Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-05-28
Vol. XVII.
LOCAL BRIEFS

THE new blood bounds thai
the county has re':ertiy received
from Texas are SAID to be fine
dogs.
NEW Irish potatoes and squash
have made their appearance on
this market. The prices are not
considered exorbitant.
THAT is an excellent report
of Rev G billiard, the earnest.
progressive and competent prin-
cipal of the city Colored Graded
School, published is this issue.
AS soon as the city takes steps
to cooperate with the county,
work will commence on tho
court house square to beautity il
aud Fl it up for the convenience
Of idle strollers.
For the first time in quite
awhile the county jail in this
city is empty. We learn that the
Board of County Commissioners
will take This opportunity to
have the cells repainted.
The nominating convention
for this, the Second, Congress-
ional district will be held in this
city on abe % of June. two day S
before the State convention.
The aicial call of the chairman
appears elseW here in this issue.
The Summer burglar has made
his appearance in the Northern
end of the city already. Quite
recently he has taken from the
larder Of number of residents
in that vicinity ii good supply of
provisions. L. would be we'll 10
keep fast the windows Of the
pantry.
Unless there shall be very
positive reaction among the Demo
Gratis in many of the States be
tween this and the meeting of the
national convention at Chicago,
there is little reason to hope that
the friends of sound money will
be able to control the highest tri-
bunal of the Democratic party.
THE following pupils of the
Goldsboro Graded School we're
not absent a single day during
the session just closed: Oscar
Rand, Leslie Johnson, Charles B.
Aycock. Jr, Cland Huggins,
Walter Johnson. Charles Her
ci,r Inrb Qroadhnrct F-tolla
O'Berry and Alice Aycock-
The filter that the Colds
boro Water Company has recent
ly put in position does the work
for which it vas intended Little
River has been very muddy of
late, aud many have looked in
vain for the usual muddy water
flowing from the fountains when
the river was in good condition,
but none was to be seen. The
water is as clear as if flowing
from a spring i'll the mountains.
THE Wayne County Teachers
Association held a meeting at
Salem Saturday, and had some of
the most prominent educators in
the State present. Prof. G. T.
Winston, pre- sident of the State
University, made the principal
addI ess, which was an eloquent
appeal TO the people of Wayne to
levy and utilize the special
school lax provided for by the
last Legislature, which makes it
possible to carry on public
schools throughout the county
for eight months during the
year. Prof. q. D. Connor, of
Wilson. also made remarks on
this line of thought.
For the past week Rev. J. G.
Hutson, of Richmond, Va, has
been conducting revival ser
vices in the First Baptist church
in this city. Notwithstanding the
inclement weather that has pre-
vailed from night to night large
crowds have thronged the church
and much interest has been mau
ifested. MIR. Hutson is not sc
persuasive as he is eloquent ir
his description of the lofty
ideals of Christian character
that he holds out. Preaching to-
morrow at II a. m. and $50.
RIGHT much favorable com.
ment has been made OH the lioer
ality and philarthropic spirit OF
Mr.. Henry We'll, of this city, il
giving neat sums OF gold arnu
ally TO the most advanced young
lady and young gentlemen of the
graduating class of the Colds
boro Graded School. MIR. Wei
is an ardent supporter and ad-
mirer of the school, and this is
only one of the many liberia
acts of encouragement that is
prompted by his unseltish ma,
ture. The happy recipients o1
this reward Friday night
at the graduating exercises OF
the class in the Opera House
were Miss Myrther Tull Wilson
and Mr.. w. Frank Bryan. Mr.
Bryan also won the University
scholarship,