Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-12-24

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circumstances which will probably
81 ar up the mystery surrounding
the death OF Capps. q
The programme az mapped out by,
tIe leaders of society gives promise
ci ample entertainment for social
circles during the Christmas holidays
IN G~OidsbOro.. Besides numerous
private social gatherings there will
nc a german in the arn1ory on the
1:ght of the 23rd given by the young
s. ntlemen of the city in honor of the
" ung ladies' no are at home fron1
sl,e schools. Oh the night OF the 26sh
ss;s Eclipse Stem Fire Engine Com
ny will give their annual Christ
n2as dance. This will be an event OF
Il UGH Importance and will be patro
8 zed quite lbetally. On New Years
t; e the No. / Hose Reel company
II give u favor german, wbicti viii
80 IL II the mist important social
i Llt,tLs VI the lssliuays.
- ARGUS has vi: Oc. asions before
IIlse,ieu lilo local readers TO patro-
n*.1 home merchants and home in
- ltrIes; yet ever anon it comes un-
= CUR observation that there are
ne in our community who think
: at some article they wish is better
: pied through ''ordering' thai
" n home merchant. This is not
rilht. Mutual interuependence alAu
the spirit O1.llve and let live is the
key note TO u prosperous community
GoldsbOrO Leeds more of this spirit,
and the best time TO begin to cuitl-
waite it is right now. ~r~,~ zsst. .s..s
Mr.. Faison Lee, of Falson, passed
through here Thursday morning with
his bride, Miss Dora McCullen, ON
their way for a bridal trip to North
ern cities. The happy couple were
married this morning at the home of
i the briue.'s parents nea Falling
! Greek ci,ulch III Grantham's town
: snip, III this county. After the Cere-
nlony the happy couple drove to
dudley, where they boarded the
leaders Of the social circles through
larltY Was unbOuDued within the
scope Ut their acquaintance.
1t IS very probable that the mys-
ferrous death OF Bum Capps, " no
was fOunu with his skull crushed III
the public road near the residence of
Captain A. l.. oaseer, in Fork town
ship about two weeks ago, will soon
be unraVel1eu. Events That have
tlansplleu since Capps was found
has Caused suspicion to rest on some
parties nr whom warrants Will oon
1e isoutu, ii they have not already
Ell arrested. The tact has almost
bten established thai Capps was at
th.u or The pun pose OI robbery.
lie Was thought 10 have on his per-
, son the lnouey for u tale OF cotton
mich he brough, to town and sold
! on tie morning OF the Gay he was
killed.
kequire Hugh Humphrey has rem
ueItu Ills oeclsIOn Iii the case against
htal,ttI GI Iteuo ". G. IiltL Tor
issuing lIct use 1oI he maIIIage OF "a
sIIl t1oih NASH county who Was IN
uer sst. When the tIIai came ur
.aet ~1nulsoay, Judge Humphrey all
that lie would noe has
! occasion later and he did SO on Sat
uIday afternoon. The uecssion is to
Tie effect that the mother OF the girl
Is entitled to recover two uldred
dollars, the full amount which the
law allows from the register of deeds.
The case will be appealed to the
Superior Court, when Mr.. Britt says
he can prove that he made diligent
and sutficlent inquiry as to the age
of the girl.
The distressing news reached the
city Saturday that the little f1ve-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Man.
ming Howell was burned to death
this afternoon. Mr.. Howell lives
| near6 toney Creek church in this
| county. Mr.. Howell came to town
this morning On business and was
here when the sad news reached
him. His wife left two small chill
dren in the house alone to go out in
| the field and weigh some cotton
/ which the hands had picked out.
She put the baby on q bed in the
| room and left the little girl to mind
the baby. A Metaphor who was pass
ing the house at the time noticed
smoke coming from within the house
and went in to see what was the