Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-05-13


night destroyed the large tobac-
CO warehouse Of Briggs & Flema
ings, and also destroyed a col>
ored church in the same locality.
CAPT. J. H. Holt has just re-
turned from a fishing expedition
in Goshen swamp, where he
caught a turtle weighing 353
pounds, besides a quantity of fish.
Mr.. S. J. Cohencius has ac-
copied the agency for gents and
ladies' patent bicycle caps and has
a large lot now on display at his
establishment on the corner of
East Centreand Walnut streets.
The Maryland Life Insurance
Company, one of the Oldest and
most substantial, trust institutions
in Baltimore, advertises for an
Agent in Goldsboro, and offers to
make valuable contract with ener-
getic and responsible party.
Our good friend and venerable
townsman MIR. A. Lehman
rounds to-day his 10Th year. He
has been a citizen of Goidsboro
for well-nigh 80 years, and
hence has grown old in our midst,
where he has many warm friends
who wish him many happy res
turns of the dav.
A PARTY Of sixteen from this
city went down to Seven Springs
Sunday on their. ''bikes" and
spent a good portion of the day,
returning IN the evening. They
all stopped at MIR. Hiram J.
II IS hotel at the Ninth and
b Springs and r loud in
! praises of his hospitality
cine taole.
FORCE of workmen, under
npervision of Nj essrs. Por~
Goodwin, the well known
ltects and contractors of
city, are now busily engaged
he construction of Judge W.
Aliens new residence on John
BET, which, when completed.
" 1 be one of the handsomest
and most conveniently arranged
in the city.
The ever public spirited and
prosperous firm of Messrs. H.
We'll & Bros, whose commodious
business establishment is one of
the handsomest and best ap-
pointed in the State, r having
an entire new front of large
French plate glass put in, which
will still improve the already
imposing appearance of their
establishment.
IT will be of interest to the
large following of the M. E.
church, South, in this city to
learn that at the conference OF
Bishops in Tennessee last week
Raleigh was selected as the place
for holding the next annual Con-
ference of North Carolina, over
which Bishop r. r. Hargrove viii
preside, and December LIST is the
date.
Our progressive and popular
townsman Mr.. John Slaughter.
who recently leased for a tern
of years the vacant lot of the
county adjoining the Farmers
Warehouse and fronting on Wall
nut street. is having lumber
placed on the ground preparato'
ry for the erection of a large
business building. Sagacious bus
mess men have faith in the flu
of Goldsboro. We go for'
Word.
AT the brides home in thi.
city Monday, Mr.. Frank Smith
the skilled operator of the YES
neering machine at the STANDARD
Manufacturing Company's plant
and Miss Mollie Phillips, sistel
of Mr.. w. r. Phillips, of tn,
ARGUS. we're united in the hol,
bond of wedlock. The ARGU!
is very cordial in wishing tn,
happy young couple the fulles
measure Of life's joys and pros
perity.
Mr.. w. III. Smith, presiden
of the Wayne Agricultural Works
has the finest bean patch in thi
city or section. The lot on whicl
the beans are planted lies between
the Gill Mills and the Agriculture
Works, and Mr.. G. F. Taylor
Superintendent of the former in
stitution, says that his smoke
stack kept off the frost of som
nights ago, but for which th
beans would have been cut dow
to the ground, and that he sha
make application for the frs
amess'' of beans from the patch
No doubt the liberal minded owne
will at ones recognize the obligs
ton under which he has bee
placed and cheerfslly make th
concession.