Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-04-15
ARGUS BUREAU,
Jno. r. Smith, Mgr
April IA. 1897.

WllllamS mill pond nSnlnR last
Wednesday evening and acct
~dentally caught a 81 10. club,
hook baited with earth
worms. This fish was not for
sale. Coon was the happiest
..Koon''-in town.
Sheriff Scott came down Fri
day evening and brought the
registration books for the Mt.
Olive municipal election. Jno.
r. Smith was appointed regis
trar and H. G.. Williamson and S.
E. Herring poll holders.
Mr. Ed. Grady moved to the
Hicks house Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo F. Kornegay returned
70 her home in Goldsboro last
Wednesday, after a two weeks
pleasant. visit to the family of
her uncle Robt. Kornegay.
Mr.. Joe. Williams, r.. who
has recently been making his
nome in Raleigh. spent a few
days with his parents near War
saw, aud with friends at M.
Olive, returned last Friday and
expects to enter into the retail
grocery business. We wish Joe
much success on the great sea
of commerce.
Miss Fannie Lambert returned
home from Goldsboro last week,
where she made a pleasant visit
to the Misses niece, Of that city.
G.. P. Faison, of Faison. was in
town Saturday.
Mrs. N. p. Flowers visited
Goldsboro Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. Faison and Mrs M.
M. Williams, of Faison, were in
town Saturday. visiting friends.
Mr.. Frank Quinn and family,
who left here about eighteen
months ago for Pelzer, s. 9 re-
turned to their old home Satur-
day, and now anticipates work
ing in the Goldsboro Cotton Fac
tory. He says he has got a plenty
of Pelzer.
Mr.. H. G.. Jones, the contracs
tor, who has recently built a good
many of the fine buildings Of this
place, made a flying trip to the
fire stricken city of Lumberton,
n u, where he secured con
tracts to assist in again re. build
ing that plucky little city. Mr..
Jones returned Saturday.
Several of our citizens drove
out to Mr.. Ed. Holmes Tuesday
evening Of last week, where they
enjoyed a fine fox chase. Mr..
Holmes had previously caught a
fox and had him penned up await
ing the sport. The fox vas given
thirty minutes the start of the
hounds, and they had a half hour
fine race. 81 believe they caught
him :"
The many friends of Mr. Zeke
Parker will be glad to know that
he is able to be out again after
his recent severe illness.
Mr.. Bob Switzerland, of the
firm of Smith & Switzerland, of
Faison, was in town on business
last week.
The town commissioners met
last Tuesday night the 9th, and
passed the following ordinances
"That any person or persons who
shall. solicit consignments of truck
in the town of Mt. Olive, shall
paw a tax of fifty cents per month
for each house represented, com
mencing April the Goth to July
goth, '97.
"No person or persons shall be
allowed to shoot English spalrows,
except by permission be granted by
the police, Geo. F. Kornegay.
"Ordered that the single roofs
of certain stores on West Centre
street be Inspected, and if found
in a dangerous condition they arc
to be condemned.'
This last ordinance is a good
one, and Que that should have had
the attention Of the commissioners
long ago. It is not right to al
low the whole town to be endan.
gered by a few rotten roofs.
Who is going to be Mayor
There are two worthy candidates
in the field.
DR.. w. c.. Steele spent Thurs.
cay in Goldsboro making business
calls.
Mr.. Newton Carter, of Teachey,
was in town Thursday, shaking
hands with his many friends.
Capt. Lam Casey left for Will
mington Friday evening.
Miss Eliza Moore is visiting
Miss Bessie Kornegay.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Perry, o.
Dudley, were visiting Mrs. 7. Z
Lee Sunday.
Mr.. Dick Pearsall, of Colds
boro, was in town Sunday visit
ing friends near here.
Mr.. March D. Kornegay wa
in town Saturday.
Miss Emma Raiferd was il
town Saturday.
There is a subscription list nov
{ being carried around for the pur
pose of raising funds to build
new methodist church. The Meth
odists are very much in need of
better and more commodiou
building, and we sincerely hop