Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-02-18
LOCAL BRIEFS
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Einstein
have returned from New York.

have returned from New York.
Nh h. r. Ham, an energetic
business man of Mt. Olive. was
in the city to day.
MESSRS s. G I'm & Son are
OF the market with a fine lot of
stock that hey are uisposing OF
to the farmers.
Mr. E e. Pngh. an employe
of the Goldsboro Furniture Fac
tory. has just survived an attack
of the grippe"
Mr.. Bonnie Abram. employed
in the dry goods store of Mr.. F.
Flnkelstein, has been confiued to
his bed for some days by la
grippe.
MRS. Mabel Grant Bowles, of
Statesville, is on a visit to her
parents Maj. and Mrs. Fl. L
Grant in this city. and her many
friends are glad to see her.
THERE is no abatement in the
stock trade of this city and
Messrs. Edgerton & Hollowe!l
are daily disposing of a large
number of desirable farm and
driving animals
The city employed the servi
ces of Capt. Il. F. Price to sur
vey the sewer on the west side
of the Southern Hallway aud
that gentleman completed his
labors this morning and active
work will begin at once.
Our weekly contemporary The
Headlight, has purchased the
Granger law building, next
door to THE ARGUS Office, from
Mrs. N. R Rooey. and will bave
it entirely remodeled for its own
permanent habitation. We cons
graduate editor Roscower upon
this material evidence of his
progress.
HON. G. W. Smith, Democratic
Representative of Johnston
county, was in the city to -day,
where he has many admiring
friends, who are always glad to
see him. Mr.. Smith is distin.
gushing himself in the General
Assembly by the great fight he
is making for the prevalence of
Democratic principles which is
very gratifying TO his constitu-
ency.
A RECENT wedding at Fre>
mont, III winch Mr.. j. r. Short
and Miss Alice Dickinson fig
ured as the contracting parties,
was au event in which a great
many of the society people of
that thriving little town parties
Gated. The happy couple were
the recipient OF many handsome
and valuable presents and they
have a host OF friends who wish
for them happiness aud prosper
ity always.
Mr. j. K. Vetter, advance
agent of the Farmer Hopkins
Compauy-one IF the very fuest
is IN the city elaborateIy oliling
the town for the appearance OF
the jolly old Farmer III tue Mes
senger Opera House on the even
ing OF the Gath. This play ison the
order of 1.-The Old Homestead"
and it deserves the very highest
commentator. Nothiug to
compare to it has been on the
boards of the Messenger Opera
House in many seasons. The
ARGUS bespeaKs for It a liberal
patronage from u theatre
goers.
The ARGUS has a hobby for
old relics and takes great lnter>
est in antiquities. We were
shown to day by Mr.. w. &
Hollowell a pair of finely
wrought, perfectly preserved
silver kuee buckles, that were
worn in the Revolutionary war
by his great grand father James
Holt. They r the property of
his sister Mrs J B. Ham. who
has quite number of. old relics;
among them the first Eagle half
dollar her great-grandfather
Holt ever saw, coined in 1909;
the wedding shirt of her grand
father VIM. Holt. that is all linen,
handmade, and the buttons of
which are homemade, of thread.
showing that the women of those
far-of days, while they had no
sewing machines, could make the
women of to-day ashamed of
themselves in deft needle work.
Mrs. Ham has also some Conti>
mental currency of shilllngs and
sixpsnce;some foreign coins. one
of which is dated 1926. and a paper
of pins-or two rows of the
paper, in The original package
in which they were shipped from
the factory in London aud dedi-
Gated to the Princess of Wales,
as shown on the paper.
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