Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-05-27
BRIEFS.
Miss Sallie Ham, of Pikeville,
in the city visiting relatives.

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family in this city.
Miss Effe Blow, of Pikeville,
who has been on a visit to friends
in this city, left Tuesday for her
home.
President Mckinley Tuesday
morning sent a cable message tC
Queen Victoria congratulatins
her on the celebration of he:
18th birthday.
Mr.. Sam Cohencius, the cloths
ing dealer at Odd Fellows cor
ner, is having his store front
repainted, which adds right much
to the appearance of the place,
MESSRs Hatch Bros, of Mt.
Olive, the old reliable excursion
managers. will run the first e1S
cursion Of the season to Will
mington and Wrightsville on the
18th of June.
MESSRS. Thomas Sherman and
Thomas w. Swami, who have been
visiting their uncle Mr.. L. w.
Swami, in this city, left for their
homes Tuesday.
MISSES America and Ora Cope
land, of Fremont, we're in the city
Tuesday, as the guests of Mrs b.
F. Scott.
James p. Crockett, the second
wealthiest man in Dekalb county,
Tenn, placed the mu7-Ae of a
shotgun in his month aud blew
off the top of his head, Mr..
Crockett leaves a fortune esti-
mated at 5000, 600.
THE officers of the law are
looking for a negro who broke
up a festival in the country Sat-
urday night and while passing
through town fired a pistol at
several persons.
The work of demolishing the
New York city prison, better
known as the Tombs. was begun
yesterday. A much larger prison
is to be erected on the same site.
At Charleston, S. c., yester.
day, J, w, Hyer, an employe of
the State dispensary, shot j. H.
Doscher, president of the Ger
mania Brewing Company, wound
ing him in the leg.
OUR young friend and towns
man MIR. l.. F. Hollowell has
purchased the ST. James Ice
House and will serve his numer>
Gus customers from his new To-
cation hereafter.
DR.. T. M. Jordan, of Hooker
ton, Greene county, a in the
cityTuesday on professional bus
mess, The doctor has a number
of friends and acquaintances in
this city who are always glad to
see him.
Mr. Titus Harper, the clever
travelling salesman for the furui-
ture house of Royal & Borden,
has just returned from a visit to
their branch store at Ra. eigh
and left Tuesday afternoon to
spend a few days with his par>
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Luby Harper
al Snow Hill.
THE force of hands that are
taking down the old telegraph
poles along the line Of the W. &
w. r. R. have reached this city.
The new poles that they are put
ting up are cedar, and it is said
that they will last much longer
than the old cypress poles.
The Office of the Western Union
Telegraph Company in this city,
of which Mr.. Jno. G. Sizer is the
courteous and accommodating
manager, is being remodeled and
repainted and additional tables
have been added, which give the
place a genuine city-like appear
ance, and increases the conyen~
fences for the public.
Nor many people know that
the old street clock that has
stood for years in front of the
jewelry establishment of MIR. l..
d. Giddens, Jr., is working and
keeps the correct time. Such is
the case, however. and besides
being an appropriate sign it tells
the time o day to passers by.
THERE is an old colored lady
living in the Little Washington
suburb OF this city who claims to
be 112 years old. Her name is
Nellie Smith, and With the ex-
ception of being blind she is in
good health and seems to enjoy
life as we'll as the ordinary per-
ST.
Mr.. Poland, of the Raleigh
Tribune, announced last night
the last issue of that paper APP.
peared Sunday. Messrs. Briggs
and Martin, the local editors, re-
signed last week. It is stated
that the paper has already cost
the stockholders and interested
parties ten thousand dollars. The
liabilities are placed at 50 500. 1t
is likely that a receiver will be
named.