Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-02-25
LOCAL BRIEFS

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on the market to-day.
Mr.. Leslie We'll is at home
again from a trip to Baltimore and
New York.
JUDGE w, S. OBJ. Robinson is
in the city this week. His next
court convenes on March 1.
MRS. Louis Einstein and Miss
Florence Einstein, of Kinston, are
in the city, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sol. Einstein.
Mr.. Jos. Rosenthal, of the firm
of H. We'll & Bros, left Satur.
day night for the northern mar
kets to purchase Spring goods.
Miss Maggie Winslow, of
StatesviIle, is in the city, visiting
her uncle Mr.. L. H. Castex, and
her many friends here are glad to
sec her.
WE regret to chronicle that
our good friend Maj. D. W.
HURT is confined to his home by
an attack of the grip. We wish
for him a speedy recovery.
SUPERIOR Court for Greene
county is in session at Snow Hill
this week. The ARGUS is rep
resented there by it's bright
young man, Mr.. w. r. Phillips.
MRS. J. M. Swaringen left on
the Western bound train this
week q for Newell's station,
near Charlotte, being summoned
by telegram to the bedside of her
father. who we are sorry to learn,
is critically ill, and not expected
to live but a very short while.
MIR. Sam Meredith, of WASH
ington, D. c., of the Atlantic
Hotel syndicate, is in the city, in
conference with Mr.. Earle A.
Humphrey as to an early leasing
of their hotel for the coming
summer season.
The next Graded School enter
tainment will come off on the 9th
inst. 1t will be the renowned
Boston Star Concert Company.
Reserved seats will be put on sale
at Miller's drug store this evening
at Is cents. General admission
SO cents.
Mr.. J. II. Fonvielle, of the
Seven Springs hotel, sent US
an Ooyster that measures in
the she'll II inches, He got it
from an oyster bed of his in Ons-
low county. The New River
oysters are as finc as the world
affords, and they are fast coming
into note.
The death IF little Flossie, the
two year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Lane. occurred at
their home, on John street, in
the northern part of the city,
yesterday morning at IL O'Clock
Suffer little children to come
unto me and forbid them not, for
of such is the Kingdom of Heav-
en-"
A DISTRESSING occurrence
took place on the race track, right
in trent of the grand stand, in
the presence of hundreds of specs
tators, at the Newbern Fair
Tuesday afternoon. Two negro
BOYS, Jas. Henry Washington
front his city, and the other from
Lynchburg, Va, attending the
race horses. got into a dispute
over the respective merits of
their horses. When the Lynch
burg negro drew a pistol and
fired three bullets into the head
and body of Washington, killing
him instantly. 1t was "a shocking
tragedy. The remains of the
dead boy were brought to this
city last night for interment,
and the funeral will be held at
o'clock this Thursday after
noon. The murderer is in New
bern Jail.
A MOST delightful entertain
ment was given in honor of the
Monday Afternoon Club" By
Mrs "A. Joseph at her charming
home in this city Monday af.
ternoon. The parlors were arts
tically decorated in national col.
ors, and little batchets were sug
gestively interspels ed all ir
among the festoons, reminding
the visitors that it was George
Washington's birthday; bu'
there we've no cherry trees"con
spicuous to tempt the guests
even should they have had a de-
sire to try the edge of the histor'
ic weapon with which the em'
bryo Father of his Country
assailed the favorite arborea
growth of cherry variety npol
which his pater familias is sale
to have expended so much car
in culturiDg. Each lady of TIT
company was presented with
miniature national flag as a sou
venir Of the enjoyable occasion.