Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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MISS Ada G. Humphrey left yes
terday for Winston, on visit to Mr..
and Mrs, P. G. Humphrey,
If you are in business and desire
trade, have recourse to the adveI tls-
ing columns of The ARGUS.
CUT worms are said to be playing
sad havoc with young corn during
this cool, wet spell; of weather.
MISS Anna Privett, to the great
pleasure of her many friends here,
is at home again from her studies in
New York.
The first corn tassel of the season
vas shown US yesterday by Mr.. w.
e. Startling; from his field on the
fertile hills of Eastern Goldsboro.
Mrs. A. D. Ward, who was sum-
moned to Wilmington last week by
the serious illness of her daughter,
has returned home, leaving the latter
much improved.
Four fine boxes of beans, the first
of the season, were shipped from
this city yesterday to the North by
Capt J. w. Lamb, who has quite
promising field of them.
tn. candidates for county offices
are more numerous this year than
we have ever known, and it is SO
early. in the season that, doubtless, all
the returns are not yet in.
His many friends here were glad
to see on our streets yesterday Mr..
Geo. W. Best, whose recent extreme
illness caused US all SO much alarm.
He is almost himself again, we are
glad to know.
How would it do for Wayne
county to have a grand old-time
Democratic rally and barbecue and
ratify the State Democratic ticket !?
1t would be just the thing; and bar
becue is IN season. Let's do it.
HIS many friends here were glad
to greet in the city DR.. J. D. Roberts,
of Durham, formerly superintendent
of the Eastern Hospital near this
place. He was returning from the
Medical convention at Greensboro.
The meetings preliminary to the
Fife meetings will commence in the
Baptist Church tonight at o'clock.
These are union services and all are
cordially invited. Those who will
volunteer to sing are requested to
occupy the front seats and to come
early.
THE management of the "Alham-
bra" have closed that establishment,
and will take charge of the st. James
Hotel, on the European plan, as
soon as it's present proprietor, Mr.. F.
L. Castex, opens ''The Kennon," !"
which will probably be about the
middle of June.
The revival meeting that is being
conducted in the Webbtown chapel
by Rev. B. r. Hall, of st. Paul's M.
+. Church is growing daily in in
tefeSL anu gracious results. Already
there have been eight conversions,
and many are being awakened to in
terest in their spiritual welfare.
The beautiful little poem sSym-
pathy," which we are permitted to
publish this morning,is production
of real merit, and is from the pen
of our highly esteemed young frierd
and townsman, Mr.. r. A. P. Smith,
who is now engaged on the staff OF
the Athens (Ga.) Herald, and is ste
the manner born"
THOSE who do the team traffic o1
onr city should be required to OBJ
serve the ordinance prescribing thai
they shall not abandon their teams
unguarded upon the public streets
The ordinance is one of the best W.
have for the public safety-and ii
no hardship upon those to whom il
relates, since they make their livli
hood by their teams, and, as gen
eral thing, are only loafing wher
their teams are left unattended. LIE
the ordinance be enforced,