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

Insane Asylum has the appear
ance of being nearly completed.
THE Wayne Agricultural
Works contemplate erecting a
rev building for their foundry
sometime in the near future.
The many friends of Rev. K.
c.. Beanan will be glad to learn
that his health has improved
since he has been at Chase City
Springs.
LARGE crowds fiocked. to the
Baptist church yesterday a. both
the morning and evening services
to hear evangelist Hutson, of
Richmond.
How about more tobacco prize
houses for Goldsboro's next fall
tobacco trade? 1t is time these
necessary appurtenances were
appearing,
WITH the number of bicycle
riders steadily increasing the
prices of standard makes r
gradually decreasing. The Hart>
ford is nov selling for $4,000,
ANUMBER of Spanish mackerel
are being brought daily from
Morehead City to this market.
Many people think the mackerel
is 1.-The finest fish that swlmS.
WoRKMEN have laid the foun-
dation of the new prick ware
house of Messrs. H. We'll &
Bros, in the rear of their stores,
and the walls are fast going up.
EVERY day the Mayor has to
pass judgment upon some viola
tor of the bicycle ordinance. 1t
must be very complicated or ex-
tremely difficult to comprehend.
Mr.. Henry Brown, engineer
on the tramway locomotive OF
the Enterprise Lumber Com
pany, had his hand painfully
bruised recently and is unfit for
duty.
B..ICK aud sand are being haul
ed in front of The building on
West Centre street that the new
oauk is expected to occupy Work
has been commenced alrea y that
will tit up for occupancy by this
institution.
EVERY worker has a chance at
money III circulation When you
need anything bny It at home
and allow mother chance
Of pockeling the cash you've
spent. You help yourselves by
patronizing Home Institutions.
THE work of removing the
former dwelling of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. G. Royal, preparatory
to the erection of a handsome
new home, is now in vogue.
In the meantime Mr.. and Mrs,
Royall have taken board withMr
and Mrs. S. S. Hardison at the
commodious and pleasant Dortcf
residence.
TRUCKERS are busy with theil
beans. During trucking season
our postoffice possesses specla
attractions for those who ar
looking for checks. One gen
tleman remarked, the raising o
vegetables for market is yer.
facinating during shipping sea
son-oue is always SO anxiou
TO get returns and checks.
THE finance committee of tn
Board of County Commissioner
met at the court house in thi
cityMonday and made settlement
with the following tax collectors
Messrs. N. j. Roberts, of Brog
den; J. B. Smith, of Pikeville
Geo. G.. Rackley, of Saulstor
All the tax collectors of til
county have now settled wit
this committee.
WE are requested by the Chair
man of the Board of County Con
missioners to say that the Boar
will meet on Friday of this wee
to hear the representations of tt
different book companies. III
adoption of books will take pla'
on June 1st. This will give tt
board time at the regular meetir
to transact all the business.
QUITE a number of intellectu
looking gentlemen r noticeab
in our city these days. They a
said to be representatives of t
several large competitive boo
concerns of the country, and tho
mission is to importune the Boa
Of County Commissioners in /
half of their respective public
tons at next Mondays meeting.
The Emergency Hospital
troubled very little with patier
these days. Last week a you
man who thought he bad a co
tinued fever illness asked for a
mission into it's well watch
wards, but he had to remain or
for a short while. This is t
first patient the hospital has j
for some weeks, the last one
ing a negro from Faison, who
a bad trouble with his arm, a
who is expected to return to ha
the arm amputated.
WHAT about a half holiday
the orr out clerks of the ci
S.rol,1 tho maonanimity and D|