Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-29

Methodist Church; every third
Sunday morning and night. Prayer
meeting Wednesday nights. Rev.
NJ. M. Mcfarland pastor.
Baptist Church; every fourth
Sunday morning and night. Pray
er meeting Thursday nights. Rev.
L. Z Carroll pastor.
ARGUS BUREAU,
Jno. r. Smith, Mgr
July q, 1897.
Mr.. E. Byrd, of Seven Springs,
was in town Sunday.
The city fathers have given the
hogs a summer vacation to do
scavenger's work through melon
season.
Rev. MI. Porter, who at press
ent is pastor of Newbern Baptist
church, is assisting Rev. L. l..
Carroilin a p~rotracted meeting at
the Baptist church. He is preacns
ing some excellent sermons.
Miss Gertrude Bagby, of Beau
fort, N. c.. is visiting her friend
Miss Margaret Aaron. Her
many friends which she formed
during her pleasant stay in our
midst last summer are pleased to
see her again.
Mr.. G. B. Hatch returned Sum-
day from Dunn, n. c., and all
the towns along the short cut
railroad. where he has been adj
vertising the excursion which
will be run by Messrs. Hatch
Bros. from that point via Wilson
to- Ocean View Beach next Mon
day.
James Quinn, one Of the Oldest
colored citizens of this community,
are very i'll. He is 70 years old,
and the chances for his recovery
is very doubtful.
All, alas. The Flowers square,
the city lawn, the baseball ground,
the city park, the circus grounds,
the grounds where the last genera
ton tributary to Mt. Olive
has often trod, seeking the pleas
ures that make one forget his
tolls and troubles just
for awhile, are now of the past.
The axe and the pillow have con-
verted this beautiful square into a
strawberry patch. No doubt this
will prove much more profitable
to the owner, for q good straw
berry patch is a gold mine far su-
perior to many of those phantom
mines now being sought for by
thousands. in Alaska
Mr.. R. B. Parker lost a fine
young horse last week. While
attempting to reach grass from
the far side of a ditch, the earth
caved in and threw the horse into
the ditch headforemost, breaking
his neck.
Prof. E. E. Britton was in
town Saturday to make arrange
ments looking to the management
of the Mt. Olive High School. We
hope he will be successful in gets
ting the school, and we further
hope the directors will be success
ful in securing so thorough and
competent a teacher as Prof. Brit
ton. He taught here three SEES
sions seven or eight years ago.
Mr.. Ned Switzerland, of Ke-
Evansville. was visiting his brother,
John D.. Switzerland, for a few
days last week.
Miss Mamie Davis, of Faison,
is visiting her sister, Mrs j. A.
English.
Rev. John King, of Whining
ton, preached to a large crowd in
Martins hall last Thursday night.
Miss Fannie Parker, Of Dudley,
who has been spending some time
visiting friends in Mt. Olive, re-
turned to her home Friday.
Mr.. Jesse Switzerland and his
grandson, Jesse, Jr., are spending
some time with the formers son,
MI. r. j. Switzerland.
Miss Bessie Williams returned
home Friday from a pleasant visit
to friends at Besten.
MIR. j. w. Stanley, of Colds
boro, was in town Saturday.
Mr.. w. J.. Gibson, of Colds
boro, is spending a few days IN
town.
MI. Atlas Carraway, Of Dudley,
was in town Friday.