Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-03-03

There is a very handsome large
crayon picture of Hon. M. w. Ran
som on exhibition 1t the Higgins
Drug Company's store that is being
very much admired by all who see
it. The work was done largely by
a GOldsbOrO bOy-an artist of rare
gifts and bright promise, Mr. Jno.
E. Hage, who is now EMPLOYED in an
| Asheville studio. The picture is the
property of MI. Jno. w. Edwards.
The services in ST. Mary's Cath
| Ollie church Sunday morning were
unusually beautiful and impressive.
The sermon by Father Elmer Staple
ton, brother of the pastor, was One of
the finest expositions of doctrine ever
heard in this city, and the High
Mass sung by the choir, under the
supervision of Mrs. A. E. Freeman,
assisted by Miss Estelle Edwards as
organist and Miss Essie Edwards in
the singing, was fully up to the
highest standard of excellence.
Early in March Col. T. III. Balm,
of this city, Inspector-General of the
National State Guard, will begin the
annual inspection of the companies,
naval divisions, batteries and bands
of the Guard, as required by law.
The officer of the regular army de-
tailed by the War Department to
make the annual inspection, under
the provisions of the new militia
law, will accompany Col. Balm on
his inspection tour, which is required
to be completed by the first of May.
The Craton-Winstead Company
has been incorporated with a capital
J stock of s., 900. The officers of the
company are Messrs. w. T. Dortch,
president; r.. w. Grafton, vice-presi-
, dent, w. II. Winstead, secretary and
treasurer. The directors are Messrs.
, w. t. Dortch, r. w. Grafton, w. H.
: Wlnstead, T. s. Williamson and w.
ii. GrisWold. The purpose for which
the company was organized is to
do a general insurance, real estate
and a rental business. The incorpo-
!, rator5 are all we'll known to the gen.
) eral public and besides being good
; business men have the confidence of
, the public.
An interesting case was heard by
, MI. Hugh Humphrey Wednesday in
: which the defendant was one Daniel
Jacobs, a colored man from the coun-
try, near Salem church, and the
charge vas bigamy, to which he
pleaded guilty, and, in default of a
$500 justified bond for his appearance
at court, was committed to Jail. ia
, cohs is an industrious negro and well
thought of in his neighborhood, and
/ in his plea of guilty he stated that
he had no idea he was violating the
4 law, as he had been separated from
wife No.. 1 for some years and thought
4 that time had given him a "divorce.
lment."
What promises to be an event OF
, real musical merit will come off a,
: the colored Presbyterian church in
8 this city on Sunday 1t will be 6
singing contest between the choir o
T the Wilson colored Presbyterian
church and the choir of the Colds
boro church, and the contest viii
consist of anthems and solos and viii
embrace the morning, afternoon anC
r. evening services, and the public
white and colored, are cordially in
. vited. Two solos and two anthems
q will be sung at each of the three ser
vices, and the judges will rendel
their decision at the close of thu
evening contest.
- His numerous friends in this cit,
u will regret to learn of the death O
- MI. James Berry Gardner, which oc
|, Cured Monday night, at his home il
- Saulston township at the old Gardne
homestead. He was we'll know
throughout the county, havin,
y served on the board of county com
missioners and having been once
candidate for sheriff. He was 4
ce years old and leaves one brother. w
to M. Gardner, and a wife and fou
ut small chiliren. The funeral wa
ne held from the homo Wednesday after
I'd noon at 2 O'clock and the intermen
made in tie family burying groun
G. on the plantation.
The sheriff of Nash county, who a,
; rived fro,n Greensboro Febrnar
25,h with a prlson-r-a whit
1r man named j. w. &. Collins, an
g. stopped over here between trans.
of now minis his prisoner. On arIivin
% here he made Inquiries for an Ot1ic-l
&c after awhile he found Officer Smith
at whom he asked to keep the prisone
for awhile. Mr.. Smith, of course
promised to dn 20, anil took tn
~ prisoner in chsr e. Thew strolle
around for awhile and just b fore tn