Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-07-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Miss Lucy Harvey, of Snow
Hill, is in the city, visiting Miss
Annie Powell.
WHY not go to the twenty-min-
ute meeting in Y. M. G. a. at 8
o'clock this morning.
MIR. L. L.. Mallard, Of Wallace,
n. c., was in the city yesterday
and paid us q pleasant call.
The shipment of grapes from
here will begin next week. The
crop is a fine in this section.
MIR. W. H. Smith left ycster-
day on a Southern business trip
in the interest of the Wayne Ag-
ricultural Works.
ATTORNEY General Osborne and
little son, returning from More
head, spent several hours in the
city yesterday en- route home.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Ed
mundsOn and Mr.. Ernest Dewey
returned to the city yesterday
from their sojourn at Morehead.
LITTLE Claude Higgins, who
has been quite sick with fever,
was reported some better yes
terday, we are glad to announce.
Mrs. H NJ. Dewey and daugh-
ter. Miss Hattie, and Miss Mary
Borden, returned to the city yes
terday afternoon from Morehead
City.
DEPUTY Sheriff Hughes, of
Columbus county, passed through
the city yesterday, carrying four
co~nvicts, all colored, to the State
penitentiary at Raleigh.
STOP crying hard times and
attend to business, the tariff will
soon be in operation, the strike
is over and everything is boom
ing.
PARTIES who are posted say
that at least 3 inches of rainfall
visited this city and section from
Sunday morning until Monday
night.
IT was reported on our streets
yesterday that a bridge over
Neuse river. somewhere in the
upper part of the county. had
been washed away by the recent
rains.
DON'T forget the excursion tC
Morehead August II. This will
be a delightful trip and lots Of
people are going on it, too. The
round trip is only S1.0o.
PROF. W. II. Lindsay. Of
Princeton, well-known i'll this
city and throughout the county
as a teacher of vocal music by
the very latest methods, gave
this Office a pleasant call yester
day.
MESsRs. H. G.. Shaw, Of Ken
ansville, and Mossitt Lee, o.
Clinton, passed through the city
yesterday on their way to More
head to attend the Judicial con
vention which convenes at tina
place to-day.
MIR. Dan Galloway, an oil,
Goldsboro boy, but now LOCATED
at Wilmington, spent severa
hours in the city yesterday be
tween trains. Dan was lookin!
we'll, and his many friends her
we're glad to see him.
THERE will be many partridge
this year, so say our countr.
people. There is an old sayin:
that a dry June is as good fo
cartridges as for the crops. I
this be true there must be lots o
sport in store for Our hunters.
THERE is a great many CON
plants of sickness during tn
hot weather we 7 having, an
we learn that there are many o
this list who have no visibl
means of support. These pee
should be found out and thei
sufferings alleviated.
FROM a postal to a friend i
this city, we learn that Rev. {
A. Jenkins, pastor of the Firs
Baptist church, of this city.
having a delightful time at Care
lima Beach, spending the days
the surf, with an occasion;
glance at The ARGUS, and tt
rights fighting mosquitoes.
The dates of the Rifles baza5
have been changed to August 1.
Is, Is and II. The bazaar wi
be called the Bentonsville MON
mental bazaar. The sever
committees met yesterday al
mapped out a programme to
carried out. Several new al
costly attractions have been S
cured. The Raleigh string ba1
will probably furnish the muSi
THE ARGUS received throus
the postoffice yesterday the IL
lowing advertisement with a I
quest to publish. No names a
companied this model advertis
ment except the addresses belo7
Wanted: = Three charmil
young women wish to CORE
pond with three gentlemen ma
rimonially inclined. Only t
handsome, wealthy and wi
need apply. Address Miss Ed
Lane, Miss May st. Lawrene
Miss Grace Roberts, City"