Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-04-16
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The death Of Isham Whitley, a
Well-knoWn negro drayman of this |
city, occurred Saturday morning.
Hon. Charles r. Thomas has ac-
cepted the invitation of Thomas
Rufin ChapterDaughters Of the Con-
tederacy to deliver the Memorial
Address in this city OF May 10th.
A heavy hail storm passed over
the Fellows Branch section of this
county Sunday afternoon which
did considerable damage to early
truck and vegetables generally. It
is the first hail storm of the season
and is much earlier than usual.
Uncle Jimmie Scott, who is au-I
thority on local history, states that
Tuesday, 81 year ago, the 18th of
April, 1849, snow fell 6 inches deep
in this section. Now the flowers are
in bloom and all nature has put on
a spring time appearance.
It is rumored here that northern
capitalists have bought the. Seven
Springs property and that they will
erect a new hotel and otherwise i'm
prove the property. An electric rail-
way from this city to the springs is
much needed and would prove a
paying investment.
The latest news from Messrs. Frank
Broadhurst, William Dortch and
George Daniels, who are now in St.
Luke's Hospital in Richmond, is to
the effect that they r all getting
along very nicely and are on the road
to recovery. This will be gratifying
news to the numerous friends in this
city.
There have recently been placed
in Willow Dale Cemetery four very
handsome monuments. One to the
late Mrs. B. G.. Thompson, n to
the late DR.. Geo. l.. Kirby, one to
late Mr.. Walter Peterson and one, on
Saturday last, a massive granite
mausoleum, to the late Mr.. Hugh
l.. Miller.
The board Of arbitration, consist
ing of Judge Womack, MI. jeff
Ellington and Capt. N. O'Berry,
which met in this city last week to
adjust the differences between Mr.
lobe Rose, the architect, and the
trustees Of the Goldsboro Graded
School, after hearing the evidence in
the case, decided to give Mr.. Rose
$4,000. His claim was for 100000
for experimenting the construction
Of the Graded School buildings.
The hosts of friends of Mrs. Hugh
l.. Miller in this city will learn with
deep regret of the death Of her father,
Mr.. S. Morgan Smith, which occur
red on Sunday, in Los Angeles, Cal,
where he and Mrs. Smith were visit
ing their son. Mrs. Miller and her
sister were touring in Europe and
were cabled for to Paris, and arrived
in Los Angeles in time to be with
their father in his last hours. The
remains are now on their way to
their home in York, Pa, for inter
ment.
The firing of a pistol several times
on Walnut street Saturday night
caused some excitement and attract
ed quite a crowd. A deputy sheriff
and a policeman were in hot pursuit
of a negro who was burning the wind
while the officers were burning pow
der. The negro, whose name is Geo.
Coley, had tried to steal a suit OF
clothes from Barna Finkelstein. The
negro had the clothes under his arm
when the proprietor came up and
grabbed hold of the negro and shout
ell for the police. In an effort to free
himself the negro bit Mr. Flnkelstein
o. the finger. When the officers
reached .the scene the negro Was fly
ing down the sidewalk with the vest
to a suit of clothes under his arm
The officers began to fire their pistols
and the negro ran into the yards Of
Dewey Bros. Machine shops, where
he surrendered after the officers came
up and continued firing. The negro
was given a hearing next morning
and sent to Jail to await the pleasure
of the Superior Court.