Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-04-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

liOIC.
MISS Selma Dawson, OF La
Grange, is in the city visiting
her aunt Mrs. Jno. Slaughter.
Miss Bessie Hadley, Of Wilson,
is in the city visiting Miss Lollie
Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J.Griswoldr re
turned to the city yesterday from
their northern bridal trip.
REMEMBER the Y. M. G. A. ar
niversary next Sunday night
with an address by Rev. DR..
Creasey, of Charlotte.
Mr.. Earle A. Humphrey left
yesterday, returning to his bust
ness in Washington, D. G.
THE strength and elasticity of
business conditions, local and
general, cannot fail to impress
the thoughtful.
THE ladies are all cordially in
vited to meet with the Associa-
ton Auxiliary this morning at 10
o'clock in Y. NJ. G. A. Hall.
QUITE a large party OF promi-
nent men from the ''up the coun-
try passed through the city
yesterday on a fishing trip to
Morehead City.
BEN Tillman as a barkeeper is
a bust. but there can be no doubt
of his having succeeded in mix
ing things over in South Caro-
lima.
THERE is an unpleasant posi-
bilitv that Governor Tillman has
an ace up his sleeve. What if
Barkeepar Ben should have
the last laugh!
Now and then there is a grain
of Attic salt in the Senate POI
ridge; as, for Instance, when Mr.
HawleY said that Populist AL
lens speech contained the bac-
terra and bacilli of anarchy"
WE call especial attention to an
article on our editorial page this
morning from the editor Of the
Asheville C5tj@ea-''A Last Inter
view with Senator Z. B. Vance
It is impressive and prophetic.
IT is not at all unlikely that
Coxey and his followers may be
required by the District author
tiles to give a practical demon
stration Of the manner in which
good roads should be kept in re-
pair,
A LITTLE child of Rev. M. NJ
Mcfarland, while sitting in a
high chair having it's photograph
taken Saturday afternoon. sud.
denly fell forward to the floor,
receiving a severe blow on the
forehead from which at this writ
ing, we liz sorry to chronicle, it
is considered il a critical cond:-
ton.
Mr.. Ben Thompson, an old
Wayne county boy, who is now a
successful and prosperous farmer
of the Aurora section, Beaufort
county, was here yesterday.
Looking well and hearty" on
his way to Tennessee to buy
some fine breeding stock. He is
a staunch friend of The ARGUS
o-l ~ xo,,ol ~,,I~a,iLoc
The ice business in Goldsboro
is soon to be opened up on an
extensive scale by a gentleman
who has had extensive expert
ence in the handling and manu-
facture of ice. It will be cen
trally located on East Centre
street and will be fully equipped
with a large stock all season, sc
that it's patrons can be sure OF
always having their orders filed
A BOX on the r. & d. track
got loose from the shifting en-
CINE on the yard yesterday after
noon at the North end of the
city and came right through town
at an increasing speed; but one
of the employees Of the road
boarded it at the p~ostofice cross
ing and applied the breaks
otherwise it may have gone tc
the asylum grade before
stopped.
THE Messenger Opera House
has been closed for the season
and the electric lights removed
for safe keeping. It has no. prov
ed a profitable enterprise, and it
is doubtful if the house will be
opened again. The insurance rate
is SO high and the other expenses
SO numerous and burdensome,
that the owner finds it cheaper in
consequence if the poor patron
age it has received for the past
several seasons, to close it alto
gether, consequently the House
cannot be opened at all, and in
future public gatherings will have
to be held in the court house or
old Town Hall, as in the days OF
aud lang syne.