Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-07-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.

the City.
From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. Horace E. King returned this
morning from Morehead.
Me ssrs. r. G.. Freeman and Abe
Cohen are on q pleasure trip to New
York.
Miss AnDaSpicer Jones, of Raleigh,
is in the city visiting Miss Mary
Emma Giddens.
Mr.. w. G. Munroe, a member of
the GoldsborO Bar, left this after
noon on a professional trip to Ocala,
Fla.
Goldsboro's two military Com
leave Wednesday morning for en-
campment.
Misses Lucie Bassett, of Abe
marie, and Louise Massey,of Prince
ton, r visiting Misses Maude and
Helen Pittman.
Mr.. Henry Miller, the photograph
er, is having a grano'ithic walk
placed in front Of his place of bus;-
ness, which adds much to the ap-
pearance of things in that locality.
The heavy rains of the past few
days have caused several bad wash
outs on many Of our streets, and cur
force of street hands have got their
hands full.
Ex-Governor G. B. Aycock and
Hon. F. A. Daniels, Ofthe GoldsbOro
Bar, left this afternoon to spend a
few days at the famous "Mecklen-
berg" Chase City, Va.
Hon. Chas. r. Thomas spent
several hours in the city today, en-
route from Newbern to Hillboro,
and was cordially greeted by his
many friends here.
Mrs. w. Ell. Foushee and two
children, who have been visiting the
this city, returned to their home in
Greensboro this afternoon.
Miss Berta Brown is acting as
temporary stenographer for MIR. a.
oCtSlESCLs az tAAS lS1SC
Mills. in place of Miss Aunie Cox,
who is confined to her home with
fever.
Mr. Ed. Denmark, Superintendent
of the Fayetteville Oil Mills, who
has been on a visit to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Denmark, in
this city, returned to his post of duty
tbic a Fl o.noOn
Ask Henry Pike where his auto
mobile is. We understand that she
is side tracked at Fremont, await
ing repairs. Henry carried a party to
Fremont to witness the ball game
last Friday-and it is intlmated that
some of the boys were a little late in
getting back home.
The death of Mr.. r. II. Best, a
well-to-do farmer. of Grantham's
township, near Dobbersville, oc-
cured Saturday afternoon at four
O'Clock. MI. Best was we'll known
in this city, where he made frequent
visits. He leaves a wife and several
children to mourn his death. De-
ceased was 81 years old.
A good horse belonging to Mr.. J.
e. Peterson, and a mule belonging
to another gentleman, whose name
we could not learn, were driven by
two colored tenants to church Satur-
day evening, in New Hope town
ship, and while service was going
on lightning struck the stables, near
the church, where they were tied,
killing the mule and horse and tear
ing the barn to pieces.
The advance details of the several
companies of the Second Regiment
passed through the city this morning
en- route to Morehead where they 60
to prepare the camp grounds for the
troops which will go down. on next
Wednesday. General Armfeld was
also in the city today between trains
on his way to camp. He will be the
Post Commander during the several
encampments to be held at the State
Camp Site.
Mayor George e. Hood, a mem
Der of the G%oldsboro Lodge, known
as Zeb Vance Council, a fraterna]
insurance order, who was chosen
Senator for the State of North Caro-
lima, to represent the different lodges
of this State in the National AS
sembly of the order, returned home
yesterday afternoon from Atlantic
City, n. j., where the session of The
Assembly was held last week. HI
reports a most delightful trip and
large gathering Of the principal mem
bers and officials Of the Order, which
is one of the hest fraternal insurance