Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-07-27
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

Tie first floor of the Law
Building is being fitted up fol
the p0stofice, which is to be
moved about the 1st of August.
Negotiations are pending be-
tween the Mt. Olive aud Colds
boro Lase ball teams for a match
game 20 take place in the near
future.
Rev. S. H. Isler, Evangelist of
East Carolina, will ht gin his pre-
ttacted meeting al Seven Springs
il she Presbyterian Church, On
TIE 28th of July at p. N. Rev
p, w. FAIRIES will assist him IN
tEese meetings after the Ssh
Slbbath.
Mr. F. A. Daniel, who has
been spending some weeks in
Philadelphia under special medi-
cal treatment, arrived home last
Wednesday entirely restored
to his wouted health, which viii
be a source of qualification to his
hosts of friends.
Mr.. W, Fl Collins did the
entire ARGUS force" proud last
Friday by ''aet up" TO water-
melons and cantaloupes-and as
fine as the tinest He makes
specially OF fine cantaloupes and
watermelons, and his Monte
Christie and Dixie melons are
simply superb,
Mrs. Jennie Davis, wife Ct Mr.
I, q. Davis, diea at her home IN
Wilson, ut q late hour Tuesday
night, aud was buried YYedne sday in
Wilson. Mrs. Davis was 81 years
Of age, aud had lived IN Wilson for
many years. She was the aunt
of Col. z. G. Davis, Of this city.
MIR. J. J. Meador. the aue.
tioneer for The FarmersE, Ware
house Lass season, has arrived ip
the city 10 i'll q similar position
with the same warehouse this
season, ur der the management OF
Mr.. -Thos. Edmundsop. who is
well known and popuisr with the
farmers Throughout This section.
MIR. r. e. Pipkin went down.
to Dudley iast Friday. where he
bought and loaded enough water
melons TO fl q half dozen freigh ht-
cars. THE trucker and fruit
grower in this section has no
better friends than Bob" Pip,
kin. He bays and pays cash for
their products on the spot and
they take no risks.
TIE Board Of Aldermen have
passed an ordinance taxing sur
face closets al soc, per year when
used by private residences, and
$3 per year when used by manu-
facsuring Enterprises, tobacco
warehouses, railroad depots and
public buildings, and s. per year
Wheh used by sale ana livery
stables. Surface closets hava
been excluded from, the centre OF
the city extending from Mul.
berry to Chestnut street and
from James to John street.
Mr. NJ, E Cox. one of the
managers of the popular Seven
Springs Hotel, was in the city
Friday on business, He says the
hotel never enjoyed a moro
liberal patronage tnan. that which
Is being bestowed this season.
II you are dispondent, sick or
tired. go to the springs, drink the
water and be healed of disease
in mind or body, as number Of
others haye done and are doing,
Another evidence of the growth
and widening ). Importance of
Goldsboro lies IL the fact that the
Western Union Telegraph Com
panY, in order to meet the greater
demands of Goldsboro as a BUSH
ness and populous centre, will
henceforth keep their Office in this
city open on Sundays from 8 to 10
o'clock in the morning and from 4
to 6 O'Clock in the afternoon. We
60 forward.
"A distressing accident occurred
on Saturday near the Southern
Railway freight depot. Eric, the
4 year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
A., McDsrmond, was run over by
. dray, while at play. the wheel
passing over his. neck and caus
ing such serious injuries as to-
give his parents much anxiety.
The many friends of the solicit
Gus parents are rendering their
sympathy, .