Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-02
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.
From Daily.

Misses Glennie Yelverton, Lydia
WinslOW and Mamie Best are spend
ing some time at Wrightsville Beach
and Wilmington.
Mr.. j. B. Highsmith, of the
ARGUS force, who has been on a
visit to his parents in Durham, re-
turned to the city yesterday.
Messrs. G. B. Aycock and w. G.
Munroe, of the G%oldsboro Bar, who
have been or a professional trip to
Florida, are at home again.
This has been an unfavorable year
for farmers. First they lost on their
truck and there has been so much
rain of late that their cotton is al
most drowned.
There will be an important meet
ing of the Merchants Association to-
night at $3.50 o'clock, at which time
the newly elected officers for the en-
suing year will be installed.
Master Joseph E. Brown, one
of the ARGUS carrier boys, went
down to Morehead Saturday after
AOO4 w oSNSPC ROOAoAOA ~ LIZ AAC-
Iantic Hotel. His position as carrier
will be filled by Master Ernest Con-
stable.
Arthur B. Chilson, a returned mis-
sionary from Africa, will lecture at
Friends meeting which will be held
in Holiness church tonight. MI.
Chilson is a very interesting speaker
and will doubtless give a very in
structive and e%ntertaing talk. The
public is cordially invited. Services
begin at 8 O'Clock.
July is generally conceded to be
the dullest month of the year. With
the beginning of August, which
comes in on next Wednesday, trade
conditions should begin to improve.
If you want to reach the trading peo-
pie of Wayne and adjoining coun-
ties the Weekly ARGUS is the med
ium through which to do it.
After a hearing which lasted many
hours, in hebeas corpus proceedings
at Wilson Saturday afternoon, Su.
perior Court Judge Conner exhon-
crates Mr.. Charles Peacock, a prom
inent young man of Smithfield, who
was charged by the Goroner's Jury
of that place with the murder Of Mr..
Alonzo Jones, some time ago. 1t
was 100 o'clock Sunday morning
when the Judge dismissed the case
on the ground of insufficient evidence.
A Farmers Institute will be held
at Salem church, about three miles
from this city, on Wednesday, Aug.
9Th. The object OF the institute is to
bring the farmers together for the
purpose of discussing subjects rela-
tive to their business. All farmers
interested are requested TO come and
bring well-filled baskets. Come ana
ask questions and join in the discus
sion. It will be of great benefit to
you.
A conference of the Friends OF
Goldsboro and Contentnea Quarte]y
Meeting will be held at the Holt
ness church tomorrow, beginning
at 10 a. N. There will be morning
and afternoon sessions. Prof. New
fin, of Guilford College, Arthur B.
Chilson, a missionary from Africa,
and other speakers will be present.
Subjects of special interest to
Friends and the public in general
will be discussed. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all.
A white man from Dover was ar.
rested on the arrival of the excursion
train from Morehead City last night
and locked up for being intoxicated,
He "dropped off, to sleep and rode
H. Loooo a~I ryl0r ho orrxyad hnrf
he did not know and didn't seem tC
care where he was. He sent for ar
officer this morning and inquired il
he was not in Kinston Jail. Afte,
learning where he was and that the
charge against him was not of 6
serious nature, his c~ountenance
frightened up. He was released anC
allowed to go home.
AS announced q few days ago
Russell Bros, the well known ex
cursion managers, of Rose Hill, will.
run an excursion, starting at Ere
mont, to Wilmington, and the date
has been fixed for Tuesday, Angus
14th. This will doubtless be n o
the incest trips of the season. Al
it will be the first and possiblytht
only white excursion of the season
it will no doubt be well patronized
The ARGUS man has had repeated
inquiries about when an excursion
would run from here to Wilmington
and it was at u earnest solicitation
that Russell Bros. consented to give
our people an opportunity to visi
the city by the sea, and we trust he
will carry from here a good crowd
NH foro frono GOl6ohnrn will hl