Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-04-15
THE ARGUS.
LOCAL BRIEFS
HoLY WEE

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section, sp,nt Sunday in the city.
The New England man who is
working on an invention that will
render theatre hats collapsible has
a fortune in sight if he succeeds.
HAVE you seen the latest in
bicycles? Mr.. w. Higgins has
several made entirely of wood
the latest; and they are beauties,
Mr.. E. G. Pippin and his
grand daughter Miss Blaylock.
of Fremont, are in the city on al
visit to the family of Sheriff B.
f. Scott.
Mr.. D. j. Aaron, a popular
commercial traveller, whose home
is in Mt. Olive, where be owns
valuable real estate, and is ems
gag eG extensively in the truckingt
industry, is in the Lefty Tuesday.
AND now Bailey admits that
his aversion to the dress suit has
caused him to relinquish his
G aims on the Presidency.
Strange that a man will let a Its
tie thing like that keep him out
of the White House.
Mr.. Sylvester Scovel, the New
York World correspondent, re-
Gently released from a Cuban pri-
son, has just married., which
causes a contemporary to think
that continued exposure~to danger
has evidently made him fool
hardy.
Mr.. E. l.. Edmondson purchas-
ed at auction to-day the Isaac
Burnham property on East
Boundary street, where the old
store house stood for many years,
and will at at an early day cons
memo the erection of cottages
on the property.
The executive committee of the
Odd Fellows Orphans Home,
will meet in this city on Friday of
this week, for the purpose of re-
ceiving the handsome and commo-
dious new building, that is now
ready to be turned over to them
by the builders.
eWEEKLY ARGUS can be of
two fold benefit to the business
men of Mt Olive. Their adver~
tisemeuts will not only be read
by a large list OF local readers,
which is increasing daily, but
will appear IN the entire edition,
which circulates through the
Eastern part of the State.
-THfE Texas farmer who sent to
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
for some seed of the famous mardi
gras he had heard so much of is
evidently one of the descendants
of the individual who planted bird
seed in his garden and then raised
), cain when canaries failed to come
up.
HIS hosts Of friends in this
city and section will be deeply
panied to learn that u popular
young friend and townsman Mr.
l.. D. Giddens, Jr., the jaweller,
is suffering with an affection of
one of his eyes, and serious re-
suits are feared. We all hope
that he may soon be himself
again.
DR.. J. E. Grimsley, of Snow
Hill, is in the city, a witness at
court. He says the people of his
town are now determined to have
a railroad, and, that the only un-
settled question about it is as TO
what place they will run it, This
being the case, it is highly i'm
portant that Goldsboro secure the
road, il possible.
Mr.. Leopold Cohn and bride
arrived in the city Sunday af-
ternoon from a bridal trip to
Northern cities and were given a
reception at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Cohn, where many friends
err present to congratulate the
happy couple. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coin will occupy the handsome
new residence erected for them on
the corner opposite Mr.. e. W.
Cox, and at some future date
when they get fully installed, it is
their intention to give al elegant
spread and have a "house-warm-
ing"
The veteran and renowned
actor Mr.. Joseph Jefferson.
whose fame is world wide, spent
IA hour or so in this city SIN
day, between trains, travelling
in his own private car. THF
ARGUS man called on him an6
was received courteously ane
cordially, and found Nh. Jeffer'
SOL as polished a gentleman a:
he is an actor. Mr.. Jefferson il
the course of his conversation
told us-what perhaps few if any
of our citizens knew-that h'
spent several days in Goldsboro
away back in the COS, resting
He had. rooms ia the old Gran'
ger Hotel. long since destroyed