Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-07-24
PURELY LOCAL..
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.

Gov. Aycock and Mr.. w. FL.
Smith are spending several days at
Seven Springs.
His many friends were glad to see
Sheriff Scott out Saturday after being
confined to his home a week with
rheumatism.
Mr.. P. w. Wyche, an auctioneer
of splendid reputation, has accepted
a position with the Farmers Ware
house for the coming aso and has
already arrived in the city.
Mrs. Will Hinson, of Montgom-
cry, Ala, formerly Miss Cordes, of
this city, where she has many friends,
is here on a visit to Mrs. w. III.
Goodwin, at 3O4 East Center street,
south.
The commodious residence of Mrs.
nj. Royal, at 3O2 East Center street,
south, is undergoing extensive re
pairs and remodeling, and when fin
ished will be one of the handsomest
homes in this city.
The many friends Of Mr.. K. J..
Davis, the popular young superin-
tendentof the Wayne and the Borden
Cotton Mills, will be glad to learn
that he is now rapidly recovering
from his recent attack of fever.
MI. w. T. Harrison, chairman of
the street committee, is making an
effort to secure the services of an ex-
pert on street grading before using
the appropriation of $40, 900 which
has been made for street paving,
The weather continues hot, and
from all sections of the State the
same report comes. But withal,
Goldsboro is about as pleasant and
comfortable as any place-even sum-
nler resorts-that we hear from,
It has just been discovered that
lightning struck the tall steeple of
st. Paul church last Tuesday e
ing during the rain storm. The dam
age could not be seen from the out
side, and it is not SO very serious.
The electric light plant of Colds
boro is in excellent condition. The
electric storms this summer done
NO damage to the plant whatever.
Tt is well protected by ground wires
and is otherwise in splendid working
order.
Mr.. w. t. Dortch has returned
from Niagara, where he went as Sen
ator from North Carolina to attend
the Senate of the n National Union, a
popular ~fraternal insurance order,
which has a fourishing lodge herein
G~oldsboro.
The marriage of Mr.. w. r. Tew
urday night at the home of the
groom's sister, Mrs. Ed Sasser, on
Boundary street. The ceremony
was performed by Capt. D. j. Broad
hurst.
In order to get revenge upon MI.
Colon Rogers at Faison, some n
known party entered his stables last
week and cut out his horses tongue.
When Mr.. Rogers discovered the
pitiable condition Of his horse, he at
once did a mercifuI act by causing
the suffering animal to be killed.
MI. Troy Smith, ofthe Aaron sec
ton of this county, was in the city
Saturday and lost a pocket book on
the streets which contained about
$500 in money, some keys and re-
ceIpts. There was one five dollar bill
and some silver change in the book.
He will give the five dollar bill to
the person who will return the book
and the balance of the money to this
office.
DIR. Thos. Hill, of this city, who is
a true Southerner and a warm adj
mirer of the Confederacy, has been
appointed a member of the Necolog-
ical Committee by the medical off
r of the army and navy of the
confederacy. The duty of DIR. Hill
will be to report all deaths Of the
medical officers of the confederacy
which occur during the present year
to the next annual meeting which
takes place in New Orleans.
This yearsthe eleventh annual con.
yention of Wayne county Sunday
school Association will be held al
Salem church three miles north o.
Goldsboro, on Friday, Saturday ano
Sunday, August 20, 80, and 81. A