Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-09-16
THE NEWS FROM MT. OLIVE.
. Condensed C%hronic1ing of the Events
that Transpire in that Town
and Section
and Section

Wednesday, where they have
been purchasing their fall stock
of goods.
Get Mr.. Ned Switzerland to
show you by his practical dem
onstrations how to get sun watch
worms u of their holes with
his powder and dynamite scheme,
he will take pleasure in showing
you how he and Mr.. Fred Miller
of KenansviIle, does it.
Mr. C,arance S. Maxwell leaves
Saturday for Richmond, where
he goes to attend the Virginia
College Of Medicine. We hope
Clarence may take away some of
the laurels of the institute.
Little Carrie Lee Stevens is
quite i'll with fever and sores
throat.
The cemetery has recently un-
dergone marked improvements.
Chief of Police Royal has trims
med up all the old scragly trees
and worked off all of the forgot>
ten graves aud lots, and has real
ly beautifed the appearance Of
the whole cemetery. Ii is to be
hoped that the town will continue
to keep in good condition this
place, SO sacred to the hears o.
many Of our people.
Miss Lucy Hatch visited the
family Of Mr.. RObt. j.. Williams,
Of near Warsaw, last week, re-
turning home Sunday.
Mr.. I. C. Blair, of Raleigh,
was out at Mr.. Wilson Rsaves'
Monday. Mr.. Reaves is trying TO
secure the services of Mr.. Blair
to teach his school. Mr.. Blair has
been teaching in the Deaf and
Dumb Institute of Raleigh for
several years aud had to re-
sign to make room for the app
poiutee Of the last Legislature.
Miss Mary Hicks and her
guest Miss Halves, of Perder
county, were visiting in town
Tuesday.
Little Miss Pattie Carroll, of
Raleigh. who has been spending
two weeks with her uncle r. j.
Switzerland, left to day for her
home.
Mrs. Ball, after spending a
week with her parents in La
Grange, returned home Monday
evening.
by our correspondent, I. II. COBB.
MI. C G Kornegay left Tues
day night for Goldsboro where
he has accepted a position IS
salesman in the dry goods and
grocery store of Mess. Best and
Thompson.
Mess z V. and O. L. Harrell
spent Wednesday and Thursday
at K~enansville combinding bust
ness with pleasure.
Mrs. G. F. Webb of Wilson is
visiting srelatiYes in town this
week.
Mr.. M. S. Witherington of
Goldsboro was a visitor in town
Monday.
Messrs Samuel Il. Elnore and
Henry j. Elnore spent Sunday
near Turkey, N. c. visiting
friends aud the fair sex.
Mrs. CASTOR Kelly and
daughter Miss Connie, who had
been visiting Mrs. E Fl. Holt at
Goldsboro, retuned to their homes
Monday evening to the delight OF
their numerous friends.
Rev. Haskil Jones departed
this life at his home in Duplin
county Thursday after a pro
tracted illness. The interment was
made in the family burying
ground Friday at 4 p. n. The
deaceased was 50 years of age
and leaves a host of relatives
and friends to mourn his death.
Mr.. w. J, Flowers spent Sun
day and Monday at G~oldsboro
visiting relatives and friends and
returned home Monday evening.
Prof. M. W. Ball spent Sunday
at Seven Springs.
Miss Fannie Vann, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
in the Dobbersville section, has
returned to her home, near here.
The ARGUS regrets to chronicle
the death of Mrs. Mary A. Cobb,
which sad event occurred at her
home in this city Friday morning
at 5 o'clock, after an illness of
two weeks. The interment was
made in the Mt. Olive cemetery,
Friday evening at $50 o'clock.
Deceased was IS years of age,
and leaves three sons, two daught-
ers and a host of relatives and
friends to mourn her death. Mrs.
Cobb was a lady of high esteem
and was liked by all who knew
her.
"Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep.
From which none ever wake to weep.
A calm and u~ndisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last Of foes
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