Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-11-24
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

It is said that ''Peg Leg Will
Hams, the man who in 1889 80
took about 10000 negroes from
this State and carried them far>
ther South to work on farms, has
returned to North Carolina again
and may soon visit Gollsboro to
secure emigrants.
Mr.. Horace E. King, who has
for some time been employed at
the machine shops of Messrs,
Dewey Bros. in this city, has
been appointed superintendent
of a new cotton seed oil mill in
Newbern and left last Monday
to assume his duties.
The negro John Smith who
some time ago broke Jail, where
he was serving twelve months
sentence for engaging in a shoot
ing affair at Mt Olive, was re-
captured in. that town on Thurs
day night and has been returned
to jail to complete his sentence.
One of fine draught horses of
the Goldsboro Grocery Company,
which have been so much ad
mired by lovers of horse flesh,
Was attacked with minengitis
one night Iastweek and was killed
to relieve its suffering.
Messrs. w ocd Bros, of Nor
folk, who are conducting the
closing out sale for Messrs. BIS
zell Bros. q Co., style themselves
expert commercial hustlers," !"
and the manner in which they are
moving this mammoth stock of
goods has amply justified their
claims to their title.
Mr.. Owen Dali, of Snow Hill.
was here last Friday, exhibiting
a red skin sweet potato which
had the shape and resem blance
of a human being in sitting
position. He says the potato grew
in Edgecombe county and has
been seen by hundreds of people
and always attracts attention be-
cause of its human-like proper
tions.
Uncle Jimmie" Scott, the ven-
erable cotton buyer for MIR. A.
Borden, sustained very serious
accident while on his way from
home to this city Thursday
morning. He was riding on cart
and a sudden lurch of the mule
caused Mr.. Scott to fall back
ward out Of the cart on the
ground. He fell on his back and
head and received jar, the effect
of which. at his advanced age,
will last him for some time. His
many friends wish for him a safe
recovery in the end.
The Boad of Aldermen have in
view the amendment of the char
ter of the city of Goldsboro and
at special meeting on Wednes>
day night of last week the follow
ing committee from the aldermen
and citizens of Goldsboro were
appointed to form the amends
ment and report at the regular
meeting on the first Tuesday
night in December: Messrs, N.
O'Berry, ]. M. Powell, r. A.
Creech, G. Dewey, I. F. Dortch,
W. T. Hollowell. Walter Creech,
F. A. Daniels, W. r. Allen and
W. T. Dortch.
A gentle man who travels ex>
tensively and has seen a great
deal of the world. but who does
not make his home in Goldsboro,
recent remarked to representas
tive of the ARGUS that he looked
upon Goldsboro as being a model
town and that if his business was
SO that he could he would rather
live here than any place he knew
of. He ventured the assertion
that the recent conditions ir
Wilmington could not happen ir
Goldsboro. All that he said il
true. We have model town with
a model municipal government
and model people.
Our good friend Mr.. W. Fl
Collins, who was for years fore.
man of the GoldsboroMessenger
is now one OF the most success flu
fruit growers ard truck RS i
this section. He laid on our table
lost week some very fine o,
tomatoes, some beautiful whit,
wax beans, some full blown peacl
blossoms. and some curious speci
mems of sweet potatoes. MI. Col
lins says the shipment of bean!
and green peas, of the fall crol
has been very profitable. Blu
just think of country and eli
mate growing such crops at thi
season of the year! We've go
the best town and section in tn
State and the best climate in tn
world.