Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-03-30
LOCAL BRIEFS.

full bloom.
The truck crops around Colds
boro are dumping"
HE ARGUS weather prophet says
that the weather for April will be
call right" So mote it be.
Miss Badham, of Edenton, who
has been visiting Miss Anna Privett,
left for home yesterday afternoon.
QUITE a la1 &c number Of country
people thronged the streets of u
city yesterday for trading purposes.
Mr. D. E. Smith, of Castle Hay
mes, where he is conducting a pros
porous lumber business, was in the
city yesterday.
The brick store property belong
ing to the estate Of the late Jno. O..
Thompson, located on East Centre
street, near the Town Hall, has been
purchased by ST erif Grant.
SECRETARY of Agriculture Mors
tons time is money to the govern
ment. He has put in come of it
chopping off c to the ex-
tent of $125,00 per annum
THERE are fears that the grip
will again become epidemic in this
country. The Republican Offices
holders, however, will be much
more likely 10 lose theirs than to
catch it.
The price of peanuts IS advancing.
1t is always a profitable crop-and
this is the eason to plant them. It
might be we'll for our farmer friends
to experiment in this regard where
they have land suited to the crop,
THAT is a terrible death from ny
drophobia reported in these columns
this morning from Mt. Olive. It
originated, though, away back in
January, so there need be no sudden
alarm at this time, among our peo-
pie.
LUMBER and brick for the erec-
ton Of a new residence for NJ. Jno.
Slaughter, on his property, recently
purchased, adjoining the residence
of DR.. B. f, Arlington, is being
placed on the grounds. We go for
ward,
THE city authorities ara making
some Improvements in Willow Dale
Cemetery. The walks 10 the new
part are being graded ard lots
cleaned off. The Confederate Square
is being put in order and otherwise
beautifed.
THE millinery opening of Mr.. J.
Henry Edwards establishment
everything new-will be held to-
day. Miss Emma Edwards IS in
charge, who is skilled in her profess
sion, and is a fayorite with the
trading public.
TIE far-famed Atlantic Hotel
will be conducted during the com
ing season by that we'll known and
experienced hotelest, Mr., B. l..
Perry, of Beaufort. The outlook
for the Atlantic for the season is
very encouraging.
So Col. Elliott F. Shepard who
hated the South SO and reviled it
constantly in his paper with a Scrip
ture motto-the Mail and Express,
of New York, is dead! And the
South still lives on and prospers, and
is at peace with all the world. May
be, too, be at peace, at last.
THE opening Of Spring millinery
at Mrs. S, I. Grifin's yesterday was
largely ATTENDED by the ladies Of the
city. The display was very beauti-
full and ~profuse, of trimmed hats.
flowers, wells, notions, etc. The
opening will be continued to-day.
The" county roads leading to
Goldsboro are "just awful. The
almost constant bad weather Stree
christmas has made the question of
a better system of county roads q
very impressive one with those who
frequent these highways of locomo-
ton.
IT begins to grow more and more
evident every day, that the Third
party has had its 'e.brief day Of
pothingness"-has .:'strptted and
fretted its hour upon the
stage"-and o o will be gone to the
"dimnition bow -wows" entirely and
altogether, so it will, Sic transit
gloria Butleri:!
The shipment of early truck by
freight from Newborn to the North
egn markets; over the A. u N: g.
railroad to this city and hence over
the Atlantic Coast Line, has begun
Yesterday a carload went forward,
and the shipping will increase as
the season ADVANCES to it's zenith.
SENATOR & gorge. of Mississippi.
who has been engaged since last
April, In accordance with q senate
resolution, in the Investigation of
the causes Of agricultural depress--
ion. has issued an address expressing
apinian that cetten will meyer again
proaueesthe high prices It once did.
AID urging the cotton growers to
raise their own supplies, this being
regarded as absointeiy essential If
It be impossible to make an agree
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