Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-11

son,
IT is now "President McKin
ley.' We salute you, Mr.. Presi-
dent.
Miss Nina Lashley, of Raleigh,
is in the city, visiting Mrs. M, 2.
johnson.
HIS many friends will learn
with regret that Chief of Police
A. B. Freeman is confined to his
hone by rheumatism.
A SUMNER house is being erect
ed by the city authorities in Elm
wood, the coiored cemetery. and
many other improvements are
being made that will add greatly
to the appearance of the place.
Two huge wild cats in a large
box, shipped from Newport, on
the A. & N. C. r. R., to Raleigh, !,
attracted considerable attention at
the express Office between trains
here Friday.
Mr.. J. D. Daniel has fitted up
an ice house at his place of busi-
ness on East Centre street, that
attracts the attention of passers-
by owing to it's unique design and
convenience, where he will serve
ice to his many customers.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners have in contemplation
the erection of two or three iron
bridges in the county and there
are representatives of different
foundries in the city who are
preparing to furnish estimates on
the work. This is step in the
right direction and one for which
the present Board is to be COM
mended.
THE tobacco warehouses of
this city will close for the seas
son on the 18th Of this month.
The farmers throughout this sec>
tion who favor Goldsboro with
their patronage and who may
not have yet marketed all their
tobacco, should make a note of
this and govern themselves ac>
cordingly.
IT is very gratifying 10 the
many friends of the Goldsboro
Rifles TO know that the company
was never in better condition aid
that the attendance for this year
has been unusually gccd. On
next Thursday night the compass
ny will give their first public
drill for this year and will also
be inspected at the time. The
public are cordially invited to be
present.
AT a recent meeting Of the
Board of Aldermen City Clerk
Balm was ordered to have erect
ed at the different street corners
in the city signs bearing the
names of the streets on which
they are located, and the fire bell
at the old market place was or~
dered moved to the tower in the
rear of the Mayors Office on Wal
nut street. The bell now occupy
ing that tower is broken and is of
no service whatever.
THE entertainment at Wood
land Academy Fridaynight was a
decided success in every particu-
lar, and despite the threatening
clouds that overshadowed the
sky yesterday afternoon, a good
ly number of young people from
this city were i'll attendance, and
all whose good fortune it was to
attend expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the enter
tainment, and the hospitable re>
ception rendered them by the
good people of that community.
SOME days ago Mrs. J. M.
Swaringen, of this city, Tas sum-
moned to Charlotte by the critical
illness of her venerable father,
Mr.. Harvey Taylor. We regret
to chronicle that he has since died.
Mrs. Swaringen's many friends
in this city will deeply sympathize
with her in her bereavement. The
Charlotte Observer says of him !:
"He was II years old, and was
an energetic and influential citi-
zen, and was popular wherever
known
The sudden, unexpected death
of Mrs. Noah Rouse, near La
Grange, whose ,revered husband
preceded her to the grave only a
little over month ago, occurred
Thursday afternoon. She was
the mother of Mrs. j. Y. Joyner
and Mr.. N. j. Rouse, both of
whom have hosts of friends in
this city who will deeply sympa-
thize with them in their great sor-
row. She was a sanity woman
and will be greatly missed and
mourned in her neighborhood.
The Robert Portner Brewing
Company claim to have the finest
Book beer this season that has ever
been put on the market. Their
brewmaster, Mr.. P. Wander Wes-
telaken, a practical brewer of
many years experience in both this