Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-04-29

The stluck" of the trucker is
uncertain, in crop and market,
and the s'peach crop" is never
safe.
LOCAL fishermen report an ex-
ira large crop of snakes around
the creeks and rivers hereabouts
this year. They are said to be as
plentiful as frogs in some locali-
ties.
The memorial exercises this
year will be celebrated on a differ.
ent scale than heretofore. No
address will be made. There will
be prayer by the chaplain of the
Rifles, Rev. Stewart Mcqueen;
singing by a selected choir; deco
rating graves, and concluding
with a sham battle of the Rifles
with infantry and artillery.
CAPTAIN Fred Holt, an engi-
neer of the Southern, who has a
weakness for hunting and fishing,
returned Saturday from Samp-
son County, where he has been
staying the finny tribe for the
past few days. He reports hav-
ing caught a catfish in Goshen
swamp that weighed 81 pounds
and measured 81 inches between
the eyes.
THE petition to the Board Of
City Aldermen for special
election to bond the city in the
sum of SIS, 900 in the interest of
the proposed Goldsboro and
Snow Hill Railroad has been
largely signed and it is now in
order for the Board of Aldermen
to convene, aud order the cleo
ton accordingly It should be
done without delay.
Mr.. Frank Evans, of johnson
City, Tenn, a practical and ex-
perienced water works man, has
arrived in the city, to take charge
of the plant here for the company
that owns it, and inaugurate some
needed repairs. He comes to re-
lieve Mr.. Fl. p. Dortch, who has
so efficiently filed the position of
SUP erintendent since the works
we're first established. Mr.. Evans
is a man of family, and will move
them here as soon as he convent
entity can.
The Goldsboro Rifles have Sc
cured the service of an Ex Con
federate soldiers to take charge OF
their mu cum and library contlin
ing a collection of war relics. In the
museum room is valuable collec-
ton of books containing the rec
ords of the war between the
States. The rooms will be oper
to the public for the present or
Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays
all day. The public are cordially
invited to visit the museum. They
can also have recourse 10 thu
books of the library.
ADVERTISEMENT for Satur
days edition of the ARGUS
should be at the Office early il
the morning. will be the eularg'
ed size and will contain full loca
and general news and interest
ing selections. Regular advertis
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urday only, and il you are
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Saturdays edition of the ARGUS
THE Snow Hill and Goldsbor,
Railroad grows in favor with Ou
people. It seems. in this regard
that Goldsboro recognize IS tn
Importance OF securing this road
1t will be an uLfailing feeder t
our city's commerce; and, on th
other hand, should it go else
where, it will draw from on
trade immensely and irreYocably
Goldsboro should secure thi
road by all means. And, too, i
this respect. as in most every
thing else. delays are danger
ous." Let US all be up and hust
ling. The petition asking til
Board of Aldermen to order a
election to bond the city in SIS
600 for this purpose has bee
numeroasly signed. and tn
ARGUS suggests that the Boar
of Aldermen come together in
special session and act on it
once.
SHALL Goldsboro have a bas'
ball team this season or not? Th
is a question in which the anus
ment loving public are intereste'
and it is one that they are to d
eide for themselves. We ha'
plenty of material from which
select and if they receive encou
agement we will have the tear
We need some kind of outdoc
amusement to relief the monotor
Of the long hot summer day