Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-07

tend the 0A0T-
cises of the burlington Insti-
tute.
Mrs. B. F. Whitfield, of Cliff
ton Forge, Va, arrived in the
city yesterday to visit relatives,
and is the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Hugh Humphrey.
Mr.. L. D. Gulley and son,
Lewis, went up to Greensboro
yesterday, where his daughter,
Miss Mayme, graduates to-day
from Greensboro Female Col
lege.
Mrs. DR.. D. Cogdell, who has
been spending several months
with relatives in Washington, d.
c., has returned. to the city, to
the pleasure Of her many friends
here.
MIR. Henry Butler, who has
been attending the University at
Chapel Hill, is in the city for
vacation and is filling a position
with his brother in the business
office of the Caucasian.
In the match game Of base ball
between the married mems team
and the single mems in this city
yesterday afternoon, the latter
literally wiped up the diamond
with the former. The married men
Just .'wern't in it"-that's all.
The ARGUS publishes with
pride and communication this
morning the fine article from the
pen ofour gifted townsman Mr..
Jno. r, Morris that appeared in
last Sundays issue Of that su-
peru Democratic journal the
Charlotte Observer.
The death of Mrs. Sampson
Edwards, a venerable widow
lady of Fork township, occurred
at her home there Tuesday, of
paralysis. She was a most esti-
mable Christian woman, and her
death will be sincerely mourned
by all who knew her.
IT was a pleasure to meet
yesterday in his city, Brother
Bethune, the aggressive edi-
tor of that splendid Demo
cratic weekly, the Clinton Dem-
ocrat. which is doing its full share
to sustain the correct principles
of Democracy and advance the
party'S interests.
THE match game Of base ball
between Fremont and Colds
boro, at Fremont Thursday re
suited in a of 20 to Z i'll
favor of Fremont. Our boys are
delighted with the trip, and say
that the Fremont boys and peo-
pie treated them SO clever that it
reconciles them greatly to their
whopping defeat.
A STRANGE case of drowning
occurred in this city Thursday.
A colored child, something over
a year old, belonging to Reddick
Thompson, up hear the rice mill,
fell into a bucket of Stops which
were being saved for his pig,
and was drowned while its mother
had stepped out to do some work
about the yard.
MIR John G.. Sizer, the efficient
and courteous manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office
in this city, who a summoned
ten days ago to Cumberland,
Md, by the death of a brother.
returned to his post of duty
here Thursday, where his many
friends appreciate his presence
and sympathize with him deeply
in the sad bereavement that has
befallen him.
We had the pleasure of 9
visit Monday, from Mr.
Jas. M. Gallagher, representing
the Old Dominion Steamship
company, of New York, which
has recently put on two Of the
finest passenger steamers in the
world between Norfolk and New
York. This old reliable com
pany is now making a specially
Of tourist travel and guarantee
every desirable convenience,
pleasant route, and at the loves
first-class rate on record.
FRIDAY night of next week
June 18th, has been fixed as thu
date for the appearance in thu
Messenger Opera House of tht
Goldsboro Banjo and Minstre
Company-their second appear
ance. The entire proceeds o
the entertainment, ] which will
consist of an entire change o
program, are to be given to tn
Confederate State Monumen
fund, and this fact, alone, insure
a crowded audience to greet tn
home boys in burnt cork.
SOME time ago a quantity G
merchandise was given by VAR
Gus out-of-town firms to the Y
NJ. G.. Association for it to dis
pose of and apply the proceed
to the Association work. Severa
of the articles are still unsol6
among them a diamond scarf piI
a ladies' plush dressing case,
handsome work box, a Shawn
set, an ACCORDION, some glass
ware, a fancy basket, 100 pound
paint. These articles may b
seen at the Association room
and any of them purchase
from General Secretary Conoye1