Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-22

If you have anything to sell or
buy, consult the advertising Col
umns of THE ARGUS
THE secret of a city's grea est
progress is for lis peop 7 TO pat
ronze home merchants aHd home
industries.
On all sides in Goidsboro are
evidences of material develop
ment ana commercial progress
We've got the best town 10 The
State.
The business house OF NJ. j.
Slaughter on Walnut street. op
posite the ARGUS flee IS being
pushed forward rapidly 10 com
pletion.
The cool drink people say the
juicy watermelon seriously inter
feres with the sale of ''ice cold
lemonade by the way, did you
ever see any lemonade that WASH
ice-cold.
IT is beginning to get real
lively again around the tobacco
houses of the city. and soon The
piles of yellow leaf Will be seen
and the auctioneer's voice
will be heard
R1GHT much complaint has
been made of late by the people
living in the neighbo. hood of ST.
Panl church, on John street, about
a sewer that is stopped up, which
creates an offensive ol;or.
Mr.. II. J. Ham, the popular pro
prietor of Rural Retreat, sum
mer ho:el at Seven Springs, was in
the city Friday, buying supplies
for his hotel and was greeteo Ii 5ht
cordially by his many friends.
THE railroads have coosentl d
to issue tickets at one tirs1 class
fare for the round trip II thos.
who may wish to attend tie
State Fircmen's Tournament al
Fayetteville Oh August 3 d, 4 i
and 5th.
GUESS & Williams, the coIored
excursion managers, have an
nounccd, by hand bills, an excur
sion to Newborn, on the 5lh OF
August, at which lime the STATE
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
meets in that city.
Mr.. B. +. Boan. Of Winston,
who was one of the promineni
buyers on this tobacco marke
last season, arrived in the city to-
day to perfect his arrangement:
and bc in time for the opening o
the market this season.
THE managers of the tobacco
warehouses in this City havt
made their appearance, aftel
spending the vacation months a
their homes aud have begur
active preparations for the open
ing Of TIE seas"n, which vii
take place during the first Q
next month.
And he gave it for his opinion
that whoever could make tw'
ears of corn, or two blades o
grass, to grow upon spot o
ground where only one grew be
fore, would deserve better Of man
kind and do more essential ser
vice to his country, than the Who'll
race of politicians put together
Dea n. Swift
THUS early extensive prepar
tions are going on with the bus
ness houses of Goldsboro for th
heavy fall trade that is expected
Reports are coming in from ever
section that all the crops are i
good condition, and with favorabl
seasons from now on, an abur
dant harvest will be reaped.
The Goldsboro Bicycle Club
one of the mos active and prt
gressive organization, the city ca
now boast of. The CLUB hi
built private road all the way
Mr.. Geo. D. Bennett's track, Il
use of which that gentleman, vii
his characteristic public spirit al
generosity, has freely given TO t
club, ana which they arprcc;a
beyond expression.
The watermelon crop this ye
is the largest for several seaso,
and the specimens exhibited
this city for sale are the fines
Nothing finer along this line h
been seen than the large lot tn
Mr.. John r. Overman had on t
market this morning. Mr.. Owe
man lives ssover the river a.
pays special attention to the CT
and his melons are in demand a
always bring good price.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN Grady spe
last night in the city. He
looking well, too. 1t would
queer # he did not look well,
he lives at Turkey, n. c., and
Sampson county, at that. The
are no better people in the VOL
than in sssweet Sampson, G
bless hre." There is notli
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