Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-04-01
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Mt. Olive, March 81, '97,

Mt OLIVE, March 81, '97.
We don't believe there IS an
| other town in the State of equal
population that has made the pro-
gressive and permanent improve
ments that MI. Olive has. Within
the past nine months there have
been built five new brick business
houses and several new dwellings.
besides the improvement that has
been made on a good many of the
old dwellings,, evolving the X
penditure of $25, 900 or more.
Did you owe your strawberries
last Friday night? If not, you
have no doubt made some solemn
resolutions to do so the next time.
We have. [Say, John, how about
the resolution you made after the
big frost three years ago! Had
you forgotten it and got nipped
again this time ?]-ED.
The Rev. A. j. Taylor paid our
town a visit last Thursday.
The railroad authorities are
having a large and commodious
covered truck station built at the
northern end of the warehouse,
for the accommodation of the
truckers of this community.
This much needed improvement
) is one which the railroad authori-
ties may rest assured will be fully
appreciated by the public gen
erally.
Messrs. W. F. English and
Wait Loftin, while out driving
Mr.. English's fine young team last
Thursday evening, came near hav-
ing a serious runaway, caused by
. the breaking of the gearing that
holds the tongue up. When the
poll dropped on the ground, all
) the traces came unfastened-
seemingly providential. Wait tells
it that Mr.. English led in hurried
! supplications. Wait has been hav.
: ing right much experience with
t runaway teams of late. Friday
evening his young horse wen
y down the street at a speed much t.
the discontinue of himself ane
t Mr.. Nick Aaron, who was riding
o with him, but by heroic effort
I. they succeeded in landing hin
: against Mr.. Jas. McGee's fence
where they alighted without cere
f mony, and as they evidentl.
n thought discretion the better par
d of valor, led the horse to tn
stable.
e Miss Celess Dillon, one of La
e Oranges accomplished young la
!, aies, is visiting the Misses South
=. erland.
Messrs. Jas. w. Virgins an
Ia Henry O'Berry, of Dudley, wer
). in town Saturday.
is Miss Julia McGee, formerl
one of Mt. Olives most charm
If ing young ladies, but now @
n Goldsboro, is visiting relatives an
{, friends here.
x We hear a few of the youn.
Z men of the'tUp-to.Date Club,
while rehearsing in Martin
/ Hall, for the entertainment the
are soon to give US, heard til
u tin roof rafting, caused by tn
u blowing of the wind, quickl
Is jumped at the idea that it wa
burglars trying to enter Martin
store, and they just about a
quickly jumped down the stai
It's way, not taking particular pain
~ to use all the steps. as two {
n. three steps answered their pul
We pose very well just then. 1t
IL said that some of them are sti
Nv ~ very nervous.
eh Miss Berta Higgins, of Lenoil
mt is visiting Mrs. James Niece.
We The truckers are putting in
ny ~ good many beans this seasol
of averaging from Ia to 10 acres.
it. Miss Mollie Brown, the pop,
be lar young lady who has chars
No of the millinery + partment
To- the dry goods store of Messr
Culbreth & Westbrook. left Tue
day for the northern fashie
..oo r centres to acqnaint herself wi
the modes and styles of the cor
ling season aud make purchas
of delicate fabrics for their gro
,d ing trade.
81 Mr., Fl. j, Jones, the contrac