Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the CITY.

the firm of q Ange, put
from which he has retired and is again
exclusively at his old stand at the cor
ner of John and Walnut streets, is i'm
proving from his recent attack of ILL
ness, his many friends will be Eglad to
know, and hopes soon to be out again.
surprise marriage occurred in our
city yesterday afternoon, he contract
ing parties being Miss Margaret G..
Max well, of Dover, N. c., and Mr..
Herman Sasser, yard master for the
Southern Railway, of this city. The
bride is a daughter of Mr.. L.. X. Max
well, formerly a resident of this city,
and was only up here, as was supposed,
to spend the holidays, with relatives.
The ARGUS joins their many friends in
wishing the young couple a full meas
ure of life's joys and prosperity.
Mr., Walter C. Denmark returned
last night from a business trip to Ra-
leigh, where he perfected arrangements
with the well known florist house OF j.
L. O'Quinn, of that city. to open a
branch house in this city, in eonnec-
ton with his walnut street store,
where he will keep Mt all times a COM
plete assortment Of cut flowers and
ported plants, ferns, palms. etc. tor
sale. This il quite an advantage to
our citizens, and we hope they will
show their appreciation by bestowing
q generous patronage upon our pro-
gressive young townsman.
The city police yesterday arrested a
negro by the name Of Squire De Graffn-
ried for selling miscellaneous articles
which, the officers are satisfied, are
stolen goods. When discovered he had
disposed Of two double barrel breach
loading guns, q single barrel pump
gun, six shot, at IS each; a pistol at g.;
also about one hundred pounds of
white meat, and a clock made by the
New Haven Clock Co. The guns and
clock were apparently taken from a
store, as they show no signs of having
been used. The police are holding the
man and will be glad to secure any in
formation that may lead to b 1oca-
ton of the robbery.
The Atlantic Coast Line, that SO sell
dom has an accident, started the new
year with a wreck Of Capt. Golfers
train, on the Smithfeld branch, this
morning, near Hollis Mill, just beyond
Princeton, on its outward trip. Owing
to the breaking of a rail the engine and
two cars were ditched and badly de-
-oIichn6 ond nnninnor nEin was
painfully injured about the head and
sca1ded by escaping steam about the
legs, but his hosts Of friends here will
be grateful to learn that his injuries,
while painful, are net thought to be
serious. His fireman was also hurt
bat not to sny great extent. Beth were
brought to this city on the Southern a
neon and are now ut their respective
homes. The wrsekiRg train and crew
have gone 10 ths scene Of the accident
aNy for q brief visit this Morning who
If their presence had been generally
known would have been given a. wArm
o reception NJ they received en- ths oc-
s0aion hat was the saEss Of thsir visit
this mernlng-but, Of course. d1Rsrsnt,
As it was they met Incidentally, while
waiting for their trains, several old
Confederate Soldiers, and when they
esame mutually knows, it was bsau-
tiful and pathetic to see how they
warmed up to one Another-they who
had stood in battle array and faced
and fought each other in deadly con
hict On many a holly contested field
where brave men dared and heroes
died in the years of "the sixties,' now
passed into history with glory enough
Of gallant daring and heroic endurance
on both sides to render the fame of the
Blue and the Gray forever peerless
and the American Soldier the highest
type Of military genius. The two
visitors in question were Maj. A. P
Pease, of Boston, and Col. B. S. At
wood, of Whitman, Mass, and they
were both members of the federal regi
Rsnt that in 1862 took part in the at.
tempt to capture Goldsboro, getting az
far as the railroad bridge over Neuse
river, where they were engaged in g
Asrce skirmish and driven back. They
same to the city last night and, early
sAis morning drove out to the scene O.
tae fight, which too place just forty.
ave years & last month. The ARGUS
man had the pleasure OF meeting them
md, being OF the younger generation
ID was gratifying to us to witnesses with
what splendid spirit these " eterans O.
tho Blue met our Veterans of the
Gray ms brave men should meet who
know what courage is. Should they
ever visit Goldsboro again they NAV hf