Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-06-08

"GraDd Rounds"
Tax hstirg is now in order.
Have you listed?
Guess & Williams, the colored
excursion managers, viii run their
first excursion this season On the
All of July to Morehead City.
This trip has been an annual oc
currence with them for several
years and they always have good
order and carry large crowd.
Mr.. F. G. Ovcrman, is AT
present doing big business with
truck packages, and beans are sell
ing for all they are worth. Ii
the mai ket continues high for a
few days longer our truckers will
recover somewhat of the losing
business on Strawberries and peas.
Mr.. Frank Evans, the sup,
erintendent Of the Water Works.
has returned from Seven Springs
very much improved in health.
fis many frierds will be glad to
learn. lie stopped with MIR. II. j
Ham, at Rural Ratreat, ard is
very loud in his praise Of that
hotel and its popular proprietor.
DR.. w. II. H Cobb, one of the
Safe Medical Examiners, re-
turned last week from Ashe-
vile, where he had been in at
tendance upon meeting Of the
Board OF State Medical Examiners
and the North Carolina State
Medical Society. Out of 112 ap~
plicants for license to practise
medicine, Sc passed successful
examination.
The new hand reel Of Colds
boro Fire Company No. 1 has ar.
rived and is "a thug of beauty"
It is of the latest pattern and has
all the provements. The com
pany are justly proud of their
machine. L is their Individual
property. They bought it and
paid for it themselves. The reel
IS on exhibition at their head
quarters on John street, and all
VINO see it cannot fail to admire
it,
The death of Mr.. [. Newton
Brown occurred at his home in
this city Friday shortly after
12 o'clock. While his death was
not altogether sudden, still it was
unexpected at this time, uotWith-
standing the fact that he had
been IN feeble health for some
time, He had been a resident of
Goldsboro for a number Of years
and was we'll known. He leaves a
wife and children, who have the
sincere sympathy of the whole
community III their sad bereave-
ment,
Mr.. E. Nj. Andrews, the noted
music and furniture dealer of
Charlotte, has opened a branch
music establishment in Colds
boro, under the Messenger Opera
House, with Mr.. q. G. Brown as
manager, and having for assists
ants Messrs LII. Nixon and c.
I. Morrison and Prof McDuffy.
The ARGUS welcomes the new
enterprise to Gotdsboro and
wishes for it abundant success.
Such an establishment has hong
been needed and we are sure that
our people will snow thier appre.
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forded by giving a liberal patron
age.
Goldsboro and Wayne county
!. was well represented atOak Ridge
Ibis year. Mr.. L. E. Bass, Of this
> city, Messrs. A. and o. Hooks, of
Fremont, and Mr.. @. Person, of
Pikeyille, were members of this
years class. Among these to
whom. special diplomas were
granted are Mr.. I. F, Becton, of
Fremont, Mr.. G. l.. O'Berry, of
Dudley, Mr.. Isaac Dees, of Pike
vile, and Mr.. B. f. Edniundson,
of Faro. Beside these there were
also present at this school Messre.
Dred and Jake Yelyerton, OF Free
mont, and Messrs. George Yel-
verton and J. NJ, Pate, of this
! city.
The election of DR.. Il. r
Smith, the wellsknown coiored
educator of this city. to the prin-
cipalship of the colored State
Normal at Fayetteville, by the
Board OF Trustees of that institu.