Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-29
PURELY LOCAL..
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Picked Up BY the Ubiquitous
Reporter, and ChrOnicled
For the Information
of Argus Readers.

The Atlantic Coast Line has re-
Gently increased the wages of both
passenger and freight conductors.
MI. "Bob" Edwards has again &C.
copied a position with Messrs. Smith
& YelvertOn and went to work this
morning.
Mr.. Joe Edwards and son Mr..
Nathan Edwards, have returned
home from the West, where they
have been purchasing stock.
Mr.. M. S. Witherington went over
to Norfolk to-day to make purchase
of mules and horses for his sale
stables here.
A petition is being circulated to
secure the anne of those in favor OF
the Legislature appropriating money
for an iron bridge over Little river.
Both Onslow and Sampson coun-
ties are said to be again having ex-
perience with small pox. Our peo-
pie should be most vigilant to avoid
an outbreak in these parts.
Wayne Superior Court closed Sat-
urday at noon. 1t was a two weeks
term, but there was not enough bust
to consume n week. The next
court will begin April 18th. 1t will
Last one week.
A man in Charlotte was almost in
stantly killed Saturday evening by a
friend by the careless handling Of a
pistol, leaving a devoted wife and
three small children. 1t was another
case of sEdidn't know it was loaded.o
Capt. Jno. G. KOrnegay, a popular
conductor of the Atlantic Coast Line
whose run is between here and Nor
folk, has recently been elected secre-
tary of the grievanceScommittee of
the order of Railway Conductors.
The condition of the streets of
GOldsDorO was never worse than at
present, and the public Who travel
by vehicles are sOrely Inconvenience
and are longing for the work of street
Improvement to begin. When will
it begin? Echo answers.
In the case of U. M. Gillikin
against Ida Gillikin, of C~arteret
county, for divorce, heard in Superior
Court in this city Friday, the Jury
rendered a verdict in favor of the de-
PENDANT wife, who was present with
counsel and contested the case. /
The Goldsboro Steam Laundry is
recei wing new and up-to-date ma
chinery-as fine as anywhere in the |
United States-and under a new SUI
perintendent who is thoroughly ex-
perienced will Don be ready to meet
every demand of the public. /
Our good friend and former County
Commissioner Mr.. Joe p. Smith, of .
Pikeville, was here last week, and
was so unfortunate as to lose his
pocket book somewhere on the
streets or in the stores of our town,
containing a considerable sum of
money and a prOmisary note. If the
finder be honest he will return same
to this Office and receive a suitable
reward.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee met here on Saturday to
select two candidates for County
Commissioners who are to be econ
nended for appointment when the
BOARD is increased from three to five
oy special enactment of the LegisIa-
lure. The choice of the committee
fell on Mr.. J. NJ. Wood, of New
Hope township, and Mr.. George
Warrick, OF Grantham township.
The friends Of both parties in this
,lty will learn with pleasure and
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p. Rose, of Raleigh, to Miss Jen-
lie r. Pollok, of Keysville, Va. The
ceremony took place at the residence
# the brides father, Capt. w. C. Pol
ok, of the Southern Railway, at
last week. The groom
5 a prominent architect of Raleigh
nd is well known in this city. The
is as beautiful as she is popular.
he formerly resided in Goldsboro,1
where she is pleasantly remembered.
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