Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-07-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.

the 6s u u. IL. H.. STeHeldt 1 aSoeA
ger Department, with headquarters
in Atlanta.
Miss Sue Borden, accompanied by
her young lady friend Miss Sallie
Smith, of York, Pa, is at home
again from spending several days at
the Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City,
North Cardinals most pleasant and
fashionable seaside resort.
CHAIRMAN Wilson Of the State
r. r. Commission made a special
trip of inspection owe the Smiths
field branch road of the A. G, L
from this CITY yesterday for the
purpose of determining if it is duly
listed for taxation at an adequate
value.
IT is quite a distinguished com-
pliment, and one highly deserved,
that our esteemed and rublic-spir-
tied townsman Mr., W. F. korne-
gay was unanimously re elcted
President of the N. G. r. Il CONS
panK at the recent meeting OF its
Board of Directors.
The papers of Louisiana and other
Southern States are urging the rail
roads to reduce the fare to the
Worlds Fair at ono The rates
should be reduced in mid-summe",
for now is the time when those who
may not go otherwise may be in
duced to take adv ,ntage Of d low
rate. Half rates would undeniably
be a big go with the people.
The city is billed for excursions
to Washington, Asheyllle and our
seaside resorts WHICH are near by,
thus giving our people the advantage
Of greatly reduced rates to visit the
nations Capital, catch a glimpse
Of the u~nrigaled mountain scenery
in the Western part of the State, or
to refresh themselves with that ex>
h~ilerating breeze on the beach of
the hriny deep.
IT will be a real pleasure to his
many friends iE this city, who res
member him pleasantly as "Wes>
ley" Long, when a teacher here in
the Troy school, TO learn that Or
j. Wesley Long, now Of Randle>
man, n, G, has been unanimously
elected to an important chair OF
special diseases IN the Medical
College of Virginia.
THERE may be ~pleasanter and
cooler climates and resorts than
G~oldsboro just at this time, but there
cannot be found a hotel in the State
where better fare and mor comfort
able accommodations are given than
Messrs. Griffin & Edwards, of the
Hotel Kennon,ar giving their guests
These popular young gentlemen are
keeping up the standard through the
summer in a manner that wins the
praise of all their guests.
The appointment of Mr.. J. FL
Hinnant, of Fremont, to be a spe.
cial Waterman of the Z. S: Treasur,
Department., at Washington, D. G,
at a salary Of 500 per year, will
give gre at pleasure to that sturdy
Democrats many friends in thi'
city and section. He has only one
arm, and the preferment is the more
gratifying to his friends on that &C.
count. His term of service will be.
gin on the Goth of July.
Mr. W. F. Kornegay, president O
the N. c. r. r. Co.. returned yester
day afternoon from attending tn
regular annual meeting of the stock
holders of the company at Greens
boro. The newly constituted
board of directors, of whom h
vas named as one on the par
of the State, did not hold al
election for President, but viii
bring the matter up at a subsequen
meeflDg of their Board.
1t is quite a compliment t
G~oldsboro that our young friend AM
towpsman Mr.. CT as. B, Miller, OIL
of the most skillful and compe
tent druggists in the State, has bee
appointed Chief of the hospita
department of the State Guard en-
campment at "Camp Bogart," Nh
Miller has been an active membe
of the State Guard for years an
highly merits the distinguish,
prefern.ent. He left yesterday at
ternoon to be at his lost on time.
In the absence of Mr.. Sol Elm
stein at the North and Northwest
his venerable father, our gooe
friend Mr.. Moses E~instein, is il
charge of the business, and is try
ing to make "the boys" dress in tn
very latest styles, and to this en-
the genial old gent emen is renew
ing the yiger that characterized hir
as n Of Goldsbor 5 most popula
merchants in the days of Aulo
lang syase, when the fathers c
Goldsboro's young men of to-da
were boys themselves.
i The death of MI. Frank Smitl
who has for year or two been engage
as a salesman by Messrs. Bsst
Thompson of this city occurred, {
typhoid fever, at his home near NJ
Olive, Wednesday night, after
prostration of two weeks. q
was a most excellent young mai