Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-04-11
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

MIR. VIM. B. Aycock,o of Florida,
arrived in the city on Tuesday
and is being greeted with real
pleasure to day by many old
friends hereabouts. He came on
account Of the illness of his brother
Hon. B. F. Aycock, and was
deeply gratifed on arrival here TO
find the former convale:cent.
The Ladies Memorial Associa-
ton are at work on their program
for the 10th of May celebration,
which is just four weeks off from
next Friday. The selection of a
speaker and chief marshal will be
made this week. The K. of p.
Band will tender their services,
which will be one of the most en-
joyable features of the occasion.
Messrs. e.. B. Borden, Jr., and VIM.
Douglas left en- Monday for York,
Pa, to be present at the marriage
yesterday of Mr.. Hugh L. Miller
to Miss Purden Smith. Mrs. Leslie
@. Switzerland and Miss Bessie
Miller, sisters of the groom, went
on a day or two ago, and were
joined en- route by their brothers
Mr.. Frank and DR.. Rob. Miller.
The livery and feed stables of
MI. M. Witherington caught fire
againSunday night from a defective
stove fue. This time, however,
very little damage was done, as
the fire department was promptly
on the scene and saved the prop
erty. About two years ago these
stables were very near destroyed
by fire, and some horses were
burned.
The body of the young man
Marvin Lindsay, who was dro Ened
some days ago by falling over
board from the steamboat Colds
b3ro, was found on Sunday about
6 miles below Kinston, quite a
distance from where he was
dro Tned. His parents were noti-
fed by telegraph and left this
morning for Kinston, where the
body was inferred to-day.
Nause river is overlooking it's
banks and covering the adjacent
To- lands. AS oon as the waters
sunslde sufficiently for shad fish
ing local fshetmen will reap a
harvest. Mr.. Henry King caught
a small surg N Saturday out in
the lowsrou as, the first ever
seen tals far uu, and another fish,
ermsn killed a larg carp weighing
about Is pornts with a stick,
which SHOWS tn It fish are plentiful.
There was a full net ting of the
Board OF Directors of the State
Hospital near tlis city lat Friday.
Besides the transaction of routine
business a buisfIng committee was
appointed con-i ting Of Dr.. J.. f.
MIiler. the sup rintendent, Messrs.
w. F. Rounirse, D. E. McKinne
ami Jas. w. Thompson. It was de-
tefmlned to eract a build ng 145
feet by 81 feet, three stories high
about 20 feet northeast of the
male wing of tee old building.
The death of Mrs. T.. O. Kelly,
daughter of the late John A Par
ker, and sister Of Messrs, Geo. and
Ed. Parker, now of Rocky Mount,
occurred at the home of her hus-
band in this city this morning at
11:30 o'clock, after a long illness,
OF consumption. She was a most
excellent woman and was greatly
esteemed by all who knew her.
The funeral will be held from the
home tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, and the interment will be
made in Willow Dale Cemetery.
While workmen were digging
clay last Friday at Maj. Grants
brick yard, neal the sta of Old
Waynesboro. they unearthed a
metallic coffin, which was entirely
intact, save the rust from lorg
burial. It had no name plate, by
which it could be identified, nei-
Their was there any sign, in the
way Of headstOne, TO indicate the
existence of a grave. The casket