Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-10-07
L@FG AL BRIEFS


A GOOD deal of crab grass hay il
being sold ON this market This is
a great country. any way, if we only
knew it.
Possibly there is such thing as
the Indian summer girl, but natur-
ally our own summer girl is first in
order
In feeding at the public table most
place-seekers would rather have the
pie which may mark an entree rather
than the soup at the start.
We congratulate our people on
having in their midst the Goldsboro
School of Shorthand, Typewriting
and Telegraphy. 1t will be a success
WOULD it not be a good idea to
have the streets that have had rock
placed on them regularly sprinkled
and rolled often SO as to make travel
better
NC CIRCUS - COullHS, thS SllCus 10 SOl1Ah6
The children and niggers are laughing and
humming;
The old folks calm and serene all the same,
BUT they are bound Ito see the animals wild
and tame.
IF you have not paid your taxes, it
is important for you to attend to it
at once Mr. W. A. Denmark, the
county tax collector has notices
posted that should engage your at
tention III passing.
IT is said that more forage has
been saved i'll this section than for
many years. The stacks scattered
over the ields look like the North
and West. Foreign hay will not be
needed much next year.
MR.. e. W. Edwards has
changed his line OF merchandise
and IS now offering his stock OF
groceries at reouced prices to
make room for a splendid STOCK
Of ladies' and gentlemen's shoes
aud a cheap line of pants.
The State Fair comes off at
Raleigh this year on the week
beginning October 18th and
promises to be the most merito-
rious Of any held for years. The
fare for the round TIP from this
city including admission to the
fair will be $2.1O.
Miss Susie Fulghum, a graduate
Of the Goldsboro Graded School,
and elected librarian of the school
for this year, has been elected to a
position III the faculty of the High
Point Graded School, and her place
as librarian has been supplied by
Miss Nellie Jones.
RUFFIN Lodge Knights of Pythias
donated ten dollars for the purpose
of buying books for the INDECENT
children of the white Graded School.
This amount, together with twenty
five dollars given by Neuse Lodge
Of Odd Fellows, will be invested in
school books, which will be loaned
to children unable to buy books.
THE negro George Whitley,
who it is thought struck the blow
which finally caused the death of
DR.. A. O'Daniel, was up before
Mayor Hill to-day charged
with an assault on one of our
leading citizens. At another trial
to be held in the near future it is
expected that some important
testimony will be introduced.
Our talented young friend and
townsman Mr.. Will Spicer, who
last year completed with distinct
ticn the medical course at David
son College and successfully passed
the official board of the State Med
ical Society, has gone to New
York to continue his studies in his
chosen profession, which he is
destined to adorn. It is ever thus
with Goldsboro talent.
THERE is one thing certain,
Goldsboro will let slip a golden
opportunity if it does not do ev-
erything possible to develop the
tobacco market in this part of the
State. Our Chamber OF Commerce
should consider this matter first
OF all things that may come be-
fore them. Goldsboro ought tC
sell more tobacco than Wilson OF
Greenville. We have location and
far better railroad facilities thar
either Of the above towns.
THE many friends in this city o
our esteemed countyman Mr.. Berry
A. Parks greatly regret to lerrn thai
he has again lost gin house by fire
which occurred Friday, and, was
only partially insured. This is The
fourth heavy loss by fre-three gil
houses and cotton warehouse will
: Is bales of cotton uninsured-tha
Mr.. Parks has suffered in the pas
ten years.
IT is reported that some loca
sportsmen are already violating
the game law. This is not right
Section 1884 Of The Code of Nortl
Carolina, bearing upon the law, j
in these words: aNo person shal
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