Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-03-26
PURELY LOCAL..
ITEEIS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Picked Up BY the Ubiquitous
Reporter and ChrOnicled
For the Information
OF Argus Readers.

OF Argus Readers.
Mr.. III. b. Parker, Jr., has return
ed to the city from a visit to his
father at Como.
Neuse river has risen five feet in
the past fOrty-eight hours and is still
rising very rapidly.
Miss May Carter will hold her
spring opening in millinery on Thurs
day and Friday of this week.
A civil service examination will
be held in this city on May End for
applicants for the position of clerk
in the Goldsboro postoffice.
The time for holding the city pri-
maries is about one month off. It is
generally understood that Mayor
Hood will succeed himself for the
ensuing two years.
A revival meeting was S tarted in
the Holiness Tabernacle last Sunday
at II a. NJ, continuing about Is
days. The pastor will be assisted by
the Revs. Dawson and McLaurin.
Dr.. Luby Smith, accompanied by
his brother George, left March 10 for
New York for special treatment.
His host OF friends hope that he will
be greatly benefited by the treat
ment.
A negro got his jawbone broke
Friday while unloading curb stones
He fell from the car and struck his
chin on a piece Of curbing. The
negro is employed by Mr.. Marley
and came from Wilson.
Col. W. T. Dortch has Just return
ed to the city from Kinston, where
he represented the defendant in the
recent shooting scrape in that town.
Col. Dortch states that he now has
five capital cases on hand in differ
ent parts Of the State.
The ARGUS is requested to state
that Road Supervisors and overseers
viii be presented to the grand Jury
at the next term of court for failure
to do DO their duty in regard to the
public roads of the county, if there
is hot some decided improvements
made in the near future.
1t was a pleasuse to his many old
friends here to greet in the citySatur-
day Mr.. T. B. Parker, of Hillsboro,
which is his first visit since his rec
ent and painful accidental wounding
while out bird hunting. He is still
somewhat lame but is able to walk
without clutches. It was a "close
call"
The concrete floors which Messrs.
Dewey Bros. + putting in the Holt
building on West Centre street, are
the first that Goldsboro has adopted.
1t is understood that the Goldsboro
Grocery Company win occupy the
building in order to take advantage
of the side track which has recently
been put in the machine shop yards.
Dewey Bros. are considering plans
for an arched brick wall across the
front of their machine shop yards.
There will be an opening for the cars
to pass through on the spur track and
one Tor vehicles. This will be built
in an attractive manner SO as to add
to the appearance Of the surround
ings.
The death of Mrs. Nancy Farmer,
mother Of Mr.. W. S. Farmer, former,
1y of Goldsboro but now of Balti.
more, occurred Monday night at tie
home Of her daughter Mrs. II. F.
Farmer in Washington City. The
funeral was be held in Wilson yes
terday and was attended by rel
atives in this city.
The steamboat Goldsboro which
has for several months during low
water been plying the waters O
Neuse river between NeWbern, Kins
ton and Seven Springs and has beer
doinga good business hauling freight
arrived at her wharf on Neuse rivel
near here Tuesday afternoon anC
left Wednesday morn ing with 6
cargo of merchandise and fertilizel
for Seven Springs. It is understood
that the boat will make several trips
to this city during the high water
which is looked for during the mex
few weeks. It would be a good time
10 run an excursion to the Springs
while the water is up and when the
trip can be made the same day.