The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-11
HOOD AND BRITT ASSIGN.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN PRICE.
Supt Foust's Decision as Yet Unknown State.
ment as TO Small Pox. Death of
Genial Drummer
(Staff Correspondence

Goldsboro, n. c., Jan. 10.--The SYM
pathy of our entire public go out to
Messrs Hood & Britt, merchants here, in
their assignment this morning. These
gentlemen have fallen victims TO the ex-
ceedingly bad crop conditions, in section
where they did large time business,
making collections impossible. 1t is a
known fact they have fought bravely to
meet their obligations and avoid the step
taken but they were powerless to stay
the matter They assign all for the bene-
fit of all, there being no preferences. Mr..
j. e. Peterson is the assignee. The liza
bilities of the firm are about $4,000;
available assets not yet known.
There will be an annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National Bank of
Goldsboro Tuesday morning January
18th, at p. m.
l was panied to hear of the death,
suddenly. at Concord, of Harry d. Smith,
the drummer. | knew him well. He was
q splendid fellow--most of these drum
mers are-and will be greatly missed by
the brotherhood and the trade gener-
ally
1t is understood from Mr.. B. +. Num-,
proprietor Of the Briggs House, Wilson,
that one other, besides himself, MIR. Tay-
Tor, the patient who was confined in the
hotel, will bring suit against Wilson
county en- account of negligence and the
further fact that public notice was not
given of the prevalence there of small
Fox.
Our community was shocked this morn
ing on receipt of telegraphic advices of
G, opH1 yet ,nif ct Dive
top, of our fellow townsman, Capt. II. F.
Price. Capt. Price was about 65 years
of age. He came here from Greenville
and lived here eight years, in which time
he endeared himself\to this people. He
was of modest, retiring disposition. He
leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs.
]. f. Foust, of this city, and Mrs. II. G.
Spiers, of Weldon. Capt. Price was a
civil engineer and surveyor. BY the "old
vets" he w2s held in esteem as a gal
liant captain OF a splendid troop. For
ten years of his life Capt. Price was in
the Government Survey, stationed at
Georgetown S. c. His interment will
take place at Greenville, n. c.
Yes, Suerintendent j. l. Foust, of the
Goldsboro Graded Schools, has been ten
dered the chair made vacant by the resig-
nation of Prof. p p. Claxton, in the fac
uity of the State Normal and Industrial
College at Greensboro, but Prof Foust
has not accepted the tender. The Profess
sor, while an aggressive man, is also
very modest and he regrets the papers
got hold OF the matter. However, he
readily appreciates the fact that news
has wings and attaches no blame TO the
energetic reporter to hook the item as it
flew by, unknown to the genial Professor
himself. viii the answer to the tender
lie yes? Confidentially, think so, but the
Professor has not said as much nor will
any decision be reached before the propo-
sitlon has been talked over by the board
CT trustees of our graded school,
DR.. w. H. Cobb, chairman of the city
Sanitary Board, says there are a few
cases OF smallpox in Wayne county. in
the country, some distance to the south
west OF Goldsborc; and, beyond the city
limits TO the north there is a case OF
Variolctd. This patient is of the family OF
the first suspected case. Proper police
regulations are BEING employed. There
is also one mild case in the COM
munity-all due diligence is being obser-
yed l am advised that the public can
rely upon the News and Observer for the
full facts regarding smallpox conditions
in and around Goldsboro, it being the de-
sire OF the health authorities the public
shall be acquainted with the facts
C. j. RIVENBARK.