OBJ. Jr." made the
best speech in the contest.
According to the latest an
Inducements scientists have traced
man back 1000 years, but it took
him about 1000 to get a start for
what he has done within the past
1000, aud it required nor than
1000 of these to prepare for what
was done in the last two centura
les. And about now he is begins
ming to make a real start in knowl-
edge and progress. Man is a great
animal, but he needs time.
Messrs. Allen & Dortch have a
novel case that will doubtless be
of general interest. A cliert Of
theirs owed a mortgage debt OF
81, 900, but the holder of the mort.
gage failed to list it for taxes, un'
der the new revenue bill, and
when he attempted to for eclose it,
the other day, it being due, he was
estoppsd by Messrs. Allen &
Dortch,w who pleaded the ~statutary
llaches in bar of his recovery.
MI. L. Kiewe and bride arrived
! in the city Thu sday afterno n,
where a cordial greeting awaited