Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-05-06
THE ARGUS.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

SA-~0
LARGE shipments of peas and
strawberries are now being made
daily from this section.
Mrs. w. L. Pike. of Pikeville.
is lin the city ON visit to her
daughter Mrs. E. B. Nelson.
1t was strongly intimated at the
White House yesterday that the
nomination of DR.. Isaac G.. Hop
kins, of Atlanta, as Minister to
Greece, would go to tie Senate
next week.
The President has decided not
to interfere in the case of Joseph
Dunlop, proprietor of the Chicago
Dispatch who was sentenced to
two years Imprisonment for send
ing obscene matter through the
mails.
THE Goldsboro Steam Laundry
has secured the services of an
expert and experienced laundry
man, and with it's splendidly
equipped outfit is now prepared
to turn out work in short time
and guarantee satisfaction.
MRS. M. P. johnson has movs
ed her cheap cash store from
under the Messenger Opera
House to one of the stores on
East Centre street recently fitted
up by Mr.. J. w. Bizzell in the
Meehau building, opposite the
Goldsboro Book Store,
The actions of the new direc-
tors and the new superintendents
of the insane asylums against the
directors and superintendents now
in possession have been decided by
the Supreme Court. All the
judges concurred in the opinion
written by Judge Montgomery
sustaining the decision of Judge
Adams.
The plant Of the Maryland
Steel Compan located at Spar
rows Point, will resume operas
tions in full next Monday after
an idleness of three years. The
work will furnish employment
to over 1000 men. The company
has large amount of work OF
hand and it may be necessary to
keep the plant going day and
night during the Spring and
early Summer.
THERE have been two bicycle
raff1es in this city last week. The
first one was drawn by Mr.. Boaz
Hooks, ~ being the lucky num-
ber, and the other was drawn by
Mr.. J. o. Royal with nun Der,
IS. There is still another that
chances are being sold for and it
is intended that the drawing shall
take place tonight. There are a
great many people that are hope
full, but is safe to say that a large
majority will he disappointed.
One of the colored prisoners in
our county Jail, who was serving
out brief sentence for assault and
battery, filed his way out through
one of the windows some time
during last week. He had been
permitted to remain in the corri-
dor, underad vice of the physician,
on the ground of illness, and some
accomplice from the outside fur
nished him with a file. He has
not yet been retaken.
HIS many friends will regret tc
learn that Mr.. William Boyette, 8
son of the late Nathan Boyette,
and a prosperous farmer residing
a few miles from the city, along
the A. & N. G, Railroad, has be-
come insane. His condition is
peculiar, in that when reclining in
bed his mind seems to be perfectly
sound, but as soon as he is an up
right position, or walking about,
his mind at once begins to wander.
Mr.. Boyette is we'll known in this
community, where he has host o.
: warm friends who wish him {
speedy recovery.
AT former sessions of the
Board of Aldermen the matter OF
continuing the improvements tc
the Court house square was dis
cussed and some members were
in favor of not making any ap
preparation for the coming year.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners have expressed a willing
ness to lefray half the expense
and put the grounds under the
eurveiIauce of the city. This
seems TO, be reasonable PROPOSE
tion, and as the city now has nc
place to entertain excursion par
ties or public place for outdoor
gatherings we fail to see why
our city fathers should Withdraw
their support from the improve
ments that have been begun. The
grounds make much better ap,
pearance now than last spring
and il the plans that Mr.. II. B
Parker has in contemplation are
carried out with the help of the
city we shall soon have public
gathering place that we will no
DO ashamed Of.