Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-07-07
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.
Peaches are abundant.

lin The city IN Juoe, 8 white and
10 coiored
a full business curse al La
Grange High School. Write for
catalogue, LzGrauga, n. G.
Mr.. Sidney Williams, Of Rich
mond. Va, is in the city. the
guest of his sister VI Gaa4. &.
Taylor.
There were tsirfy-o4e cases
before tbs @oytrs cour1 IL June
from which Lhe roveuus 10 the
city was Sl79 70.
Don't forget that on July 21st
Roiiowell AID Peterson viii run
their popular excursicn TO More
heed City. Get ready ana go wiz
them.
His many friends will be glad
10 learn thai Mr.. George w. ID u
,zsll, VINO has been 50 serious y
sick al his home ia the country.
IS slowly improving.
Mr.. Matt Moore. Of tue clever
and polite force OF clerks al the
establishment Of Massrs Il. Wen
Bros lett yesterday 10 spend
m0ngh's vacation at his home al
Warsaw.
The District conference al
Beaufort was Well attended. d..
SWIudeIl Will remain at Beaufort
with Mrs. 6WIu0elI ana Toe boys
until Saturday. He viii preach at
81 PauIs Sunday morning next.
TIE Board CT County Com
missicuers mel | Il regular month";
il session last Monday. They
auQlted accounts TO The amount
OF 500; 4 VII meet next Mon
day 10 near complaints as 10 oyer
valuation OF real estate through
out the county.
1t is a remarkable occurrence
that the three deaths oniyem0ng
tie white Inhabitants Tor j une was
one man 73, one IS, one 76 TIE
TWO ed ceaths were a man
~ Gt1SN ~ I11 u 6oO q
woman shot nGar the Park These.
were brought lC luWn and oled
hers.
The following marriage licenses
have been Issued IL Wayne county
Tor the past week. NnlIa-B. Z.
Waters u Mrs. Abble Clayton.
Colored-Edd Hill to Polly Hus
sey, John A. Pettiford to Sarah
&. Moore.
The excursion Of Mr.. r. E
PipkiniO Norfolk and Wasnjugz
toH On July 19 is one Of the i'm
portanC. events Jhat are to trans
pire during the present month.
Those who are anxious TO spend
a DAY or two away from home
during the summer Will have no
better opportunity presented tEan
this excursion.
County politics are 3 little
talked about these long summer
days. MIR. Barkis continues to Be
a mighty big man, ard is JUS as
''inc.ined,.' as ever. OF course a
number Of his friends have beer
to him and insisted On his run
ming, and under the circuin-
stances he is s'willin' to place
himself in the hands of his
friends.
Lieut.. William E.Shipp, who was
killed in the battle of Santiago, was
a son Of Judge Shipp, who served
SO long on the Superior Court
bench OF this State. Lieut.. Shipp
ii North Carolina for several
years. He married. Miss Murgie
Busbee, "a daughter of Mr., Z. ii.
Busbee, OF Raleigh. Lieut., Ship
leaves a widow ana two small
children.
From all parts Of the country
come the reports Of damage to
crops for lack Of rain. Cotton
and corn stand dry weather bet
ser than most people think.
While the cotton is not as large
as usual st this season. there Is
plenty II time Ief5 for ii to make
weed and Dolls, toe. BE- weed
does not always mean d good
crop. Already the hot weather
has proven very beneficial IN da~
stroying the lice.
Homegrown watermeionshave
appeared on the streets. The
prices are a little high for the av
erage eiy,z q. but in a few days
from nog tie juicy melon, with
red meat and black seed. will be
IN such abundance that al classes
Gan partake Of this delicious
product Of the vine, and as Sans
90 grins with delight as he looks
upon dat sweet watermillion,"
he will present a picture Of sweet
content unknown even to Solo
mon IN the height OF his glory
and wisdom and power.
Recent figures of the cost Of
water and electric lights where
the towns own the plants have
created a great deal Of interest
all over tbs State. Water AND
light are two OF the necessities
of life. They should be as near
free as possible in order to en-
able ali classes to use them. This
subject is of the greatest inpore