Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
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For the Information
OF Argus Readers.
Mr.. w. B. Fort was summoned
yesterday by telegram to the bedside
of his sOn John IN Wilmington, who
has suffered a relapse.
The County Alliance will be held
at Woodland the second Thursday in
July. The public are invited to
come out and bring a well filed bas-
ket.
The county convict force have
greatly improved the road leading
out by Mr.. John Bardin'5 fine farm,
and have also gone over again the
road leading out to Scottsville.
DIR. and Hrs. M. f. Robinson are
to-day moving into their handsome
new home. cArher William and
Spruce streets, which their many
friends HOPE they may live long to
enjoy.
There was a very enjoyable enter
tainment given by the Misses Fields,
at their home at night, 25th, compli-
mentary to their cousin, Miss Agnes
Sutton, Of LaGrange. Refreshments
were served in courses.
Mrs. J. c. Slocumb, Mrs. Flora
Kendall and Misses Margaret Exum
and Julia Cohen left on Monday
for Asheville to attend the National
nE-.o:o To4oLor~S Co~rr1ro4So- -LsoI
is the first time it has ever met in
the South.
His many friends here are glad TO
greet in the city, Mr.. T. w. Sloc-
umb, Jr., who for several years has
been engaged with a large furniture
house in Washington, d. @. Tom is
looking well and will be at home
for about ten days.
MI. Harry Stevens, son of Mr.. J.
A. Stevens, Of this city, and a recent
graduate from the University. left
last Saturday for the Oil fields OF
Texas to try his fortune. He has
all the elements in him for success
and takes with him the abiding good
wishes of his many friends here.
Mrs. DR.. Thos. M. Jordan, of Ra
leigh, came down Thursday, accom-
panying her brother and his bride,
Mr.. and. Mrs. Lonnie B. Sasser, who
were given a cordial and old time
open house reception at the home OF
Mr.. Sasser's parents, Capt. and Mrs.
A. L. Sasser, in Fork township, last
Thursday night.
Another step forward is being taken
by Capt. S. Cohen of Goldsboro Rifles
Co. D., in organizing a fife and drum
corps. We will thus have the dis
tinction of being one of the few cities
in the State which have such an or
ganization. It goes without saying
that the young men of our city will
make this a success.
Those who know Of the matter say
there is an old cistern Under the side
walk on John street at the Law
building which has never been filled
up and which causes the terrible
stencil that is noticeable in that To-
calitv in hot weather. While the
work of improving the street is go.
ing on the old cistern should be filled
up.
Mr.. DOYLE B. Privett left to-day
for Mebane, N. Co., where he will
devote himself privately to the study
of history and pedagogy, and where
he will spend the summer preparing
himself for the position which he ha;
accepted as Professor of Physica
Culture and History in the Bingham
School, for the session Of 100000.
Col. w. T. Dorteh, a member o
the Bar of this city, who has gainet
for himself an enviable reputation
among the legal fraternity of tn
State as a criminal lawyer, has re
Gently made improvement to his OF
fees in this city by the addition 9
furniture and carpets, which, wit
his already complete library, make
his Office one of the best equipped il
the State. It is a source of pride t
every citizen of our progressive cit.
that the Bar of Goldsboro RAM
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