Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-04-01

Hill, is visiting relatives and
friends In this city, where she is
always a welcome visitor.
MISSES Sallie Croswell, OF Will
mington, N, c.. and Jane Mills
It Greenville. 5. c., are in the
city the guests of Mr., and Mrs. j
j Bowen.
The many friends of Mr.. Will
Winslow will learn with pleasure
that he has recovered from his
recent attack of illness and is
able to be on the streets again.
Owing to the inability of the
management of Martins Hall, at
Mt. Olive, to secure a piano for
the occasion, the engagement of
Geldsboro Minstrel and Banjo
Cub for Thursday night at that
place has been cancelled.
THE place of business of Rev.
John w. Gardner, on Walnut
street, is undergoing repairs and
is receiving a fresh coat of paint.
Besides being popular in the min
istry, Mr.. Gardner is an energetic
business man and has the conf
dence of the trading public.
THE Enterprise Lumber Com
pany of this city will remove
their tram road from its present
location on the Smithfeld railroad
to Pikeville and will branch off
from the w. & w. r. R. into the
pine forests ON the east from that
place.
MRS. D. w. Bullock, Of Rocky
Mount. is visiting her daughter
Mrs. w. H. Higgins. Mrs. Bull
lock is now about IS years old
and she has maLy old friends
in this city who will be pleased
to learn of her visit and who will
be still more pleased to learn of
her continued good health.
THE Court house square pres
sents a very beautiful appearance
on the front as seen from Walnut
street. The green and growing
grass and inviting walks that
wind their way throughout the
grounds in serpentine curves will
look charming when the giant
oaks put forth their broad leaves
to shade the grounds.
The new management of the
A. & n. c. R. K. has appointed
Mr.. Il. M. L.. Jetfreys agent in
this city to succeed Mr. g. &.
Smith, and Mr.. Jas. f. Parrot
agent at Kinston, to succeed Mr.
NJ. II. Wooten. Mr.. G.. E. Hol-
land will fill the position of oper-
ator and cashier in the Office here.
Tue changes to take place on the
LIST day of April.
MISS Anna Paige Strong, ar
accomplished and popular young
lady who is skilled in the lates1
articles of millinery and who re
sides in Baltimore, the great
Southern metropolis of fashions.
arrived in the city yesterday af'
ternoon to take charge of the
millinery and fancy goods de-
partment of the firm of j. w
Blzzell & Co and VIII commence
work for an elaborate opening
at an early day.
DIR. j. S. Bizzell, of the DIR,
goods firm of Bizzell Bros. & Co.
arrived in the city yesterd ~ AT
ternoon from a purchasing tril
to New York and other Northern
cities. DIR. Bizzell is no less pop
ular with the trading public, VIII
hold him in high esteem, that h'
is as a citizen in the community
and the heavy purchases that HI
has made this Spring is an indi
cation of the growth of the bust
ness of which he has charge.
AT a special meeting of til
Board of County Commissioner
held in this city Tuesday they de
cided to adopt the emo fence law
for Pikeville and Stony Cree
townships and ordered publishe
a notice to the effect that
shall be unlawful for live stoc
to u at large in those towr
ships ten days from the preser
date. The action of the Board
this matter was made possible b
q an act of the General Assembl
of 1897, extending the stock La
limits in Wayne county.
MR.. John r. Smith, the newl
appointed superintendent of tt
Penitentiary, left this city Monda
with an entire new force of guard
~verse and general utility me
for the Caledonia State farm
Halifax county. The delegate
at the train were in high spiri
and nobody blames them, for tn
is the first opportunity they ha'
had to give vent to their patriot
desire to serve their country
many years, and who knows b
that this may, perhaps, be the la
time for many years to come.
D.la;ob Tribuna.