Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-09-30

ME-. Earle A. Humphrey, who
has been summering at Buffalo
Lithia Springs, Va, is at home
again.
THERE were unusually fine
breaks of tobacco on the floors of
both our mammoth warehouses
to-day.
ANOTHER tobacco stemmery for
GolIsboro. The building has
been rented and the plant will soon
be in operation. We go forward!
Mr.. W. Il. Smith, president OF
the Wayne Agricultural Works.
who has been ca an excluded
business trip South, oas returned
to the city,
Mr.. B. L. King, the popular
travelling man, is just back from
meeting his trade in Baltimore, and
in spending u few days recreation
at his home.
MISS E1na Stuart, Of Balti-
more. an expert a1d experienced
milliner. arrived last night to fl
a seasons engagement with
Messrs. j. w 3 III IL & 60.
Mr. Adolph o finger, of New
York. WhC has hosts Of friends
in this city, where be is,always a
welcome visitor, is here for a few
days, spending New Year with
relatives.
MRS. B e. Grjfia and Mrs.
Jos. E. Robinson, who have been
spending August aud September
at Piedmont Springs. Asheville
and Round K 100, arrived home
this week.
THE commodiousest establishment
of the Goldsboro Undertaking
and Repair Company, just across
from the ARGUS office, has been
recently rendered very handsome
in appearance and is greatly ad
mired by ali who e it.
AMONG the NV lawyers IL
censed by the Supreme Court Of
the State MONDAY wenorce the
names of two Golashoro young
men: Messrs. Percy Thompson,
who took the course at Chapei
Hill, and l. D. Gulley. Jr.. VINO
read under Mir. e, j. Best, Of
this city.
The city is handsomely billed
or the appearance IN the Mes
senger Opera House on Saturday
night of this week OF the Bertha
Creighton Company, who will
present stRomeo and Juliet.
The press everywhere speaks in
highest terms OF the company and
its performance.
THE communication Of Far
ner" IN this issue, is pertinent
add should set our farmers to
thinking. AS long as the farmer
plants cotton as his dependence
he will be ''squeezed." When the
farmers as a class plaut cotton
as an independent crop that they
ca sell or hold at Wlli,-then.
AMI not till then, will cotton be
King.
AND we are to have a Chamber
of Commerce. O. course we are.
Ten years from to day, if our
people will only pull together,
Goldsboro will be a city sure
enough. Why not? We have the
climate, soil, railroad facilities
and everything else that a town
needs for greatness. If We 90
not go forward, the blame will
lie at our own door.
The death of MIR. John Jenkins
occurred Saturday at his home III
Fremont. He was perhaps so
years of age and had a family but
was living as a bachelor at his
death. His death was the result
o. an accident that occurred to him
some time ago as he stepped off
the train in Fremont, which was
duly reported by our excellent
Fremont correspondent at the
time.
HIS many cd friends in this
section, and especially in the Mt
6 Olive neighborhood, where he
once resided, will be panied to
learn of the death of pr. q. NJ
Roberts. the venerable father of
DR.. J. D. Roberts. OF n time
superintendent of the Eastern
Z Hospital, near this city. His
death occurred on the 18th, after
a protracted illness, at the home
of the latter in Dade City, Fla.
CAPT. John A. Roman, of the
grea tailoring house of Jacob
Reeds Suns, Philadelphia, spent
Sunday and a part of yesterday
in this city. He is engaged in
taking measures of the conduc~
tor and trainmen of the Atlantic
Coast Lice for their winter unis
forms. Capt. Roman is perhaps
the best known man in his line in
the United States, and represents
the oldest uniform house in
America.
THERE is an increasing demand
for vacant tenant houses all over
town. Inquiries and made from
G house to house are when a trans
eow "a nrOoopfu iC mado 1T 7p~