Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-30
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AROUND THE CITY.
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of Argus Readers.

These are the days of hard cider
anu watermellons.
Yes, to-day has been a warm one,
indeed; but they do say Ihere is d
warmer Country" than this.
The County Institute for colOred
teachers will begin Monday morn
ing IN this city at the Colored Graded
School building.
The Board of Road Supervisors for
Goldsboro township, will meet on
Saturday next, at the Mayors Office
law to consult on the condition of
public roads in the Township.
The Planters Tobacco Warehouse.
which is as popular as any one of the
three of this city, will be enlarged
by the addition. of 80 foot front floor
space extending the entire length OF
the building, which Will give ample
room to accommodate any sale that
is liable to he put on at one time this
year.
GoIdsboro Council of the Junior
Order Of American Mechanics has
presented Mr.. w. l.. Summerlin
with a handsome gold watch charm,
bearing the insignia Of the order, as
a reward for securing the largest
number of members for the order
during the past twelve months.
Constable Troy Smith, of Saulston
township, brought a negro named
Percy Reeves to the city July % and
placed him in Jail for waylaying an
other negro named Jim Bingham.
The two negroes had trouble pre-
viously about % cents and Reeves
hid himself by the roadside and fell
on his antagonist with a club when
he came along.
A number of military companies
belonging to the Second Regiment
were in the city Tue-day, returning
from camp Rodman, at Morehead,
where they have been spending the
past ten days. The Governor and
his staff came in this afternoon on a
special train, after a trip of inspec-
ton over the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad.
The ringing Of the fire bell about 6
O'Clock a. NJ, July %, was caused by
a fire which was discovered in the
kitchen of the residence of Mr.. Rich
ard Woodland on Boundary street.
The kitchen floor had burned out and
the stove had dropped to the ground
before the fire was discovered. The
house belonged to MI. J. M. Hollo-
well and was insured with Mr.. J. R..
Crawford. The loss will not be very
heavy. The fire department was on
the scene promptly.
Pipkin's excursion to Norfolk,
Washington or Baltimore was large
1y patronized Tuesday. A number of
people came in on the A. & n. G. R.
r. and on the Southern Railway that
morning to take advantage of the
cheap rates. The train left here at 1
O'Clock and the five coaches were
filled to standing room. He doubt
less had TO get more coaches at Rocky
Mount for the crowd between here
and there. The excursion returns
Friday afternoon. \
The death of little Cornelius Boney
occurred late Saturday afternoon at
the residence of his uncle, Capt. J.
w. Lamb in this city. The boy was
very bright and was the pet of his
uncle and the family. He had been
i'll for just me week, during which
time his affection had been very Sc
we're. Lock-jaw was the of his
death and it is not known how it was
brought on unless it was caused bya
nail which he stuck in his foot about
six months ago. The remains were
taken to Wallace Sunday afternoon
for interment beside those Of his
father and mother in the cemetery
at Rock Fish church. The bereaved
uncle and aunt who SO tenderly
and lovingly watched by the bed
side of the child and did all to re-
Iieve its suffering that any father
or mother could have done, have
the sympathy of the whole commu
nifty in their he~art-rending aff1fc-
ton.