Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-06-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.

exeesd anything ever before expert
enced ia the history of the road.
To let-some advertising space IN
THE ARGUS to some of the business
men of Goldsboro who are not repre-
sented in these columns. Pity It's
'tis true
AccoRDiaa to the constitution OF
the order, Fl. l.. Loucks, of South
Dakota. who is First fice-Presldent
of the National Farmers Alliance,
will succeed Col. L. l. Polk as Fresl-
dent.
THE Third Party meeting in this
city Saturday had 81 voting attend
ance by actual count. This Is about
the size Of it in Wayne county.
Good bye, third party, good bye!
We do not often call local atten-
ton to the editorial page of THE
ARGUS, but will the newly converted
of our community give their atteh-
ton to it this morning, as special
invitation.
SOME very fine specimens Of the
Pink Irish potatoes were left at our
office yesterday by our esteemed
Young farmer friend MFR. j. ID.
Howell, of the Salem section, who
believes in diversified crops and
prospers in his profession
The entire brick walls of the
court house have been painted to
correspond with it's new metal roof,
and altogether the building, when
the finishing touches are put upon
it, will be quite imposing and very
creditable to the county.
IT is pleasure to THE ARGUS to
be able to announce that the Presby-
tefian congregation have extended a
call to the pastorate of their church
to Rev. H.G. Miller. of Berkley, Va.
who on Sunday of last week preached
such an excellent sermon here.
The W. P. Fife Union Thanks
giving service at st. PauPs NJ. 4.
Chureh Sunday afternoon was a glo.
rious glad time of thronged attend
ance, and from it new and abiding
influence went forth, we feel assured
to permeate the community and
bless it.
SOME unsophisticated colored man
in tampering with the ropes OF ths
fire bell Sunday morning caused the
"striker" to hit the bell just one tap
but it was sufficient to cause the evel
alert Mr.. Jas. Stafford, driver of the
Goldsboro Hose wagon No. 1, to bs
hitched up and out at the hote
corner ready for business in just one
minute and seconds.
In conversation yesterday with a
friend from Pitt county he told uE
that on Thursday he was in field
of corn of $50 acres, in the Griftor
section, that was shoulder high, anC
crops were phenomenally advanced
Cotton squares are abundant. I'll
also says that in tLis much favored
section the only evidence of th
Third Party infatuates exist.
The death of Miss Lola M. Gran
than, daughter of ex-sheriff D. A
Grantham, occurred Friday night
at the home of her uncle in Gran
tham's township, of consumption, af
ter long and lingering illness, in til
23d year of her age. The funera
was held at the old >homestea
Saturday, where the interment wa
made.
THE young people of our cit
we're royalty entertained Friday even
ing at the hospitable home of MI
and Mrs. L. B. Hyman. Ther
were seventy young ladies and ger
tlemen in attendance. Dellclou
refreshments were served and a mo;
delightful social evening was spen
in general versation, music, sing
ing and recitations.
The North Carolina Departemer
of Agriculture have just prepare
the crop returns from every count
in the State, and up to June 1st tt
prospects indicate the growing CROP
as follows; Wheat 93 IA; Oats SO
.; Rye99 2; Rice GA La; Cotton s
IA; Corn SO 1-9; Tobacco 04. Swe,
Potatoes "a 1-3; Glover 81 1-2; Il
creased percentage of hogs raised 6
Fruit Gu.
Mr.. E. Ros ,uthal is in New Yor
where he wenv 20 be present at Il
graduating Of his son Albert fro
the College of Civil Engineering
the Empire City. Albert graduat
with such distinction, We are glad
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