Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-16

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gay.
MRS. L. Fl. Castex is on a visit
to her brother Mr.. George Crab
tree, at their old home in WASH
ington, N. c.
A SUBSTANTIAL brick store
the property OF MIR. l.. d. Gul>
ley. is in course of construction
on his lot adjacent to the livery
stables of Capt. J. W. Lamb, on
John street.
CAPT. R. P. Howell has gone
to Atlanta to take a position in
the Southern commercial field,
with the American Tobacco
Company. THE ARGUS wishes
him much success.
Mr.. A. B. Willingfam, Jr., of
the Goldshoro Tobacco Ware
house, who has been spending
the holidays at his home in Vir-
ginia, has returned TO the city,
and his many friends here are
glad to greet him back again.
A LARGE number of farmers
were in the city o-day, making
purchases preparatory to begin
ming the years farming operas
tions. The outlook is that our
farmers will do some mighty
good and prudent farming this
year.
THE many friends of Mr.. P.
M. Rivenbark, o of our towns
man Mr.. D. j. Rivenbark, will
be glad to learn of his promotion
in the service Of the Atlantic
Coast Line to Soliciting Freight
Agent, with headquarters at
Richmond.
MEssRs. Asher and los. Ed
wards are off to the Western
stock market to purchase a sup
ply 0of mu10s and horses for
their trade in this city, They
are expected to return with a
shipment of stock the last Of the
current week.
THE death of Mrs. Susan
Cohen, who formerly resided in
this city. mother Of Mr. Aaron
Cohen, now of Atlanta, and Mrs.
Jacob Summerfield, of Wilson,
occurred at the home of the lat
ter, on Thursday last, after a
protracted illness. aged 81
~ H., ,o~oioc MONO bro.~L+
to this city and inferred in the
family plot III the Hebrew GENE
terry, adjoining Willow Dale.
IT becomes our sad duty to
chronicle the death Of Mrs. Ann
Bizzel], the estimable wife Of our
esteemed countyman Mr.. Henry
Bizzell, and mother of Messrs. j..
w. and Frank Bizzell, Of this
city, whose critical illness at her
home in this county, we noGed
several days ago. She died Sat
urday night, aged 60 years. Her
funeral was held last Monday
from the home, and the inter-
ment was made in the old family
Jul LII S1OOAo Ou U11O
THEmarriage of our young friend
Mr.. Hiram J. Grant and Miss
Lila Faircloth, one Of Eastern
Goldsboro's most popular young
ladies', was one of TIE happy
events of last week. Immediate
ly after the seremony the happy
young couple took the train for
Waycross, Ga, where Mr.. Grant
has been engaged for some time
past in the turpentine business
and is doing well. The ARGUS
wishes him and his fair young
bride the fullest measure of life's
joys always.
Mr.. Daniel Hines, one of the
most prosperous farmers Of the
Seven Springs section, was in
the city Tuesday. Mr.. Hines has
always made it point to raise
his own supplies at home-no
matter whether cotton was worth
5 cents or Is cents per pound.
Last year, Mr.. Hines made afne
crop of tobacco which paid well.
He expects to plant more largely
next season, and his crop will
come to Goldsboro to be sold.
The patronage of such men is
one of the factors upon which
rests the prosperity of. Goldsboro
the best town in the State.
In the November,number of the
Annals of Hygiene DR.. Ford,
President of the Philadelphia
Board of Health, closes an Ella
borate and detailed description
of the Philadelphia Municipal
Hospital for contagious diseases
by saying that ''moDey legimate-
ly spent for the preservation of
tie public health is the best in
vestment a community eau make
Epidemics are not only disas-
trous to life and attended with
unreasonable suffeaing, but in
fict Oppressive financial burdens
upon a community. Their pres
vention is incalculable gain
There is wisdom in the adage,
+An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure"
THE marriage Of Mr.. Carroll
Wilkinson, a prominent young
gentleman of Aurora, Beaufort
county, and Miss Bette Ham,
one of Wayne county most
charming young ladies, daughter
of the late Matthew J. Ham,