Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-09-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

on a short visit TO G OLD home III
Edgecombe county.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E jenkins
ar d the iitt G oD~es,returned yes:er~
day from a months sjourn in
Lenoir.
Miss Rebecca Hum l,hrey, whol
has been visiting relatives in Ons~
low county and ID Wilmington, has
returned home.
BIS many friends here will res
greet to learn that Mr.. Hugh Millerl
las been quite sick at his pest OF
service in Wilmington. He is ex-l
pccted home tosday to recupeTate.
Mr. aud Mrs. N. O'Berry ltf'
yesterday for Chicago, TO visit the
Worlds Fair, whence they will
visit o.her noted places of interest
an | pleasure in the North.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. ID. Ward, Of
this city, left yesterday 10 visit rel
atives and friends in Illinois, from
whence they will go TO Chicago to
visit the Worlds Fair, ON ;hsl: rec
turn home.
IAhGE, handsome posters, a'e
cut bearing a portrait OF Mr..
Henry B.ount, editor Of the wilson
Mirror, and announcing that he
will make a Southern aud Vest
Elm lccturipg tour, beginning Octo-
Der 1st.
MEssRs. George KIRBY, Leslie
We'll, Mrrry Borden, Harry How
ell, Cta,nluer Brogden, Leonel
We'll. A len Edgerton, and Cobb
Lane left yesterday atternooa for
Chapel Hill to enter as students
Of the University. The ARGUS
wishes them one and ali a pleasant
and profitable year o f'study.
DIR. W. H. II Cobb, president of
the N. G. Medical Society, left yess
terday for Washington, d. c., CONS
missioned by Gov. Carr to represent
this State in the Pan American
Medical Congress hat eonvenes in
that city to-day.
Mrs. L. H. Castex, of the we'll
known and popular firm of M, E.
Castex & Co., left yesterday for the
Northern centres of fashion to spend
some time in famillarizing herself
with the latest styles and novelties
and in making purchases for theil
Fall trade.
The news from Washington yes
terday was to the gratifying efec
that Hon. F M. Simmons has beer
commissioned IS. Revenue Co.
lectcr for the Eastern District o
North Carolina. It is well, ane
his many friends throughout thu
State will rejoice at this enimentl,
deserved recognition of his services
to the party.
Mr.. B. B. Raiford, of this county
is agent for the Confederate va
Journal, published monthly a
Lexington, KY, which contains
neat and attractive history of th
war and illustrated with va
rious battle scenes, etc. This pa
per is published by a Souther
general and is ALPHABETICALLY
Southern work. The subscriptio
price is only $1.O0 per ear.
INVITATIONS are out to the mai
riage of two of Goldsboro's forme
young people, Mr.. J. Wallace Smit
to Miss Mary Watt, daughter of M.
and Mrs. Geo. N. Watt. The happ
event is to take place at the home
the bride in Danville, Va, Wedne'
day morning, September 9th. Th
best wishes of many friends hel
will be with the popular youn
couple on the happy occasion.
POLICE officer S~warengin "pullee
several negroes in this city ana ha
them up before the Mayor yesterds
for selling liquor on Sunday in b,
places and without license. One
the culprits paid a fine of $50, ar
another went to jail in defanlt. Sc
eral others associated with them
their surreptitions and unlawful al
unholy occupation are still at larg
but are being s'set for" by the polio
The editor of the Caucasian
this city, Mr.. Marion Butler, WI
married, on Thursday evening
this week, to Miss Florence Faiso
at the home of the bride, in SamI
son county, who is a daughter
Capt, E. L. Faison, and they a
off to the Worlds Fair on a brid
trip. The ARGUS can lay aside
political differences on this occasie
and wishes the happy pair a fl
measure of JOY and long life.
ELSEWHERE In this issue will
found the eloquent Grafton of CaI
Rob't w Joyner delivered before t
reunion of the 27th Regiment at |
GraEge on the 4th ult., in which
speaks of that meeting as a Joy min
led with sorrow, recalling incider
that were pleasant and scenes tn
caused a grief too deep for hum
effort to assuage, while his preol
ton is an admonltion to the suryi
ors to take cognizaace of only Q
flag and to SO exemplifg their Ii,
that the rising generation may pre-
by animitation,
The marriage of DR.. George
Robinson and Miss Lizzie Hymn
was solemnized at the home Of |