Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-07-02
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items Of In crest in and Around
the CITY.

A man never stops wondering how a
woman can pin her clothes on.
You never hear a woman telling how
cold it was during the winter of such
and such a year. Do you?
A baseball fan is u person who doesn't
want to go to heaven until after the
home team wins the p%ennant.
There in always . great deal OF ex-
element about the house when the
baby gets stuck on the fly paper.
The indications are that G~oldsboro
is going to be the leading Tobacco
market of the east this season. Our
mark ct opens on August 4.
A box about the size of an old fash
iened water mill was delivered at The
ARGUS Office yesterday through mis-
take. It contained a woman's hat.
The handsome residence of Rev. s.
H. Isler, on William street. near the
court house, is being made even more
so by a becoming new dress of paint.
CCuALEy C0dLA AOduOo ~ hoASJ
tobacco fues accomplished a success
full runaway up John street this after
noon that proved a erowd-drawing at
traction.
The County Democratic executive
committee met in this city today and
called the township primaries for Sat
urday July IL, and the County con-
vention for July Is to nominate County
officers and a legislative ticket.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Borden, Jr., and
little daughter Susan, Mrs. John Spieer
and little son, John, Jr., Miss Iona
Tillman and Miss Helen Kirby went
down to Morehsad this morning where
they will spend some time at the
pleasant Atlantic Hotel.
Miss Eunice Freeman entertained a
number OF young friends last night al
alawn party, given in honor Of Miss
Elizabeth Duncan, OF Raleigh. The
spacious grounds illumined by electric
lights placed among the trees present
ed a scene of rare beauty.
The heartfelt sympathy of cur com
munity goes out to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
S. Cohen on the death of their little
daughter aged eighteen months, which
occurred yesterday at their home III
Columbus, Ga. Mrs. Asher Edwards
mother of Mrs. Cohen, left to be will
the fond parents in their hour of af
fiction.
The Atlantic Coast Line will sci
tickets from Wilson and Goldsboro tt
Wilmington July 4th, good on regular
trains at rate Of $1.5O. All ticket
limited to date of sale. Do not mis-
the opportunity to visit Wrightsvill
Beach, and also witness two exciting
games of baseball between Wilmington
and Kinston.
The ARGUS had a call today from
Mr.. Will w. Davis, a nephew of Rev
Jno. Battle Averitt, and as a boy Hs
sided in this city, leaving here for tn
West in 1s63-forty-five years age
He has been spending some months Il
this section, and is today in Goldsbor
for the first time in all these years, o:
his way to visit his brother, Fred, i.
Kentucky. Of course he finds grea
changes here. In fact, he is able t
locate but few places and faces now.
Ripe, luscious watermelOns, the hrE
ofths season and the earliest on record
home grown. were for sale onthis mai
ket today; and were raised by Mr.. Xii
by Smith, son Of Mr.. w. T. Smith
over in the "Sand Hills" Gres
country is the sand hills of Wayn
county. over beyond the Neuse. Gres
people are they who cultivate the so
over there. They can-and do furnis
the city with every thing in the way
country produce, fruits, vegetables
chickens. egg pork and bacon, honey
milk and butter, nj always have
f'plenty left" for home consumption
They are prosperous, progressive
moral and happy.
DR.. Louis II. Reid, who somo {
years g was a resident physician
1anta, died last night, of paralysis, j
Atlanta, where the funeral will be hel
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. D
ceased was a son Of the late Cap
Dan'l. Reid, and q brother of Mrs.
Newton Brown, of this city, also
Mrs Henry Miller. He had been
feeble health for many weeks and b
death was inotiunexpected. He was
royal hearted, companionab1e gentl
man and a warm personal friend of tn
writer. The family have our dsepe
sympathy in their sorrow and
their great loss. "Life's fttul few