Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-22

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"tempers justice with mercy"-an at
tribute that 10Th indeed beft and be-
come a judge.
Col. w. B. Fort, of Pikeville, was in
the city Monday, having with him as his
guest, Mr.. BENZ. Herring, Of Tallehas-
Sc, Fla, who was the engineer of the
Merrimac in it's famous engagement
with the Monitor, off Hampton Roads.
Mr.. Herring is on his way to the James
town Exposition, and stopped over
to see his old companion Of Confederate
Navy service.
The drawing of plans for Goldsboro's
new High School, that is to occupy the
eminence on East Walnut street re
Gently purchased for that purpose from
Mr.. A. u. Kornegay, EN- bracl1g an en-
| tire square, has been awarded to a Ra-
leigh firm of architects, and one OF
them was down here last week viewing
the lay of the ground before beginning
the design of the buildings.
The County Board OF Education, at
its special meeting here Moday, without
an opposing vote, located the County
High School for the northern section of
the county at PikeviI1e, which
sive little town not only gives, through
its citizens, four acres of ground and
81, 900 free to the school, but pledges to
vote out the dispensary and vote in the
school under a special tax. Q for
Pikevi1le.
The grand jury today brought in two
true bills for capital offences against
prisoners now in our county jail. One
of these was for murder in the first de-
gree against lobe Wilson, colored, for
the murder of an old eolored woman,
Sarah Cooper, for completely in which
crime another coIored youth is now
serving 80 years in the penitentiary.
The other was a true bill tor bur
glary against the negro Jonas Fillmore,
whose capture we noted in these col
} umns some days ago.
Hon. w. S. OBJ. Robinson will ad-
dress the citizens of the White Hall
section, in that town, on Saturday
afternoon of this week, at $3.50 o'clock,
in behalf of the special school tax that
district is to vote on next month.
f Judge Robinson as a boy i've al
White Hall, and ,cherishes the ~associa-
; tions of his childhood years there in
> pleasing remembrance, and has even
taken a lively interest in the welfare
of the people of that section. That he
will make them a good speech, there
fare, ON next Saturday, goes without
saying.
The attendance at court thus far this
, week has been unusually large
especially of .oolered people. who sit
idly all the day long and aimlessly
watch the court proceedings. Like the
English sparrow, the African, who was
, a forced Immigrant to this country
faoeks to the towns and cities. Eschew
ing the country and honest, healthfu
j toll in thef fields the eseauestred cabir
and the "ole banjo" when the day,
) work was done, the,d descendants of th.
. ante-belluM negro lis becoming very
, much lik 9 the English sparrow-a cit,
q sea venger and q pestilenee.
The game of ball yesterday between
the leans and the fats, under the au
spices OF the Eclipse Fire Company
was an eminent success, and was SUI
stained with 4comanendahle zest from
:, start to finish by the players on bot
sides-but especially by the fats, who
: Notwithstanding the warm weathe an,
:, the unusual exercise, stuck to the gam
to h close, and crowded the leans s.
closely that the score stood lie to II il
favor OF the leans. lit was a Rne gam
Throughout, and was thoroughly on
ijoyed by the large crowd inattandance
s Features of the game Were theeEcellen
pitching n superb catching Of Lesli
o Yelverton and Walte< Fox, respective
ly, he field work of Bob PipkAn an,
Frank Edmundson and the base run
ming of John Dortch.
Il The speech of Hon. w. w. Kitehil
today. at the recess hour. in the conr
house, WAS heard by a large and repre-
sentative audience of Wayne count,
citizens and listened to throughout it
@ nearly two hours duration with una
S bated interest and real enjoyment. MI
Kitchin is not only a pleasing speaker
entertaining, instructive, persuasive
q and convincing, but he is a eharmin,
personality and made many new friend
lamong those who had not known hin
before, while he had many ok
friends and staunch advocates in on
county before his coming here today
: His speech today has strengthened
the Democratic party's positions ane
tenets as to trusts combines and
-onOpolia and paada claor tho ;..s4io,