Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-03-19
PURELY LOCAL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Picked Up BY the Ubiquitous
Reporter and ChrOnic1ed
For the Information
OF Argus Readers.

OF Argus Readers.
Miss Mary Stewart, of Boston, is in
the city, visiting Mrs. M. S. Wither-
ton.
Miss Annie Britt, of Clinton, is in
the city, visiting the family of her
uncle Mr.. W. G.. Britt.
Mrs. D. Mac Mackay, who has
been visiting relatives in Edenton,
has returned home.
Mr.. j. ". Thompson and family
have moved to the city and are oc-
cupying the house at 305 John street,
South.
The bird shooting season is over
and "quail on toast" will disappear
from the bill of fare until the season
ONE again.
Miss Laura Kirby, of the faculty
Of the Kinston Schools, spent Satur-
day and yesterday at her home in
this city, TO the pleasure Of her many
friends here.
Mr.. Leslie Well, who has been on
an extended purchasing trip to the
northern cities for the dry goods de-
partment of Messrs. II. We'll & Bros,
has returned home.
The marriage of Elder Elias Har-
olson to Miss Emma Malpass occur
red last week at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. j. r. Grice, in
Webbtown, Elder j. r. Dali officiat-
ing.
Miss Elizabeth Martin, who has
been teaching in the public schools
Of Craven county, IS at home again,
to the pleasure Of her many friends
here, the school term in Craven hav-
ing closed.
The 4. & N. G. r, R., will begin
their Sunday excursion to Morehead
City on Sunday next. the END. The
tram which leaves here at s O'Clock
il the morning viii go on through to
Norehead City, instead Of stopping at
Newbern.
DR.. j. n. Johnson, the dentist,
left Monday for Baltimore to attend
the annual clinic in Porcelain and
Relay work. lie will be absent for
several days, but his Office here will
be supplied by DR.. J. H. Newbury,
Of Warsaw.
While on his way t o fill an ap-
pointInent IN Johnston county Sun
day, Elder J. w. Gardner, Of this
city, was called in to oficiate at the
marriage OF Mr.. W. IL. Pittman to
Miss Ida Stevenson at the home of
the brides father Mr.. Israel Steven
son, near Smithfeld.
bIr. W. B. P-endergrast, the clever
and very efficient linanan Of the
Bell Telephone Company, has moved
his family to Goldsboro and will be
permanently located here, his many
friends will be glad to know. He is
keeping house at 208 George street,
North.
1Ir. Ed. Gibson, who has been
running .. fish market in Raleigh,
has returned to this city, his old
home, and is now conducting the
stall in the fish market recently run
by MI. U. M. GiIlikin, where he
will be glad to see his friends. We
wish him success.
MIR. Il. H. Castex, head of the pop
ular firm of M. e. Castex & Co., has
returned to the city from the north
ern markets, where he has been for
two weeks making purchases of
spring goods. Mrs. Castex and Miss
Creech are still at the north selecting
the spring stock of millinery for the
firm.
It is Gin the air and everywhere
that. stirred feeling" which is the
unfailing harbinger of Spring. But
Argus readers have no faith in
weather signs of Spring until Jim
Hollowelrs poem appears. We are
receiving enquiries almost daily
from people who want to plant their
Gardens or do other chores, as to
When this wonted poem will appear,
and we are unable to answer them.
But. like them, we are persuaded
that it is not safe to venture too far
until ssJim'' says so.