Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-03-26
TIE ARGUS.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS
THE season of the EASTER
bonnet" approacheth rapidly.

bOnnet" approacheth rapidly.
We are requested to say that
the work on the Lattice bridge
will not be commenced this week,
but has been deferred to next
week. So all wishing to cross
this bridge can do SO until next
Tuesday.
THE many friends of Mr.. E. G..
Porter in this city will enjoy
highly, we are sure, the poetic
reference to his ''ruSSet shoes"
to be found in Mr.. j. M. Hol-
lowelIs' first instalment of Spring
poetry III this issue.
The Goldsboro merchant who
does not advertise in the ARGUS
IS not abreast of the competition
of the age. There is more &C
complished these days by judi
cious advertising than by faith
in the fallacy, that you ''are we'll
enough known"
The ARGUS extends its cons
CALCULATIONS to its esteemed
friend the Wilmington Star on
its 57th semi~annual volume. 1t
is the oldest daily IN the State.
Sound in principle and heroic in
the'advocacy Of it's views. We
wish continued prosperity.
THE State grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows will meet in this city in
May, when the corner stone of
the new Orphans Home building
will be laid. 1t will be an impor-
tant occasion and a large atten~
dance is expected. The new build
ing will be one of the handsomest
structures in the State.
Elsewhere we noted the death
of one of MIR. and Mrs. @. c..
Aycock's children at Fremont
and the critical illness of the
other, ard only surviving child of
these excellent and widely be-
loved young parents. The paper
was hardly published before the
other child was dead. leaving
them childIess i'll this world, but
possessing priceless jewels of
Immortality, Safe in che arms
of-Jesus," who said Suffer little
children to come unto me and
forbid them not. for of such is
the Kingdom of Heaven"
Now it is claimed that a chip
is being built which is SO arrang
ed that it will be able to go un-
der the water and explore ves-
sells wrecked and sunken. The
new ship will be completed i'll
a ship yard near New York.
Some of the first work attempted
will be to visit the spot near
Cape Hatteras where the ship
Golden Gate was wrecked in a
voyage from San Francisco. Her
cargo was an immense quantity
of gold. Can it be true that the
ever restless sea will be forced
to give back to man the vast
riches which has been so long
hidden in the mighty deep.
Mr.. L. Wolf. the hustling
young advance agent of that now
universal favorite in Goldsboro
The Langdon Dramatic Compa-
ny, arrived in the city Tuesday
afternoon and is billing the town
for another weeks engagement
of his company, beginning next
Monday. They will give a com
plete change of plays, and will
play to popular low prices. The
company made a fine reputation
and gave universal satisfaction
during their recent engagement
here, and it goes without saying
that they will be greeted by large
audiences during their coming
engagement.
UUCLE Sam frequently gets
his mail carried over country
roads at rediculously low prices.
There is a daily mail between
Goldsboro and White Hall in the
county. The carrier deviates
considerably from the direct
route in order to serve several
postofices. Consequently he
travels during the year about
twelve thousand miles, for which
he will receive next year, begin>
ming in June, two hundred and
fifty dollars. Heretofore the car.
rier has been getting three hun
dred and twenty dollars, but the
''lowest bidder" said be is will
ing to do the work for seventy
dollars less.
The market is well supplied
with fish. If the express charges
were not SO high the dealers
could afford to sell at a much
lower price. AS the season adj
vances, however, and the home
catch increases, prices will go
down. In speaking of shad a
few days ago, the New York
Herald said that some years ago
it was thought oy New Workers
that shad of the finest flavor
were found only in the Hudson
river, but in late years it has
been ascertalned that New York
receives the finest shad from
North Carolina waters. All in
all the Old North State has no
superior among the States of the
Union.
THE wonders of science SUR
pass those of in agination. 1t will
ho nocsihlp for a. man literally tn