Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-03
LOCAL BRIEFS

MESsRS Dempsey Wood anC
WI Kennedy, of Failing Creek,
were in the city Monday.
Mr., w. G.. Lewis, Jr., is il
the city where his many friends
are glad to see him.
IT is said that work will be
s1spende1 at night at the Wayne
Cotton ill ON account of INSULT
C ant LIS ut,
MISS Eunice Cox, who has
b.en spending the past week
visiting friends in Fremont, is al
home again.
MIR, i 20. w. Best and family,
CLIO tnge, who have been Wis
i's1s II family of MI. 81. j.
Lam IL this city, have returned
home.
THE Eastern District of the
North Carolina Conference OF
she M. E. Church, South, will
coLveps at Kinston Thursday
week, lie 10Th INST.
Or. ). M. Parker has pur-
chas d ,e Crabtree residence on
Jam, S rect, fol merly occupied
by Mr.. l.. II. Castex, and now
having improvements made that
Will fit It for occupancy at an
early de e.
APART of the weather that was
told about in last weeks telegraph
reports as prevailing in the
North and Northwest has arrived
in this section and the indications
are that more will follow.
The season for quail hunting is
now well on and there have been
several arrivals in this city re
Gently of sportsmen from the
North, who have brought dogs
and guns to make war or the
feathery tribe.
THE machine shops of Messrs.
Dewey Bros. in this city'Tuesday
loaded a fat car with two boilers
and engines for Selma and Clay
ton. The boilers and machinery
we're constructed entirely at their
shops by their com Petent corpse
of workmen.
THE May Davenport Burles>
que Company will have the
Boards of the Messenger Opera
House next. Saturday night, and
will play at the popular prices OF
25. 35 and so cents. Reserved
seats on sale at Miller's Drug
store.
Turner's n. G. Almanac for
1897, an invaluable hand book of
Information to gardeners, truckers
and farmers, is just out and Mr..
b. B. Raiford, an old Confederate
veteran, who is proud of the
name, is offering them for sale at
wholesale and retail.
THE many friends of MIR H,
j. Ham in this city and through
out the county will learn with
real pleasure that he has recov-
cred from his recent attack of
illness, which vas SO severe as
to cause his family alarm, and
that he is again able to look after
his well patronized meat market
in the Arlington Hotel.
Mr.. Jas. l.. Dickinson has had
improvements made to an old
building on John street, three
doors south of his place of bust
ness, and it will soon be occupied
by Alderman j. Lumas Payton,
who is now conducting a grocery
store on the same street in an ad-
joining building.
The Board of County Com
m~issioners were in session here
Moday in special meeting to wind
up it's administration of the af-
fairs of the county and get
everything in readiness for turn
ing over to the new Board next
Monday. The present Board,
headed by Capt. J. E. Peterson
as chAirman, have done excel.
lently we'll, and THE ARGUS can
only hope that the incoming
Board will do as well.
EVANGELIST W. III. Frost, a
Specification advocate, is still
holding meetings in the court
house and after two weeks of
preaching both day and night
has, it is'said succeeded in arous-
ing an interest in some of his
hearers in regard to their spiri-
tual welfare, On account of the
notoriety already given this com
paratiuely novel religious docs
trine in this city, his remarks and
the actions of those who profess
it, are watched with interest by
those not inclined to give it crs~
dence,
MKssRs. e. R. Thomas and
Ralph Rowland. of she Bryan
electoral ticket, passed through
this city Monday for Raleigh,
where the State Electoral Coll
lage meets Tomorrow, under the
State law, which conflicts, as to
date, with the national Statute