Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-08-12
LOCAL BRIEFS

condition is considered critical.
HIS hosts of friends will be
glad to learn that Captain j. B..
Edgerton has so far recovered
from his recent fever illness as to
be able to be out on the streets
again for short walks.
The new street sprinkler was
at work on East and West Cen
tre and Walnut streets this
morning, and everybody ap-
proved of it's excellent service
and commended the purchase of
this long needed public enters
prise.
Mr.. F. B. Edmundson, the
popular merchant of. Walnut
street, and commonly known as
"the hustler'' among his custom-
ers, is daily receiving a beautiful
line of fall goods, which he is un-
packing and displaying in very
artistic manner,
The marriage of Mr.. D. B..
Thompson and Mrs. Martha j.
Latham occurred Wednesday
at the home of the bride in New
Hope township, Rev. J. w.
Gardner. of this city, officiating.
Mr.. Thompson has charge of the
farm Of Mr.. B. G. Thompson in
Fork township, and Mrs. Latham
is the widow of the late Joe M.
Latham, and both have wide
circle of friends who wish for
them long life and happiness all
ways.
The next excursion Of Mr.. r
E. Plpkin will probably be to
Richmond, within few weeks.
THE death OF Mr.. Jno. "
Sherard, whose illness has been
noted in these columns, occurred
last night at 11:2O o'clock, He
leaves no immediate family, but
quite a wide circle of relatives.
He was not member of any
church, but by his special re-
quest his funeral will be conduct
ed according to the ritual of the
Episcopal church, and will be
held at $50 this afternoon.
THE death of MIR. Benjamin
Sherard occurred at the home of
his brother Mr.. II. G. Sherard, !,
in Saulston township, Wednes-
day at o'clock after a fever i'll
ness of three weeks. Mr. .Sherard
was once wealthy and prosper
ous farmer in the township named
above, and several years ago, afs
ter adversities had swept the
bulk Of his fortune from his
grasp, he moved his family to
this city, where his wife ami
three of his daughters perished
with that fell disease consump-
ton. For the past few years he
has made his home with his two
married sons Messrs. Edgar and
William and at his death he was
penniless.
THE Goldsboro tobacco market
has surged right to the front,
and the indications are tLat the
farmers for miles around are go-
ing to quit experimenting with
other markets and bring all their
tobacco to the floors of our nam =
moth warehouses, where exper-
fenced buyers abound, and the
spirited competition between
them always runs the price of the
tobacco up to its highest market
value. This is why the prices
that prevail on the floors of the
Goldsboro warehouses are al.
ways so satisfactory to the farm.
ers who patronize them.
Mr.. E. P. Wilkinson, who for
the past two years or SO has been
freight agent of the Southern rail-
way at this place, left last week
with his children for Colum-
bus, Miss, to which place he has
been assigned by the above COM
pany, at an increase in salary over
what he was receiving here. Mr..
Wilkinson has made hosts of
friends in our town since coming
among us, who will regret greatly to
lose him from their midst, and be
takes with him to his new field OF
service their abiding good wishes.
He is succeeded here by Mr.. D.
E. Sellers, formerly of Oxford,
who arrived Tuesday, and is now
in charge. The ARGUS extends te
him a cordial welcome to oul
progressive city,
Mr.. w. James Jordan. of Snow
Hill. editor of the Standard. anc
proprietor of Oak View Farm,
one of the finest plantations il
Greene county. was in the city
Friday, experimenting the sale
of tobacco for his tenants on the
: floors of our warehouses, and he
was highly pleased with tn
prices it brought. His best pile:
sold for 221 cents, and this was
grown by his tentant MIR. Il. A
Nichols. Mr.. Jordan speaks ir
high tsFms of the Goldsborl
market, land is one of its staunch
est friends He patronized oul
market literally last year, ant
always has generous words O