Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-09-28
THE ARGUS
DAILY N WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around

the City.
Ex-Gov. G. b. Ayccck has gone
to Raleigh 10 attend court this week.
Miss Annie Is!er has returned from
a visit to her sister, Mrs. Kyle, IN
Wilmington.
Mr.. J. L. Barham has returned
to the city FROM a visit to his home
in Virginia.
Mr.. Ad. Holland is in the city,
where his many friends are always
glad to see him.
Mr.. S. S. Everitt, of Wilmington,
who has been the guest of Mrs. +.
B. Dewey, has returned home.
Regular meeting ct tire Neuse
lodge, No. 6, |. 0. 0. F. tonight at
g O'Clock in PythIan Hall, work in
Bird degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance WE'LL have
returned home from an extended
visit to Florence, s.. C., and other
points of interest.
Mr.. S. r. Rackley will hold his
Fall Millinery Opening on Tuesday
and Wednesday, October Bra and
4th. The ladies of GOldSborO and
vicinity are extended a cordial n
vitation to attend.
By-the-way! What is the num-
Der of the %fre-aiarm box at the cor
ner Of Walnut and Slocumb street?
If ~ GU in the alarm from that
0 how many taps e the bell
strike.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian
Church, Will meet tomorrow alter
noon al 4 o'clock, with Mrs. O'Ber-
nv. Al. ladies who are interested III
the Bazaar to be given by ~thechurch
early in December are urged to at
tend.
Mr.. ID. r. Kornegay went South
to-day on ID business trip.
Miss Annie Pipkin is visiting Miss
Bessie Gold in Wilson.
Seats for ''The Eternal City" are
now on sale al Higgins Drug Store.
Mr.. Herman We'll has returned
from a business trip to S~tatesVIlle
and other points.
The A.. & N. G. Co. are having q
new platform built around their old
depot and other extensive improve,
ments made to the premises.
Mr.. A. A. Miller is having g
cement floor put in and other I'M
provements made to his building
next TO his photograph gallery.
Miss Mary Lane, who has been
visiting relatives in Samson County,
has re turned to the city, to the
pleasure other many admIrng young
friends here.
Mr.. Jack Jones, advance repre-
sentative of the famous MOrdaunl
Stock Co., is now in the city looking
who are booked at the Messenger
Opera House all next week.
The ARGUS is glad to note the
prefermenL with which Governor
Glenn has honored our deserving
u townsman, MI. w. D.. Creech
IN appointing him en- the Board O.
Directors of the A. & n. G. r. r
Co.
Mrs. DIR. Lyndon NJ. Humphrey
and Interesting little daughtel
Pearl, who have been visiting Ir
Humphreys home in this city, re
turned to their home in GreeneDor,
to-day, accompanied on a visit b.
Mrs. Col. l.. w. humphrey.
The curtain will rise promptly a
80 O'Clock Friday evening, 70
'erhe Eternal City,, as the play
long, {, nsequently every one shOult
be sure to ue seated beforehand, $
as not to miss any of the play-o
disturb II seated audience by thei
late coming.
MI. Geo. B. Edwards is showipt
a very handsome line of fall suit pal
terms in his merchant tailoring de
partment, which Is now locate
under the Messenger Opera House
and where his competent cutter an,
corps of tailors lit and make you
clothes and guarantee satisfaction.
The old wooden building, proE
erty of the Southern railroad, thu
"haS long been an eye-SOre to tina
neIghborhOOd, has been cOndeme
by the Chief of Tx Fire Departmef
and has been removed, adding muc
to the appearance of that locality
The building was located near tn
warehouse.
The exhibition of Lyman e
Howe's moving pictures at the Me
senger Opera House last night, Wa
witnessed by one of the largest an
most elite audiences of the season
and was indeed a most creditabl
preservation, and afforded unusua
amusement and was greatly eDjoye
by all present. The perfornanc
was all that it was Represented to be
Both engine houses of the fire de
partment are being thoroughly ovel
hauled. New stalls have been PIT
in for the new horses, which will b
used for hook and ladder truck
This Is something hat has long bee
needed as the hOOk and ladder true
is entirely two heavy for III hors
When these improvements hay
been completed, the fire,departmel
; will have been very much IL prove
An important meeting of I'll
Board of Directors of the Goldsbo
Hospital will be held in the Office
Royal & Borden at s o'clock t
night. AS matters of vital infere
to the effort to secure a sultah
building for the Hospital, will
presented, il is exceedingly desirah
that every member should be pre-
ent.