Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-18

ter Mrs. w. Ii. Borden.
MISS DOME Rich has returned
to her home, in Faison, after 6
weeks visit to friends in this city.
A contemporary publishes al
editorial on "Where the Money
Goes" The average housekeepel
needs no Information on that sub
ject.
The annual address before the
University Medical College, o.
Richmond. Va. on April 90. is
to be delivered by Judge Walter
Clark, of North Carolina.
When arising in the morning,
the first thing theEuropeanPo Powers
do is to take a peep out the window
and 9 if the Integrity of Tur-
key'' has been preserved.
Mr.. ". H. Lane, the carpen-
ter, has just flushed rebuilding
the tenant residences for Messrs,
II. We'll & Bros. on the Jesse
Bum place and left this after
noon for Newbern to make a con-
tract for work.
In this issue appears the month
lystatement of the Bank of Wayne,
which shows that Bank to be in
a hourishing condition with a GOOD
surplus on hand.
MESSRS J. W. Blzzell & Co.
are having the Meehan building
on East Centre street, that they
purchased some time ago, con
verified into two handsome stores
which they will offer for rent
when completed
In the show windows of the
large establishment of Messrs.
II. We'll & Bros. are to be seer
tive of the handsomest wax figures
that have ever been on exhibition
in this city. The figures repre-
sent two small boys and are
neatly dressed IN the latest style OF
boys clothing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Long, OF
Forest City, lost their little two~
and a. half>year-old child in a
horrible manner last week, The
nurse dropped the child in the
fire and before it was rescued it
was so ~dreadfuily burned that it
died in a few hours. The parents
were almost distracted with
grief.
JOHN Dobson, colored, who, it
is alleged, snatched a handbag
containing a gold watch and sew
eral other variable articles from
Mrs. r. A. WAITS, of this city, at
the railroad depot in Wilmington
sometime ago, was given a hear
ing in that city Saturday, and in
default of 5000 bond was com
mitted to ill to await the next
term of the Criminal Court.
Wilmington Star: The Baptists
of The city IRE working vigorous
ly to get ready for the great
Convention which meets here in
May. The great part Of the work
naturally is in the way Of getting
the church edlfce in the very
best shape possible. The money
for that Purpose has all been
raised or pledged, and a force Of
carpenters, masons and painters,
under the direction of mir. G. d,
Morrill,, contractor. has been al
work for several weeks.
MIR. H. w. G. Petsch, OF
Charleston, S. c., was in the city
to-day, representing Titus roth.
els, fruit and produce commits
sion merchants and importers, Of
New York. Mr.. Petsch is clever
and congenial AMI his long expert
enco as soliciting agent has estab
lished him in the confidence of The
truck growers of the South. The
firm hat he represents is noted fol
making prompt returns at the
highest quotations.
The recent rains have caused
the waters in Neuse and Little
rivers to leave their banks and the
adjacent lowlands are submerged.
1t is reported that the bridge
across Little river at the asylum il
now in a precarious condition with
the water still rising. The strong
current has thrown the bridge out
of position and crossing is con
sidered unsafe.
The Goldsboro Minstrel anc
Banjo Club have decided to give
their next performance in Ere
mont on Wednesday night, Marcel
the 24th. Their performance il
this city was the most satisfactory
of any that had been presented Oh
the stage for some time, and thu
fun and music loving people o:
Fremont are to be congratulated
upon securing such a high-clas'
attraction.
THE ladies of ST. Paul's Meth,
odist church decided a few
months ago to start a fund fol
the purpose of building II Sunday
School room for the use of thu
Sunday School. Accordingly,
number of diminutive barrel:
were handed out among the la