Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-11-06
purely LOCAL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST in AND
AROUND THE CITY.

Picked Up By the Ubiquitous
Reporter and ChrOnicled
For the InfOrma ton.
of Argus Readers.
Judge Robinson is in the city for
weeks vacation between courts.
Mr.. r. J. Sasser, who has been
engaged in Government work at
Southport for several months, has
returned home.
Mr.. G. J. Barnes, the popular tele-
graph operator in the Atlantic Coast
Line Office here, has returned frOnn
vacation trip to Baltimore.
We are sorry to learn that Mr..
John Phelps, employed at the shin
gle works of Mr.. A. t. Griffin, is con-
fined to his home, in Webbtown, by
fever.
"The old, old story'-yet ever
new and charming, is having cOnsid-
erable Of an Ginning" hereabouts
these bright and beautiful "Indian
summer Gays.
The general opinion among those
who hold no real nor Watered stock
in the trusts seems to be that the
Hon. Grover Cleveland touched off
about a thirteen-inch shell at the
tariff.
Some of the scientists, in claiming
that man need not have a stomach,
are discouraging to the pretty chat
ing-dish maidens who use this route
to reach the hearts of their bachelor
friends.
The ladies of the First Baptist
church will have an entertainment
in their Sunday School room Friday
night. Oysters, salads and creams
will be served at low prices. Let all
who can attend and help a worthy
cause.
The following cards have been is
sued to friends: "Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Smith Stevens request the hon
or of your presence at the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Zilla, to Mr..
John Edgar Stevenson Wednesday,
November -, at 3 O'Clock, at home,
Smithfeld, North Carolina. At home,
400, South William street, Colds
boro, North Carolina"
Mr.. Norwood Spicer, who has for
some time filed a position with the
Goldsboro Grocery Company, has
resigned that position to go on the
road for the r. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company and will leave tomorrow
to assume the duties of his new posi-
ton. He has many friends in Colds
borO who will sincerely regret to
learn Of his intention to leave iolds-
boro.
Mr.. John L. Phelps, who lives
near Boston IN this county, was very
fortunate in securing horse in this
city Friday morning which had been
stolen from his stables during the
night. He did not know his horse
had been stolen until he went out to
feed his stock this morning. After
making a thorough search of his
premises he came on to this city,
where he found his horse in the yard
of livery stable. It is supposed
that the horse was stolen solely for
the purpose Of a rideto town and was
then turned loose at the livery
stable.
The Goldsboro lodge of Elks, No.
139, have completed negotiations fo1
the purchase of the Olympia Club
property and will take possession OF
this beautiful and splendidly ap-
pointed club at an early day, and
will make of it a permanent habita-
ton for their lodge. No lodge OF
Elks in the State or in the country at
large can boast of a more commodlous
and comfortable club room than can
the Goldsboro Elks. They have a
large membership, and the personnel
of the lodge is composed of the best
the city affords-and, therefore, the
stBest People on Earth.o
The father and mother of Mr.. j.
E. Jones, one of the popular proprie,
tors of the Farmers Warehouse,
came to this city Friday morning ose-
Iect a LOCATION for residence in this
city. They now live in New Hope
township, where Mr.. Jones also
makes his home. They brought with
them Emmett, the little year old
son of Mr.. Jones. While his grand
parents were talking to some friends
ON the street little Emmett strayed