Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-03-08

NU1IO AuulDO VI w IloCA Ad yCIo
are in the city today attending our
special term of Superior court.
Mrs. r. E. Weaver and little
daughter are visiting her parents in
this city, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Gid
dens.
Garden peas are up and looking
fine, and with no unfavorable condi-
tions later or we will have early
shipment of truck this year.
Mrs Ida G.. Peterson gave a de-
lightful dinner last evening at her
charming home on Park Avenue, in
honor of Mrs. w. F. HollingsWorth.
Mesdames Sarah Griswold, Mary
Hodges and Ann Turner, who have
been on a visit to Mrs. Mary Girls
void, returned to their respective
homes this afternoon.
Neuse Lodge No. 6, I. o. o. F.,
are already making preparations for
the entertainment of the Grand
meet in this city on Tuesday, May
9th.
WinstOn-Salem has under advis-
ability the purchasing for the city
the lighting plant in operation there.
Better go slow, gentlemen Munic-
ipal ownership is not what it is
t'cracked up" to be. At any rate,
our people have found it very I'M
satisfactory.
Since it has been made public that
Mr.. I. F. Orm0nd would not be a
candidate for denomination for the
office of Clerk of the Superior Court,
friends of the different candidates
have been advocating their choice
for the Office. Among those prom
inently mentioned we note the name
of MI. J. E. Peterson.
Have you seen the beautiful line
of "Home-Made'' furniture on dis
play at the store of Messrs. Royal Il
Borden? If not, you should lot fail
to take a look at it AMI see what can
be done right here at home. They
have a special display of this attrac-
tive furniture on their first floor and
it is greatly admired by all who
have seen it.
The hosts of friends in this city
and throughout eastern North Caro-
lima of Rev. E. H. Davis, presiding
elder Of this district, will sympathize
with him deeply in the death of his
venerable father, late president OF
Louisburg College, which occurred
Monday at that institution, which he
had built up into widespread re.
nown. Mr.. Davis was with hi:
father when the end came.
A man that will steal a dog -anC
a bench-legged ~,fop-eared, half hound
dog at that-well, that's about al
we want to know about him. Blu
some one stole a dog like this from
a gentleman in this city a few day
ago, and the dog got back this morn
ing, with enough rope around hi
neck to make a clothes line out OF
He was so proud when he reached
home that when he met his maste
at the door he rolled over and owe
on the ground for about 3 minute
and even refused to eat.
Some people growl becauseanews
paper fails to give the news, whel
they never take the trouble to Civ
the reporter any Information what
ever. Some folks get worried be
cause some visiting friend fails to ge
their name in the paper, or we fai
to make note of some local affair, jus
as if the editor was a medium o
mind reader and could tell what i
goingo or all over town. 1t does 10
like everybody would want to tel
the newspaper man such thingsas h
cannot known without being told
But many of them will not do it, We
they blame him afterwards becaus.
certain things did not get in the
paper.
The annual inspection of the com
panies composing the North Caro-
lima National Guard is to be made
this year by Capt. Thomas F.Schley
Twenty-third infantry, on the par
of the War Department., along with
Inspector-General T. III. Bain, OF
Goldsboro, for the State organiza.
ton. Captain Schley is a son of the
famous Admiral schley, of Spanish
American war fame. The U. S. in
spection will be made at the same
time, Capt. Schley having been de-
signated by the War department for
this purpose. Capt. Schley will join
Capt. Balm in this city on March 4,
and they will proceed to Whining
ton on the morning Of March 5, the
inspection beginning with Company
@, End Infantry. The Goldsboro
Companies will be Inspected March
18th.
A very sad and peculiar death oc-
: CURED in this city this morning,
that of Mr.. Ira Odom, son of Mr.. A.
II. Odom, formerly of the firm OF
Pike & Odom, bicycle dealers. Ira,
who held a position with the A. &
n. G. r. R., as operator at LAGRANGE,
came home Wednesday night and
complained of feeling badly, and
sent his twin brother, Iyey, to La
Grange to fill his place until he re.
turned. He Immediately took his
bed, but his family and friends were
not in the least alarmed about his
condition, thinking he would soon
be alright, but he continued to grow
w rse until last night, when he be-
gan to have CONFUSION aNer convul.
sion, and would shrek and foam a,
the mouth, and have other strange
symptoms, and it was found Ut ces.
-sary to have a physician remain with
him all night, but he steadily grew
WORSE and no medicine wouli quiet
or give him rest. This morning an.
OIL ply stefan was called in. hi,