Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-04-03
purely LOCAL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Picked Up BY the Ubiquitous
Reporter and Chronicled
For the Information
of Argus Readers.

The checker players harbingers
of spring-have made their appear
AIHee.
Mr.. Jos. Rosenthal, who has been
on an extended business trip North,
has returned to the city.
?. The metal mail boxes have at
length arrived, and will be placed
throughout the city this week.
Messrs. B. A. Parks, J. M. Wood,
Dempsy Wood and w. n. Parks
left to-day on a trip to the Charles
ton Exposition.
The public and the ladies especial
ly will learn with pleasure that M.
e. Castex & Co., will hold their
millinery opening on Friday.
The date of North Carolina week
at the Charleston Exposition is from
the It'll Of April to the 14th. Round
trip tickets will be on sale for $5.15.
A force of street hands are at work
to-day laying a brick pavement on
the Sidewalk from the corner of
~O1A1k Ill IL w CA4S ONO4S
Of the John Slaughter Co.
Messrs. Sol We'll and son Lionel,
of the firm of H. We'll & Bros, are
Off to the northern markets-as far as
Boston, to make extensive purchases
of spring goods for their firms great
wholesale and retail trade.
Miss Grace Cobb, daughter of Col.
J. P. Cobb, formerly of this city, but
nov a resident Of BrooksviIle, Fla,
is visiting relatives here, the guest
of tie family of Mr.. w. p. Lane
Miss Cobb holds a position in the
Pension Office in Washington.
Mr.. r. A. Hightower, who has
been to New York and Philadelphia
to visit his sons and have a surgical.
operation performed, has returned
home very much improved in health
and is being greeted right cordially
by his many friends.
Nj. and Mrs. A. j. Cooke and twt
boys, who yer summoned to Louis
burg last week by the critical illness
of Mr.. Cookies sister, have returned
home, and their many friends viii
be glad to know that Mr.. Cooke!
sister was much better.
Our young friend and townsma1
Mr.. w. l.. Humphrey, has beer
highly honored by Rufhin Lodge K
of P. of this city, in electing him I'm
animously as it's representative a
the coming annual banquet of ROCKY
Mount Lodge, K. of P.
Have you seen them-A. A. Jos
eph's show windows? If not, g
down, or round, and look at them
THoy are right up 20 date il thei
display of seasonable goods for gen
tlemen's wear. And his Well-know1
artistic skill for arrangement is at it
best on this occasion.
Those who go to the Charleston
Exposition can purchase souveni
admission tickets from the railroad
ticket Office in this city for fit,
cents. The tickets are attractive anC
have the appearance of greenbacks
At the exposition gate a coupon
which admits is torn off and the tic
ket is returned as a souvenir.
The funeral of Mrs. Fannie Hardi
SOIL 1111SOu, W11C VI OOu1CII lAAloO
was held from the home in Webb
town Thursday p. m. and tire inter
ment made in Willow Dale Gene
terry. She was hale and hearty nigh
before last and died yesterday abou
1 O'Clock. Mother and baby were in
tered together. She leaves ahusban'
and four children to mourn her loss
The Easter services in st. Mary
Catholic church Sunday mornin
were of unusual solemnity and yer
beautiful. The high altar was er
trancing in its decorations of flower
and lighted candles, and the must
of the Mass was simply sublime
The organ was presided over by M
Raine Freeman, and the singin
was rendered by Mrs. A. B. Free
man, who had trained the choir #
the occasion, and Misses Bette Girl