Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-08-23
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TIE ROLLIk BRIEFS
Items OF Interest In and Around
the City.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Miss Tulia Brigham, of Augusta, Ga,
is in the city, visiting her school friend
Miss Carrie Wooten.
Mr.. Ed. Abel, of the Smithfield Bar,
was in attendance upon court today.
Mr.. Murray Borden is attending an
Insurance meeting in Charlotte.
Miss Marie Olds, of Washing ton, D.
c., is visiting Mrs. DR.. WINS. Spicer.
Miss Eleanor Munroe is visiting Miss
Kate Street in Newbern.
Mr.. Alex Newton, of VOLTAGE, was a
welcome visitor to our city today.
Miss Annie Walker, of R~eidsville, is
in the city visiting Mrs. J. l.. Barham.
Miss Minnie Slocumb left this after
noon for Winston-Salem on a visit to
relatives and friends.
has many friends will regret to know
that Mr.. Thomas MCGEE is seriously
ill at his home in this city with conges-
ton of the brain. We all wish for him
a speedy restoration to health.
His many old friends here-and they
are legion, are glad to greet eX-Gov.
and ex-U. 5. Senator t. j. Jarvis in
the city today. He is here in attend
ance on the present term of Superior
Court.
Judge w. r. Allen and family are at
home again, much to the pleasure of
their many friends. Mrs. Allen and
the children have been spending the
summer in the mountains of Western
North Carolina.
The many friends of Mr.. Bob
Edwards will be sorry to learn that
he was taken suddenly i'll at his post of
duty at the store of the YelvertOn
Hardware Co., yesterday afternoon,
and is confined to his bed. We trust
his illness may be of short duration.
Quite a large delegation of Confed-
erateVeteran passed through the city
today, arriving here on all incoming
trains from North, South and West,
and went down to Morehead this after
noon, into their annual encampment.
The ARGUS wishes them a pleasant out
ing.
This afternoon about $3.50 O'Clock
there was a quiet marriage solemnized
at the parsonage of the First Baptist
church, the contracting parties being
Mr.. d. J. Ennis and Miss Bessie Snipes.
Rev. w. F. Fry in a very impressive
and beautiful manner spoke the words
that made them man and wife. They
have our best wishes for a long life and
much happiness.
The Union Depot question will come
a1p for fnald decision before Judge Webb
some time during this term of court,
but the day has not as yet been dein-
itely set. Mr.. F. III. Busbee, of Raj
eigh, representing the Southern road,
not being able to stay over for the final
hearing, was allowed to present his
views before Judge Webb yesterday
afternoon and left for home.
Charlie Smith, the young negro who
offered for sale a lot of stolen brass to
the John Slaughter Co., a few days ago
and became suspicious and jumped
out at the back door and escaped, was
captured Saturday night and locked up.
He was given q hearing yesterday
afternoon and bound over to our in a
500 bond, in default of which he was
placed i'll jail.
Don't LET if eScaDe yOur memOry-the
great Junior Order excursion to Will
mington and the Beach Aug. 2S. This
will no doubt be he largest excursion
from his section this season, but there
will be plenty of cars to accommodate
everybody, and the public generally
are extended a cordial invitation to
Join the order, and take a day off for
pleasure and recreation. Think the
matter over and get ready and go.
Lorenzo Arts, the young negro who
is wanted here on a charge OF retailing,
was arrested il Wilson Saturday after
noon, and the authorities here notified.
officer Fulghum went UP to wilson
Yesterday morning and brought Arts
back to this city. At the hearing he
was bound over to court in a 500 bond.
The County Commissioners-be it
said to their credit-have gone to con-
siderable expense to put the interior of
the court house in first-class condition,
and those who have business at the
county's temple of justice should ap-
point themselves a committee OF one