Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-10-13
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

Mr.. W. F. Rose, of Fork town
ship, has horse-apple tree in full
bloom for a second crop of fruit.
This shows what phenomenal
weather we have been having of
late.
The death Of Thomas Alexans
der, respectable old colored
man about 55 years of age. oc-
Cured Thursday at his home in
the southern part of the city.
The funeral was held next after
noon under the auspices of the
Royal Knights, of which he was
member.
The Goldsboro Plumbing and
Heating Company is the latest
acquisition To Goidsboro's busi-
ness enterprises It's name indi
Gates lis land it is located
n The Borden Building, on Wal
nut street, next door to Mr.. Il.
3. Pipkin.
There are great many Dem
1crats in this county VINO have
aot yet registered. Il is the duty
# every DEM crat to register.
because if you are not properly
registered you cannot vote. Only
wo more Saturdays IN which to
register. Attend to il !!
It is very gratifying to his pa
rents Capt. and Mrs. D. J.
Broadhurst as we'll as to his
many young friends to learn that
MIR. Walter W. Broadhurst has
been promoted to assistant ticket
agent at Atlantic City, N. j.,
position of much responsibility
and handsome remuneration.
Mersrs. Dobbin and Ferrall, of
Raleigh, successors to ''Trucker's
Store" are seeking to meet tho
demands of the State trade in all
lines of their merchandise. 1t is
a iaudible ambition, and in which
we doubt not they will receive gen.
eroas encouragement from all sec
tions of our State.
Mrs. Zeno Perkins, 80 years Of
age, was taken i'll Wednesday afs
lernoon with a congestive chill
md died that night about 70
o'clock. Such sudden distress has
fallen heavily upon the young
husband, who lives near Sauls>
ton in this county, and will cause
the heartfelt sympathy of this
entire community to go out to
nim.
Capt. N. O'Berry. the Chair
man Of the Democratic executive
committee of Wayne county. has
arranged for speaking at Stony
Creek church in tina: township
On Friday night October 14th,
and has secured DIR. W. J. Jones
and Hon. w. T. Dortca as the
speakers, both of whom are
known to be eloquent orators. It
is needless to say that they will
have big audience.
Some business institutions may
grow to greatness while others
dwarf. aEd dwindle within the
same period and at the same time
1t all depends upon the manner
of the man. No better instance
of the truth of this statement car
be cited than the Hustler" Mr.
F. B. Edmundson on Walru
street, who is a firm believer il
the purchase OF printers ink. ane
who siGce he lnaueurated hi
business career in Goldsboro ha!
Kept his name constantly before
the pubic through the advertis
ing columns of the ARGUS. Hi
constantly increasing trade is
forcible exhibition of his success
The tobacco stemmeries o
Goldsboro are in need of labor
.ers. Ii they cannot secure sufi
cienG help in Go.dsboro they viii
have to import a class from othe
cities which is not very desirable
This floating population will
never benefit any town. Th
work, the proprietors say. is yer,
light and can be executed by la
dies and children. It is to tn
credit of the proprietors of thes
stemmeries that they have trie
to secure help from the respecr
able class of people with moo
crate means who need employ
ment, and if they fail in thi
they will necessarily have to en-
ploy anybody that applies.
TheDemocratic gathering Frida
night at Wigg's School House,
Pikeville township, was a larg
one and Hon. w. T. Dortch mad
one of the finest speeches of Il
campaign. He always make