Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-29
LOCAL BRIEFS,

BIG WaterueIOns are abundant.
HUCKIEBERRIEs still hnger in
the market.
SUPERIOR court will convene
September 18th.
NEARLY all the visitors to Cans
ada arc at homo again.
The chamber of commerce is
waiting for the fall perhaps.
The tobacco crop has greatly
improved since the rain came.
POLICEMAN B. M. Denmark
tells Of killing a moccasin meas
uring 4 feet in length on the
streets of this city one morning
about 10 o'clock recently. while
on the rounds of his beat.
Mr.. Sim. H. Isler is at home
from Chattanooga, Tenn. where
he is in the employ of the South
ern Express Company, to spend
some days, and his many young
friends are glad to see him.
II is gratifying TO learn that
the people Of Mt. Olive are not
to be without d school. All the
arrangements have been made
AMI E fall session will open on
this d of August, under the SUI
perientendency of Prof. M. w.
Ball.
Our esteemed young friend MI.
Ben. w. Britt, of Greene, was in
the city Saturday, well and hearty,
and as good looking as ever. 1t
was reported that Ben got killed
on Hollowell & Peterson's excur-
sion, and Ben cannot understand
how such a report got out. He
says he never enjoyed an excursion
more in his life.
THE railroad commission has
reduced telegraph rates to fifteen
cents for ten words to al. places
inside the State. 1t will be inter
esting to watch the result. Will
IL reduction of the rate increase the
receipts sufficiently to make up the
decreased rate on each message!
From J cents to Is cents is Il
pretty sweeping reduction.
THE ARGUS presents to its
readers this afternoon one Of the
most readable and Instructive
letters in its history-and with
peculiar pride, in that it is from
the pen Of a GoIosboro boy. Mr..
Thos. Washington. Of the .. S.
Navy. who sailed for Alaska in
advance Of the gold craze, and
therefore has, doubtless, not
yet heard of it's development.
Me- Isaac Grow, of this city,
and Miss Hattie Edgerton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Edgerton, were united n the
holy bonds of wedlock on Sun
day afternoon in Pikeville towns
ship. After the ceremony the
happy couple came direct to the
groom's home in this city. Their
friends wish for them long life
and happiness always.
MEssRs. Borden & Schwab had
occasion to buy 200 bales of cot
ton in New York to supply a Gus
toner in this State. When the
cotton arrived, they found to their
astoni3hment, OF examining the
marks on the bales, that they sold
and shipped to New York last fall
this same cotton. Verify truth is
stranger than fiction.
The Standard Manufacturing
Company have almost completed
the replacing their motive power
machinery, and will be ready to
commence work with their full
number of employees next Monday
morning. There are a number of
women and children in that section
of the city who find light employ
ment in making truck crates, that
will hail this announcement with
glad hearts, as from this source
they derive their only means of
support.
ALREADY the rumbling of the
trucks on the floors of the tobac.
co warehouses IN this city have
been heard and soon-the blowing
of the trumpet viii call together
the crowds aud the auctioneer
will sing his song of prices
When this occurs, which will be
next Tuesday, a radiant smile
will break over the patient couns
tepanccs of u expectant mer
chants and the wheels Of bust
ness will receive an impetus thai
will keep them turning for
months to come. The hour is no!
long to wait for when the re-
suits mentioned r sure to fol'
low.
"a stitch in timer Adose of Aver.
Pills has saved many q fit Of sickness