Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-06-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

the churches of our city at all the
services Sunday, and the baptizingi
at the river was attended by several
thousand people. 1t was an impress
i've scene.
The alarm of fire sounded about
1s o'clock Wednesday night was oc-
casiorcd by the burning OF Floral
Hall, at the Fair grounds which is |
supposed to have been set on tire by
a spark from passing freight train.
The entire building was consumed.
MN. Albert Rosenthal, who gradu-
.ated With distinction last week from
Colunsb1a College, New York, is on
a vacation visit to his home IN this
CITY before going to assume the po-
sition which We spoke OF several
days ago in connection with his
graduation.
ABOUT $50 teachers passed through
the city yesterday en- route for More
head, where the Assembly opens to-
day. 1t is expected that great
number of North Carolina educators
will attend the session this year. The
ARGUS will give daily reports of the
proceedings, as usual.
Our citizens in common will be
pleased to learn that our venerable
1ownsman Mr.. J. B. Whitaker, Sr.,
q veteran of the MEXICAN war, whose
critical illness we reported some
weeks ago, has sufficiently recovered
as to be able to come down street
again. He was at che post-office
yesterday.
Our good friend Mr.. E. M. Sauls,
of the Eureka section, was in the
city yesterday. He is well-known
in this city as the champion chicken
raiser of the county. He has sold
this year, from January to June 1st,
$50 dozen of eggs, besides what he
has used in setting and foT his own
table.
THE question of cornet band for
Goldsboro is being discussed. Our
CITY at one time had the best cornet
band ia the State The material
that composed it is still among us,
although the organization has col
Iapsed. We would be glad to see it
Ie.organized. Why not do it And
do it right now.
Our townsman Mr.. Will Hunter
is engaging largely in experimental
farming this year on his plantation
near this city, and his diversified
crops will be watched with interest.
He has IS acres planted in the ordi
nary, old fashioned field peas, which
are a scarce commodity in this mar
ket now and are commanding good
price.
THE truck shipments from along
the line Of the A. & N. G. R. r.
Yesterday were simply immense, as
were also the shipments from the
South, of all kinds of truck, fruit
and watermelons in abundance. So
great was the traffic over the A. &
N. G. that the transfer here caused
o lam of all the tracks for several
hours, and shutting in the A. & N.
G. passenger train so that it was de-
layed two hours after its leaving
time.
THE Wilmington Star makes the
following brief but pointed and time
" comment, that is as seasonable
here as anywhere else: "Pay up
all your little debts before you
90 to the springs. 1t isn't right
to 90 off for round Of fun and
frolic and leave your creditors in
the lurch." You will, of course
come back stdead broke" and then
you'll tell your creditors they must
wait while longer. Do the square
thing and do not "pay as you go ..
but befnae yoN go.
A FRIDAY half-heliday among al
the business houses in doldsboro-
Just one-half days surcease from
business once a week during thii
long hot summer time, would b.
calculated to give our business
men a longer lease of life, NOR.
energy for business when the fall
trade opens, and in the meantlm,
afford them an opportunity-ant
their clerks also, of indulging il
needed rest and common enjoymen
for half day every week. Wha
say our business men? !? Why no
institute Friday half holiday lik
other cities? Somebody say some
thing.
THE death of Miss Sarah HOOD
Is years of age, daughter of Mr.. an