Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-08-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

REV. b. Il. Hall and Frank Mill
Ter left yesterday for Fayetteville to
attend the Centennial of the Fay
e~tteville Light Infantry.
The annual conference of the
Young Mems Christian Associations
Of the fourth North Carolina dIss
trict is now being arranged.
Two souls were made happy yer
at Georgetown Sunday, Mr.. Walter
CHM and Miss Maud Culbreth were
married, May they live long and
prosper.
WE regret to chronicle the death
Of Matthew Albritton, ESQ, So
wear old, father of Rev. J. Il. and
the late Mr.. Jessie Albritton, which
occurred at his home in Mt. Olive
Sunday night.
MR. w. H Borden, and Mr.. e. B.
Borden, Jr., accompanied by Misses
Mary, Georgia, and Sue Borden, Hat
tie Dewey and Mamie Darden left
yesterday for Chicago, on a visit to
the Worlds Fair.
THERE will b. y lawn party given
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church on the grounds of the ia
NOUS Seven Springs on August 31st
1898, for the benefit of the church.
The public are cordially invited.
The new artesian we'll that is be-
ing driven at the Goldsboro Ice Fac
tory has reached the depth Of 206
feet and is still being pushed down
ward, in search Of an inexhapstlbie
supply of water, which the company
hopes to cur
The colored excursion to Greens
boro on the morning # tie 29th,
returning on the evening of the 18th
of this month, with a special a at
tached for the exclusive use of white
passengers, promises to be quite an
excursion event for Goldsboro.
THE membership Of the Farmers
Alliance in this county is rapidly
dwindling down to Il Thirdpartyite
membership and assuming political
bias altogether. Well, what of it?
The Democracy is solid still, and in
yincible always.
The Clinton Democrat is one
year old with this weeks issue,
The ARGUS congratulates its
sprightly contemporary on its
anniversary and growing merit, 1t
is admirably conducted and tear-
lessly edited, Success to it always.
The strange actions Of Mr.. Bob
Thompson's dog "Jerry" cost the
dog his life. He had no Symptoms
of madness, but his unusal deport>
ment caused Mr.. Thompson to re-
lieve the public of any fears from
hydrophcbia.
The firm of Aaron & Ko1negay
composed of J, d. Aaron and George
Q. Kornegay, doing a general mer-
chandise business at Mt. Olive, thi!
county, gave notice yesterday o
their assignment for the benefit Of
creditors, Mr.. Dave Kelley being thu
assignee.
THE ARGUS had not reviewed al
its weekly exchanges when it statet
that 1t was the only weekly pape
that published the Presidents mes
sage the same week of its delivery
We find the message in the Char
lotte Democrat, and we make haste t.
correct our statement.
The latest arrival in the city ar
two handsome green parrots, from
Detroit to Mr.. l. B.. Fonyielle. The
have not spoken since their arrival
but they quietly 'size up every on
who goes about their cage. 1t woult
be interesting to know what the
think about the silver question.
NEXT Monday and Tuesday nov
promises to be two days Of nue.
prominence in this city, as the Fire
mems Tournament and Bicycle car
nival will take place on those day
respectively. Much interest is man
ifested in the two events. Th
full programme for each will b
found elsewhere in this issue.
The celored cornet band of thi
city paraded the streets yesterday al
ternoon advertising the great col
ored excursion to Greensboro on tb
$3.50, on which occasion a specia
car for white passengers will be at
tached to the train. The ARGJ
Acknowledges the courtesy of a sere
made from the band.
Mr.. l. T. Dortch returned to tn
city yesterday from an extended Wis
to the Worlds Fair. H expresst
the highest qualification at his tril
and says that a passing view of tn
grounds and magnificent building
alone of the exposition is worth
visit to Chicago, wen if you sa
nothing else.
Mr.. Henry We'll made his a,
pearance upon the streets yeste
day, for the first time since his r
cent bicycle accident on the trac
He is very lame from a spraine
ankle and goes on crutche7. b
he is making satisfactory progre
toward recovery and hopes to
we'll enough to take part in Il
carnival ON the goth current.
THE next session of the Unive
sity will open Thursday, Sept. vt