Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-09-02

Would not be a bridge to be built
the whole distance.
Mr.. f. y. Koonce, Of Onslow
county, and DIR. Smith, of Richs
lands, we're in town Tuesday,
spending q few days with Mr.. W.
E. English.
Miss Johnnie Kornegay, of
G~oldshoro. came Monday even
ing, and will spend some time
with her uncle r. Kornegay.
Mr.. r. j. Switzerland spent
Monday in Goldsboro.
The colored citizens of Mt.
Olive aud vicinity organized an
Odd Fellows Lodge Monday
night with 40 chartered mem>
oers. They we're minated and
enstailed by A. NJ. Smith, P. F
of freddy Brother Lodge, as
sisted by other members of his
lodge of G%oldsboro. The Mt.
Olive Lodge organized under the
name IF Living Light Lodge.
There surely was weeping and
whaling and knocking out teeth,
from all outward sounds aud in
dications.
Mr.. Paul Faison. of Faison,
was in town Monday
Mr.. ] t. L2ftin of near White
Hal. a in town Monday.
Mr.. A. j, K. Rhodes is right
sick.
Little Lacy Smith is right sick
with bilious fever.
Mr.. Sam Eason aud wife, of
Goldsboro. were visiting rela~
tives and friends in Mt. Olive
Tuesday.
Mr.. Irwin Grantham was in
town Friday.
Mr. c. ". McCullin who has
recently been very sick with
bronchitis. was in town Thurs
day yet quite feeble, and says
his father who was recently re-
ported asDbeing right old, in his
nineties, is very sick. His daugh>
ter Mrs. Sue Cogdell is now at
his bed side. We hope him a
speedy return to health.
Mr. D. j. Aaron was at home
for a few days last week.
Mrs. Sue Hall and children
have been spending a few days
with relatives in town last week
and returned to their home in
Goldsboro Friday.
Mr. John II. Rouse, the pro-
prietor Of the LAGRANGE Buggy
Factory, spent a few days in
town last week Interviewing the
merchants ard citizens concern
ing the advisability OF removing
his already well equipped factos
ry to Mt. Olive. There is not a
better opening in the State for
such an enterprise than Mt.
Olive. Since writing a few weeks
ago about the one hundred bug
gies sold here, there has been at
least forty or fifty more buggies
ordered and sold here.
MIR. Gid Kornegay, of Bows
dens, was visiting his brother
ald sister here Friday.
Mr.. h. E Jones and wife, Of
Buie, N c., are visiting their
parents here for several days.
]. r. Smith has the standard
New Home sewing machine, and
all equipments. Also watches,
and chains and clocks, &c, of
standard make, for sale cheap
for cash or on the installment
plan.
Mr., Gurnie Smith, of Colds
boro, is spending a few days with
the family of MIR. N. n. Hollins-
worth this week.
Mr. w. P. Kornegay made an
extended trip to Kinston, New
bern and Morehead last week,
and reports having a fine time.
Nh. j. D. aud Ned Souther,
land spent Sunday in Kenans>
vile visiting their parents.
Mrs. Susan Herring, aged 81,
died Saturday night at 10 o'clock
Aug. 28th. She leaves an infant
child three months old and a sor-
rowing husband, whose friends
sympathise with him in this sore
bereavement. The enterment
was made in the cemetery Sun
day evening at 5 o'clock.
The section crew of the Faison
section killed at Goshen swamp
several days ago, a moccasin that
measured 4 feet and 4 inches
long. 81 inches in circumference,
and had SO young moccasinese-
curely protected internally, Mr..
A. M. Hill of the Mt. Olive Sec
ton vouches for the accuracy of
this snake story.
Miss Lizzie MCGEE was called
home Tuesday night to Colds
boro on account of the severe
sickness of her sister Miss Julia.
Miss Winnie Hatch left for
Goldsboro Monday morning
where she will spend a few days,
and from there she will go to
Kinston whore she will remain
for several months.
SCOTS Chill and Fever Tonic
always eures | give your money
back if it fails. j.. r. Smith,
druggist.
If you want your house, gin.
mill, factory, or life insured, cal
on Jno. E.. Smith he will write