Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-08
The NEWS FROM MT. OLIVE.
Condensed %Chronic]ing of the Events
that Transpire in that Town
and Section

Mt. Olive Lodge, I. o. o. f,
No. 104, meets every Monday
night at 7.45. All visiting mem
bers in good standing are cordially
invited to attend. j. Il. Smith,
N.G.
Presbyterian Church; every 1st
Sunday morning and night. Prayer
meeting Tuesday nights. Rev.
Peter Mcintyre pastor.
Methodist Church; every third
Sunday morning and night. Prayer
meeting Wednesday nights. Rev.
II. NJ Mcfarland pastor.
Baptist Church; every fourth
Sunday morning and night. Pray
er meeting Thursday nights. Rev.
l. r. Carroll pastor.
ARGUS BUREAU,
Jno. r Smith, Mgr
July 7, 1897.
Little Lattimer Korregay,
Is months old. son Of DR.. j. w
Kornegay, was taken with brain
fever Sunday and died this
morning at 6 80 O'Clock. May
the sorely afflicted and foao
parents resign themselves. for Il
is the will Of God. they map
be assured they have the open-
hearted sympathy of the entire
community.
Messrs Clarence Maxwell and
Jessie Mcintyre had a thrilling
experience with a mad dog near
ZION church Tuesday. They
were riding along the road and
saw a dog lying near by foaming
and swapping and having spasms.
They whipped up aud passed
him aud then after consulting
about the matter. concluded to 90
back and killed the dog. Jessie
armed himself with a big club
and got out aud made toward the
dog. and the dog being anxious
to chew on something, met Jessie
half way. Jessie was, however,
successful il knocking him down
and finally after a good deal OF
tussling around succeeded in
killing the dog.
Mrs. J. II. Loftin, Jr is quite
sick with au attack Of bilious fe>
YER.
Watermelons are coming in
quite freely but the prices are
still very high.
There is a great demand and g
still greater need for deep wells
in our town. While our water
is as good, and in many instances
better than in other towns, still.
we are bound to acknowledge
that we are drinking surface
water when we get our supply
from wells that .are not deeper
than IL to Is feet. The town
should make a move in this dis
rection. If they would furnish
say half of the money to buy ar
outfit that was sufficient to dc
the work it would be an easy
IL 1CpCI W SCt SlhlC oAO W pay
the other half and dig the wells
for the town for the towns inter,
est in the machinery. Say IL OF
Is deep.wells. 1t would propably
cost the town $500 Or S40O, but
what of that: the town has goi
the money and it would no doubt
be the means of getting rid Of the
fever.
Miss Lottie Utley, Of Apex,
who has been spending some
time with Miss Essie Westbrook
went to Faison last week, where
she will spend some time with
the family of MI. Sam j. West
brook.
Mr.. N. M. Jurney was in town
Monday for a few days.
Mr.. Lipman Keive an6
Leonard Edwards. who have
been in charge of Mr.. Asher Ed,
wards branch store which was
started here for the strawberry
season, packed up and returned
to Goldsboro Monday. These
young men made themselves very
clever and agreeable and leave
many new made friends,
MIR. W. F. English spent Mon
day in Goldsboro.
Mrs. Annie MCGEE and Mrs. j.
E. Griswold and children spen1
Monday in town.
Mrs. j. F. Oliver and children
returned home Monday from
| Klnston.S where she has beer
spending several days with he
sister Mrs. Wooten.
Mr.. J. D. Switzerland made {
short visit to Kenansville Sun
day.
Mr.. Ernest Flowers has &C
cepted a position as clerk for Mr.
J. D. Switzerland.
Mr.. Dub Smith, of G~oldsboro
made a few days visit to Mr.. N
N. Hollingsworth.
DIR. L. p. Aaron made a few
days visit to friends in Warren
county last week.
Mr.. Davis Hankins, of VIII
mington, was visiting relative
in town Friday and Saturday.
Miss Matte Bludworth, of Bur
gaw. is spending sometime witt
Mrs I'd Grady