Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-05-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest in and Around
the City.

the City.
Miss Matte Abram ,ofRocky Mount,
is in the city, visiting her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Abram, who recently returned home
from visiting in Rocky Mount.
On Friday evening of this week, at
the home Of Mrs. w. r. Thompson, on
William street, there will be an ice
cream supper for the benefit of St.
John M. f. church. The public are
cordially in vited.
The death of Mrs. w. NJ. Moore oc-
Cured yesterday morning in this city,
and the funeral, conducted by Rev. w.
P. Hubbard, of Friends church, was
held from the home this morning at 9
O'Clock, the interment being made in
Willow Dale cemetery.
Cotton has again got up around II
cents, but tremblingly clinging there,
and the m who eld for Is cents
are now hoping it will pull up to II
cents: and should it do so they will
then say "Oh, she's going to ~15'cents!'
Well, let them who have cotton do to
suit themselves.
1t is a great pleasure to his many
young friends here to greet in the city
DR.. George w. Butler, Jr., who recently
graduated, as president of his class and
with first honors, from the Baltimore
Dental College. He will sail soon to
join his parents in far away Brazil,
where-he will Engage in the practice OF
his profession.
The election in this city today has
been the most orderly possible and the
results are in keeping with the pray
ers of the good women of the com
in union prayer service in the Firs
Baptist church, whose bell at intervals
has sounded the appeal to voters t.
hearken how they cast their ballot.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hicks, of thi
city, leave in the morning tor Rock
ingham, to attend the marriage of thei
son, Prof. Oscar j. Hicks, whose Ell
gagement was announced in these col
umns some weeks ago. After the wed
ding Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks, accompanie'
by the bride and groom, will go t
Chapel Hill to attend the graduatio,
OF their other son, Nh. VIM. j. Hicks
In our report of h High Schoo
commencement exercises, Frida.
afternoon, we Inadvertently omitte'
honorable mention given Miss Eunic
Lee Edmundson, daughter of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Ed. l.. Edmundson, as a clos
second for both the We'll prize fo
girls and the Royal prize, and M
Lawrence Morgan as a close secon
Tor the We'll prize for the boys. Fac
wss within a fraction of the winners.
There will be a game of baseba
Friday afternoon of this week, .
Athletic Park, between the Goldsbor
High School and the Raleigh B. T
Club. The High School team has bee
strengthened in the past few days, an
as the Raleigh club comes well recon
mended, all lovers of the fine spo1
have an evening Of rare enjoyment i
store for them Friday afternoon. Th
game will be umpired by Mr.. Horac
E. King and called at 4 O'Clock SHARP
Admission Is cents,
On Monday evening next there wi
be a most elaborate, gorgeous an
imposing spectacular performance i
the Messenger Opera House in whic
the pageantry will embrace some
children, and the event will be a eli
liputian Marriage" An admission {
35 cents for adults and Is cents fo
children, and this will also include tn
moving pictures Immediately after tn
marriage. The proceeds will be de
voted to the new organ fund of tn
Synagogue.