Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-05-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

School at Greensboro, Is at nome
for vacation.
MIR. W. E. Jenkins and chill
Gren have returned to the city.
where q warm and sympathetic
welcome is assured him.
MIR. and Mrs. T. W. Under
wood and Miss Flora Monk, OF
Newton Grove, are in the city,
the guests Of Maj. J. G. Eason.
THE commencement exercises
of Greensboro Female College
will come off on the 9Th aud 9th
of June. We netice that Miss
Mamie. Gulley, of this city, is a
member OF the graduating class.
The ARGUS enjoys q large JOB
printing patronage from neigh
boring towns, which is duly APP
preciated. Send on your orders
and they will be filed with neat
ness and dispatch.
The first ripe whortleberries
of the season were laid on our
table Saturday by Mr.. John V.
Sherard, of this city, who got
them from Shade Davis, colored,
Of this county. Can Sampson
county beat this?
The hard times have not
struck Dooly county, Georgia.
There is a balance OF Sl0,0OO
in cash in the county treas
urv. more than enough to
run the county this year and
next, and the grand jury decided
last Monday not to levy any taxes
at all this year.
OUR young friend and former
townsman Mr.. VIII W. Holmes
was married last week to Miss
Julia M. Johanson, of Arcadia,
Fla, where the groom has been
living for the past few years.
THE ARGUS andhis many friends
here wish the happy young
couple abundant joy ana pros
perity.
IN our Judgment at least sc
per cent. Of the matter that's be
ing printed these days is not
read by more thar 1 per cent. Of
u people. The modern combi
nation of fast presses, boiler
plate reproduction, and type-set
ting machinery has not only
gorged the public appetite, bu1
exceeded its capacity by the larg
est majority on record.
A LITTLE book is in circula
ton what the Democratic Con
gross Has Done, . all the
pages of which are blank. AS
an object lesson its Republican
authors are entitled to thanks
We point to it as the conclusive
proof and as a Republican con
fession that the hard times anC
generally unsatisfactory condi
ton Of affairs are Que to Repubil
can legislation.
II is really an intellectual az
petizer to go into Mr.. G. +. Grit
fms and view the splendid array
of new books-standard works 0
fction-that he is just displaying
for sale. He has some 300 neV
books on his sale table and a
popular low prices. We are glac
to see such a galaxy of book
coming in, because it is an indica
ton that our people IL cultiVat
ing literature III their homes.
THE contest for the Demo
cratic gubernatOrial nominatio,
of Alabama turned on the silve
question. Colonel Oates, tn
successful Democrat, voted 70
the repeal Of the Sherman act
He was opposed by all the ant:
administration forces, includin!
Senators Morgan and Pugh. Hi
triumph is a victory for SCUM
finance. Itshows that the chea1
dollar craze has run its course.
THE commencement exercise
of Fremont Academy will be bel
this year on May 81, and Jun
1st. On the evening of Ma
31st will be calesthentics IAN
other exercises, and on June Is
at II a. m, will be the annus
sermon by Rev. T. n. Ivey; at
D.. m, the annual address b
Hon. G. B. Aycock, and at $50
M, the annual concert. The pul
lie are cordially invited.
The death of little Margar'
HURT, Is months old, daughte
of Mr.. and Mrs. z. l.. M. Jeffrey
occurred at their home in tn
cityWednesday morning about
o'clock. The funeral was he
rom the home Thursday
10 o'clock, Rev. R. G. Beama
officiating. The bereaved paren
have the sympathy Of our enti7
community in their sad visit
ton.
THE Board of Justices
Wayne county will meet ne.
Monday for the purpose of cleo
ing a Board of County Commi
sioners, a County Superintendel
of Public Instruction, and fxir
the tax rate for the elsuing yea
The tax listers of the sever
townships of the county W
meet with the Board at II o'cloC
Monday morning. It is impo
tant and proper that every ia
tice and every tax lister in Il
county be in prompt attending
THAT is a handsome comp.
ment the Atlanta Go91stituti