Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-03-10
PIKEVILLE LETTER.
Chroniclipg of q Weeks Events in
That Thriving Neigh
bOrhOOd.

March 8, 1904.
Miss Pearl Fort returned from a
visit to your city to-day.
Mr.. Luby Vinson, of Goldsboro,
visited at Mr. J. G. Smiths Sunday.
Mr.. w. E. Hales, of Goldsboro,
came up Sunday to visit his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Worrell went
to Goldsboro Tuesday on a business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Smith made a
visit to friends in Greene county
Sunday.
Messrs. r. III. Smith and Ed. Bar
din went to Goldsboro Tuesday on
business.
Messrs. r. II. and J. A. Hosea
made a brief business trip to Colds
boro Tuesday.
MI. and Mrs. Ed. Bardin visited
relatives and friends in Wilson Sun
d anu
Mr.. David Crawford, of Weldon,
was visiting his parents near here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Byrd, of Goshen
Grove, visited her sister, Mrs. J. W.
Bryant Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Alkaline Edmundson, of the
Faro section, is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. A. Smith this week.
The many friends of Mr.. d. A.
Smith are glad to know he is recov-
ering from a serious attack of tonsil-
tits.
Mr.. Samuel Martin, of Eureka, ac-
companied by Misses Lula Dees and
Lucy Hatch attended the oyster sup
per Friday night.
Mrs. Massengail, of Dover. who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
James Thompson, returned to her
home Tuesday afternoon.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Ma
than Crawford sustained a serious
shock from being thrown from his
horse Monday of last week.
Mr.. Clee Smith returned from
Marvin, Arson county, Sundaymorn-
ing and has accepted a position as
tnlonro nh n,nro%.>r ~ L1~o~o~
Services at Pleasant Grove church
Sunday yer held by Elders John
Exum Davis and Curtis Howell.
The pastor, Elder Lucas, being pre-
vented from filing his appointment
by sickness.
Owing to the cause of not being
able to secure a place sufficient to
hold the speaking, Hon. J. Y. JOY
ner will not address the people o.
our community as announced. The
loss IS ours, and shows again the
urgent necessity of having some hall,
: church or lecture large enough
to comfortably accommodate a large
audience.
: Cards were received here this week
'tby friends of the intended groom an
> nOuncing the arrlage of our towns
man Mr.. George PIttman and Mis-
Cora lola Thompson of Robinson
o county, on March the 18th. Mr.
e Pittman has our congratulations il
advance in sex uring his charmin,
l. bride whom we shall be glad to wei
come among us.
Ii The death of Mr.. Joe Gurley VIII
lived near here on Mr.. w. B. Fort
plantation, occurred early Monda,
morning of this week. He has bee
l. bed ridden for two Or three years
suffering intensely the greater pal
of the time. He leaves a wife an
!, two sons to mourn his departure. Fl
was laid to rest in the old buryin
:. ground near MI. j. w. WINDOWS.
The Board of Education are r
testify working to improve the schoe
=, buildings and raise the standard
scholarship in Wayne county. /
many places this has been done mo-
. satisfactorily by consolidating sma
= districts, abolishing incompetel
teaching-force and erecting in tx
~centre of the district a handsom,
modern school building. What b.
been done for other sections can
idone for this town and vicinity. O,
. people are prosperous, above tt