Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-06-15
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

Messrs. Jas. Crawford and Jas,
Lewis, who are students of the Uni
versity, are at home for vacation.
BoTH Neuse and Little Rivers are
said to be on q rapid rise, under
the stress of the heavy rains OF the
past few DAYS
ALREADY it isverynear the middle
of June In less than another
month we will be looking for cotton
blooms and ripe watermetons,
The time for harvesting wheat
is near at hand, The crop is rather
better than usual in this section,
and of larger acreage,
THE prices returned for beans
have not been profitable to the
truck farmers of this section, and
the quotations for potatoes are by
no means encouraging.
IT was real unkind tor Mr.,
Cleveland to speak out so plainly
on the extra session question. 1t
leaves the Washington correspond
ents with nothing to work on.
TIE appeal of of the blind Chap
lain of the Senate (printed elses
where in this issue OF The ARGUS
for Justice in connection with the
recent suicide OF his son, touches the
heart.
TIE travel to Mo7ehcad for the
Summer season has begun and the
outlook is rnost promising for a
populous attendance at this delights
full seaside resort throughout the
entire Snmmer.
QUITE a number of ministers of
the NJ. E. Church, South, passed
through the city yesterday en- route
for Trinity College to take in the
Commencement of that splendid in
stitution of learning
Our young friend and townsman
Mr.. Chilly" Wigs, who is employed
with TIE ". U. Telegraph Company
in Jacksonville, Fla, is on q Wait to
his home in this city, where we are
all glad to see him.
THERE'S an old saying to the
effect that it is impossible to please
everybody. But President Clevee
land seems to have done so in his
appointment Of q postmaster at
New York
TIE latest addition to the bicycle
compiler ent Of this city is a high
grade Swift" and it is owned and
operated by Nj. W, 7. Yvlverton,
who IS persuaded that there is no
finer cycle in the city. And, indeed,
it is a very fine and graceful wheel.
THE genial Maj. Rich'd Macdon.
aid, who has been spending some
weeks in the renowned Johns Hops
kins Hospital in Baltimore, is at
home again, greatly improved in
health, to the pleasure of his many
friends here.
Mr., Frank Miller, formerly
some 25 years ago-a respected
resident of Greene county, but now
a prosperous citizen of Gainesville,
Fla, is on a visit to this section,
where many old friends are glad to
see him.
The bicycle fever hat struck
this community with such force
some weeks ago seems to have
well-nigh spent itself; and the
votaries Of the "whecl" are neither
so numerous nor SO active as they
used to be.
THAT was a graceful and deserved
compliment to the worthy Board
of Education of this county-their
unanimous reelection for another
term of two years. The Board
consists of Messrs. NJ. L. Lee
Chairman. Owen Holmes and Johr
II. Edwards,
The city officials have taken the
matter in hand regarding the IN,
slightly and unhealthy condition OF
some of the street cutters that TIL
ARGUS and our citizens generally
have been so justly complaining
about of late. We hope the condi-
ton of the same will be speedily i'm.
proved.
Miss Pattie Foote, who for more
than q year has been in charge of the
branch millinery store Of Mrs. S, I
Griffin in this city, left Friday
for the head house in Wilson, The
branch business here having beer
discontinued. Miss Foote made
many adm;ring friends during hel
stay here who regret to see her leave
THERE were deposited in Neuse
River, near this city, last month, BY
the q. S. Fish Commission 252,50
young white shad, according to the
official report recently rendered t.
Hon. F. A. Woodland, our Congress,
man, by the commission, as required
by law. This gives promise of plent,
of shad for next seasons fishing.
Mr.. Chas. G. Joyner, Of Balti
more, a native Of North Carolina
who has achieved success in tn
"Monumantal city" and is now tn
proprietor of a prosperous and popu
lar hat mandatory that enjoys