Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-25
Absolutely Pure.

MIR. +. w. Hilker, the clever
agent of Robert Portner Brewing
Company in this city, will move
his bottling establishment from
the present stand on Walnut St.
to the store of Mr.. l.. Edwards on
East Centre ST., as soon as the
place can be properly fixed up.
Mr.. Edwards has rented the old
stand of Mr.. Hilker and will soon
open stock of dry goods and
gents furnishings.
Mr.. e. L. Edmundson has pur-
chased the old store building on
North Boundary street in which
Mr.. Erastus Edwards at one time
did business, and which has stood
on that corner for the past thirty
years. Mr.. Edmundson pur-
chased the property from Mr..
Allen Smith, and has had the old
buildings torn down, and will
erect handsome cottages in their
stead, which will add greatly to
the appearance of that part Of the
city.
SINCE the Legislature has ad-
journed, the coming and going
to Raleigh has dropped off great
ly. 1t would be Interesting to
know how many men went to
Raleigh during the session Of the
Legislature for the purpose of
getting an office. Early in the
session we saw a man passing
through on his return from the
State capital He felt certain of
good position, There was no
doubt Of it," but the famous old
slip between the cup aud the lip
has added another name to its
long, long list. and the candidate
is still candidates. and nothing
more.
THIEVES entered the repair
shop of Mr.. F. 0. Durand, the
gun and locksmith, FRIDAY night,
and took therefrom several valu~
able pistols that had been left
for repairs and number of
tools and other things that could
be conveniently carried away. all
amounting to more than 500
They priced the door open with
piece of railroad iron and left
no trace by which the police can
secure their identity A lady who
lives next door to the shop step
ped out in the backyard while
the thieves were at work and
was ordered to go back in the
house by the thief who was on
watch She gave the alarm and
the gang fed.
A LETTER from Mr.. w. Z !.
Becton, Disark, Ark, to his un-
Gle Col. |. I. Kennedy, informing
him of the death of his father,
John E. Becton on the 23d OF
Feb, was received last week.
He was highly respected citizen
of this county until after the late
war, when he removed to the
West to be near his children who
had preceded him. He was over
SIS years old, and was living with
his son William, temporarily, and
was enjoying as good health as
usual for one of his age. He ate
a harty dinner and was taken with
excruciating pain in the breast
soon after, and died before medi
cal aid could be procured. He
has many relatives in Jones, LIE
noir and in this county, who viii
mourn his death. He was buried
in Disark, and the services wer,
conducted by White River Lodge
No. 81, F. & A. M. He was
good farmer and mechanic of high
est order, in his palmy days Th'
Court House and Jail of Goldsboro
are his work. He was an active
member of the Presbyterian churcl
at his death.
There Is more Ca1arr IN this Sect1Ol
of the country than all other disease
put together. and until the last feS
years was supposed to be incurable
J For great many years doctors pro
) nounced it local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by cor
, stantly failing to cure by local trea1
) ment, pronounced it incurable. Scienc
) has proven catarrh to be constitt
. tional disease and therefore require
, constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh cure, manufactured by f. J
Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the onl
) constitutional cure on the market. It
) taken Internally in doses from 10 drop
to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on tn
mucous surfaces of the system.
We offer One Hundred Dollars RI
r ward for any case of deafness, (cause
4 by Catarrh) that cannot be cured b
|, Halls Catarrh Cure,
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Props, Toledo,
Sold by druggists 75c4