Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-12-10
MT. OLIVE LETTER.
The Doings Of a Week in and
Around This Thriving

Neighborhood.
ANGUS BUREAU,
MI. Olive, N. c.,
Dec. 8, 1893.
DR.. WINS. Spicer, of Goldsboro,
was it town Friday.
Mrs. Fred Martin attended Con-
ference at Goldsboro.
Misses Patten and Saunders were
last Sunday the guests of Miss May
Belle Pope.
A welcome guest at the home Of
DR.. L., P. Aaron last week was Rev.
Z. p. Bonner.
Mr., end Mrs. George A. McGee,
of Goldsboro, spent several hours in
cur midst Thursday.
The many friends of Mr.. Francis
ToEnlinson were glad to e his
happy face again last week.
Mr.. J. Frank Breazeale, of Wash
ington, d. c., is the guest Of his
brother, Mr.. NJ. T. Breazeale.
Mrs. Harvey Edwards, Of Snow
ail!, is visiting at the home of her
Gather, Mr.. G. w. Williams, near
here.
The farmers all seem to be killing
their hogs at one time, and spare
ribs and backbone, pudding and
sausage, hold right-of-way upon the
bill Of fare.
We are sorry to lose both our
Methodist ministers who reside here.
Revs. LaDgston and Carraway. Our
best wishes follow them to their
new homes.
The handsome safe, purchased less
;iiau a year ago, which Ras blown
np last Thursday night in the post
office, Will be quickly replaced by q
larger and stronger one.
Mr.. r. L. Barnes. of the Barnes
sale ana Lock Co., of Rich mond,
Va, and Mr.. Walter Borden, of
G~oldsboro, are here Oh business
with the Bank of Mt. Olive.
The Ladies Military Band, billed
ior d performance in the Opera
House here last Thursday evening,
failed to appear, as they got left in
Newbern and reached Goldsboro too
late to make connections to this
place.
Rev. J.. Marvin Culbreth visited
relatives hersa few days ago, and
While in towa erected a neat menu-,
AGENT over the grave OF his father, the
late Rev. B. B. CuIbreth, whose
body rests in Myrtle Grove Gene
terry.
How many times in the next few
weeks, over eastern North Carolina,
will echo and re-echo the question,
CHOW do you like the new
preacher?" And at some places,
with what eager enthusiasm some of
our batchelor-maids will add, Sand
aud they say he isn't married"
Does it occur to you that Christ
mas is almost upon us, and another
year gone by? How swiftly time
flies! Soon comes the New Year
the time for framing all those golden
resolutions. Have you kept the
ones you made last New Year, or
have they been like pie-crust,
broken?
Quite a large crowd from here at
tended the recent session of Confer
fence in Goldsboro. GOldsbOro al
ways does things right, and the
handsome manner In which he en-
tertained this vast throng of preach
ers and delegates sustained grandly
the reputation she has ever enjoyed
for hospitality, and added to her
wreath new laurels.
We have in Our midst a ''detec-
Tive" a real, live, sure enough de-
tective! And the small boy who
has been absorbing "Nick Carter
books, eye him from afar with a
genuine expression of interested adj.
miration. MI. Craig is his name;
Tan affable gentleman, sent out by
the American Banking Association
to investigate the recent attempted
Isafe-cracking and bank robbery at
this place.
The, funeral of MI. Andrew AL
br1tton, who died Thursday morn
ing was attended by a large crowd
Of relatives and friends, the inter.
ment taking place I'm Myrtle Grove
Cemetery Friday afternoon. Mr.
| Albritton had been Ill for several
| weeks and his death was not unex-
pected. Mt. Olive has lost a usefu
citizen, a young man of fine charac
ter. Our heart goes out in deepes
fsympathy for the aged father and
mother, and the entire family.