Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-05-07

A1lS hS"O LAS bCCb SN0 wa Wy IL
people in this city thatAmOs Philips,
a young negro, who some time ago
drove a delivery wagon for Mr.. w.
r. Thompson, was killed in West
Virginia, where he went ON time
ago to work in the Pocahontas coal
mines. He left here with an agent
of the Company, who furnished the
negro money to pay his railroad fare.
1t is reported that Philips was trying
to run away and get rid of the debt
and that he was shot by the over
seers.
Last Thursday at 1870 o'clock at
the residence of the bride in Fork
township, Mr.. Jno. R.. Smith, TX
sheriff of the county and eX-superin-
tendent of the penitentiary, was hap
PLY married to Mrs. 4. Ophelia
Crawford, Rev. H. E. Trip of the
Methodist Church performing the
ceremony. Only a few Of their init
mate friends witnessed the simple
ceremony. The gallant groom has
weather, d the storms of So winters,
while the popular bride has watch
ed the roses bloom for 81 summers.
They are both well known through
out the county and have each a host
of friends who will extend c%ongratu-
lations and good wishes.
The weather has been so very
tickle this Spring that we fear it has
destroyed all the poetic sentiment in
our good friend and exclusive ARGUS
| poet ~. NJ. H." as it now appears
probable we will not be permitted to
| regale readers with his Wonted
poem on Spring. Or perhaps-''J.
NJ. H.", being a city alderman-the
street paving conditions and conse-
quent "cussing'' etc. etc., together
| with "IectiOneering" for reelection
has initiated against the Indulgence
by 81. NJ. H" in that repose of mind
50 essential for cathing the soft whis-
perings Of the poetic muse and weav-
ing them into verse. But however
| all this may be, we are now persuad-
ed that Spring has come to abide the
season, for Maj. Larry Bass went
fishing Tuesday.
Work was begun Monday on a
new jail for Wayne county. The
building will cost $40, 900 and will be
located in front of the old Jail build
ing, which is a substantial structure
but is too small to accommodate the
crowd of persons that accumulate be-
| tween courts and the county road
force at the same time. 1t is prob
able that the old building will be
used entirely for the road force. The
new structure will be an ornament
to the court house square, which is
one of the most picturesque in the
State. 1t will be equipped with cleo
trio lights, water works and sewer
age and will be constructed on scien-
tifc sanitary principles. Messrs.
Porter & Goodwin, contractors of this
city, have the contract for the brick
and stone work and Messrs. Pauly
Bros, jail builders, Of st. Louis, have
the contract to put in the cells and do
the iron and steel work.
Mr.. T. E. Yelverton, who leads
the life of a bachelor on his splendid
farm near Fremont, sold last week
to Mr.. w. X. Parker, of this city,
81 bales Of cotton for 10B cents per
| pound. Mr.. Parker says that the
will average strict middling, and
that it is the finest lot of cotton that
he has ever see during the many
years that he has been buying the
feecy staple. All Of the cotton is
not from last years crop. In fact,
Mr.. Yelverton has had some of it for
! some years. If he had sold some of
it when it was first ready for market
he would not have received owe 6
cents. He has been selling the low
grades of his crop from time to time
and kept the best for better prices.
The lot that he sold yesterday has
not been weighed yet and it is i'm
possible now to tell just what the
amount of his check will be, but it is
safe to predict that it will be at least
$4,000.