Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-02
LOCAL BRIEFS

fcer Tudor, who is at Richmond
this week.
JUST two more days before the
glorious 4th of July. Has Colds
boro made any arrangements for
it's proper celebration?
REV. DR.. F. D. Swindell will
occupy the pulpit of st. Paul M.
E. Church tonight and preach
on ''Sanctiication.'
RIGHT much complaint has
been made about the lateness OF
the hour at which electric lights
are turned on for the street
lights.
A PICNIC for ST. John Sunday
school is one of the events to
transpire0in the near future, IN
which the little folks are the
most interested.
A GAME of baseball will take
place on the diamond in this city
next Monday between a colored
club from kinston and the Black
Stockings Of Golds5orO.
AS the opening season APPS
proaches the new tobacco ware
house is nearing completion and
nothing has been said about
building more prize houses.
ROUND trip tickets at 4 cents a
mile can be purchased from
the Southern Railway to day
and tomorrow, good to return
until the 9TH inst, on account Of
the 4th of July holidays.
THE parlor iewelry store OF
Watts & Watts on West Centre
street has a complete line of sill
yer novelties just now in
shirt waist sets, and dainty trink-
lets of all kinds that are display
ed in an attractlce manner.
THE University of North
Carolina is steadily growing in
popularity, patronage and eff
ticiency. The enrolment this
year is tie largest in its history.
It would like to aid some needy
boy to get it's advantages OF
scholarships and loans.
A SPECIAL telegram to the
ARGUS announces the safe ar
rival in Richmond of the Colds
boro Rifles. They were met al
the depot by an officer of the
First Virginia Regiment and es
corted to their quarters. The
boys made an elegant display ano
acquitted themselves handsome
ly.
DURING the past month there
were 13 burial permits issued by
the city; z of which were white
and six colored. OF the whites
4 were from the city and three
from the country; 3 were infants
and 4 adults. OF the coIored
were from the city-and two from
the country, all adults. The tota
number of deaths in the city O.
both white and colored is s, 3 O
whom were less than 1 month
old.
The old reliable excursionist.
Messrs. Hollowell & Peterson
are billed for Morehead City OF
the 18th inst. This will be theil
Both excursion to Morehead AM
their past record is a guarantee
that all those who patroniz,
them will receive every attention
that could be desired. The trail
leaves here on the morning O
the 14th and returns on the even
ing of the 18th.
A ROW is reported from
Princeton that took place yester
day afternoon between som
white men, IN which hickor,
sticks and pistols were fashe'
promiscuously. One man re
ceived a blow on the face from
stick welded by one of his an
tagonists tEat necessitated tn,
extraction of some of the bones
It is said that The wounded mai
is in q critical condition.
FIRST day of July. and half o
year 1896 is gone from US for
ever. Can we in the future rea,
its obituary from the historian
pen without regretful feelings
Have we been as patient, kline
and loving as we should? dav,
we improved the passing oppor
tunities as we ought? "The mil
will never grind with the waite.
that is past" and we cannot re-
call one second of wasted tim,
or an angry thought.
ALTHOUGH the furniture ha
not been placed in position AM
business was done in an informa