Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-11-04
ARGUS BUREAU,
JNO. r. SMITH, Mgr.
Nov. 8, 1897.

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Tuesday.
Miss Annie MCGEE was calling
in town Tuesday.
Mr.. ], H. Blaylock was calling
on our merchants Tuesday.
Mr.. Geo. W. Sutton, of Dob
bersville, was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Marshall Williams, of Fal-
son, made business calls in town
Monday.
Mr. John Quinn and wife were
calling on our business men
Tuesday.
Mr.. Eugene Blount of Florence
S. c., came Tuesday to visit his
sister, Mrs. 6. p. Hall.
Miss Mary Hicks visited Colds
boro Thursday, and is spending
a few days with friends.
Mrs Utley, OF Apex, came
Tuesday evening to visit her sis
ter Mrs. ]. A. Westbrook, who is
very Ill.
A great many of our truckers
are taking this splendid opportu-
nifty to finish putting out their
strawberries.
Mrs. John H. Loftin, Sr., aud
Mrs. M. w. Loftin is spending a
few days with Mrs. D, E. Smith,
of Goldsboro.
Mrs. Clarence Mcintyre, of Fay
etteville, is spending some time
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. d.
M, Mcintyre.
Mrs. F. L Pearsall returned
home Tuesday evening from
Goldsboro, where she has been
spending some days.
Miss Kate Tatum spent q few
days in G%oldsboro last week Wis
ting Miss Sudie Hall, and res
turned home Monday.
Several of our townsmen went to
Goldsboro Thursday night to
take in fFabio Romani." Those
that went felt amply repaid for
their trip.
MI. o. S. King brought in d
nice bunch of ripe strawberries
Tuesday, and says, he has a good
many now green and ripening in
his patch.
Miss Sophie Dixon died Tues
day morning Nov. End, of drop
sey, Miss Dixon was quite old.
The relatives have the sympathy
Of their many friends.
Mrs. j. A. Byrd and sister
Miss Mary Hooks, of Eason. sc.
came Monday and are spending
some time with the parents OF
Mrs. Byrd's husband Mr.. G. G.
Byrd.
Scores of our citizens and
neighbors could not let the ops
portunity Of seeing John Robin
son & Franklin Bros show pass.
All sbem to be we'll pleased with
what they saw,
See John r. Smiths cut prices
in medicines, groceries, sc. be-
fore you buy. He will sell you the
best coffee in town for 10 cents
per pound,
Our markets are good, and
goods are sold exceedingly close
in Mt. Olive, eggs are worth 121
cents, hams 10 cents per. h.,
chickens Is to 90 cts,
If you want jewelry, watches
Or clocks, call on J. r. Smith. L
you want them repaired, also biz
cycles and machines, carry then
to j, r. Smith. All work guar.
anteed.
Messrs. Bryant and DAME
Grantham's store, at Grantham'l
store, was broken into Monday
might and $40. was stolen from
the cash drawer, Mr.. Granthan
had just sold some cotton and pu
the money in the drawer and for
got to take it out that night.
Prof. M. W. Ball has now on
of the best schools that has beer
run here for some time. Prof
Ball has earnestly requested tn
parents of the scholars, interest
ed visitors, and especially tn
directors of the school to visi
his school, and we understan'
that SO far, but one director ha
visited the school and but few
parents. This is not as it shoul'
be: parents, go and bear you.
children recite, see how they ar
managed; directors, go and visi
the school, see how things ar
run. and by giving just a little O
,your time in this way, you en-
courage your teacher, stimulat
the scholars, and in this way 20
help to keep up an interest i
this grand educational work.