Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-03-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

D. So
Mr.. E. L. Edmundson, the
real estate dealer, has received |
letters of inquiry from people in
the far Off State of Illinois, who |
mentioned the ARGUS as the me-
dium through which they learned
Mr.. <Edmuudson's name and bis
business. A word to the wise is
sufficient.
THERE was a double wedding
at Fremont last week. In addition
to the marriage of Mr.. j. B
Hooks to Miss Laura Speight,
which was mentioned in these
columns then, Mr.. Lawrence
Bryant was married to Miss Nan
ME Darden at the same time,
Miss Darden is a sister Of Mrs.
W. Il. Boraep, Of this city, and
has here many admiring friends
who will, with the ARGUS, wish
for them long lifesand happiness.
THE telegraph fire alarm sys
TEN has been completed The
tests have been made and every
thing found satisfactory. Keys
are hanging at every station, IN
small box with a glass front. Ii
case of fire any person in that
location can break the glass, gel
the key, open the door OF the
alarm box and pull the lever,
which will send in four distinct
alarms.
Saturday was the anniversary
of the battle of Bentons-
vile On the 18th of March, 1865,
the last gun was fred at Bentons-
vile and also Of the Contederacy.
1t HAS been thirty -three years
sfuCe, but there are great nany
survivors of that awful carnage
who have vivid recollections OF
the day. The 10th Of May, the
day which has been set apart to
do honor to the heroes who fell
in the struggle for the life Of the
Confederacy. is fast approaching
and the public have not been
notified who the Ladies' Memo
rial Association have secured tc
deliver the oratiOn.
The special meeting Of thc
Board of Aldermen last week OF
the sewerage question was attended
by quite a number Of our leading
citizens and resulted in an unani
nous order for a bond election, t6
be held with the May municipa
election, to the amount Of $50, OO(
for specified system of sewerage
of the entire city, diagram o
which is to be prepared for publ
cation in advance Of the election
and to this end, the Mayer, unde
motion, was empowered to appoin
a Joint committee o. Aldermen AM
citizens to map out the lines O
sewerage. The following consti
tute that committee: Messrs f. *
Borden, W. 6. Britt, Cha'
Dewey, 1. F. Dortch and ". d
Creech.
IT is said that "curiosity kille
a cat" one time. 1t did not kill
Geldsboro policeman, but it ge
him into a lot of trouble. III
new telegraph fire alarm syste
is shrowded in mystery to SON
of the policemen. All the polio
men haye keys to the differe
stations Friday night this ce
tain policeman concluded that
would take peep into one Of ii
mysterious boxes while there W
noone on hestreet and the pop
iation was quietly resting in tt
arms of Morpheus He open
the box and exami;.@l it CAREFUL
bat when his curiosity had be
gratified and he tried to close t
box he was terrified to find th
he could not extract his key fro
the door, To leave the key
the door would be evidence co
plete of the meddling WI
things that did not concern hi
After roaming around a
waking up several people, W
thought the officer was trying
arrest them. Re finally learn
tnat when a key is put in one
these doors it locks Itself SO Il
it cannot be taken out and Il
there is only one key which {
unlock the lo3k that locks
key and that is carried by
superintendent of the syste
He finally succeeded after nj
worry and long waiting. IN g
ting his key and it is safe to
that he will steer clear Of the
alarm system and lookout
mo. 1" hereafter.