Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-12-11

He was a brother of Mr.. T. A. Whit
field, of this city, and Mrs. J. Nc
Gee and Mrs. A. J. Davis, of Mount
Olive. He was buried Thursday at
the old family burying ground at
White Hall.
The hosts of friends of Mr.. and
! Mrs. Geo. G. Prichard will rejoice to
know that a telegram from the hos
pital in which their young son
George is confined, brings the cheer
ing news that the operation has been
performed and that his condition is
almost normal to-day. It will be
remembered that the young man
was accidentally shot in the shoulder
some days ago while playing Indian
camp, in company with some other
. boys of his own age, and that the
gun with which he was shot was
thought to be unlOaded.
The many friends in this city and
throughout this section of MI. l.. J.
Winstead, of the Farmers Ware
house, will regret to learn that his
handsome horse, which was so much
admired, was killed Saturday night.
He was taken from the stables ofMr.
J. M. Grantham about 9 o'clock,
without authority or knowledge of
Mr.. Winstead or Mr.. Grantham, by
a negro stable boy and while racing
with another negro the horse missed
his footing on a bridge beyond Webb
town and fell headlong, breaking his
neck and dying almost instantly.
The burning of a raft of logs on
Neuse river, Thursday night, is one of
the curious happenings of the season.
The raft belonged to Mr.. A. T. Grif-
fin and had been secured at the boon,
near his mill. The parties who
brought theraftdown the river Thurs
day left the Goals from a fire on the
raft, and Thursday night the heavy
wind which arose famed the Goals
into a blaze and the whole raft was
consumed while the logs were one
half covered with water. Friday
morning there was only a few small
chunks remaining from the fine lot
of timber which was safely moored
in the boon Thursday afternoon.
Goldsboro and this section are in
deed exceptionally favored, not only
in fertility of soil and healthfulness
of physical conditions, but also in
benignancy of climate, all of which
so harmonic as to make Goldsboro
an ideal health resort, as we'll as a
delightful place to spend the winter.
And it is a fact that those who ever
come here either to regain their
health or spend the winter for COM
fort, OF pleasure in hunting, they re-
turn regularly, which is the highest
possible proof that they find what
they come for and abide with US to
enjoy our salubriOus climate and
h%ospitable people-than which there
are none to excel them anywhere.
The newest thing in town-and a
thing of beauty to look upon-is the
new delivery wagon of MT. w. B..
Thompson. It was constructed COM
plete by the Goldsboro Buggy
Company and in design, workman
ship and finish it reflects the highest
credit on that progressive enterprise,
in which our city has every reason
to take pride, for 1t not only affords
profitable employment to q large
numberof skilled workmen, whorent
houses here and s, md -hcic .-C11,
wages with our merchants, but it al
so turns out buggies of ali styles and
other vehicles that sell readily on
their merits and are not surpassed
by the output of any other factory in
the country.
The death of Jones Bass, IA years
of age, occurred Monday a. m. at his
home, in this city. The circum-
stances surrounding his death are
peculiarly sad. About two months
ago he and an older brother were in
their room together on Sunday. The
older brother was inspecting a pistol,
which was not thought 20 be loaded.
In pulling the trigger the pistol fired,
the ball taking effect in the shoulder
of the boy, who was standing with
his back to his brother. For several
weeks the boy fingered between life
and death and last week he was
thought to be much improved and
hope was entertained for his recov-
cry. On Sunday he began to grow
orse and died to-day at noon
Tom Knight, a colored employe
of the Southern Cotton Oil Mill in
tais city, received a very severe in
jury Friday a. N. while at work in
the mill. He was employed In TIE
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or loaded and while at work in such
a capacity he allowed his foot to be-
come entangled in the screw convey
or. The foot and lower leg were
horribly mangled, all the flesh and
muscles being torn away. The ne
gro was sent to his home and medi-
cal aid was summoned. An effort
was made to save the foot and leg,