Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-30
PURELY LOCAL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.

Mr.. w. A. Wooten, who has been
on visit to Alabama, where he
holds considerable real estate, has
arrived home again.
Rev. G. A Jenkins, of this city,
students of the North Carolina Uni
versity, at Chapel Hill, next Sunday.
Owing to professional engage
ments elsewhere, S. w. 1sler, Esq,
will not attend at his law Office in
Goldsboro next week nor the week
following. His clients will govern
themselves accordingly.
The public schools of the county
will Opon next Monday, for a four
months term, and it is to be hoped
that every child in the country dis
tricts will begin on the opening day
and attend regularly throughout the
term.
Mr.. B. F. Howell has brought to
this Office the largest neck gourd
that has shown up so far. When it
gets dry and has been cleaned out it
will be convenient for dipping wa
ter out of the surface wells without
the use of a pump.
Mr.. Phillip Miller, of GAINESVILLE,
Fla, who is returning from trip
to Europe, and Rev. Dan Miller, of
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, are
in the city visiting their sister Miss
Lou Miller and other relatives, and
are the guests of DR.. and Mrs. M. e..
Robinson,
The Commercial and Savings
Bank-Goldsboro's uew and promis-
ing financial institution, will be open
from to 9 o'clock tonight, in the
National Bank building, and every
Saturday night, during the above
hours, to receive deposits from its
Wage-earning patrons.
The farmers Of this section have
had such fine weather for housing
their crops, and are therefore so
early finishing up this work, that
they viii be able to make the earl
lest start on record in their prepara-
tioLs for next years crops. We
may, consequently, expect great
crops next year.
Rev. J. w. Gardner went out to
PIkeVille township Thursday, where,
that afternoon, at the home of the
brides father, Mr.. Erastus Smith, he
united in the holy bonds of we'd
lock Mr.. Luby II. Edmundson and
Miss Sallie Smith. The ARGUS
wishes the happy young couple album
dant joy and prosperity.
Mr. f. A Daniels, who has been
spending some days in Richmond,
where Mrs. Daniels is undergoing
treatment in St. Iuke's Hospital has
returned to the city, and their hosts
of friends here will be deeply graft
fed to learn that he brings most fav-
Orable reports as 10 Mrs. Daniels,
who is now on the sure road to an
early recovery.
All who are charitabIy inclined
and who desire to aid the Emergency
Hospital are requested to remember
the 'tBummage Saie' that the good
women OF the Hospital Committee
are preparing to hold early in No
vember. Any and all kinds Of articles
from a stove pipe joint up to and
including a brick house, will be
thankfully received for the "Rum-
mage Sale"
The joint debate between Congress
man Thomas and Maj. Geo. Butler
in this city Thursday afternoon was
all one way-and that was Mr..
Thomas way. Just what purpose
Maj. Butler or his Rep-Pop-Inde-
pendent constituency havein endeav-
oring to oppose Mr.. Thomas is be-
yond ordinary comprehension; fo1
this combine has no show whatever
or even the hope of a future show
in this unswervingly Democratic dis
trict.
The Merchants Fall Festival and
Pythians' Carnival, of Wilmington
will begin on the 3rd of November
and continue until and including the
9Th. The Atlantic Coast Line will
sell round trip tickets to Whining.
ton during that time at very low
rate. The low rate tickets will only
be on sale November 5th, 9Th and
7th, good to return until November
9th. The people of Wilmington
promise royal entertainment for Wis.
itars.