Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-16
PURELY LOCAL.

Mrs. Mary Hughes has returned
home from a visit to friends in Phil
delphia.
DR.. w. K. Lane has moved his
office over the jewelry store of Mr..
L. d. Giddens.
Mrs. Thos. S. Ragsdale, of Smith
field, is in the city, the guest of her
aunt Mrs. Judge Robinson.
sUncle Billy'' Edwards is daily
receiving some of the finest Norfolk
oysters ever seen in this city.
S. w. Isler, Esq, owing to attend
tendance at OnsloW court next week,
will not be able to attend at his law
Office i'll this city.
Those who have not done so should
get their names on the registration
books at once. The books will be
open only for short while longer.
DR.. NJ. E. Robinson is building a
commodious brick livery stable on
Chestnut street, on the site recently
occupied by the stables Of Mr.. Jno.
f. Southerland and Capt. J. w.
Lamb, which were burned some
time ago.
The death of Mrs. Cathorn Grant,
the venerable mother Of Ex-Sheriff
Grant, occurred Sunday at her
home in the country She was 20 years
of age and was an estimable woman.
The whole community will mourn
her loss.
The merchants who promised do
nations to the Elks' Country Store
are requested to kindly send what
they have to give Wednesday, Oc-
tober Is to the store formerly occu-
pied by the 5 and 1Oc. store, where
they will find some one to receive
them.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Warrick went
to Selma Friday afternoon to bring
back a negro who had been arrested
and who it was thought was wanted
here for running away from the road
gang. When he reached Selma,
however, he found that the wrong
man had been arrested and the ne
gro was allowed to go free.
Mai. H. L. Grant, clerk Of the
Federal Court and leader Of the Re
publican party in Wayne county,
has registered under the grandfather
clause in this city, showing that he
has confidence in the Constitutional
Amendment enacted by the Demo
Gratis, which some Of his party were
so foolish as to denounce as uncOnsti-
tutional.
Postoffice Inspector F. M. Davis
inspected the Goldsboro Postofice
Saturday, in his annual round, and re
ports to the ARGUS that he founC
every department in excellent con
dition and all accounts exact to
cent He highly complimented th
business like administration of Post
master Dobson, and says that civi
service is working well in Colds
borO.
Mr.. A. T. UzzeIl, Democrat
candidate for the Legislature, vii
give a big barbecue on the day tn
county candidates go to New Hope
which is Friday, the 9th. Th
county canvass will begin mex
Thursday at Pine Forest and Hon
Lee S. Overman will speak in tn
Opera House here that night. TIL
campaign will continue hot an
heavy until the day of election.
Hon. Lee S. Overman, the Demo
cratic war horse from Rowan, vii
speak in the Messenger Opera Hous
IN this city or Thursday night. Th
people Of. GoIdsboro have neve
heard Mr.. Overman ard they ar
looking forward with pleasure 60 th
coming opportunity. Thecounty car
didates will bC gin their canvass &
Pine Forest on Thursday and a
the people OF Goldsbor0 viii g
out to hedr him.
At last it can be positively state
that a full-pledged circus is comm
to Goldsboro The small boys 9
well as not a few of the larger one
have eagerly watched the bill boar
for circus pictures all the fall, ant
Just as they were beginning to de'
pair the advance agent of the Waite
l.. Main Circus stepped off the trai
here in Go1dsboro TO make arrange
ments for the appearance of thi
great attraction here on Monday th
9th, which is just two weeks fror
to-day. The Elks Carnival will b
in vogue all of next week and the
comes the circus.