Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-05-14

lars since their necks are safe.
MR, Walter Peterson and wife
will leave some time during the
week for Nav Britain, Conn,
where they will make their
future home.
THE extension of the water
works system from the termina-
ton of William street to the cot
ton factory is almost completed
and soon the water supply will be
turned on.
Mrs. Jas. Wooten, of Caswell,
and the little daughter of Mr. Joe
Street, her grand daughter, are in
the. city. visiting the latter's
grandparents here, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Street.
The new filter for the Colds
boro Water Works has been
placed i'll position. Mr.. H. P.
Dortch, the superintendent, 10
forms the ARGUS that be is only
waiting for an expert TO arrive
from the mandatory to put it
to work.
THE finest beans we have seen
in these parts r those in the
garden OF Isaac Hodges. the only
original Isaac" who besides
being the best hotel porter in the
world has always been consid-
cred one Of the BEST gardeners in
the city.
New Hanover county's delega>
ton to the State Republican
convention, which convenes in
Raleigh Thursday Of this week,
were in the cityTuesday, between
trains, each one wearing a red
ribbon badge bearing the words:
THE Peoples Choice for Cover
nor Daniel L. Russell"
THE alarm of fire that so dis
turbed the Sunday night quietude
and rcposc of our nAaceful city
was accustomed by / explosion of
a lamp in a tenant house in the
First Ward, the flames from
which were soon extinguished with
but little loss.
/ HAVE been wearing glasses
for hf:y-years, remarked a gen
tiemen the other day, during
which time [ have tried the lead
ing opticians of the country. but
I have derived greater s~atisfac-
ton from Mr.. w. p. Granger of
our own town than from any
otner. This speaks volumes
for Mr.. Changers efficiency as
an opticiau.
AT a meenting of Thos. Rufiu
Camp Confederate Veterans
Monday AFTERNOON it was decided
to hold the next annual meeting
the second Thursday in August
at Mt. Carmel church, this
county. A basket picnic will be
the big attraction, and all Con-
federate Veterans, their sons
and daughters, and friends are
generally invited.
Mr.. Richard J.. Jones, of
Wilmington, who has been an
Odd Fellow for fifty years, and
has heen treasurer of the State
Grand Lodge for Al consecutive
years, a term of service that is
unprecedented in Odd Fellow :
ship. is ia the city TO attend the
session of the Grand Lodge, He
is the guest of his daughter Mrs.
J.. W. Lamb, aud is accompanied
by his daughter Mrs. Richard
Price.
The Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons and the Grand
GommanGery. Knights Templar,
met in Newborn N. C.,yesterday
and Maj. J. W. Gulick, Mr.. A. j.
HarrelI and Rev. Stewart Me-
Qveen are appointed a commit :
tee to represent Goldsboro Chap
ter, Ne. 90, of this city. The an
nuaI conciaye of the GranjC Com
mandery will be held to-
day and this afternoon the Com
mandery will have a grand pa
rade. 6
Mr.. j. w. Sadler, a mechanic
employed at the Wayne Agricul-
tural Works, reports the organi-
cation of the Sunday School al
Emmons Baptist church, distant
] about eight miles from this city.
with a membership of II scholars
and teachers, of which he is sup
erintendent. The organization il
of recent occurrence and Mr.. Sad
Ter is very much elated over The
success of the undertaking so far.
and says that a bigpicnic is seized
uled for the near future.
SUNDAY afternoon as the ;
oelockSouthbound passenger trair
was pulling out of the city, a mum.
Der of eolored boys boarded thu
train, as is their usual custom, fol
a ride to the crossing near Little
Washington. When they arrived
at their destination they commenc
ed to jump off in order, one aftel
another. They all made the tril
in safety except the last one; by
the time his turn came the trail
go, ,ooron off of an uDuSuany