Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-06-19
PURELY LOCAL..
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Reporter and Chron1cled
For the Information
of Argus Readers.

OI Argus |
Miss Bertha Massey, of Princeton, J
is in the city on a visit to her cousin
Miss Berta Brown.
The district Conference of the New
bern district will be held at New
port, beginning July 8.
Messrs. Jonathan Hooks and Cut
lar Lee, of the Bank of Fremont,
were inthecity Tuesdayon a business
visit.
Mr.. Thos. r. Foust, s~uperintend-
ent of the G%oldsboro schools, isspend-
ing some time at his old home in
Graham.
The third quarterly meeting for
GOldsboro circuit will be held at Mt.
Carmel on Saturday and Sunday,
June %, 20.
Mr.. w. A. Wooten, of the firm of
Bizzell & Wooten, is confined to his
home with illness, his friends will
regret to know.
Some very fine home grown ripe
peaches are being offered for sale on
this market. The finest we have seen
are f.om the orchard of Mr.. w. III.
Collins.
The death of Dan Hicks, the we'll
known o~ne-legged negro character
about the streets Of this city, who
mended umbrellas, occurred Friday
afternoon.
DR.. Roger A. Smith and daughter
Miss RosaIie and Master William,
who have been on a pleasure trip to
Washington and New York, are at
home again.
Miss Susie Keel, of Mt. Olive, who
is spending some days at the Seven
Springs Hotel, fell on the plaza Mon
day while playing with some lady
friends and broke an arm.
The Messrs. Epstein Brothers
have inaugurated a ten days clear
ance sale of clothing and gents fur
nishings, at their attractive store.
Odd Fellows corner, lasting until
June "a.
The Travelling Library Of the
WOman's Club will hereafter be OpeI
on Friday mornings from 8 to II
o'clock, and the public are requested
to govern themselves accordingly il
coming for books.
Hatch Bros. will run their first eX
cursion to Wilmington and Wrights
Vile on Friday, June 9th. Th'
fare for the round trip is $1.25. The,
always maintain good order anC
carry white people only.
Mrs. l.. L. Mallard, of Wallace
has issued invitationsto the marriag'
of her daughter Miss Mary, to MI
II. H. Jones, the ceremony to talk
place in the Presbyterian Church a
Wallace on the 25th inst.
Mr.. w. II. Goodwin has purchase
the property at 304 East Centr
street, South, belonging to Mrs. w
w. Slocumb, which she has occU
pied for several years. The consio
Grafton named in the deed of trans
fer is So, $50.
The remains Of the infant son {
MI. II. c.. Moore were brought
the city Tuesday a. M. from Kinsto
and inferred in Willow Dale Gene
terry. Inc c11lIu Ot0O DIT tile 1OIlIo
it's grandfather Mr.. j. III. Moore, j
Kinston Monday.
Mr.. E. H. Stewart, of Roanok,
Va, is in the city on a prospectin
trip. He and abrother are in scare
of a milder climate to locate, and
he concludes that either m~anufactu
ing or farming in this section hole
outsuficient inducements they woul
come to Goldsboro.
At a recent meeting of the Boal
of Aldermen Mr.. j. M. Hollowe
was elected to fiji the unexpired ter
of Mr.. C. N. Edgerton, resigne
Mr.. Hollowell has been on the boal
before and will make a most va
liable addition to our municipal lie,
islative body. He was popular wi
the board when he held the san
position before.