Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-22
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items Of Interest in and Around
the City.

Fodder pulling is in order, and with
it comes scuppernong grapes and chin
Quepins.
Mrs. Flora Kendall, who has been
spending a portion of her vacation at
wrightsville and Wilmington, has re-
turned to the city.
Messrs. Herman Smith, B. F. Mid
dIeton and Frank Clark are at home
again from an extended pleasure trip to
jamestown, Washington and Atlantic
City.
It is now being talked to have ar
other game of ball next week bet
the married men and single men. The
fever is taking. Glad it did not break
out sooner.
Mrs. w. E. Stroud and Miss Annie
Denmark, of this city, Mrs. j. w.
Stroud, of Florence, and Mrs. Will
Williams, of Durham, left today for
Jamestown.
Misses Estelle and Daisy Edwards,
accompanying Mr.. and Mrs.IsaacCohn.
of Newbern, left today at noon for
they will spend ten days.
Mr.. w. J.. Hicks has resigned his pc
sitien with the Palace Drug Store with
8 view of spending another year at the
State University. He is succeeded by
Mr.. Marian S.Whitted, of Chadbourne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c.. Switzerland,
accompanied by DR.. Jno. Spicer, left
last night for Baltimore, where Mr..
Switzerland goes for a surgical opera
ton, which his hosts of friends hope
may be entirely successful.
The selection of a librarian for Colds
boro's public library, which is now a
permanent city Institution, will not be
made for several weeks, owing to the
absence Of Mrs. Sol We'll, of the Board
of Governors, who is on a trip~to the
White Mountains.
Mr.. A. T. Uzzell got ahead of Mr..
J. NJ. Wood this year and was the first
to send in a treat 10 the young ladies Of
the telephone Exchange. He "set 'em
up to some of the finest water melons
seen here this year, raised on his fine
farm in New Hope.
Major Larry Bass could not get out
to the base bali game yesterday, on ac-
count of the rather threatening wealth
er, and 1t is the first game he has miss
ed in forty years. But he hopes to be
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men and the single men cross bats.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. III. Dixon left this
morning for Franklin, Va, to attend
the marriage of Mrs. Iixon's brother,
DIR. J. E. Patrick, to Miss Virginia
Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon will ae-
company the couple on their bridal
trip to Northern cities of interest.
The death of John Reeves. white,for-
merly a cart driver OF this city, oeearr-
ed Saturday evening at his home neaa
Roses, of paralysis. He leaves a wife
and five children. The remain We're
brought to this city Sunday after.
noon and inferred under the auspices
of the Junior Order, OF which he was .
member.
Ex-Judge A. ca Avery. OF eounsel
for the Southern Railway. is in the city
today, conterring with opposing coun.
sci and making up their cas- on appeal
before Judge Long to the Supreme
Court from His Honor recently i'm
posed fine on the Southern in Wake
county court.
The children Of the Odd Fellows
Home here and the entire contingent
of Home officials are On an outing t6
Wilmington and the beech this week.
leaving here on a special coach yester.
day, and are the guests while away o.
the Wilmington Odd Fellows and
Daughters of Rebekah.
DIR. w. E. Powell, of this city, whi
is a good farmer as well as a popular
physician, is still keeping up his repu'
tation, that he made when a boy on the
farm, for knowing how to make things
grow. The ARGUS is always remem.
bered when DR.. Powell's water mel
ons are at their fnest-and they are
h finest. Thanks.
The Grand Jury have returned 9
true bill against Everett M. Talton fol-
murder in the first degree, and his
trial has been set for Friday morning
of this week at $3.50 O'Clock, and 8
special venire of fifty has been order
ed. Talton is the white nan who some
months ago deliberately hot to deatl
Major Jones, another white man, il
this city.