Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15
BRIEFS.

MRS. lSddC SOHH, VI NoW uoA y
is in the city, on a visit to hel
father Mr., L. Edwards.
MASTER Frank and George
Daniels are at home again from
a visit to their grandmother in
Wilson.
Mr.. E. E. Pugh, AN employe
of the Goldsboro Furniture Fac
tory, accompanied by his wife
has returned from a visit to rel
atives in Newbern.
Mr.. r. G. Freeman, Of the
popular force of clerks at the
shoe store of Messrs. FL. We'll &
Bros, is spending some time at
the Atlantic Hotel at Morehead
City.
ROUND trip tickets are for sale
every Saturday during the suns
mer by the W. & w. r. 4. to
Wilmington and return for $500.
with final limit to the following
Monday.
Mr.. H. L. paylor, of the Hos
tel Kennon, has returned from
the Western part of the State,
where he went to carry his wife
and little daughter to spend the
summer visiting relatives.
MIR. G. E. Pennington, of
Newbern, who has been visiting
relatives in Grantham's town
ship, this county, vas in'the city
to>day aud returned home this
afternoon.
Mr.. A. J. Winslow, the fore
man of the G%olds5oro Furniture
Factory. in company with his
wife, spent last week on the sea-
shore at Wrightsyille and re-
turned home Saturday.
Mr.. Chas. Taylor, of the firm
of Taylor & Lane, had the mis-
fortune to cut his hand with a
piece of tin Saturday afternoon,
from which he has experienced
considerable suffering since.
A SUBSCRIBER requests the
ARGUS to ask of the p%ostofice
authorities when they are to have
their spring cleaning up. There
is right much complaint about
the condition of the postofice.
CAPT. R G.. jenkins, the pop>
ular and proficient engineer Of
the Smithfeld train. has secured
a fifteen days leave Of absence
and left to-day for Winston to
join his family who r visiting
relatives in that city.
A NEGRO man, evidently bent
on burglary, was seen reconoi-
tering about Mr.. Fl. 2. Dortch's
esidenceMondaynight,an and when
the alarm was given by Miss
Mildred Dortch, who saw him
from a window, he made off.
The public generally r in
vited to an old>fashioned picnic
to be given atWhite Hall at Hams
pavilion on Thursday, the
18th instant. A band of music
has been secured by Mr.. H. J.
Ham, the proprietor of Rural
Retreat, and a dance will be one
Of the leading features.
The State Normal and Indus
trial College of Greensboro bes
gins its annual session Thurs
day, October z. This college Of
fers the young women of the
state a thorough education in all
branches. A faculty Of twenty
five and over 400 students last
year. Forcatalogue and infor>
nation address President Chas.
D. McIver.
HER many friends and the pa
irons of the school will learn
with pleasure of the election by
the Board of Trustees of Miss
Mary Jones to a position on the
faculty of the Goldsboro Graded
School. Prof. Foust, the super
intendent, says that Miss Jones
stood the highest in all branches
of study of any applicant that it
has ever been his pleasure to
examine.
AMY Gregory, a young colored
man, about "a years of age, died
in this city Monday afternoon
of pneumonia. He was an ex-
emplary figure among his own
race and much liked by those of
the whites whom he served. He
leaves a wife and a number of
friends to mourn his loss. The
funeral was held last Tuesday
from the A. NJ. E. Zion church,
of which he was a member, Rev.
Bell officiating at the funeral rites.
AFTER several days of watch
fulness on the part of Chief of
Police Freeman, the negro Council
Joyner, who stole a gold watch
from Mr.. Octavius Taylor, of
LaGrange, and offered it for sale
in this city, was captured at Pike
vile Saturday and brought to this
city and placed in jail that even
ing. He showed himself to be
a smart thief in evading the police
as long as he did and he was only
captured by the aid of confeder-
ates.
MESsRS. Hollowell and Peter
sons excursion to Morehead next
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