Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-23

Mr.. j. Langhorn Barham, of the
Goldeboro Bar, is on a visit to his
old home in Virginia-in the coun-
try.
Miss Amy Stevens is in the city
twisting her brothers Sheriff E. A.
and Mr.. J. A. Stevens, and her sis
tier Mrs. j. A. Toler.
Mr.. Lorane Bass, who has been
spending some weeks in the Pied
mont section, where Mrs. Bass is
visiting her old home, has returned
80 the city.
Watermelons are % plentiful on
this market-and they are fine. Of
course it goes without saying that
the t'cuiludn contingent OF our popu-
lation are peculiarly happy.
Mr.. E. It. Atkinson. the efficient
County Superintendent Of Public
Schools, went down to Seven Springs
Tuesday, to look after the interest of
the county schools in that tow nohIp.
Quite a large delegation of promi-
nent farmers from the eastern sec
lion of the State passed through
this city Monday, on their way to
the conference of farmers in Raleigh
TTuesdaY.
The first cotton boil of the season
twas laid on our table Monday by
Master Nathan Stanley, Of the car
rier force of the ARGUS. 1t is from
a patch that he is growing "on his
own hoOk.A
Mrs. M. L.. Lee and daughter Miss
Georgia and son Mr.. Edwin, and
Mrs. F. A. Daniels and children,
at the Atlantic Hotel, at MOrehead
City, have returned home.
Major w. III. Smith, recently COM
missioned on Col. Macon's staff, has
received his fulI-fedged uniform,
chapeau and sword and will be on
hand this week at the State Guard
encampment. We salute the Major.
Professors J. S. Clay, w. S. era W.
ford and D. B. Privett, representing
the Bingham School, of Orange
county, N. c., spent a few hours in
the city Monday, en- route to diff
ferent cities and towns Of this State
in the interest of the school.
Reserved seat tickets for the grand
opera at the Messenger Opera House
on Friday evening of this week are
selling rapidly, and a large and Gull
tured audience is assured. Arrange
ments have been made for running
electric fans in the house during the
evening.
The hosts of friends of Mrs. Col. T..
III. Balm in this city will sympathize
deeply with her in the death of her
brother, Mr.. Vaughan, of Richrnend,
an account of which we publish else
where in this issue. Mrs. Balm was
at his bedside in his last moments.
The death of Mr.. w. B. Fender
grast occurred last Friday at 9:3O
O'Clock in Durham. He was here in
Goldsboro for some time with the
Bell Telephone Company and was a
member of the Goldsboro Rifles. Co.
d. His death was caused from ty.
phOid fever.
The County Board of Education
in its settlement with the County
Treasurer, Mr.. B. A. Parks, cover
ing an expenditure for the public
schools Of the county for the past
year ofsomething over So, 900, founo
that gentleman'saccounts accurate tt
a cent, and his books most admir-
ably kept.
No citizen ear reasonably expee
others to take an interest in his tow
if he himself is constantly speaking
desparagingly of it. A city or tow
is judged largely by its residents. ]
It's residents are chronic crokers tn
public will not take to the place
Every city and town needs cheerful
hopeful, public-spirited citizens t
sstalk it up1 at home and abroad
And without these it cannot expee
to do much towards inducing out