Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-11-28
for the manner in which

days, and that not a Oh, they
will receive notice from the city
to tear up their tracks and go
away round the town. The pa
tience of our people is almost
exhausted.
The marriage of Mr.. James
Butler to Miss Mary E. Long &C.
Cured Wednesday afternoon at 3
O, clock, at the home of the brides
parents, MI. ard Mrs james
Long, near Elroy. Many friends
wish for them happiness and pros
perlty always.
At the home of Rev. j. w.
Gardner, in this city, at 2 O'Clock
Friday afternoon, the marriage of
Mr.. Erastus Smith to Mrs. S. A.
Loftin was solemnized, in the
presence of a few invited friends
and relatives, e der Gardner Of
ficiating.T Their numerous acquaint-
ances extend congratulations and
best wishes.
A party of hunters from Tar
boro passed though to-day on
their way home from Croatan,
where they had been spending ten
day and where they had bagged
a quantity of game. They had with
them 1 'possum, 2 deer, Is quail,
40 drcks, 1O2 squirrels and over
1000 fresh fish. The party was
composed Of Messrs. W. H.
Powell, A. Turner, W. FL. Nc
Nair, and @. j. Austin.
At the last session of the dis
trict conference for the Newborn
District, the following delegates
we're elected to attend the Annual
Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church which convenes in
Fayetteville, on Wedne-day of
next week: DR.. J. F. Miller, of
Goldsboro; Mr.. Y. T. Ormond, of
Kinston; Mr.. Daniel Lane, of
Newbern, and Rev. N. M. Jurney,
of MT. Olive.
Mr.. VIM. Howell, who for a
number Of years has been bridge
watchman for the A. G. L., at
Neuse river, near this city, was
sin town" Thursday, looking hale
and hearty and as active and talk.
alive as a man of so; and yet he
is 80 years old. He was in the
Mexican war, and was present at
the marriage Of the parents of
our venerable and good friend
Capt. L. A. Sasser, of Fork
township.
Lovers of the luscious bivalves
can now indulge their appetites
at the Acme Cafe, which has
fitted up a special department
for oysters on the half shell,
where John Slade, an expert
opener from Newbern, waits on
customers with an alacrity that
is something new for people in
these parts to behold. He can
open a dozen oysters faster than
you can eat them, without even
a feck Of she'll on any to mar the
pleasure of disposing of them.
We publish elsewhere in this
issue an interesting, instructive
and encouraging article on rice
culture and it's possibilities in the
Southern States by Mr.. Delaney
/ Evans, Of Wilmington, who is
we'll known and has many friends
in this city. He is an authority
on rice, and what he says should
have weight with all who are in
terested in rice culture. The
farmers OF this section could not
do better, IN diversifying their
crops for the coming year, than
plant all their lands adapted
thereto in rice.
Mr.. w. T. Dickinson, who WAS
licensed 10 practice law at this
term of the Supreme Court, will
occupy an Office with MIR. f. A.
Daniels, of this city, and practice
his profession. Mr.. Dickinson is
the son of Mr. Leonard D ckin-
SOD, of this county, and is well
equipped, having graduated at
Trinity College end after wards
taking a three-year law course at
the University of Michigan. We
are glad to welcome MIR. Dickin.
son 10 our city and wish for him
success in his chosen profession.
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