Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-05-10

we are glad to see.
Mrs. l.. r. Waddell, of Smith
field, is in the city, at the bed
side of her sister Mrs. Mary B.
Edmundson. who is critically i'll.
THE new ice house of Messrs.
B. IT. Griffin & Co., in the ST.
James hotel building on East
Centre street, lis being stocked
with ice for the seasons trade.
MIR and Mrs. W. B. Boyd, of
Newbern. are in the city the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. +.
Kornegay. Nh. Boyd is in attend
ance on the State Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows.
QUITE a number Of the young
people of our city are rehearsl1 6
Tor a musical concert to be given
at an early day, in some hall OF
the city, for the benefit of ST.
Paul M. E. church.
THE recent rains came too late
to revive the limp and anguish
ing pea crop Of this section; but
the second planting Of beans and
the Irish potato crop are taking
on now life and promise.
HAVING rented his Office on
John street to DR.. W. J. Jones,
Jr., DR.. Kirby requests all calls
tor his services while yet remain
ing in the city to be left at the
drug store Of Dr.. NJ. E. Robinson
& Bro.
THE Chinaman Loo Jim. who
has been conducting q laundry in
the south corner of the Arlington
Hotel for the past year, has sold
out to another OF his country
men. Jim Lee, and left yesterday
for Atlanta.
CONFINEMENT is a virtue
neither too common nor too cheap
to be lightly priced. The divine
discomfort which lifts men from
lowly station to greatness is not
d peevish finder of fault with
things material. 1t is a monitor
that will not let genius sleep.
The alarm OF fire startled our
city righti in the midst Of church
services Sunday evening. The
stables Of Henry G. Williams, at
the south end Of West Centre
street were III flames; but the
prompt response and effective
work OF Our spiondid volunteer
fire department soon had the fire
out, without much damage being
done.
THE Ladies' Memorial Associa-
ton together with the Goldsboro
Rifles have decided to change the
programme of memoliale exercises
to a different scale than hereto
fore. There viii be no speak
ing this year, but the children
of the graded school will princi-
pally conduct the exercises. The
programme viii be published in
q few days.
NEWS was brought to this city
yesterday morning Of a dest1nct-
i've fire at Morehead, Monday
night. Several stores, includ-
ing the large general store of
Dank Bell. and the large ice
house that furnished ice for the
great fish shipping industry were
destroyed, involving an aggre-
gate loss Of S23, 900 with an esti-
mated insurance of IS, 900.
THE board of County Commits
sioners met in regular session in
this city on Monday with all the
members present. Jno. B. Hill
was appointed keeper of the
Whitehall bridge and Louis Hin
son, of Broadhurst bridge. Irwin
Grantham was made road super
intendent, at $40 per month. The
treasurer's report for April was
read and approved. The board
then adjourned.
The Hotel Kennon is thronged
with delegates to the State
Grand Lodge ofOdd Fellows ano
they all say that Messrs. Griffin
& Edwards. two of the youngest
hotel p%roprietors in the South,
are 1.-TWO of the finest" The
Kennon under their efficient
management is, indeed. a credit
to Goldsboro and of inextimable
value to our citys progress an6
reputation.
WE respectfully suggest or
account of the scarcity of flow.
ers this year that parties who
are in the habit OF decorating
private graves on Memorial Day
save what few flowers they may
have to decorate the honore6
graves of our fallen heroes. Give
one day to their memory, the
rest of the year you have for the
care of your departed loved ones
THE ARGUS is sorry to chron
icle a painful accident that befel
little Roscoe River bark, Satur
day evening. The little fellow
with other companions had beer
fishing and returning in the even
ing, boy like, they found pleas
ure in playing with some of thu
log cars of the Enterprise Lum
Der Company, and while on
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