Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Goldsboro Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Debele,
who will make their home here, Mr..
Debele representing the Standard Oil
Company for this section.
Our Office had the pleasure today Of
avisit from the genial Mr.. D. F. Lynch
representing Buffalo Bills Wild West
Shows. He informs us thai this famous
attraction will be in Goldsboro on Oc-
tober 18th.
The two fire companies have return
ed from the tournament, and though
they did not capture all the prizes we.
expected they would, yet Goldsboro is
not less proud of her fire department,
but is rather confirmed in the belief
that she has the best in the State.
The remains of the late w. c. Park
err, the freight engineer of the South
ern, who lost his life in the headon col
lision at Auburn Tuesday night, were
brought to this city, and after funeral
service in ST. Paul church Thursday
morning, conducted by Rev. w. P.
Constable, were laid to rest in Willow
Dale cemetery, beside his young wife,
who preceded him to the grave only a
few months ago.
The jury summoned last evening by
Coroner Carl e. Stanley to inquire into
the killing of the negro m which
was reported in yesterdays issue of the
ARGUS, rendered the following verdict
this morning: "That Ida Battle came
to her death from a gun shot wound at
the hands of Lee Martin; that said kill
ing was unlawful. but was not premed-
itated or wilful." The prisoner was
held for the coming session of court.
Mr.. A. O.. Clement, whose photo
graphic studio suffered q severe fire
recently, has completely refitted his
rooms and is now prepared to meet his
customers at the same place, No. lis
W. Centre st. The apartments are
finished with elegant style and present
an attractive appearance. After the
completion of improvements that
Mr.. Clement further proposes to make,
his studio will be second to none in
Eastern North Carolina.
Two negro Leila and Ida
Observation-Disclosures character
OF this city, got into some kind of a
controversy Thursday about noon, and
Leila Selling a shot gun discharged the
load into ida's breast, killing her in
stantly. There was only one witness
to the affair, a colored woman, who
say the sisters were frolicking and
were not angry with each other and
that the fatality was a pure accident.
Leila gave herself up Immediately to
the sheriff.
We have just received q copy of the
handsome new catalogue of Kings
Business College, at Raleigh, which
tells in an admirable way the progress
being madeI by this institution. II
furnishes detailed description of the
practical courses offered and contains
numerous high grade illustrations. TIC
those desiring a mercantile or general
business education, no better college
can be recommended than this excel.
len school, which is within a two
Jul IIO0 HUH HOI10s
The tenderest sympathy of all oul
people, too deep for expression, goes
out to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh A. Murrill
OF Charlotte, in the death Of their little
daughter Kathleen, 10 years old, which
occurred Wednesday at z o'clock, of ty.
phoid fever, in the hospital of this city
whittier she was brought from More.
head several days ago for treatment
Every attention of skilled physicians
and nursessswas lavished upon the lit
tie girl, but the deadly blight was upo1
her, which no human power coul6
stay, while fond parents, anguishinf
in the lowering shadow Of their frs
great mutual sorrow, prayed that sht
might not die, and loving kindred
and friends lowered round them yearn
ing to succor them by all human en-
deavor. C But He who is Love, and too
wise to err, had need for the child-"o
such is the Kingdom OF Heaven. TIL,
remains were tenderly borne to thu
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Jno
w. Thompson, at the residence of Rev
A. r. Morgan, Wednesday night, ant
Thursday, after q brief funeral service
by Rev. w. p. Constable, at home
were taken to Charlotte, over the South
ern, accompanied by the heart broke,
parents and several relatives, and will
many beautiful floral tributes.