Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-11-09

Ar. Jno< t.. Exuaas of Fremont, /
was in the city today on business. !
Extensive repairs are being madei
to the old ArABgton4{ote1, both IN
side and out.
DIR. and Mrs. Williams Spicer and
Miss Balsley, have returned from a !
visit to Wilson,
Mrs. Hull, 81 AshevilIe, arrived
today to visit her sister, Mrs. 3, p.
Foster.
Mr.. E. G. Denmark, OF Fayette
vile, spent Sunday III the city with
his parents, MI. and Mrs. w. s..
Denmark.
Mrs. Henry Lee, Mrs. Frank Can
non and Miss Nan Canu6d returned
this morning fromSBaltiLnoTe aud
Richmond.
Spot cotton sold freely on this
market today at I1sl6.e Receipts
about 100 bales. There Is no better
cotton. market ir~ the State than
GoIdsboro, our buyers'aiways paying
the very top of the market.
MI. &. r. Dempsey, for tho past
eighteen years section master on the
A. G. L yard of this city, has re-
signed his position to accept road
master's.place on the Sea Board Air
line road, with headquarters at
Helena, Ga.
Our venerable toWnsman Mr.. 4.
II. Keaton, who has been spending
some time with his daughter Mrs.
Moore, in Wilmington, has returned
to the city and is az the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Fonvielle, on East
Walnut Street.
The sold ho5s'' sale of unclaimed
express packages took place at the
Banner Warehouse Saturday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock and created con-
siderable excitement and aft 3rded 4
great deal of amusement for the large
crowd ia attendance. A number OF
valuable articles were purchased st d
more song while 0m9 paid As high
as a dollar and a half for q package
of AImanacs out OF date.
The negro boy who was injured by
the Southern shifting engine, men
toned in yesterdays ARGUS, was
carried 10 the GOidsboro Hospital,
where he was examined by Drs
Thee. CHM and Roger a, Smith
They found the skull fractured, witt
an edge of bone pressing upon tn,
brain. The Doctors trepanned tn
skull, raised tue depressed bone
tied up one of the blood vessels 0
the brain, and sew6d the membrane
covering the brain, which Wete bad
~ torn. The patient is doing Yer,
well and will recover. Here is an
other instance Of the surgical ski
ana medical efficiency of Goidsbor
physicians-just what the ARGU
has been claiming for them VIII
prideful constaucy for years. Let
have a hospital equal to every emel
gency.
The registration books Tor tn
coming election to determine Whethe
or not G0ldsboro shall have open 81
looms or continue prohibition are no7
open. 4 new registration is not II
quired, but it viii be wise for every
body TO see to it personally that the
ere properly registered. Ii you nav
moved from one ward to another,
will be necessary for you to registf
in this ward before you are entltla
to vote. Don't fail TO lock into til
matter and see TO it that your nan
is on the registration books. III
following are the places Of registrl
ton: First Ward-D0n scott
stables; Second Ward-City Hal
Third Ward-Arlingt0n H0te
Fourth Ward-Creech's store.
@. W. Ward, a young white ma
Mailing from LaGrange, an employ
of the Souteern railway was brough
to this city last night, by a SOuther
railway detective by the name {
J. G. Ahern, aud turned over to tn
authorities and placed IN jail. War
is charged with raising a check
given to him By the Southern aa
thorities, from $2l.60 to $71.6C
Ward purchased some goods from
Mr.. Nathan Edwards, at the store c
MI. Asher Edwards, about hft8e
days ago, AL gave the cheek i
payment Of same, and resolved til
change. Nothing was thought of tn
matter until q lew days ago, WheI
Mr.. Edwards received n)bice thai
the check had beea raised As ab0y'
stated.
Tom Parks, a uiddte-ag3I negro
was staboe1 to death by an35ho or q;
gro about Is years of age, by tt
name of Ja553 Jack5o1, IN the 10 We
edge Of this county, a0)1t tea mile
from Boston, Saturday night aboU
8 O'Clock. Tae trouble occurred at
corn shuc6iuy. TIE parties presen
ware all bringing, an a general tra
aght e1519d. PARKS was siappln
negcoa5 do va right sal left. Yod1
Jackson pulled out his knife al
stabbed PARKS IN the throat sever
times and he fell bla3itns to Il
ground. PARKS also had q knife
his han but was unable to use
After getting Ia his bloody WOE
Jackson made good his escape and
still at lar GO. Parks was taken
by friends and carried to LlGrar
for medical treatment, but died
the way. Coroner Thomas Hill 9
Sheriff Stevens are at the scene
make an investigation.
The Merchants Association Il
an important meeting up stairs
the Borden building last night.
large crowd of the representa-
business men Of the city were pl
eut and the future plans Of the Al
citation were outlined and discus
at considerable length. The A
citation is thoroughly organized,
as soon as the printed matter
been turned over to the Secretar
which will bedQasin a day or tW
work will begin in n EV