Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-08-12

amy Stevens, OF GOldSbOrO, are
visiting Mrs. N. B. Stevens.
Mr.. G. R. Pearsall returned
from Jacksonville where he has
been spending some time with
his sister Mrs. Arthur Whiteley.
The Northern melon market
seems to be broken, there has
not been much profit in the
melon crop this season.
Messrs. Pete Breazeale and B.
W. Switzerland have returned
home from a ten days visit to
Seven Springs. where they have
been recuperating and enjoying
the delicious health giving wa
tiers Of these famous springs.
Prof. W. NJ. Ball and wife re-
turned 10 Mt. Olive Saturday acs
companied by Miss Laurence,
his assistant teacher. opened
school Monday morning with
about 80 pupils. A good many
more are expected to enter Mon
day morning.
Mr.. Owen Tatum, of Bladen
county, was visiting his brother
DIR. Tatum last week.
On Tuesday morning I was
shown a limb from a pear tree
belonging to Mr.. W. F. English,
that was IS inches long and had
48 large pears on it. This beats
all of those that have teen show
ing pears and limbs so far. even
the honorable mayor now says
that he is not in it. There is an
extra heavy pear crop in this
section this season.
Mr.. II. R. Switzerland re-
turned home Monday from a few
days visit to relatives at Ralaigh
and Mebane.
A good many of our citizens
took advantage of the cheap rates
to Norfolk last week and went to
Baltimore. Among them were
Messrs. J. D. Aaron, James M.
McGee, c. B. Gilmore, Henry
Williamson, Hampton Kornegay
Henry Aaron.
George Grantham was the first
one that voted Tuesday morning
and he voted for school tax, and
Abram Gregory and Bud Green
field quickly followed suit. This
is a fair sample of the class Of
people that have the right to
vote to tax you to death and pay
no tax themselves. The vote
stood when counted out for tax
20. Against tax. la.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Griswold,
of Lenoir county, are spending a
few days with their parents.
Albert tells Us that he recently
killed a bear. Hearing one of his
hogs squealing he located it and
went for his gun, returning,
shot him twice, afterwards fol-
lowing him with dogs, the third
shot being more successful,
killing him instantly. He and
the party that were assisting in
the chase had ID stay in the POI
cosin all night, not being able
to find their way out until next
morning. The bears hide meass
ared about 6 feet and he weighed
$50 pounds. It vas an old bear
and very poor, if fat, would have
weighed three or four hundred
pounds.
One of the span of Mr.. J. A.
Westbrook's fine black horses
was taken with blind staggers
last week, but is now recovered,
after treatment under Mr.. j. R.
Smith, who has been right suc-
cessful in treating this almost
fatal malady.
Miss Eva Harris is spending a
few days with her sister Mrs. H,
L. Cohen,
By our correspondent I. H. Cobb.
Miss Neppie Woodcock, of Will
mington, who has been spending
two weeks visiting Miss Maggie
Gilmore, left for her home Wednes-
day.
Miss Clyde Smith, of Colds
boro, who has been spending sew
eral days here visiting relatives
and friends, returned to her home
Thursday night.
Mr.. c. w. owinson and daugh-
ter, Miss Agnes, of Pelzer, S. c.,
who have been visiting the for
mer's brother, Mr.. Ira SWinson,
left for their home Friday.
Miss Glennie Kelly, who has
been spending several days at
Goldsboro visiting her sister, Mrs.
Holt, returned TO her home on
Thursday.
Mr. B. Witherington, of Fai-
son, visited the family of r. j.
Switzerland Friday.
Miss Myrtle Grady, who has
been visiting relatives at Magno-
liz and Kenansville for the past
three weeks, returned to her home
Saturday.
Mr.. Marshall Williams, of Fai-
son, was a business caller in the
city Friday.
MI j. r, Rackley left Sunday
to visit his parents, near Warsaw,
this week.
Mr. 7. j. Loftin. of the Seven
Springs section, visited friends