Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-06-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

An' - shN Ia J nA AZ AoAaS a. VII
Chapel Hill.
MISS Sallie Lee is at home from
Peace Institute for vacation, to
the great pleasure of her many
friends here.
MIR. r. L. Kornegay is having
the paint brush used pretty frees
ly on the ufices of the Electric
Light Company, the Water
Works aid the store of Mr.. j.
B. Watson.
MISSES Katie and Irene Weeks,
of Bowdens, N. g., after spend
ing a few days visiting their
cousins Misses Fannie and Susan
Weeks, in this city, have returned
hCme.
The Goldsboro Book Store has
put a new awning in front of their
store, which IS intended to take
place of the shade tree that was
blown down some months ago by
the lid.
THE first ripe peaches of the
seasOn-and the earliest we have
heard of as grown in these parts,
We're gathered this morning from
the garden of Mr.. A. D. Ward,
in this city.
THE handsome residence of Mr..
Geo. g. Royal will soon be ready
for occupancy. When completed
there will be nothing near so
modern or SO convenient in this
city or any other in the State.
HIS Excellency Gov. Russell
has notified our townsman DR.. j.
d. Spicer of his appointment as
a member of the State Board of
Health, which will soon be pub
lished complete.
The excursion of Messrs. Hatch
Bros. to Wilmington and Wrights-
vile on the 10Th of June, promi-
ses to be well patronized. 1t will
be the first of the season, and
everybody will want to go.
THERE is talk Of bicycle race
among local riders for the cham
pionship, to come off at an early
day. on Mr.. Benefits splendid
track, near this city. Consider
able interest is already engineered,
and several prizes have been Of
fered. Let's have the race.
Mr.. Frank Evans the clever
superintendent of the Goldsboro
Water Works, is a hustler in all
that the word implies. He has
had several improvements made
since he has taken charge and has
in contemplation several more
that will be of material benefit and
convenience to their many patrons.
Now that imposing and tower
ing new telegraph poles have been
placed throughout the city, would
it not be we'll for both the tele>
graph and the electric light COM
panies to paint these poles I? It
would add greatly to their ap-
pcarance and endurance, and like
wise, also, help the looks of things
generally.
Mr.. Jas. Clifton, in the employ
of tie Singer Sewing Machine
Company, now located in Wilson,
and Miss Sudie Andrews, daughter
of Mrs. Nancy and the late W. Z.
Andrews, were married in this
city Wednesday, at the home of
the brides mother, and left on the
noon train for Wilson, Elder Jno.
w. Gardner officiating. The
ARGUS extends its best wishes.
Mr.. Jesse W. Stanley, South
eastern representative of the
Cincinnati Coffin Company, ar>
rived in the city FRIDAY to
spend his 4O;h birthday
with "the loved ones at home. %
He has been with the above we'll
known and reliable company foI
more than a dozen years, and
deserves, as we are sure he pos
sesses, their unlimited conf
dence. Jesse does not seem TO be
growing old, and we doubt MOI
that it will give his friends pause
and surprise to learn that he is
forty. THE ARGUS wishes hin
many happy returns of bis nata
day.
A TURTLE, weighing $50 pounds
was brought in on the Atlantic 6
North Carolina Railroad Friday
from Morehead City and trans
ferred to the Southern train to b.
carried to the State Museum a
Raleigh. This large production
of the sea proved quite a crowd
drawing attraction during its stay
in our city. Several hnndJ ed peo
pie crowded around the trains tt
get glimpse of the monster. a
great many people believe it to b.
thousand years old, and the cor
rogated shell on its back of sew