Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-09-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

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Mrs. A. j. Penick, of Nashville,
Tenn, spent Sunday here.
The Wayne County Medical As
ISOLATION met in this city today.
Mr.. Dempsey Wood, of Lenoir,
vas the guest of Mr.. d. 81. Dixon
st dinner today.
Miss Lizzie Brooks, of the Graded
School faculty, is with her cousin,
Mrs. Will Nash.
Miss Susie Fulghum has returned
from Waynesville where she spent a
4aonth. !
Miss Rogers, of Florida, who Wis
tied Miss Georgia Lee, has returned
to her home. !
Miss Caddie Fulghum Is expected
home this afternoon from New
York, Whereshs has been taking a |
eHeecial course in art.
Messrs. John and Russell Robin
son have gone to Chapel Hill, the |
former to resume the latter to begin |
his studies at the University.
MI duU MIS-. ASuGE 6OWdTuS, /
who have been on an extended trip |
10 the leading northern markets, !
where they purchased a complete
line of up-to-date Fall goods, return
ed home last night.
Mr.. D. V. Dixon and daughter |
Miss Maybelle, OF Kinston, spent !
several hours in the city today the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Dixon. |
Miss Maybelle going up to Green's !
-boro on the 1.35 train to enter the
Greensboro Female College.
The A. & n. @. r.. R. gives notice !
that the Parlor Car "Vance," which
has been operated on their trains /
Nos. 3 and 4 between GoIdsboro and |
NIorehead City, Will be discontinued
for the present season after Sept. II,
1905.
Mr.. Walter II. Barnes has at last
received his new cracker making
machine, to take the place of the
~ recently put out of business by
the fire at his bakery, and he will
begin making crackers again tomor-
row, which will be glad news to the
households of this community.
Mr.. Henry E. Bonitz, the archi.
tect, of Wilmington, an old Colds
boro boy, is in the city today look
ing after plans for the new building
TO be erected by the Dad Fellows,
at their Orphan Home here. The
Board of Directors will meet to-
night for the purpose of adopting
plans.
Don't forget the Wayne county
Sunday school convention, to be
held at Pine Forest church, Satur-
day and Sunday Sept 23-24. AL
teachers and officers in the county
+ especially requested to be pre-
sent. Many of the ebst workers in
the State will be on the programme.
a great convention is expected.
There will be no public dinner.
Everybody requested to bring q
basket.
Capt. J. D. Broodhurst, our p0pu-
Lar and efficient CITY Clerk, who
went down to NeWOern this morn.
ing in the interest Of the A. & n. G.
r. r. Co., of which he is secretary
and treasury, was taken violently
I'll and had to return home on the
morning train, and was taken to his
home on a hack. We hope that this
sickness will be OF short duration
and that he will soon be himself
again.
Lou Hayes, a well-known negro
woman about town, who has been
selling Whiskey ever since prohibi.
lion went into effect, and who has
several times been bound over tC
e9uftbut each time getting clear, is
egain in t~rouble-this time for sell
Ing whisk8y to two small boys un-
der Is yerrs Of age. She was given
q hearing before Mayor Hood yes
terday afternoon aud bound over to
court in a 5000 justified bond which
she could not give, aud was placed
IL the lookup. She will hardi y es-
cape the punishment Of the law
this time, as there is a plain case
against her,and it is to be hoped she
Will get the full limit.
All the world IS indeed a stage,
but thu number of p9ople who aspire
to go o1 that more material stage
Which lures from behind the foot
lights is proba bly limited by thu
- ~ III AoO9O - A6NO 4blAOA
under its influence. I6 has been of
ten said that every man and woman
feels a longing to be al actor or ac-
tre5s at soma time in life. Forum
ately the fever SON leaves most of
us none the worse for its visitation,
while others suffer many hardships
before they discover their mistake.
A host of amateur5 Is ever waiting
for the cue that spells fame and for.
tune, but with a few exceptions
they never develop into ''stars."
Dennis Spencer, a colored lahore
at Dewey Bros. machine shop, wa
robbed of his watch and chain by a.
unknown negro last night while re
turning home from La Grange
Spencer, who lives near the cit
limits decided that he would jun
off the frain in the northern part {
the city aud save himself a Ion
walk. When he arose from his ses
TO start, the negro above referred
stepped in front of him and begge
him not to jump off the train, sa,
ing hat it was running too fast, an
he was liable to get hurt. While i
conversation with Spencer the negI
succeeded in relieving him of b.
chain and watch and himself Jump
ed off the train and made good b.
escape.
Police officer Taylor, OF Kinstor
passed through the city this nor
ing en- route to Rocky Mount, Whel
' ne goestO bring back Zeb Snipei
d.