Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-06-08
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LOCAL BRIEFS.
THE Summer is On.

June!"
Mr.. w. Il, Smith has returned
to the city from his sojourn at
Seyen Springs.
The family Of Mr.. G. G. Smith left
yesterday to visit Mrs. B. E. Smith,
who is making her home in Rich
mond with her son MI. j. Wallace.
Smith.
VISITORS to the Worlds Fair Sun
day Joined in singing "Nearer, My
God, to Thee" For people who had
left country homes to go to Chicago,
that was a peculiar declaration.
WHILE serving as Secretary Of the
Treasury, Foster Vas kept busy as
signing reasons for the disappear
ance of the surplus, As soon as he
lost that job, he assigned himself.
The shipments of fish from Mora
head through this city daily by ez-
press continues to increase IN Yoi>
ume, and is greater than has ever
been known before at this season OF
the year.
How aboat the thoroughfare
along John street from Walnut
street southwark two squares? Was
it not to be paved, as u Of the
main market streets, before others
AT a match game of baseball
played in Fremont Thursday be-
tween the Black Creek and Ere
mont mines, the latter club won
the victory By 8 Of 81 TO p.
THE season at Morehead this
year promises to be unusually tres
quented and gay. The State Gnard
encampments that are to be held
there in JAY will add greatly to
the sttri ction.
MEssRs. 7. W.. ':tl G..
Slocumb, E. G. Porter and Master
John Slocumb left yesterday for
Richmond to attend the Davis Me
mortal services to-day.
AN old discarded isolated frame
building on the hills of Eastern
Goldssoro" that had become d NUS
ance to the neighborhood, was de-
ssroyed by FIRE Monday night, OF
rather early yesterday morning.
THE bicycle fever that struck
this community with such force
some weeks ago seems to have
well-nigh spent itself; and the
votaries Of the "wheel' are neither
so numerous nor SO active as they
used to be.
MIR. slack Eason, who some
weeks ago went out 10 Texas on a
prospecting trip, has returned to tie
city, to the pleasure of his many
friends here, Jack says he found no
place like Goldsboro in all Of his
travels.
IRE death Of Mrs, Mamie Betsey
Grant, wifeof Mr.. Tinsey Grant, ocs
Cured at their home il the eastern
section Of this city Tuesday. Her
r mains were taken to Saulston
township yesterday for interment in
family burying ground.
That was a graceful and d. served
compliment TO the worthy Board
of Education Of this county-theiE
unanimous reelection for another
term of two years. The Board
consists of Messrs. M. L, Lee
Chairman. Owen Holmes and John
I'll. Edwards.
The little son of cur esteemed
townsman Mr.. Nj. j. Best, fell out OF
a tree, IA feet, to the ground and
sustained some very painful bruises
and at first it was thought that ht
was seriously injured; but we are
glad to know that he is coming
round all right.
DR.. J. ". Wick, Of Selma, chair.
man of the Board of Directors OF
the Eastern Hospital, near this city
and of the building committee Of
that institution, was here yesterday
looking after the "annex" that is il
course of construction out there
provided for by the last Legislature
The WEEKLY ARGUS has not only
a large circulation within the coun.
ty, but throughout the several coun,
ties that are contiguous to and make
Goldsboro their market and trading
town. Advertisers who would re.
ceiye the best returns for their mon.
ey, will oblige themselves by making
anote of this ~"friendly trip"
Capt. T. w. Slocumb, who was O
the immediate escort of honor O
Confederate veterans at the Dayi
obsequies in Richmond Wednesday
returned home Thulslay afternoon
He had the proud honor of meet
ing and %corversing with Mrs. Dayi
AMI her daughtel, Mrs. Hayes, as di,
also Master John Slocumb, his littI
son, who accompanied him.
SOME dry goods, purloined from
the store of Messrs. Hall & Edmund
son Saturday night, were incidental
found by a passer by, Sunday after
noon, secreted under one of tn
street bridges OF Walnut street neal
the court house. The culprit ha
not yet been fully determined upon
although the police are working ~