Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-04-20

yesterday to spend several days.
QUITE a number of handsome
new residences ard many additions
and improvements to old ones are
under way in this city We go for
ward.
The pea fields in this vicinity are
white with bloom and rich with pro
mise of abundant crops, provided no
late frost comes to kill the early
fruitage.
STRAWBERRIES are coming in nus
merously en- this market-all home
grown and full ripe. This is a
great country of ours, if we would
only appreciate it as we should.
DR.. J. S. Bizzell, of the popular
grocery finn of Bizzell Bros. & Co.,
left yesterday fo- Norfolk and
Hampton Roads, to take in the COM
ing review of the great war ships of
the world.
SUPERIOR court for Wayne county
will convene in this city next Mon
day Of next week, April II. Judge
Brown, who held the last term of
court here and won golden opinions,
will preside.
THE secretary Of the lodge of
Ancient Order United Workmen in
this city Thursday paid over to Mrs.
B. E. Smith the sum of two thous
and dollars, being the amount of the
policy held by her late husband in
that order.
THE criminal docket as it stood
at the opening of court Monday
morning with 80 cases, was rapidly
disposed of during the day, and,
pending the occasional reports from
the grand jury, work on the civil
docket is progressing,
III 3 funeral services of Mrs. E. E.
Wescott, of Chapel Hill, wer econ
Quoted yesterday afternoon at the
FIRST Baptist church, of which she
was an honored member. Her hus-
band and her daughter. Mrs. Fred
Smith and children, were present.
> They have the heartfelt sympathy
Of many friends here,
The work of digging a leve
foundation along the "West End
of Walnut street for the stone pave
ment it is to receive similar to the
East end of Walnut and East and
West Centre %streeta, was begun
Monday and pushed with COM
mendahle dispatch throughout the
day. By degrees We expect to see
Goldsboroshaye some Of the finest
thoroughfares in the world.
ONE Of the most e~rioyable feat.
ures-and a truly magnanimcus act
of the picnic dinner of the Colds.
boro Rifles ON Thursday was mad
veltently omitted in yesterday
ARGUS, The dinner was spr ad ur.
der the trees near the Odd Fellows
Orphanage, and the Rife boys, eve
thoughtful and generous, invited al
the little orphans out to take dinner
with them-and waited on the It'll,
mes with all possible care.
The marriage of Mr.. Rigdon 6
Best, of this city. and Mrs. Mar,
Grant, widow Ct the late Ichabot
Grant, of this county. took place il
Newbern Tuesday evening, M
W. G. Brinson, ] P, officiating
The groom returned to the cit,
yesterday and Mrs. Best, who i
visiting relatives in Craven county
is expected home Saturday. Tn
ARGUS wishes them all happiness
A NEW and well equipped estab.
lishment for the repairing of carts
buggies and other vehicles and shoe
ing of horses has been opened at tn
corner of John and Market streets
opposite Mr.. Ginn's grocery, and i
conducted by Messrs. johnson, Sum
merlin & Hooks, who are all compe
tent Yorkmen and thoroughly re
liable. THE ARGUS wishes the ne1
enterprise abundant patronage an
long prosperity.
The bicycle fever is still on tn
rise in this vicinity. The splendi,
new half-mile race course that MI
Geo. D. Benefits just ~completin
on his recently purchased propert
at the South end Of this city, is FIRE
quented every afternoon by number
of bfoyolist. on their flashing an
dashing s.wheels"; and all enjoy tn
invigorating exercise i%mmensel,
There is talk of getting up a rae
tournament for tie goth OF May.
LITTLE Will Hyman, the nephe'
of Mr.. Z. B. Hyman, had a danger
GUS fall yesterday morning audit
miraculous that he escaped at al
and more 80 that no bones even WEI
broken. He was in the second stor
of Mr.. John Slaughter's new res
dence, now in course of constructor
and in stepping on a plank it tippe
with him and he fell to the fot
below. MI. Slaughter saw the lit
fellow as he fell and rushed to hi
In great fear lest he had been kille
The little fellow was unconscious
first, but he oon rallied and is a
parently all right again, exec.
rather sore from the fall.