Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-06-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

Items of Interest LIN and Around
the City.
The large black st. Bernard dog
of Mr.. N. O'Berry, died this morn
ing ss a result of being run over by
a wagon.
The ARGUS is more than gratified
to note that G%old.boro is soon to
have a new and requisite equipment
for her electric light plant.
Ripe plums and apples are begin
ming to come in to markets home
grown, and soon the luscious water
melon will be ubiquitous. Truly, the
s'gOod old summer time" is at hand.
Mr.. Henry A. Pike, of the plumb
ing firm of Hobbs & Pike, was sever
ly burned about the hand and arm
while working ON a gasoline engine
at Nash Bros. printing Office yester-
day afternoon.
Our tax listers say that our people
are unusually slow in listing this
year, and that if present conditions
continue a number of people will
nave ID give du dCCOuuI AOI eliOiA
neglect to Solicitor jones.
Some one broke into Ann e
Croom's restaurant last night ard
stole all the eatables in sight. The
thief perfected an entrance by break
ing ut two window lights on the
west side of the building.
The North Carolina Division, IN
tied Confederate Veterans, will go
into camp On the State camp ground
at Morehead City right after tie en-
campment of the North Carolina Ma
tional Guards, August 9TH.
The death of Miss Sallie Jernigan,
a young lady 16 yeers Of age, oc-
Cured at the home of her mother, in
the nOthern part of the city, last
night, of pneumonia, and she was
buried this afternoon.
A small fire occurred at Messrs.
Royal & Borden's mattress factory
this morning about 6 O'Clock, but not
much damage was done. The fire
was extinguished with a bucket Of
water before the fire department ar
rived on the tcene.
Drs. Miller and CHM are having
extensive repairs made to the inside
of their offices, which will add very
much to the convenience and appear
ance of same, and the better enable
them to administer to the needs and
comforts of their patrons.
The Goldsboro tobacco market for
thu nnroin~ onoa0n 10 O0inte tn he
''strictly in it,n and farmers may be
surs of the top of the maket for
whatever tobacco they consign to the
hoors of the sales warehouses of this
city.
Mr.. N. D. Casteen, car inspector
for the A. @. L. Railroad Co., at this
point, has been compelled to resign
his position on account of injuries re.
ceived some time ago, by having hi
flag run over while working under
car and rendered him unfit to do the
work that is repaired of him by the
company.
Meesrs. RUSSELL Bros, the popular
excursion managers of Rose Hill,
will run the first excursion Of the
season, for white people only, from
MI. Olive to Wilmington, next Tues
day, June 26th. We are requested
to announce, for the benefit of Colds.
boro people who desire to takei in the
trip, that the excursion train will
arrival of the ShOOfy from this city.
It is a real pleasure to the ARGUS
IN nnfn thu A0S1xv rrocnr0n ON N.
streets again of Capt. A. B.. Hollo-
well, and his hosts of friends are
gratitfied to observe the continued
Improvement in his general health
and retuInlng strength. He is a can
didate for the nomination for Clerk
of the Superior Court before the COM
ing Democratic County Convention,
and has, as the correspondence ct
this paper from time to time shows,
warm supporters throughout the
county.
The ARGUS deeply regrets to
chronicle the death of Henrietta, the
interesting little two-year old daugh-
ter of Nj. and Mrs. o. J. Pearca,
which occurred at their home on Slo-
cumb street yesterday at a few min
utes after IL O'Clock, after a very
short illness. The funeral was held
from the home this morning at 10
O'Clock, Rev. w. F. Fry, Officiating,
and the remains were laid to rest in
Willow Dale cemetery. t'Suffer little
children and forbid them not to come
unto me, for of such is the Kingdom
of Heaven"
The Wayne County Medical Asso-
citation met in this city to-day, at 12
O'Clock, .in the city Hall, but no busi-
ness of special interest to the public |
was transacted. DR.. J. D.. Roberts of |
Mt. Olive, President of the Associa-
ton, who was delegated at a previous
meeting to prepare memorials on the
lives and characters, of their deceas |
ed brathers in the profession, Drs. J.
F.. Miller, Thos. Hill, L. p. Aaron
and w. II. Finlayson, read same be-
fore the Association. which were or
dered published in the county pa
pers, and which will appear in the
ARGUS next week.
A quiet but beautiful home we'd
ding was so'emnized at the home of
the brides brother MI. Jno. r.
Wooten, at LAGRANGE, this morning.,
at 10 O'Clock, the contracting parties
being MI. Robert Benson, of Con-
cord, and Miss Nancy E., daughter