Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-28
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in the city yesterday making
preparations for the 4th of July
celebration at the springs.
Mrs. w. w. Cox, of Newton
Grove, who has been visiting her
mother Mrs. John Robinson, in
this city for several days, re
turned home yesterday.
The Y. M. G. A. Literary So
ciety will meet tonight. The
debate will be Resolved: That
the 10 per cent. tax on State
Banks should be repealed"
Mrs. W. H. Smith and daugh-
ter, Miss Daisey. and two sons,
William and Graves, went down
to Morehead City yesterday af-
ternoon to spend some days at
the Atlantic.
Mrs. H. NJ. Dewey, is at New
bern, at the home of her son
Thomas, who, his many friends
here will be sorry to learn, is
confined to his bed with fever.
We all wish him a speedy recoy-
cry.
Mrs. W. S. Framer, of Balti-
more, and her sister Mrs. JAS. M.
Powell of this city, went down
to Morehead yesterday afternoon
to visit the families of their
brothers Messrs. Ed, and r. W.
Taylor, Jr.
MISS Siddie Strasburg, of Bal
timore, who has been filing a
position for the season with the
millinery department of M. E.
Castex & Co., in this city, where
she has many friends, left for
her home yesterday.
HER many friends are glad to
greet home again for vacation
Miss Charlotte Edwards, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Asher
Edwards, who has been attend
ing the renowned Notre Dame
Convent school, at Govanstown,
near Baltimore.
THE sudden death of Mrs.
Lucretia Loftin, relict of the late
Mr.. Joel Loftin. occurred at her
home in Mt. Olive Saturday.
She was near 80 years of age.
An exemplary Christian and de
voted to good deeds. Her works
do follow her.
A GRAND ball aud barbecue is
on the tapis and will take place
at Seven Springs on the 4th of
July. A brass and string band
will also add 10 the occasion.
These springs are growing to be
quite popular. and we hear of a
great many compliments being
paid the management by our
people.
THE Goldsboro Rifles, in
charge of Lieutenants Gulick
and Lewis, arrived home Tues
day from their ten days encamp-
ment at Morehead. The boys
all look sun-burned and healthy,
and every one reports a most en-
joyable sojourn by the seaside.
The company came back in good
shape and a creditable report
comes with them.
The first home grown water
melons Of the season were
brought to the city yesterday
and offered for sale by Mr.. Jack
Fulgham, a well known farmer
Of Brogden township, this coun'
ty. at p cents a piece. Mr.
Fulgham has a fine lot of them
some two or three acres-whicE
will soon be ripe and ready fol
market.
The painter Mr.. ]. D. Rice, O.
this city, while at work on the new
residence of Mr.. Jno. L. Border
Tuesday morning, fell from the
scaffolding and sustained a pain
full cut on the head and a bruist
on the shoulder from which h
is suffering considerable pain
although the wounds + no
dangerous, we are glad to chron
iole,
THE executive committee o
the Sixth Judicial district, will
it's chairman Mr.. p. M. Pearsal
presiding, met Tuesday III tn
parlors of the Hotel Kennon Il
city, and decided to call the nom
mating convention, whose onl.,
duty will be the nomination of
ncadidate for solicitor, to be he'll
in Morehead City on the Goth Q
july:
MEssRs. Meyer Hahn an
Maurice Sultan, two prominen
Hebrew citizens of Newbern
were in this city yesterday sc
Letting aid for the erection of
Hebrew Synagogue in thei
town. We are sure they me
with liberal contributions here
and THE ARGUS hopes to 500
be able to note the dedication G
a synagogue in the ELM City.
Miss Irene Stanley, secon
daughter of our taWnaman Nj
w. K. Stanley, Of the Bank c
Wayne, arrived home yesterda
afternoon from Mt, Holyoke Go
lage; from which noted instit1
tion OF learning she has jus
graduated with the degree of E
l.. Her many friends here al
glad to welcome her home, an
we all take pride in the distin'
tion she achieved in her studies