Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-04-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

GA0 O1UYs |
Daniel J. Sully is an Owlish man
in an interview. He is not telling
the masses what he intends doing in
the cotton market.
The death of Mr.. Isaac Williams,
80 years of age, occurred at his home
in Grantham's township, Thursday
morning, of drOpsy.
There is to be given a Social, for
the benefit of st. Paul carpet fund,
at the home of Mrs. Jack VinsOn,on
South Slocumb street, Wednesday,,
April 26. The public are cordially
invited.
The Southern interstate cotton con-
vention has declared in favor of a re-
duction of acreage. Farmers who
take advantage of this to "work the
rabbits footn on the other fellow will
doubtless pay for it in the prices for
the next crop.
The town of Fremont is moving
for a graded school. 1t has long need
ed such an institution and the grow
ing wonder has been Over its long
delay in establishing one. But the
people up there are thoroughly
aroused now and are in earnest, and
an election has been called on the
question.
The ARGUS recognizes that Thos.
Ruffn Camp, Confederate Veterans,
of Wayne county, has honored itself
in comforting upon Miss Minnie SlO-
cumb, of this city, the honor of be-
ing sponsor for their camp at the
coming annual reunion ofthe United
Confederate Veterans, which comes
off this year at Louisville, KY, in
June.
Mr.. W. H. Griffin has lust pur.
chased the handsome Watts home,
on the corner of John and Spruce
streets, for So, 600 cash. This hai
been a very interesting case, involv
ing the construction of a will, anC
two appeals from decisions of thu
Superior Court, the last decision O
the Supreme Court affirming a sale
The case has been pending abou
three years, and was effected by tn
Humphrey Gibson Company ant
MI. w. G. Munroe.
Friday morning about IL O'Clock
Leslie Groom, a young negro DO.
about IS years of age, made an uI
successful attempt to break into MI
r. E. Pipkin's money drawer, whic
is located in the rear of the store
Young Groom is employed at Ami
Croom's restaurant, near by, an
picked his chance and entered th
store from the back door while til
clerical force were engaged at til
front. A policeman was notified
aud when he went to the restaurar
TO arrest the negro he made a brea
for liberty with the police officer an
q number of others in hot pursui
He was finally captured near tt
cemetery and brought back an
placed in the lookup.
Some one entered the wholesa.
store OF J. W:Isler &C.,, Thurs nigl
about IL O'Clock, and broke open tt
money drawer and stole what chang
the drawer contained, amounting
something like $500. There wei
evidently two or o in the party
az the entrance was made throug
the upper story back window, b
one Of the party getting on a M,
lasses barrel, which was on the GU
side, and being assisted by the othe
party to the upper window, from
whence he climbed down into th
store. After procuring the none
the thief opened the back door an
made his escape, leaving the doc
open. Police officer Smith found til
door open Immediately after goin
on his beat at 1 O'Clock, and watcl
ed the store until next morning, bl
the thief never returned. The none
was all that could be missed.