Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-03-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

bGNc1d d. uOtIEs UCtn CSh I1olLlCS IL Ii
city yesterday.
THE spring trade Of G~oldsboro
has never been better than it is prov
ing this season.
CAPT. A. J. Galloway returned to
the city yesterday from an extended
business trip South.
Mr.. T. Mossitt Lee, of the editors
ial staff of the Clinton Dem0cract,
was in the city yesterday,
THERE seems to be no diminution
in the bicycle fever in this city: on
the contrary. it is growing.
Miss Male Switzerland, of Will
mington, is in the city the guest of
her uncle Capt. J. w. Lamb.
MEssRs. JOS. and Asher Edwards
left yesterday for the North to make
their purchases of spring goods.
The season fer planting beans is
at hand, and the indications are that
the crop will be large in this vicins
it,
CAPT. Jack Blackley, formerly Of
this city, now on the police force OF
Franklinton, is on a visit to friends
here.
AN addition of considerable pro
portions is being constructed to the
residence of Hon. Cnas, B. Aycock,
on William street.
Miss Foote, of Mrs. S. l. Griffn's
millinery, returned yesterday from
the northern centres of fashion,
where she has been making pur-
chases of spring goods.
THREE frame stores we're destroy
ed by fire at LaGrange early Sunday
morning. There was no insurance,
and while the valu. of the property
was not great it proved a total loss.
REV. Elw. Mack went up to
Charlotte yesterday to spend a few
days on business, when he will
return to this city and spend several
weeks before going to his new charge
in st. Louis.
The new millinery store of Mr..
J. Henry Edwards, on West Centre
street, is just receiving a fine line of
new goods, purchased by Miss Emma
Edwards, who returned yesterday
afternoon from the North.
THEIR many friends here are glad
to greet Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Mack,
Of Charlotte, in the city. They ar
rived yesterday afternoon and will
spend several weeks, the guests of
Mrs. Mack's parents DR.. and Mrs.
Geo. L. Kirby.
The set hooks and skim net fish
ermen are having a big run of "luck"
at this time in both Little and Neuse
rivers, near this city. As soon as
the March wind blows over it is cyl
dent that the angling fever will set
in with unwonted prevalence for the
season.
OUR good friend Maj. D. W,
HURT, resident merchant tailor. who
always keeps a full line # the latest
designs in ~gentleman's suitings. is
now displaying some beautiful
spring and summer suitings, at his
place of business under the Messen-
ger Opera House.
The great Hebrew charity ball
and banquet, for the benefit of the
Atlanta Orphanage, that is to come
off at the Hotel Kennon in this city
on April 18th, is growing IN interest
far and nea and gives every promise
of being the most brilliant event of
the kind eve given in the State,
The humble" of applicants for the
Goldsboro postmastership under the
new Democratic administration is on
the increase, and when the removal
of the present Republican incum-
bent is determined upon, then will
come the ''tug of war" as to which
of the several good and worthy Dem
oeraGc aspirants shall win this de-
sirable preferment.
The Atlantic Coast Line will sci
round-trip tickets to Wilmington,
N. c., on account of the Moody
meetings, from points on Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad and Wills
mington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, within one hundr- d miles,
at reduced rates. Tickets to DO sold
March 18th to 26th, inclusive. Good
to return until March 9th, 1898,
WE had the pleasure of a visit
yesterday from our young friend and
countyman MI. Jno. r. Oyerman,
Jr., who was one of the Representa-
tives, four years ago, in the Legisla-
ture. He has for some time past
been teaching in Georgia, and came
home On the sad errand to attend his
sisters funeral, a notice of which
appeared in our columns ON Tuesday
morning.
THE two ensuing weeks will be
peculiarly interesting in the milli-
Eery trade, and Goldsboro gives
promise of keeping abreast of the
times in this regard. Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. 81. Caster, who have been at the
Northern centres for the past two
weeks, making purchases, will ar
rive home tomorrow evening, ao-
companied by their milliners for the