Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-09
From Saturdays Daily.

MI. E. 3. Dewey is in the city.
Miss Eunice BizzeIl left to-day on
q visit to Laurenceville, Va.
Miss Lou Miller is off for Rock
Bridge Alum Springs, Va, to spend
q month.
There was moonlight last night
and sunshine today, for the first time
in oGe six weeks
Miss Lola Sutton, OF Faisons, is in
the city for few days, on d visit TO
the family OF Mrs. Alice Granthan.
Mrs. Col. L. W. Humphrey, who
has been spending several days AT
Morehead City, returned home last
night.
MIR. Waite BayIiss. engaged with
the Western Union at Charlotte, is
in the city, Oh a vacation visit to his
mother
Mrs. Mamie GulIey Deshazo aud
little daughter HiIda, who have been
visiting relatives il Virginia, are at
home again.
Mr.. z. q. Porter, Of the contract
ing and building firm Of Porter &
Goodwin, is on 8 business "trip to
Washington, d. G.
Miss Annie BeaInan, of Clinton, to
the pleasure Of her many admiring
friends here, is IN the city, visiting
! Miss Laura Kirby.
Miss May Fields had the mistor-
tune TO break a small cons IN her
foot on Thursday, in aIighting from
a buggy, we are sorry to chronicle.
Mrs. l.. NJ. MIchaux and the chill
dran are expected home from Green's
boro this evening, where they have
been visiting for several weeks.
Mrs. w. A. Carter, Of Norfolk,
who has been visiting her sister
Mrs. N. E. BizzaII, n this city, left
to-day to visit relatives in Mount
Olive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. e. Stanley went
down to Dover this afternoon to be
with Mrs. Lizzie Stanley, who as ex-
tremely Ill at that place, where she
has been visiting
Mrs. Jno. l.. Borden, who has been
spending some weeks IN Dansyjlie,
n. Y, arrived home to-day, greatly
improved in health, her hosts Of
friends will be glad TO know.
MI. E. 3. Borden, president Of the
Bankof Wayne, left this morning for
Chase City, VA, where he will join
Mr.. Z. A, Daniels and spend some
days at the renowned Mecklenburg
Hotel.
Mr.. Edgar Broadhurst, of Green's
boro, arrived in the city lsst night.
being summoned here by the serious
illness of his sister Mrs. Robt. Ed
wards, who, we are glad to chronicle,
is thought to be a shade better to-
day.
Mr.. Jos. G. W. Cobb, an old
Wayne county boy, brother Of DIR.
w. H. II. Cobb, now sengaged in the
cotton business, with headquarters in
Birmingham, Ala, was a transient
visitor in the city today, where his
many old friends were glad TO see
him.
The work of improvingin the
sense of cleaning and repainting-the
upstairs interior Of the court house
is aboutcompleted, and will be fin
ished in time for the August term of
court. But the work should notstop
here. The court house should be en-
/ iarged, remOdeIed and made in keep
ing with modern requirements.
Col. a. B. Andrews, 1st vice pres
ident of thesSouthern Railway, has
been spending several days at the
pleasant Atlantic Hotel, Morehead
City. Col. Andrews is always a well
come visitor TO Eastern North Caro-
lima, whose people recognize him as
one Of the States most patriotic and
helpful citizens IN her physical de-
velopment.
The Board of City Aldermen met
last night in special session to settle
the question Of a to MI. w.
H. Collins, city tax collector, whose
resignation is in their hands, but
nothing was done. The time of the
meeting was taken up with a dis
cussion of a suggestion to combine
the Offices Of city clerk and tax col
lector. We hope the Board will
make no such impracticable and very
J1puisa pynarimont