Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-07-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

morrow. The ARGUS wishes the
boys fine time.
THERE will be a Demorest contest
for the silver medal at Woodland on
the evening of the 30th inst. The
exercises will begin promptly at 8
o'clock. Everybody is invited
ACCORDING to the constitution of
the Cleveland and Carr Campaign
Club of Goldsboro township, its
regular meetings will be held on the
1st and 3rd Thursday nights of the
months in this city.
IT is pleasure to THE ARGUS to
note that our esteemed townsman
Mr.. W. F. Kornegay was unani-
mously reelected President of the
North Carolina R R. Cnmpany, at
the an'.ual meeting of its Board of
Hirectars az Greensboro last Thurs
aay.
YHE large new pipe organ for St.
Paurs NJ. p. Church in this city has
been shipped and is expected to ar
rive this week. It was necessary to
enlarge the choir room at the rear
of the chancel in order to accommo-
date the instrument, which work
has been completed.
His many friends here will regret
deeply to learn that Mr.. Sam I'll,
Edwards, the popular salesman at
Mr. G. T. Hrift1u's, and ce-propriett i
Of the St. James Hotel, was sum
moned to his home, near Snow Hill,
early Saturday morning by the
sudden death of married sister.
HAVE yau sefp the latest thing in
togpe It is an outfit Of flying fans
propelled by q water motor in the din
ing room of the st. James Hotel. 1t
is the invention of a genius, and the
flying fans give a mountain temper
atpEe and an oaeaae preese to the
spacious room. You should see the
thing work.
The most terrific rain ever expe-
riencel in these parts-a regular
CLOUD bnrst-ylsitea this city and
section about midnight Saturday
night, Our streets for , few mo-
mcnts ran like rivers and several
trees about the city were blown down
by The strong wind that accompanied
the passing shower.
The busiest man in town these
DAYS is Mr.. Ed. T.. Edmundson, at
u,s gsnetal STORE on Walnut STREET
apnpsite the Lotel Kennon, He is
receiving and displaying large line
of new goods, varied aud attractive
and that are selling lively, giving
the smack of Fall times, and flush
times to that vicinity.
The representatives of the Colds.
bero Fire Department to the Ashe
vile tournament last week, Messrs
6. e. Malpus and Cicero Pearsall
have returned, and they report "nf
flies" on Asheville. They say thai
the city in the "Land of the Sky
did herself proud in the cordial wei
come she extended to her numerous
visitors.
Hr. Chas, G.. Joyner, the we'll
known and everywhere popular ha
manufacturer of Baltimore, was il
the city yesterday on one of his regu
lar visits to our business men, ant
his many friends here were glad e.
see him. Charley commands 70
his house the best II ..de in the State
He is " to the manner born an,
always stands by his own people.
The double store on North Wal
nut street, formerly occupied by MI
I. s. ID. Sauls, and now the propert
of Mr.. /. B. Fonvielle, the grocer, j
being thoroughly overhauled, re
painted and remodeled, and whe
completed it will be palatial com
mercial establishment indeed,
will be occupied by Mr.. Fonviell
himself for his commodious grocer
business.
Mr. s. III. Denmark, book-keepe
of Smith & Yelverton, where he hs
been in constant ser, zee for nun
Der of years, has been enjoy ing
much needed vacation, which he hs
been spending on trip to Sa1atog
the Catskill mountains and Wasl
ington City, where his son Geore
and family reside, and where b
wife has been visiting in the mea,
time. They are expected home tn
evening.