Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-02
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items Of Interest in and Around
the City.

symDataize with him III the death tfls
week of his Oldest brother, 90 years OF
age, at his home in Virginia.
Oul community sympathlze very
sincerely with Mr.. Sam Pate in the
death Of his 10 year old daughter MISS
Lizzie, A most amiable young lady,
whose funeral was held yesterday
afternoon from the home in this city.
Goyerl1or Aycock will be the speaker
at the closing exercises OF FAILING
Creek Aca jemy, in Grantham town
ship OF FRIDAY of this week, Ma 3rd'
which III ans that the good people OF
that spienlid section have q rare treat
in store for them.
Whenever YOU have an item of news
do not wait for the ARGUS man to
search it ont, and do not that
he can Know of it by intuition or div1-
nation, but just use the telephone, ana
we will thank you for your thought
fitness and kind consideration Ill do
ing so.
The funeral Of one of Goldsboro's old
m was held yesterday alter
noon, that of the venerable Mr.. }. IL.
Dukes. whose good wife preceded him
to the grave some six years ago. lie
was a quiet, unobtrusiVe citizen, VINO
in late wears had but seldom appeared
in public.
The ARGUS prides itself on not only
the quans.ty, but the quality OF its
advertisements. Our readers are daily
RECALLED Erith some Of the best written
advertisements we see anywhere, and
that ou- advertisers realize that their
advertisements are read and appreclat-
ed bv the public is best evidenced by
their fre4uent changes.
Mrs. aeien D. D. Wills. in reference
to who's visit an article appears else
where in tnis ISSUE, arrived in the city
today ara IS the guest Of Mrs. Henry
We'll. where those desiring to affiliate
in the cause in which she is enlisted
are invited to call in person or COM
municate with her by rote. Mrs. Wills
Will be in the city until Monday.
Mr.. Eli smiths wonderful dogs, that
ave. to appear in his illustrated lecture
on Alaskan travel in the Messenger
Ooera House Thursday night, are haV-
inc many visitors to see them at vii
Halrs stables, on Chestnut street. They
are wonderfully doci1e to be OF woltish
o.igin, and very intelligent.
Quite q II Imber of our citizens nave
gone fishing to-day, and, in conse'
ouence. We expect the membership O.
the Roosevelt Liars Club to be greatly
augmented, for there isn't one OF then
who are angling on the banks of the
river to-day but what will "catch {
fish bigger than it was,' as old Ebe1
Holden would say.
The relatives and friends in this city
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. S. Ragsda1e, o
Smithfeld, will be deeply panied t.
learn OF the death of theirinfant daugh
ter Katie Nixon, which occurred thl'
morning, Of pneumonia. The inter
ment will be made in Smithield tomor
row afternoon. May He who said
stSuffer little children to come unto me
comfort the fond parents in their sor
TOW1ul DGr0a N0I1GI1l.
Charlotte has every reason to b
proud of her splendid citizen Mr.. S
Wittkowsky, who SO charmingly en-
tertained a Goldsboro audience las
night in the Messenger Opera Hous
and so forcibly and irresistibly pre-
scented The advantages and virtues Q
Building and Loan Associations. MI
Wittkowsky was eloquently introduc
ed by his warm personal friend GOV
C. B. Aycock, and his fine speech wa
so very fine that we shall not attemp
to comment upon it, but will give it t
our readers in full in tomorrow's issue
A sunday School Institute will b
held at st. John church conducted b,
DR.. H. NJ. Hamill, Of Nashville, Tenn.
Superintendent of Training Work NJ
e. Church South, on Thursday an
Friday. May End and Sd, to which al
Sunday School workers and churc
members are cordially invited. D.
Hamill was for years superintendent
of the international Sunday SchoO
Committee and as such has travels
all over the United States. Sessions Q
the institute will be Thursday 7:3Op.m.
Friday $3.50, a. m. 800, and 7:30 pm
This is an opportunity that no Sunda,
school worker or student of the Bibl
should miss. DIR. Hamin is one of tn
oremost Bible teachers in the country
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