Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-05-11
Chr 0olteklp Argas
LOCAL BRIEFS.

ALREADY it is almost the mid-
die of May! Piums and "May
apples" will soon be in order-and
it said ,here will be lots of them
this year.
DRs. w. II. II. Cobb, Thos. Hill,
NJ. E. Robinson and W. J. Jones, of
this city, are il attendance at the
annual meeting of the State Medi-
cal Society at Raleigh this week.
Mrs. W. W. Walton, of States,
vile, N. c., nee Miss Fannie Event;
who has a wide circle friends In this
city. where she is always s welcome
visitor, is on a visit to her sister
Mrs. DR.. B. F. Arlington.
MISS NJ. Eliza Robinson, who is
Of the Faculty of Summerlin Insti-
tute, at Barlow, Fla, arrived home
yesterday morning for vacation, to
the great pleasure of her many
friends here.
A FINE herd of Holstein and Jer-
sey cows-the finest ever seen IN
these rarts-belonging to Mr.. L, B.
Parker, were driven through our,
city yesterday morning and were
greatly admired.
Mr. r. g. Powell, delegate from
Neuse Lodge |. O. o. F., and DR..
VIM. Cobb Whitfield, Superintend~
emf of the Odd Fellows Orphanage,
of this city, are It r ,leigh this week
attend rg the annual session Of the
State Grand Lodge.
HIS Excellencv Gov. Carr has
appointed Mr., J. F. SoutherEanl to
the place en- the board of Directors
o. the Eastern Hospital made vacant
by the resignation Of Mr.. l. S. ID.
Sauls, upon the l%atter's removal To
Norfolk.
Mrs. Lease-the same-says that
Chicago will sink some day So will
Mrs. Lease-lnto obscurity, clear
out Of sight, and will have been en-
tirely and absolutely and long since
forgotten while Chicago is yet il
the midst Of a growing glory.
The appointment Of Prot. E A
Alderman by President Cleveland
as one of the Board of Visitors to
West Point during the current
annual examination. is exceed ely
gratifying TO the many friends Of
Mr.. Alderman in this city and
section.
The bicycle fever abateth not in
this city. Five new high grade
"whe4is" have been ordered
this week, by as many gentlemen who
have mastered the graceful art and
become votaries to the healthful ex-
erc;se OF riding.
The remains of the late Jefer-
son Davis, president of the Confed-
crate States Of America, en route fol
their final resting place in Rich.
mond, will lie in state for severa
hours In Raleigh on May 3Oth
Many Of IA citizens will so up tc
Raleigh for the hallowed occasion.
THE U. S. Fish Comm ission'
tank car, that is hauling salt waite
and rare fish from Morehead Il
Chicago to the Worlds Fair, passel
down the load yesterday afternoon
on its third trip between the "City
by the Sea" and the great "Whitt
City, Of the West.
The bicycle feat of this section
has been accomplished by Mr.. E. B
Borden, Jr., of this city, and Mi
Andrew Flanner, of Wilmington
They went down to Seyen Spring
on their wheels Saturday Afternoon
and returned Sunday afternoon
making the return trip from start t
finish, a distance Of 20 miles in
hours and ten minutes.
The city's large four wheel paten
street scraper has been loaned to tn
County Commissioners by the Boar,
of Aldermen to do experiments
work on the county roads adi4cen
to Goldsboro. If the experimen
proves beneficial, as we are persuade
1t will, then a great stride has bee
made in behalf of better roads TO
this section-where they are indee
sorely needed.
The death of Rev. DIR, F. Il
Ivey, at one time pastor of the Bar
fist church of this city, occurred i
Augusta, Ga, on Thursday even
ing last, of paralysis. He was
man of deep learning and of wonder
full power in the pulpit, and he wa
esteemed every where for his earnes
ministry and sanity life. The il
telligence Of his death will be deepl
mourned in this city. He was bul
ried in Fayetteville, N. c., yesterda,
Our talented young friend an
townsman Mr.. Thos. Washington, {
the U. S. Navy, whose post of seryie
for the past several months has bee
in the Judge-advocate Generals o.
fee in Washington, has been az
pointed b. Secretary Herbert to
Of the corps Of officers Of the ne
a ship New York for her tri;
trip. This is quite an unusu'
honor, and we congratulate NJ
- Washington on his preferment.
The rice mill in this city, tn:
for several seasons past has bee
owned and operated by the Nations
Rice Milling Company, has starte
up this week milling rough rice frol