Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-05-11
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

The public are informed that
s'Modes & Fabrics" for May
have arrived at Wells dry goods
store.
A colored man named Auder-
o Barbary, living on the lands
of Mr.. w. B. Fort, near Eureka,
died suddenly one day this week.
He was blowing in the fields
when he released the ploW
handle and fell to the ground.
He was apparently in good health
at the time.
Don't forget the strawberry
and ice cream supper to be given
by the ladies of the Goidsboro
Baptist church in their Sunday
School room Friday evening o.
this week. May IL, for the pur~
pose Of repairing their parsonage
The following constitute TIE
marriage licenses which have
been issued IN Wayne county
since the list was published III
the ARGUS one week ago to-day.
White-W. P. Price. Jr.. to Mary
J. Switzerland, Juo. D. Snipes
to Emma c. Grantham, Kincheon
Wells to Henrietta Smith. Color
ed-WiIlie Johnson to Bella
Sutton,
Mr.. Kincheon Wells, a retail
grocer on John street, left this
morning, accompanied by CIDER
Jno. W. Gardner, for the Saulss
ton section Of this county. where
he wed. at her home al 6 clock
this afternoon, Miss Henrietta
Smith, E der Gardner preparing
the cermony.- Daily Argus Of
Wednesday,
The death of Phillip Casey,
who had long been in bad health,
occurred at his room in this city
Monday evening. He was a son
Of the late Richard Casey, for
many years an engineer On the
W. & W. Railroad.
The ladies of the First Baptist
church will give a strawberry
and Ice cream supper ia the Sun
day School room Friday evening,
May -, the receipts TO be de
voted to repairing the parsonage
The public are cordially Invited.
Mr.. G. F. Smith, the congenial
and progressive proprietor OF
the Seven Springs Hotel, was ia
the city Tuesday. He says his
famous resort IS constantly draw
ing patrons from new territory
and increasing its patronage
where the great merits Of its
wonderful waters are best
known.
Mr.. B. B. Raiford, an old Con-
federate Veteran who is univer-
sally known throughout the
county, is soliciting subscription
for the Confederate Veteran" a
monthly publication, issued at
Nashville, Tenn. The May num-
Der of this paper will be issued
from Charleston, where the Re-
union takes place tomorrow.
A terrific hail storm, coming
form the westward, passed
through the strawberry section
between Mt. Olive and Dudley
Monday afternoon, and on
through Indian Springs town
ship. doing fearful damage to
truck, fruit, tobacco and other
growing crops. Messrs. VIM.
Anderson, VIM Potts aud George
Farmer, are the heaviest suffers
ers reported to usfrom the straw
berry section. MIR. Anderson had
just picked 20 crates Of berries a
few hours before the storm from
a patch that is now a complete
wreck. Mr.. Wm. Fisher had 10
turkeys killed by the hail stones.
The death Of Mr.. Jos. O'Berry,
an elder brother of Mr.. Nathan
O'Berry, occurred at his home in
this city Monday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. He had been a great suf,
ferer for years with rheumatism,
and only a month ago bis devoted
wife preceded him to the grave,
hence death came to him as d gen
tie angel of relief from his sorrow
and physical pain. Four children,
two boys and two girls, survive
them. The funeral was held from
the home next morning at 1920
O'Clock, Rev. DR.. F. D. Swindell,
pastor of ST. Paul III. E. church