Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-04-02
THE ARGUS,
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS

Mr.. N. B. Herring, of the La.
Grange section, was in the city
Saturday.
NEW advertisements continue
to tax the columns of the ARGUS
for space.
Mr.. A. r. Baldwin, of Farm
vile, Va, is visiting his sister
Mrs. Henry W. Angel, in this
city.
Mr.. J. T. Faison, who has
been in this city on business the
past ten days has returned to
his home in Sampson county.
THE grand millinery opening
Of M E. Castex & Co., which is
always an event of great interest
to their army of customers, will
come off on Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week.
THE Goldsboro Tobacco vase
house has closed for the season.
1O hdS bceO al ub ~ CCC0ChUCO " II
for a new market the finest we
believe on record in the annals
of tobacco culture. So much for
Goldaboro, the best town in the
State.
SHERIFF Grantham returned
Saturday from his far away
trip to the Lone Star State. -
He purchased three fine blood
hounds for the Atlantic Coast
Line, which he left at Florence
S. c., where they will be kept
for service in that section.
Mr. A. D. Ward and family,
formerly Of Kenansville, were in
the city between trains to day on
their way to Newbern, their
future home, where Mr.. Ward
has formed aw partnership
with Hon. F. NJ. Simmons, of
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs j. Feldenheimer,
Of Philadelphia, are in the city
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Spier Mr.. Feldenheimer is an
old North Carolinan, having
resided in Tarboro fo1 80 years.
He is president Of the Roxboro
Hitting Mills, one of the truly
great manufacturing enterprises
of Pennsylvania.
SHERIFF Scott says this time
last year there were 36 prisoners
in jail. Now there are only four.
The sheriff attributes this res
markab]e falling off to the fact
that it is we'll known that the
county owns blood hounds which
have never failed to run down
rogues.
THE season fast approacheth
and the thermometer registereth
the number when small boys, and
those not quite so small, begin to
tread the familiar pathways of a
year ago, with hook and line, Ito
the river side, where they sit in
seclusion for hours, waiting to
make war on the fnny tribe.
A GENTLEMAN who has trav-
elled recently over large part
of the State says that from what
he has heard. he thinks that
while the cotton acreage will be
increased to some extent, that in
Eastern North Carolina, the
great increase will be in the to-
bacce acreage, hence the unus-
ually large sales of fertilizers.
THE Langdon dramatic Com
pany that so delighted our thea>
tre going citizens with their
splendid dramatic presentations
some weeks ago. will fill a weeks
engagement at the Opera House,
commencing Monday evening,
March Both. The company neea
no recommendation as their mers
its are we'll known to our people.
Popular prices will prevail.
THE watermelon raisers in this
county send to GeorgiaJfor seed.
The farmers say that home made
water melon seed will not come
up as early as the Georgia seed.
Some years ago it was thought
the further North Irish potatoes
were raised the sooner they
would come up when planted
here. Hence some truckers sent
to Nova Scotia for their seed
potatoes. But like many other
schemes it has exploded, aud it
is ascertained that home
grown seed are as good as any.
MAJ. Larry Bass, at 'Fisher>
mans Corner. "up on John street,
has opened his intelligence Office
for the season. He is authority
on all matters relative to fish
ing. He can tell you when the
weather and wind are favorable,
what kind OF ..bait" is best, and
where the finest fish are to be
found. His place is headquarters,
also, for all kinds of fishing
tackle, poles. hooks, lines, &c.
&C., and judging from the large
supply of these articles he has
on hand, he evidently anticipates
big ruu of fish and fishermen
this season.
Mrs. Joe Person, of the re~