Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-02-18
PURELY LOCAL..

Mr.. w. E. Jenkins is in the city,
of the road for a few days.
Col. A. G. Davis, who has been on
legal business to Boston, has returned
to the city.
The delegation from Goldsboro
Council to the State Council Junior
Order Of United American Mechan-
les, at Charlotte, will leave next
Monday.
Miss Mary Pool returned to this
city yesterday afternoon from Gin
cinnati where she has been visiting
for sometime accompanied by her
little niece, Margaret Hewitt.
The Silver Tea at the home of Mrs.
Kendall Monday evening, for the
benefit of ST. Paul's new Sunday
school room, was we'll attended by
the little folks and a neat little sum
was realized for the good cause.
1t will be a are treat to listen to
the scholar and orator, Rabbi E. N.
Calllsh, of Richmond, who will lee
ture in the Jewish Synagogue next
Monday evening at s O'Clock, to
which the public r cordially in
vited to attend.
The remains of Mr.. Henry Benton,
were brought here Friday from Bur
gaw, where he died Thursday, and
the interment was made in Willow
Dale Cemetery. He formerly lived
in Goldsboro and was a brother of
Mrs. John A. Cotton.
Mr.. William Brown, from Ken
lucky, is in the city, after an alb
enc Of thirty-fve years, visiting
relatives. He is a cousin of the late
Richard Brown. He will spend a
short time in Kinston, also, visiting
relatives during his stay in this Sec
tion.
Mr.. H. P. Whitehead, of New
York, who with Mrs. Whitehead
spent several winters here Is and Is
years ago, and who are pleasantly re-
membered by a number Of our citi-
zens, is on a brief business trip to our
city, and is being greeted gladly by
old friends here.
Mr.. II. B. Parker, Jr., was mar
ried Tuesday at Buckhorn Baptist
church, at Como, to the sweetheart
of his youth Miss Helen Adair
Vann, daughter of Mr.. T. e. Vann.
They left for a short bridal trip
North and will be at home in Colds
boro after the 23rd.
Goldsboro is not to get left on the
question of baseball the coming sea-
son if the colored population can sup
ply the demand. Preparations have
already begun for the season and it
is announced that the Cuban Giants
from Norfolk have been booked for
the first game, which will take place
in May.
The death of MI. Shade L. WOoten,
Of LAGRANGE, n of the States best
citizens, and greatly beloved by all
on his splendid farm, where he re-
Judge F~aircloth, of this city, and
uncle of Hon. J. Y, Joyner, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton.
Mr.. w. j. Thomas, an expert from
the factory, who has been coming
to GoIdsboro for several years, is ia
the city to put up the handsome new
soda fountain for the Higgins Drug
Co., which will begin business next
Monday morning. The fountain is
of the famous American make and
when placed in position will chal-
lenge the admiration of the public.
Mr.. David Edmunds and wife, o.
Richmond, Va, arrived in the CITY
on last Wednesday to spend the
balance of the winter Bt the Hote
Kennon, where they have come reg
ularly for the past four years. Mr.
Edmunds will occupy his time will
hunting quail, of which he is yer.
fond,and Mrs. Edmunds has a NUM-
Der of friends in the city who will l.
plad to welcome her return.
The Cable Piano Company hav
moved their place of business from
West Centre street to the store undt
the Messenger Opera House fOrmeri,
occupied by the Stieff Piano Com
papy, which has closed no and gon
out of business here. Mr.. A. w
Chandler, the manager for the Cabl
Company, is still dong a splendl
business and the renowned Cable an
K~ingsbury pianos, which are note
for their sweetness of tone, are grow
ing in popularity in this section an
the demand for those makes is on tn
increase.