Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-05-21
LOCAL BRIEFS

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visiting her sister, Mrs. w. b.
Boyd, at Newbern, whose husband
died on Wednesday and was bur
led with Masonic honors by the
Grand Lodge Thursday.
Mr. Harry A. Tucker. of the
Marble firm of II. A Tucker &
Bro, of Wilmington, is in the
city. Mr. Tucker says his firm
has bought the Marble works of
MIR. D. A Grantham in this city,
and that he has already shipped
some stock here and has a good
deal more on the road
THE dry weather has injured
the bean crop very much, but if
the crop is cut If half. there will
still be enough left to supply
the demand. Never before has
such a large crop been planted
in the trucking section of the
State.
ONE OF the delegates from the
Republican convention at Ra>
leigh, g Mr. Johnson from
Brunswi k county, was knocked
down and run over by a horse
and buggy belonging to DIR. J. NJ
Parker on the streets in this
city Saturday, but without serious
results.
Mr.. W. T. Dortch has a nice
ly fitted up fish pond at his
country home, near this city. and
it is said. for the amusement of
his small boys, that Mr.. Dortch
buys fresh fish from the market
here and puts them on the hooks
of the lines that his boys have
set in the pond. The boys think
they are expert fishermen.
LOCAL fishermen report shad
more plentiful this late in the
season than ever before. They
also seem to think there must
be some fatal epidemic visiting
the smaller fish III the rivers here
aLouts, as it is not an uncommon
sight to see dead fish floating on
the top Of the water
THE ARGUS congratulates
Goldsboro in having another dis
tinguiShed honor conferred upon
her in the election of our esteem
ed and progressive young towns :
men Mr.. w T. Dortch to the
high office of Grand Master of
the State Grand Lodge I. o. O. F.
Mr. Dortch is the youngest
Grand NJ astar the State has ever
had. It is merited honor. Suc>
cess to his administration.
The contract for the construc
ton of the Odd Fellows Orphans
Home, of this city. has been
awarded TO the Powhattan Lum>
Der Company for the sum of $40,
$50. they being the lowest bid
ders. The work is to begin at
once, pushed to completion. and
in accordance with the beautiful
plans adopted which guarantee
the build ng to be one of the
handsomest structures in the
South. We go forward.
SEVERAL fair bicyclists as well
as those not so fair, have been ar
rainged before his Honor, Mayor
Hill, for violation of the recent
bicycle ordinance. This ordi-
nance gives wheel fanciers the use
of certain sidewalks in town, pro-
vidcd they dismount or leave the
sidewalk in passing pedestrians.
All officers have rigid instruction
to arrest yiolators of this ordin-
ance without regard to sex, color
or condition.
The remains of Mr.. Henderson
Kinsey passed through this city
Saturday on their way for
burial at his home in Onslow
county. M. Kinsey was on a
visit to his son at Maxton when
the sad visitation of death came
to him suddenly and without
warning. He was rs years, old g
brother to Mr.. JOS. Kinsey, o1
the Kinsey Seminary, LAGRANGE
and the father ofMrs. Luther M
Nash, of this city. He was &
man highly esteemed in the com
munity in which he lived. and the
news of his sudden demise will
be received with painful regret
by his many friends and acquain
tanceS.