Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-09-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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merchants, home schools, home news
papers. Never send elsewhere for
that which you can obtain right
here at home in Goldsboro.
THERE be busy times at the pop
ular store of Mr., Ed. L. Edmund.
son. who is receiving new Fall goods
of every description for the demands
of his extensive trade.
BE a good Democrat be true to
Yourself and your country in the
hour of her peril and you will be
happy when the fight is over and the
battle is won and prosperity comes
with C~leveland's Administration.
LET the croakers croak. 1t is not
they who run the world. The world
runs without them and over them
and in spite of them. They are just
impediments, like rocks in the
stream-"that's all".
IT was "John B~arleycorn" and
not Jim Corbett that did up John
Sullivan, the slugger. Intemperance
has destroyed more men than all the
wars of the ages. And every one SO
destroyed-or on the road, was once
a "moderate" drinker.
The city schools will resume work
Monday next, September 10th. The
Superintendent will be in his Office
Friday. Sept. 10th, from 9 a. m. to
10 NJ, for the purpose of examining
and grading new pupils. Children
desiring to enter the primary grade
must be attended by some older per-
son who knows their age.
THE double store of Messrs. Best
& Thompson, on Walnut street, is an
interesting place to visit these days
while they are receiving and display
ing their extensive lines of new Fall
goods. They are well-known to the
trailing public Of this vicinity and
are always prepared to fill even the
minutest wish of customers.
BEG pardon, but we rise to re.
mark that the GoLDsBoRo ARGUS,
in it's Daily and Weekly editions,
goes regularly into the thrifty homes
of this city and throughout the en-
tire trading territory of Goldsboro.
So, if you desire to reach customers
who pay for their paper and buy for
cash, advertise in these columns.
THH following apropos lines were
picket up on the street yesterday
and handed to us. They read well:
Would it not be we'll for the can
didate for Governor, not of the
Democratic, nor Of the Republican,
nor of the 4M party ticket, to read
the Xxx chapter of Proverbs, Z, s,
and 9th verses ?".
ONE of the handsomest and most
attractive stores in the city is that of
the Einstein Clothing Company in
the Hotel Kennon, with that we'll
known and universally popular
young business man Mr.. Sol. Einstein
in charge. The show cases and
show windows are marvels of beauty
duu dEGlSLlC LdSGe.
The State Colored Normal School
opened in this city yesterday, of
which Ptof. H. E. IIagans, son of
Napoleon Hagans, one of the most
respectable and prosperous colored
men in the State, from the Fremont
section, has recently been elected
Principal. The ARGUS is glad to
note his election. He meritsd the
preferment, and we wish the school
all success under his administration.
The city is at length to have a
complete and uniform system of
sewerage, adequate to all require
mcnts. The contract for the work
has already been awarded to a New
York construction company, who
will send out a civil engineer to
make the survey and draw the plans
during the current month. The
work Of digging up and laying the
pipes will be done after the malarial
season is over. We 60 forward.
JUST one week from to-day
and the Stevenson jubilee will open
in Goldsboro. Are you getting ready
for the great event? Every home
in Goldsboro should be decorated on
that day and all the leading streets
and business houses. The distjn-
guished party of visitors will be
driven through the city in carriages,
and consequently everybody should
90 to work in time and make Colds
boro show up in grand style on the
occasion.
STOCKHOLDERS of the A. & N. G.
r. r. will be passed free on the
mail train on Wednesday, Sept. 21st,
1892, from Goldsboro and stations
intermediate to Morehead City and
return to attend the regular annual
meeting of the same on Thursday,
Sept. %, 1892. No special train
will be run to the meeting. The
conductor of mail train will be fur
nished with the stock list and stock.
holders will be passed accordingly
The death of Mrs. Curtis W.Nor-
ris, who has been confined to her
bed for a year and was a great suf-
ferer, occurred Saturday afternoon
at her heme in this city. She wa % a
most estimable lady and her death.
though indeed an angel of comfort
and peace and reconciliation to her,
will be sincerely mourned by all
who knew her. She leaves a devoted