Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-10-21
THE ARGUS.
DAILY AND
LOCAL BRIEFS.

leading citizens of the White
Hall section and one of the pro-
moters of the railroad scheme,
was in the city Tuesday with to-
bacco on this market, which
brought him satisfactory returns,
UNKNOWN thieves forced an
entrance through the front door
of the Racket Store of Mrs. B.
Cohn & Co., Sunday night, ou!y
receiving for their trouble a few
copper cents which we're left in
the money drawer at the close OF
business on Saturday night.
MR.. w. P. Rose has the cons
tract for erecting a $3, 900 resi-
dence for Mr.. Geo. A. Norwood,
Jr., the president of the National
Bank of Goldsboro, on his desira-
BILE property on John street e
Gently purchashed from Mr.. II. j.
Ham.
SUNDAY night about 9 o'clock in
his room over the saloon Of Mr.
W. B. Pate occurred the death of
John Rhodes, in the Both year Of
bis age. He came to this city
about ten years ago from Wilson
county and has frequently been
engaged as a bartender. His
death was caused from consump-
ton. The interment was made
Monday afternoon in Willow Dale
Cemetery.
The Odd Fellows of Raleigh
have appointed a reception com
mittee to look after the interest
and welfare of their brethren who
may attend the State Fair during
this week from Goldsboro. The
headquarters of the committee is
in the Grand Secretary's office.
room 81, Pullen building, where
they with to see all their visiting
brethren.
Our GOOD friend and townsman
Mr.. Erastus Edwards laid on our
table to-day a perfectly grown
pear, of the Kcifer variety, that
weighs 20 ounces He took it
from a tree in his garden from
which he has gathered five bushels
this season. The tree is ten years
old and Mr.. Edwards says it is
just in It's prime. We doubt if
this record can be beaten in the
State.
Mr.. W. II. Ham, of Pikeville,
one Of the members of the Board
of County Commissioners, was in
the city Tuesday. Mr.. Ham is well
informed as to the state of county
affairs and has a memory that Gu
ables him to recount with pre-
cision the prominent incidents in
the history Of Wayne county.
He also likes to tell of the good
old times when he affiliated with
the grand old Democratic party
We hope he is on The return
trip"
The ARGUS man vas pleased to
greet in this city an old Wayne
county boy, Mr.. Jno. C. Parker,
now a prosperous farmer and lead
ing citizen of Jones county. John
is "a son of the late Dan'l G.. Par
ker, and his wife was Miss Zilphla
Hardy, daughter Of Mr.. L. E.
Hardy, of Greene. Nine children
have been born to their marriage,
every one of whom is a boy, anC
all living. They have never lost
a child. The oldest boy is q and
the youngest Z years old. They
are all Democrats and their "dad.
dy,' too, and We are only sorry
hat Mr.. Parker ever saw fit t.
move away from Wayne county
However, as Wayne is solidIs
Democratic, perhaps it is better
SO, as Jones county may hav'
more need of the leven of Demo-
cracy.
The Board of County Commits
sioners have received an applica-
ton for a right of way FROM th
long distance telephone company
which has now a line complet
from Raleigh to Princeton, to con
tinue their line TO Goldsboro an
from Goldsboro to all the town
in the county, following the coun
ty road instead Of the railroad
The advantages to the business in
terests of Goldsboro that such
convenience would bring are not t
be told in this brief item
would at ono put our city l
speaking distance of all the terri
tory from which it draws such
large patronage and would be c
untold benefit to the country mer
chant, who could order goods an
obtain prices with all the swift
less with which electricity coui
convey his voice. 1t is to be hope
that the County Commissioner
will not hesitate to acceed to tt
request.
What the Shakers of Mount Leblanc