Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-01-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.

AMONG the good resolutions you
are formulating for the coming New
Year, let the strongest one of them
be the resolution to keep the good
resolutions you make.
THE city is being beautifully billed
with elaborate paper for the great
aud always Interesting mid-wlnter
Fair at Newbern, which will come
off Feb'y. 1924 inclusive.
Mrs. H. P. Dortch and daughter
Mrs. Chas. W. Granger, are on a
visit to Mrs. Dortch's mother, the
venerable Mrs. Sasser, at Raleigh,
who is inalarmingly feeble health.
The parsonage of St. Paul M. E
Church, adj lining that edifice, is be-
ing enlarged and improved, PREF ara
tory for the family of its new pastor,
R"v. r. G. Beamon.
REV. VIM. /. Jones will address
the mems meeting in Y. NJ. q. A.
Hall to-day at 4:15 o'clock on the
subject: "a Young Man Gone to
the Hogs" Meeting for boys at 2
o'clock.
IT was quite a pleasure to his
many friends here to see iii the city
yesterday our esteemed countyman
MIR. j A. SteYens, who has been
confined to his home for several
weeks by Illness.
Mrs. Corrinne Allen, of Florence,
S. c., who has been on a visit to her
parents Col. and Mrs. j. A, Wash
ington, in this city, left for home
yesterday, accompanied by her sister
Miss Daisy, on a visit. 6
The Christmas celebrations in
this city were the most orderly ever
atteu dant upon the joyous anniver-
sary, and the general observance, with
suspension of business and large
church attendance, was marked and
gratifying.
DRs. James Spicer, Of Atlanta,
and John Spicer, who has been TAX
ing a special postgraduate course OF
lectures in New York, are in the city
spending the Christmas holidays at
their home here, where their many
friends are glad to see them.
AS usual on the outgoing of the
old year, the bells-all that could be
got at, of the city were vigorously
rung at IL o'clock Sunday night
including the central fire bell, not
outstanding the police thought they
were keeping a successful vigil over
the bell rope.
PROF. j. j. B air, sup ~gintenLent
Of the Wins en- schucl-, accompanied
by his brother MIR. ID. II. B air, who
is a TEACHER IN tie same schools, gave
us the pleasure # ii call yesterday.
O.. their wy bonn from ate. dance
upon the State Sui erint-ndan's'
ME, ting at Wilmington last week.
The Go!dshcr" Oil Company are
now shipping their crude oil in tank
cars, since the recelt increase uf the
capacity Of their mill Two large
tank cars left their mill last week
for the North. This locks like flush
business with this successful home
entt rprise.
IT is no wonder that the most of
people are inclined to cling to the
past-it is really all they have to
cling to. The present is a ~transitory
concern-"to-day dies in to-mor-
rowland the future belongs to no
one. 1.-The past" in the language of
Daniel Webster, sis secure"
A LARGE congregation worshipped
at the Presb1 terrain church Sunday
evening, AID the sermon of the pas
tor, Rev. NJ, Fa.Iies, on Life" APP
propriate to the closing year, and he
new. was ore of the finest, iu con.
reption, diotion and delivery, it has
ever been the pleasure of this res
porter to lister to.
THE new caleLdars seat out by
the Robert Poitner Brewing Com.
pany, of Alexandria, Va, for the
new year are beautiful and attractive
of design and convenient in size. The
ARGUS is indebted to Mr.. f. w,
Hilker, the courteous representative
of the above company in this city,
for remembrance when making the
distribution.
AT the home Of the brides arents
near Salem church, Sunday evening,
our Young towpsman Mr.. Sam Eason
led to the H meneal altar Miss Car
RE Hooks, the beautiful and amiable
daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. D. H.
Hooks. The happy couple repaired
to this city Monday, where they
will make their home. The ARGUS
wishes them long life, all joy, and
abundant prosperity.
The death of q destitute white
man, who gave his name as J. r.
Wood, of Granville county, occurred
at the statioa house in this city
Thursday night of heart disease.
The unfortunate mar is SAID to be
we'll connected, but definite informa,
ton of his family could Lot be OBJ
tanned in due time to communicate
with them before dlsposing of the
body, which was buried yesterday
morning in Willow Dale cemetery.
The holiday season was rife with
marriages in Wayne county. Among
them we note that of Mr.. Alonzo
Thompson and Miss Susan Tradlock:
Mr.. Rufus r, Virgins and Miss
Florence Bordeaux; Mr. JOS. A. Mey.
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