Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-05-18
Chr 0Ntellp Argus
LOCAL BRIEFS.


recovery from the accident by which
his leg was broken some two weeks
ago.
A PORTABLE guard house, for the
use Of the county's ~convict laber, is
being constructed on the court house
square. 1t will be on wheels aud
will be transported with the con-
victs wherever they are sent to
work.
OUR young friend and countyman
Mr.. "Dick" Kennedy has been ap,
pointed, under the CIVIL Service, to
assist in the Railway Mail service
between this city and Greensboro.
THE shipment Of beans from this
section. to Northern markets will be-
gin early next week. The crop is
very large and promising herabouts,
as is als3 that of Irish potatoes.
AN attractive curiosity is on dis
play at the p~arlor jewelry store Of
Watts & Watts. 1t is a fac sjn2le
of the style Of clocks used
in the time Of Columbus, 1902.
Lit is made entirely Of wood, and
marks only the hours,
SEVENTEEN head of fine fat beef
cattle, purchased by Messrs. S
Cohn and Son, Of the City Market
from Mr.. Robert Kornegay Of the
Mt. Olive section of this county,
were driven through our streets yes
terday morning and were greatly
admired.
NEATLY printed Invitations, on
wooden board, have been issued to
the "Wooden Wedding" OF Rev. and
Mrs. G. L. Hoffman,, which will be
celebrated on Monday evening, May
29th, at the home of Col. and Mrs,
J. A. Washington, on William,
street.
The strawberry crop Of this sec
ton has about all been marketed.
and have resulted more or less profi'
tably to the W The finest
berries We have seen shipped thi;
season were sent forward yesterday
by Mr.. Henry Lee.
THE sulphar spring at Mr., Geo
ID. Benefits race track abates not il
its attractivencss for our citizens
who frequent it daily by the scores
and who say that the water doe
them Infinite good. Who knows blu
what this may yet prove a bonanz!
for Goldsboro as d health resort?
THE Hotel keEnon is 'sholdin.
is own" and growing in popuEa
favor as never did a hotel ba1ore il
Goldsboro, and deservedly so, becaus
its energetic Young proprietors
Messrs. b. II. Griffin and S. II. Ed
wards, are sparing no pains to max
it ali that a frat-class hotel shoult
be.
OUR efficient t5wnsman Nj. W. T
Dorteh has been selected as one Q
the committee Of three to 'conduc
the examination Of APPLICANTS from
this congressional district for ap
pointment to West Point. The ez
animation will be held in WiIso.
on Jane 2Sth current.
Two marriages were recently sol
emnized in Grantham's township
this county, Mr.. ". IT. Burch, J. P
officiating. The contracting partie
were j. II. Joyner and Miss Mimi
McCuller; Mr.. VIM, Vernon an
Miss Penny Price. The ARGI
wishes them all JOY and prosperit
The ARGUS chronicles with gre;
pleasure and city pride the big
pliment the State Medical A
ISOLATION conferred upon our e
teemed townsman Dr.. W. H. |
Cobb in electipg him to be its pre-
ident for the ensuing year, at its d
nual meeting just closed in R
leigh.
THE new grist mill that M
Fred G.. Overman has recently CO.
structed and is now operating at tt
Northwestern end of our city, pc
the standpipe, is one of the man
featuring enterprises that Gold
boro has long needed. He is al
grinding a fine quality of COW fee
He mills fer toll.
We have seen the pictures of ia
ulous mich cows, but not IN
Yesterday did we see a living or
The animal is a Z Jersey, owned
Mr.. Will Hunter, and her dai
Weld is from Al to 5 gallons of mil
She was first purchased and broug
to this city. by Mr.. r. G. Freema
and subsequently, sold to her prese
owner.
ACTING uron the resignation
Mr.. Jno. r. Smith as postmaster
this city, our good friend and Den
cratic fellow citizen Mr.. Jno.
Bryan has been appointed his 81
cessor, the announcement to this
feet appearing in the press disp
ches yesterday. The ARGUS a
MI. Bryan's hosts of friends h
congratulate him upon his preft
.ment.
We publish in our local colun
this morning an admirable artl
from the fluent and poetic pen Of
gifted townsman Mr.. Jno. r. M
ris, which appeared in the Charlie
Observer of the 10th instant. 1t
meet that such articles be writer
this time: tits uroDer that 81