Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-07-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Washington, D. G.
Miss Ella Miller, Of Kinston,
is in the city, visiting her sister
Miss Lou Miller.
Mr.. I. F. Dortch is spending
several days at Snow Hill, this
week, on law business.
Mr.. W. T. Dortch is on a bust
ness trip to Washington, D.. c.,
to be absent several days.
MISSES Mary Miller and Sue
Borden are at Chimney Rock, in
the mountains of Western North
Carolina.
Mrs. DR.. M. E. Robinson and
little son went up to Raleigh
yesterday afternoon to visit her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Geo. L..
Kirby.
MIR. L. A. Bethune, the genial
and stable editor Of that splendid
Democratic weekly the Clinton
Democrat, was in the city yester-
day on a business visit.
MISS Anna Privett, accom-
panied by her friend Miss War
rem, Of Edenton. who has been
visiting her. went down to More
head yesterday to spend ten
days.
The farmers of this section
tells US that the watermelon
crop this year will be exceed
ingly large. Walnut street was
actually crowded yesterday and
they were selling at a very low
price.
Mr.. Henry Blount, of the Will
son Mirror, returning from a lee
turing trip to the Western part
of the State, was in the city yes
terday, and gave us the pleasure
of a call.
In a match game of baseball
played in this city yesterday af-
ternoon between the Graveyard
Rabbits and the "Graded School
Club" both Juveniles, the latter
beat the former by a o of II
to Z.
MIR. Ed. Latham, formerly of
this city, but for the past several
years engaged in the cotton bus
mess in Newborn, passed through
here yesterday with his wife and
baby, on their way to spend the
Summer in the mountains of Yves
tern North Carolina.
NEXT Saturday the county
Democratic convention will be
held for the selection of dele
gates to the State, Judicial and
Congressional conventions, as
the primaries were numerOusly
attended yesterday and the Dem
ocrats of the county have set up
to their old time vigor.
HIS Excellency Governor Carr
came down to the city yesterday
afternoon, accompanied by his
Private Secretary, Maj. S. F.
Telfair. The latter went on to
Morehead to fill his duties at the
State Guard encampment, while
the Governor took the ''ShOofy'
North bound last night, to visit
his farm at Old Sparta.
EVERYTHING that the Demo
Gratis of this country need is a
bold stand and a fight for the
principles they hold dear. If De
mocrats will only think serious
ly for q moment they will be
convinced that not hing but De.
mocracy will do for our State
and nation.
The Southern Railway Com.
pany, continues to reduce eX.
penses. Car inspector May an6
the roadmaster and a number Of
others have been laid off at this
place. And we learn that this
cut extends all along the line
mined to reduce the expenses O
the road.
The county road force of hands
will commence work at George
town Monday morning in charg'
of Supt. Grantham, and the road
in that locality will be put il
good condition. AS a genera
thing there is very little com
plant about the condition of tn
roads in this county, the road
being kept in good condition.
IT is now announced that Maj
E. J. Hale, of Fayetteville, edito
of the Observer of that town, vii
be in the race for the congress
sional nomination in his district
But it is more than probable tina
Hon. B. F. Grady, the present
able and aggressive incumbent
will be his own successor.
EAST and West Centre stree
presented a lively scene of surg
ing humanity yesterday whe
the afternoon trains arrived. !
large crowd of pleasure seeker
from the North and West boarde
the A. & NC. train for the popl
lar Atlantic Hotel at Morehea
City, where there are already
largenumber of guests from a
over the State.
CAPT Swift Galloway, of Sno
Hill. who has hosts of friends
this city, was here yesterday,
see his son Master Edgar off
Washington City, where he b;
boon annointad to a. $50 n,