Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-09-15

no sewerage, no telephone sys-
tenn. Now we have all these
things, and factories by the
score; and the end is not yet. We
still go forward.
Oar young friend and county
man Mr.. Harry Stevens. the
promising son of our good friend
Mr.. J, A. Stevens, of the Gran
tham section, has gone to Chapel
Hill to join the Wayne county
contingent at the University. We
wish him a prosperous year of
study and abiding good health.
Messrs. Porter & Goodwin, the
reliable and popular contractors
and builders of our city, have
just contracted for the erection
of six handsome new residences;
one for Prof. j. l, Foust, on his
beautiful lot, over on the hills of
Eastern Gsldsboro; two for Mr..
F. K and two for Mr.. E. b. Bors
den, Jr., and one for Mr.. Tom
Whitfield; all of which will be
located on Walnut street extend
ed, West End. We go forward.
Mr.. Walter Sumerlin, whose ve-
racity the ARGUS can vouche for,
reports to this Office that he has at
his home hen that was hatched
in May last and has laid II eggs
and hatched overy one of them and
is now the proud, clucking mother
of II biddies. We believe this
beats all records, although our
Mr.. Walter Phillips insists that
he has hen hatched in May that
has laid and hatched chickens and
that he is now eating the chickens.
Mr.. H. J. Ham, the genial
proprietor of the noted Rural
Retreat Hotel at White Hall. is
sick in bed at the Hotel Kennon.
He has been confined to his bed
for several weeks and he arrived
in the city last week to go Oh to
Baltimore to put himself under
skilled treatment, but after
reaching here he decided to un-
dergo medical treatment in this
ciry and will remain at the Hotel
Kennon for some time The news
of his illness, which is now
learned here for the first time
will be received with many
regrets by his host of admiring
friends in this city, who will wish
for him a speedy return to his
Wonted good health.
The wisest man the world has
ever known set great value upon
good name. In the every day bus
mess of life, men realize the i'm
portance of a name. When the
promoters of the greatest system
of railroads of the South we're
ready to organize and a name was
to be chosen, it was most appro-
pirate and happy selection when
the newborn giant was named the
Southern. And it is and has been
true to its name. Gradually the sys-
tenn has been extended until its
lines form a very network over
the Southern States, bringing re-
mote rural districts into living
touch with the great throbbing bus
mess world, and carrying to the
marts of trade the products of
dairy, orchard, forest and field,
thereby creating market, enrich
ing the producers, and at the same
time benefitting all clsses by aug
menting the worlds supply of
food and raw material for busy
wheels of mills and factories. The
policy of the Southern is to de-.
velop the country through which it
passes. All of its officials stand
with listening ears ready to receive
suggestions from their patrons for
the upbuilding of the towns and
counties traversed by the Southern.
Located in the city of Goldsboro,
on the line of this great railroad,
the ARGUS is in position to know,
and does know of the good work
the Southern is doing for the de-
velopment of the resources of the
States