Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-06-05

Miss Rosa Lee Peacock, of Smith
field, is visiting Miss Maud Pittman.
The Acme Machine Works has re-
ceived another locomotive for re-
pairs.
Beans are still going to the north
ern markets. There were several
boxes shipped from here to-day.
Mr.. Barnes Aycock, of Great
Swamp, a member OF the County
Board of Education, was in the city
Monday,
Mr.. A. J. Cooke, the popular man
ager of the Hotel Kennon, is spend
ing some days at Seven Springs to
recuperate his health.
The tax listers for Goldsboro town
ship r located in the court house,
where those who have taxes to list
q be accommodated.
Rev. F. D. Swindell, who has
been attending the General Confer
ence of the M. e. Church, South, at
Dallas, Texas, is at home again.
The Board Of County Commission
ers will let out the repairs to the
Tucker bridge across Neuse river to
the lowest bidder at the court house
on the 9th inst.
Mayor Hood Tuesday sent Horse
Mackey and Jonas Parker, colored,
to the roads for thirty days for being
disorderly at the colored Graded
School on May 9th.
Having to alight from the trains
in the middle of railroads in the hot
broiling sun does not give strangers
a very favorable impression of the
"Gem City" Of the East.
The Walnut street Hustlers E. L.
and F. B. Edmundson are nothing
ifnOt enterprising, and their place
of business is crowded with bargain
seekers most all the time.
Mr. Ernest n. Loftin, who is now
representing the Baughman Station
cry Company, in South Carolina and
Georgia, is in the city to spend some
DAYS at his home here between trips.
A communication from w. N.
Parks to the ARGUS Friday brings
the information that the Parks team
defeated the Kinston team at La
Grange Thursday in a score of :
to l..
Miss Sallie Kirby, of the faculty OF
the Raleigh graded schools, and Miss
Helen Kirby, from the Greensboro
Normal, are at home for vacation, tC
the pleasure of their many friends
here.
Rain is badly needed by the farm
ers of this vicinity. And yet there
is an old saying that "a dry June
never begs bread" It is the dry
May, however, that has retarded thu
crops.
Mrs. Frank Fitner, of Raleigh, ar
rived in the city Saturday to joil
her husband, who is foreman of tn
Acme Machine Works. They ar
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. w. r
Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. F. Foust hav
the sympathy of their many friend
in the death of their infant, whic]
occurred Saturday evening, after
severe illness. cit is well with tn
chiId.o
The friends of Mr.. w. B. Grant
son Of ex-Sherif Jas. Ell. Grant, wi
regret to know that he is confined t
his home in this city with typhoi
fever and that his recovery is con
sidered doubtful.
Mr.. E. B. McDufie, whom Colds
boro people will remember as haVin
charge of the Andrews Music. HOus
in this city SOME months ago, is i
the city representing the McDuff
Medicine Company, of New York.
Master w. S. OBJ. Robinson, Jr
has taken the position of stamp cler
in the GoldsborO Post Office, ar
the question that is now troQblln
the Juvenile base ball club and Ru
: Howell is, what arethey going to G
for a catcher.
The Southern Railway will issu
round trip tickets to the Chapel Hi
Commencement until June 4, fin:
limit June Z, for $3.50; and to NEE
inc of Brotherhood of st. Andrew
oxford till June ID, final limit Jun
IT, for $500.
Miss Ida Tomlinson, of the facult
of brownsville, Ga, graded schoo
to which position she has been r
elected for another year, arrive
home Sunday morning for vac
ton, and is greeted with pleasure {
every hand by her many frien'
here.
Winnie Craig was sent to cou
under fifty dollars bond for assau
on Lib Kirby with a brick: II
evidence showed that Winniesswas
a cherry tree in Kirby's yard. I