Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-11-18
THE ARGUS.
BRIEFS.

Mr.. D. E. McKinne, of Prince
ton, was here yesterday.
The Seven Springs railroad
ought to come to Goldsboro.
THERE was considerable cotton
on the market to-day from coun-
try carts.
MRS. w. T.. Dortch is at home
again from d visit to relatives at
Everett's.
SUPERIOR court is in session in
Smithfeld this week, Judge Rob
inson presiding.
Mrs. Wiley Horn and children,
of Columbia, S. c.. is, il the city
visiting the family of Mr.. Rufus
Smith.
Mr.. S. w. Isler. of the Colds
boro Bar, who has been attending
Onslow county Superior Court, is
at home again.
IN less than six weeks and
Christmas will have come and
gone. Already we have passed
the middle of November.
The protracted services at Elm
Street church will continue
throughout this week and Rev.
r. B. John will preach at night.
TIE children of MI. ". E..
Jenkins and his mother have ar
rived in the city from Virginia,
where they have been residing
for some time, and will make
their home here with him.
The annual meeting of the
North Carolina Conference of the
M. E. Church will convene with
Edenton Streetchurch in Raleigh
on the 1st day of December.
Bishop Hargrave will preside.
MRS. Chas. W. Granger, who
has been spending several weeks
in Raleigh, recuperating from
her recent illness of fever, has
returned home, to the great
pleasure of her many friends
here.
WE take pleasure in calling at
tention to the advertisement in
this issue, of the Southern Realty
Exchange, which new Southern
enterprise has recently been 10
Gated in our midst. If you have
property on sale write to them.
Our city is now recognized as
the leading tobacco market in the
State as to ruling high prices. The
records of all the competing mar
kets show that the farmers realize
more for their tobacco on this
market week in and week out than
on any other market.
AT his old home here Capt.
Jas, S. Hartsell has many friends
who are glad to see him in the
city and who congratulate him
upon his recent promotion to So
Letting agent for the Atlantic
Coast Line with headquarters at
Tarboro.
AS usual Goldsboro will OBJ
serve Thanksgiving day by a
suspension of general business
and with open churches. Our
people have much TO be thankful
for. We have been wonderfully
blessed as a community, and
we've got the best town in the
State.
Mr.. T. j. Outlaw who has
been managing a grocery business
for MI. j. j. Robinson, of this
city, for the past four years has
accepted a position as salesman in
the popular crockery and furniture
house of Mr.. Joseph Isaac, where
he will always be glad to see hi'
many friends and customers.
The following marriage license
have been Issued for week ending
Nov. II: Thomas FELTON,, Jr.
to Nettie Farmer; Willie CHM t.
Daisy Hines; Major Thompson
to Della Langston; James w. Al
len, colored, to Georgiana Hicks
Andrew Best, colored, to Heste
Dew; Edward Best colored, t
NLaurena Cox.
WHILE Mr.. and Mrs. Hug
Maxwell were driving with MI
Giles Hinson's pony and bugg,
the pony became fright
eneG and ran away throwing tn
occupants from the buggy, de
molishing the vehicle and doinI
serious injury to the pony. MI
and Mrs. Maxwell, we are gla
to say were not injured, beyon
a few temporary bruises.
THE finest specimens of Norto
yam sweet potatoes ever seen o
this market were displayed her
yesterday by Mr.. /. P. Andrews
of the Salem church section. MI
Andrews is a successful farme
and believes in diversified crops
He produced on acre 100 bushe
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