Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-02-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

NIX. w. II. E1dms OF tD0 DOdfu
of County Commissioners, whose
home is Mt Pikeville, has had the
hand of affection laid heavily upon
him and his friends are very soil,
citous for his recovery.
Mr.. Geo. @. Kornegay, our
popular Register of Deeds, issued
only n marriage license during
the week ending February % and
that was to Mr.. Adolph Oettinger
to wed Miss Edna We'll.
REV. E. M. Callett, a colored
divine, will commence a large re
vival meeting at Oak Street Meth
odisv church a this city on next
Sunday. Great PREF arations are
being made for this meeting,
which is expected to continue for
ten days.
THE city authorities have in
dIcted some individuals for haul
ing sand from the Eastern termi-
nation of Ashe street aud all
others who have been getting
sand from that place had better
oesist from their former actions.
THE old and reliable firm of
SoutLerland Brinkley & Co. are
nothing if not progressive They
keep their immense and varied
stock right up-to-date ia all de
partments. They are already re-
ceiving an early supply OF spring
goods and a full line Of all the
latest style Of shoes-of which
they always carry a large line.
CAPT. R. c.. jenkins, the n
gineer on the Smithfield train, re-
ports having uuloaded a number
of poles for the long distance tel
ephone company at Walter. It is
thought that it will not be a great
while before the people in Colds
boro can transmit verbal messages
tothe inhabitants of the towns and
cities west of here.
TO-DAY's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF the developments in the Maine
disaster we're Of a negative char
acter. which is a disappointment
to a number Of people who are
constantly looking for some
startling discovery to be made.
The court of inquiry is row ~
session in Havana, but they will
not reveal what information they
have secured, if any.
SINCE arriving at Key West,
Fla, where he is now stationed,
Naval Cadet Pope Washington,
who was of the official corps on
board the Inflated warship Maine
at the time of The explosion, has
written to his parents, Col. and
Mrs, j. A. Washington, 10 this
city, notifying them that be es-
capped any injury, He does not
attempt TO describe the fatal catas-
trophe.
The city has planted two rows
OF trees on Ashe street between
West Centre and George streets,
which will in time to come make
that a beautiful street. The work
should be extended on East to
William street. And in this con-
nection the city authorities desire
to say that any citizen can have
trees planted in front of their
residences or lots if they will fur
nish the trees. The city is ready
to do the work any time.
The North Carolina Rolling
Exposition will exhibit at Colds
boro, Friday February 25, and
Saturday February 26. This
rolling palace is loaded with the
products OF the State. The
display of the woods. fruits.
minerals, ores, gems and gold
nuggets. will surprise any
citizen of the Old North State
who visits this car. Admission,
10 cents, children under ten
years, 5 cents. Schools accom-
panied by teachers in a body,
each 5 cents.
The Newborn Fair will open in
that city next Monday. Besides
the industrial exhibits the Fair
managers have secured a Wild
West side-show attraction. A spe-
cial train will be run from this
city on Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, leaving
here at s o'clock in the morning,
and the fare for the round trip on
this train, including admission to
the fair, is S1.7O. The fair on the
regular train, including admission,
is So. 40.
THE ARGUS man dropped in at
the clothing department. of
Messrs. Fl. We'll & Bros. spacious
triple store Saturday night and
found it, as usual, "a map of
busy life," with customers buys
ing ana clerks attentive in their
duties. And in that busy throng
a real tragedy was taking place,
all unobseryed, perhaps, by those
around, but a tragedy neverthe,
less: Q young lad was laying aside
knee-breeches and DOMINIC fol-
the first time long trousers. AM
as we looked at him our bear
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