Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-22

cape. jim remained away from
home until last winter, when he
came back and got a job IS porter at
the Hotel Kennon. He was not
molested until this morning. Unless
some unforeseen accident occurs he is
in a fair way.to do his county a good
service by making some much.
needed improvements to its thor
oughfares.
kilograms received in this city
Sunday by Mr.. j. l.. Dickinson
and Mr.. John E. Brown, brought
the news that Mr.. Charley Head,
who is now in Charleston, S. c., had
been shot and was in a serious condi-
ton at a hospital in that city. Tele-
grams asking for particulars were
seat to Charleston, but up to the pre-.
sent no answer has been received.
The district conference of the
Washington District of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, which
has been in session in Fremont since
last Thursday, came tOacloseM Monday
night. There was a large attendance
at all services Sunday. After a
love feast Sunday morning Rev.
R. G.. Beaman preached an able SER
men which is highly spoken of by
those present.
MI. Thos. w. Cox, of this city,
shipped the first box of snap beans
from this city Monday. In less than
a week Goldsboro will be shipping
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the train load. Wayne county does
not raise many strawberries, but it is
one of the biggest pea and bean pro-
ducing counties in the State, per-
haps. The pea crop, like the straw
berry crop, has all been marketed.
Miss Daisy Smith gave a most de-
nghtful barbecue outing Thursday,
at the beautiful Kennon farm, near
' this city, complimentary to her pop
ular visitor, Miss Mary Jones, of
Raleigh. It was quite unique in APP
pointments and hugely enjoyed by
those whose good fortune it was to
be invited to participate. The chap
erones were Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
inSOn.
Deputy Sheriff Turner, of Clinton,
was here Tuesday with twoprisoners
on their way to the penitentiary.
One was a young white boy who had
stolen $165 from his father, and was
! going up for one year. The negro
was also going upfor a one-year term
for stealing corn. They were both
placed in Jail here, where they were
given dinner, while waiting for the
departure of the Raleigh train al
2:O5 Tuesday afternoon.
Col. A. G.. Davis has a fine Irish
potato patch in the real of his mod.
ern law Office on Walnut street, and
Monday Capt. j. B. Edgerton, who
has a model garden and raises early
truck, wished to satisfy himself as tt
whether there were any young pota
toes in Col. Davis's patch. The Cap
tain went back and tore the dirtfrom
!. one hill and found several small
potatoes about the size of hickory
nuts. The genial Captain said hi
had potatoes in his garden much
larger.
The remains of William Jarvis
Moore, who was drowned while serv
ing IN the United States army III the
Philippines, about eighteen months
ago, arrived here Saturday after
noon and were taken charge Of By
the Goldsboro Rifles and carried tx
their armory, where they remained
until Sunday afternoon, He wa:
then given a military funeral, Rev
M. Bradshaw, of ST. Paurs Church
presiding. Both military companies
participated in the funeral, and were
in command of Captain Parker.
It is understood here that the AT
lantic Coast Line will put railway
mail clerks on the Norfolk Shoofs
the first of June. They have had
the matter under consideration TO
some time. It will be of great con
yenience to the business men in thi
city, as well as to those along tn
line between here and Norfolk, ant
; for Norfolk, too. The A. & N. C
Railroad would confer a great favo
: on the public by putting mail clerk
J on their early train for Morehea'
! City.
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