Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-04
LOCAL BRIEFS

MIX. H. w. MChtuucY Vi hIuS~
ton, was in the city Tuesday.
MARCH has come in Ikea lamb,
but there are some clustering days
ahead, sure.
MEssRs. w. A. Edwards and
John Bucher, of Princeton. were
in the city on business Tuesday.
We regret to chronicle the con-
tinued and critical illness of our
good friend and c%ountyman Elder
j. T. Edgerton, at his home in
Pikeville.
Miss Nina Holland, of Enfield,
N. c., is in the city, visiting rela-
~tives, where her many friends are
always glad to see her.
OMR L. H. Castex. of the mill
linery and fancy goods firm of
Nj. e. Castex & Co., left last
night for the Northern markets
to purchase the first installment
of their spring stock.
Our venerable townsman Mr..
A. Lehman, who has been on an
extended visit to relatives in Mich
igan, is at home again, much bene-
fitted by his trip, his many friends
will be glad to know.
AS an evidence that Spring is
here and the fishing season is son
deck Maj. L. B. Bass has opened
up his stock of fishing tackle; con-
sisting of 5, 600 hooks, 1900 yards
silk cord, 1000 variagated lines,
and fishing poles galore.
MEssRs. Matt. and N. J..
Slaughter, brothers of our es~
teemed townsman Mr.. John
Slaughter, who have been ems
gagged in the sewing machine
business in South Carolina for a
number of years. are in the city
for a few days before gsing to
the Eartern part of the State,
where they will locate and con"
tinue their same business.
A VERY respectable old colored
woman from Duplin county, Della
Whitehead, was seen by the ARGUS
man at the depot Tuesday after
noon on her way home again from
a visit to her sister Ellen Herring,
in this city. She had not been
away from home before in thirty
years, and had never seen Il city or
q railroad train in all those years.
THE Goldsboro Minstrel and
Banjo Club will meet IN the Mess
senger Opera House for practice
every night between now and the
10th, which is the date set for
their first performance. The peo~
pie r expecting something
grand ia the way of m~instrelsy
from the company and no one
will be disappointed who attends.
Mr.. Sam J. Cohencius, who
has been on an extended purchase
ing trip North, has returned to
the city, and is now receiving a
full and beautiful line of clothing,
gents furnishings, and all goods
kept in his line. He has expended
great are in selecting his stock
for the especial wants of his trade.
HIS host of friends in this city
and thr -uhout the Eastern part
of the State will learn with pleas
ure that MIR. E. B. Borden, the
popular president of the Bank
Of Wayne, has so far recovered
from his recent severe attack Of
La Grippe as to be able TO again
occupy his Office in that institu-
ton and resume his wise super
vision of it's management.
Mr.. Lee II. Evans. a Colds
boro boy by birth, son of the
late DIR. J. A. Evans, and one OF
the first pupils of our Graded
school when it was established,
il in the city on a brief visit &c
relatives, and is greeted with
great pleasure by his many
friends here. He has been engag-
ed for a number of years with
R. G. Dun & Cos mercantile
agency. and is now on his way
to Atlanta to take charge of their
branch Office in that city.
SUNDAY we were pleased to
see in the city President Drec
Peacock, of hat famous old insti
tuition Greensboro Female College,
This venerable school grows bet.
ter and better as the years come
and go. "Since the day of hi
Inauguration" one of the bes
known educators in the State re
marked, "President Peacock ha'
labored to do thorough work" 4
fine scholar himself, and with
large faculty of splendidly edu
Gated men and women, he is do
ing magnificent work at "Olc
Greensboro" In fact, from wha
we hear, we believe no bette
teaching is done anywhere in tn
State, at either the male or femal
colleges than is done at Greens
boro Female College.
WHILE on his way to this cit
T,o.lo.v oftaruoop Mr. w Z