Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11
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ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND TIKI CITY.
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of Argus Readers.

Huckleberries are quite plentiful.
Spot Cotton in New York was
12:iO Tuesday, with upward move.
The people of Faison, Duplin
county, are arranging to organize a
bank.
In many sections of the country it
is too wet to plough. A dry June is
what the farmers like.
Mr.. II. B. Parker, Jr., left today
for Como to spend some days trying
to recuperate his health.
The family Of Mr.. n. O'Berry are
visiting at Point CasWell, the home
of Mrs. O'Berry's mother.
Miss Annie Hall, of Chinquapin,
is in the >lty,on a visit to the family
OF Capt. :. X. lamb.
Misses AA1sle Belle and Rachel
Hemphiil Borden are spending some
days at Rural Retreat Hotel, Seven
Springs.
Mrs. Hugh L. Miller, who has
been visiting the home of DR.. J. +.
Miller here, left to-day for her home
in York, Pa.
Mr.. E. A. Simpkins, assistant
postmaster, who has been confined
to his hcme for two weeks with i'll
ness, is again at his post of duty.
DR.. Chas. Boyette and wife and
little son Frank, of Clinton, are in
the city, visiting DIR. and Mrs. Frank
Boyette, on North James street.
Editor D. t. Edwards, Of the Kin
ston Free Press, was in the city to-day
on his way to attend the commence
ment exercises at Trinity College.
Her many friends will be glad to
know that little Miss Julia Borden,
daughter Of Mr.. F. K. Borden, is on
the road to health again. She had
fever for several weeks.
Pikeville Township SundaySchool
Convention will be held at Pleasant
Grove church, June 9th. The pro-
gram will be published in next
weeks issue of the WEEKLY ARGUS.
Prof. Thos. R. Foust, Superinten-
dent of the City Schools, left this af-
ternoon for Wilmington to attend
the annual session of the n. G.
Teachers Association.
The many friends of Mrs. John
M. Grantham will regret to learn
that she has been confined to her bed
for some time with an attack of in
digestion and that she is still quite
feeble.
DIR. w. H. Wakefield, of Char
1otte, N. c., will be in Goldsboro, at
the Hotel Kennon, OF Friday, June
10Th, for one day only. His prac-
tice is limited to the eye, ear, nose
and throat.
We are informed by Mr.. J. H.
Wells of a heavy rain and wind
storm, which visited the Aaron Sec
ton of the county Sunday afternoon,
causing considerable damage to
growing crops.
Miss Margaret Castex, who has
been visiting friends in the western
part of the State since leaving school
at Greensboro, has arrived home to
spend the vacation, her many friends
will be glad to know.
Miss Rosalie Smith, to the pleas
ure of her many friends, has arrived
home for vacation, after attending
the marriage of her cousin Mr..
Graham Woodland to Miss Mamie
Robbins, in Wilson, last week.
Bean shipping is now at it's food
tide in these parts, and thousands OF
baskets are going forward daily, by
freight and express to Northern
markets, and we are glad to know
that fair prices are being realized.
The rain early Sunday morning
and afternoon, was very copious and
washing, but when we come to con-
slider the devastations wrought in
other States-especially South Caro-
Ina and Georgia, by the hoods last
more persuaded than eve that we
1;x1o In Gods favored country.