Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-06-11
LOCAL BRIEFS

THERE will be a colored ex-
cursion IRON this city to Ra>
leigh Oh the 22nd inst.
The additional brick building
10 the 6 0ldsburo Furniture Fac
tory is last nearing completion.
IMPROVEMENTS are being
made to the private ttfice of the
Mayor and Chief of Police at the
City Hall.
THERE are new buildings going
D all over town Contractors say
.ey have work ahead for quite
willie yet.
PEOPLE from that section ar
irving in this city to day report
neavy rains near Nit. 0 i've and
Dudley this morning.
The public stables on the court
ouse square are being removed in
ear of tn. Jail out of the way of
he tobacco warehouse.
MISS Lulu Long, of Raleigh,
5 in the city. visiting her brother
Rev Jas. Long. at the parsonage
f the GoIdsboro Baptist Church.
Parties leaving the city for the
mmer months may have the
argus mailed TO any address in
his country at the regular Su o.
;criptlon price
RIGHT at this vacation season
1oldsboro has more of her young
people together than at any other
ime. There are new arrivals from
chool almost every day.
A GOOD many of our citizens
ire continually coming and going
o and from Seven Springs. All
.estify willingly to the healing
properties of its waters.
BEAN shipping is entirely over
with. The offerings from North
ern marEets are so low that part
ii the tzpense OF shipping would
come from the consignor.
IN building the new tobacco
warehouse un the court hous e
.quare it has been necessary to
.ut down one of the large oak
rees that stood in the way.
THE furniture for the new Ma
tioual Bauk in this city is now
receiving the finishing touches
from the paint brush of the ar
lists at the Goldsboru Furniture
Factory.
ssTHE Congressman will be
here on the 18th inst. The COM
pany presenting this popular drama
is composed of amature talent
from Charlotte. They have al
ready met with success in render
ing this play at their home.
tOMR. Luby Harper, ex-sheriff of
Greene county, vas in the city to-
day on his way to far off Califor-
mia, to Los Angeles, where he
goes to visit an uncle. He will be
absent about five weeks, and in
tends to take in the National Con
vention at Chicago, July Z, on his
way home.
GROUND has been broken for
the erection of the new tobacco
warehouse thst is to be built on the
court house square in front of the
ARGUS Office. A large force of
hands are at work and the build
ling will be pushed forward rapid
ly to completion at an early day.
I'VE go forward.
LAST year, the crop of field peas
was one of the largest ever raised
in Eastern North Carolina. 1txwas
such a fine season for harvesting
crops, too, that more peas were
picked than usual. Result is that
they they bring a very small
price; strange to say, corn sells
Tor more money than peas bring.
A REPRESENTATIVE OF the
Powhatan Lumber Company that
secured the Contract for erecting
the new Odd Fellows Orphan
Home in this city is a little slow
about turning up. The ARGUS
is informed that the terms of the
contract call for work to COM
mence ediately. and that the
building should have been in
course Of construction by this
time.
The news was received by his
relatives in this city Saturday
evening that Mr.. Gabriel Royal
a printer, recently at work ir
Wilson, was seriously sick neal
Smithfield. 1t seems chat ht
was out driving Friday night, OF
his way to Smitnfield, and thu
horse become frightened and raj
away, throwing him out of th'
buggy and INJECTING painful
wounds on his head. 1t IS salt
that he is now suffering from
conclusion of the brain.
The business houses on Walnu
street that came nea being de
molished by the recent fire are fas
being fitted up for the former 90
eupants. Messrs. Bizzell Bros
are already into their quarter
with everything fresh and new