Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mrs. Jno. W. Thompson and
son Oscar returned to the city
yesterday from avisit to relatives
in Charlotte.
MIR. w. B. Fort and daughter
Miss Matilda, of this county,
went down to Morehead yester-
day afternoon.
MIR. r. NJ. Freeman, of this
city, is now on the high seas, en-
route for Europe, on a business
trip. We wish him a safe voy-
age.
The parlor chair car Of the A.
& n. G. r. r. has been put on
for the summer travel and is
quite a handsome addition to that
tram.
REV. H. c, Moore. late pastor
of the Baptist church in Win
ston, together with his wife and
child, are in the city, the guests
of Capt. and Mrs. J. E. Peter
SON..
REV. Dan'l Moore, pastor of
the Beaufort Baptist church, and
a brother of Rev. H. G. Moore,
is in the city for a few days, Wis
iting his brother at Capt. J. 3.
Peterson'S.
JUDGING from the number Of
teachers that have passed
through this city on their way to
Morehead the attendance at the
Assembly this year will not be as
large as in former years.
THE venerable mother of Mr..
w. E. Jenkins, who recently
come to Goldsboro to take the
care of his motherless little
children. is quite sick, we L
sorry to know, at their home adj
Joining the Graded School.
WE regret to chronicle the
death of Mr. S. A. Andrews, a
son of the late Rev. Jno. N. An
drews. which occurred last week
at Blackshear, Ca, where he had
been residing since he removed
from this county, some years
ago.
On the 9th of this month Mr.
d. w. Kelly will run an excur-
sion from this city and Mt. Olive
to Wilmington and Ocean View
and return the same day, giving
the pleasure seeking people a
splendid opportunity to spend a
day on the seashore. Fare for
the round trip S1.25.
PROF. Logan d. Howell, Su-
perintendent of our City Schools,
went down to Morehead yeSter-
day afternoon to attend the ses-
sion of the n. G. Teachers AS
sembly. He has charge of The
ARGUS bureau at the Assembly.
and will be assisted in his work
by his brother, Mr.. Harry Howell,
who accompanied him.
MIR. Fred Perry, assistant
manager of the noted Atlantic
Hotel at Morehead city, and an
old and favorite hotelist, was
here yesterday, to meet the adj
vancing crowd of teachers e.,
route for the Assembly and room
them on the cars, SO IS to ok
pedite their comfort on arriving
at the Atlantic.
IT is a pleasure to his many
friends here to greet in the city
Mr.. Paul Wigs, an old Colds
boro boy, who has been doing
service for a number of years
with the Western Union Tele-
graph Company at Jacksonville
Fla. Buck" is looking we'll anC
reports his mother and brothers
in good health.
On Wednesday of last week
while the Jones Brothers We're
thrashing rye for Mr.. Adam vii
liams, near Mt. Olive, the straw
was ignited and his barn. about
$50 bushels of corn and a lot O
farming implements were con
sumed, resulting in a loss O.
about $500, on which there was nc
insurance.
The Goldsboro Rifles, forty
strong, with Capt. T. II. BAN
commanding, and Lieutenant'
Gulick and Lewis On deck, wen
down to Morehead yesterday af
ternoon for a weeks private en-
campment. The boys all went of
in fine spirit, as if anticipating
delightful sojourn by the sea
and THE ARGUS hopes that they
may be in no wise disappointed
HER many friends here will b.
distressed to learn that Mis-
Matte Lee, while out driving il
Statesville Monday afternoon
was thrown from the buggy an,
sustained some painful bruises
which, while not serious, pre-
vented her returning home yes
terday afternoon, as she had e2
pected to doprior''to the accident
We all hope that she may 500.
be herself again.
THERE will be a Lawn Part
Friday evening of this week
the spacious and beautiful fror
yard of Mrs. Hattie w. Dortcl
at which tempting viands and re
freshments will be served 6
moderate charge for the benef
of the new ~rectory fund of S