Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-03-17
THE ARGUS.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS

MEMORIAL services in honor
of Miss Frances Willard will be
held in St Johns church next
Sunday night. The public are in~
vited to attend.
MRS. Sue Hollowell, for years
a national organizer of the W. G..
Il. q addressed the Union at St.
Johns on Monday afternoon, and
conducted a mothers meeting.
GENERAL Booth opened Cons
gross with prayer a few days
ago, The Salvation Army has
always undertaken to work
among a class of people that can
not be reached by ordinary church
methods,
THE popular Hotel Kennon
News and Cigar stand has been
leased by Mr.. Thee. A. Brown,
an experienced newspaper dealer
and tobacconist. He will keep all
the latest papers and periodicals
and smokers supplies.
THERE is a scheme on foot to
build another tobacco warehouse
in this city at an early day. There
will be a much larger tobacco
crop in this country this year and
another warehouse will no doubt
be needed to handle the crop.
MEssRs. Jpo. and Jim Lane
~ %60 Poi1r0n9 oorrioo ~ T0ont-
mouth, are in the city, having
been summoned here by the crit
ical illness of their brother Mr..
w. P. Lane, who, we are glad to
say, is much better to- day.
THE large sycamore tree that
has stood SO long at the corne
of John and Walnut street, has
been at length removed. having
become dangerous by decay and
useless by age. It was an old
landmark, and we doubt if the
memory of any who to-day looks
ed on while twas teing cut down
rups back to the time when it was
a sapling.
DR.. j. S B;zzal}, of the popu-
lar firm Of Bizzalt Bros, & Co.
left TO day for the northern mar
ke+s to make purchases for his
well-known and reliable irn. He
will give his attention especially
TO the dry goods and clothing de-
partment, which is always we'll
stocked with everything TO be
found in q first class qstahlish>
ment Of its kind.
IT is most earnestly hoped that
there will be no war, and no need
for the people Of this country to
pour out anything bat lavish ex-
pressions Of patriotism; but
should there be q call for serious
sacrifices, it il an assured fact
that the ms1 of this Southland viii
be cqua( to every demand upon
they devotion to the Union and
the honor of the nation.
MIR. B, B. Raiford takes this
method to return thanks to the
Bank of Wayne for capturing and
retaining his lost Mexican dollar,
which reached there a few days
since. 1t is a war relic given him
at the time of Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston's surrender, and highly
priced by the owner.
OUR young friend and towns
man Mr.. Wharton Quick, Of the
Goldsboro Rifles, who is so popu-
lar with his friends and a gen
eral favorite IN the company, has
taken a permanent position with
a large furniture concern in Nor
folk, and will be greatly missed
here. II q is declared, how
ever, and the Rifles are mustered
into service, Wharton will be on
deck when the general roll is
called, you bet.
HE long established store of
"Tuckers," in Raleigh, that en-
joyed a State wide reputation and
trade, will be continued under the
new ownership of Messrs. Dob
bin and Ferrall, who were
for years associated with the
business under the old firm. These
gentlemen are thoroughly familiar
with the trade in all sections of the
State and acquainted with its de-
mands and will cater to give entire
satisfaction. They will make a spe-
cialty of their mail order de-
partment, which will at all times
receive careful and prompt atten-
ton.
IN view of the approaching
csises of affairs between the
United States and Spain and the
prevailing opinion that Val will
be the only sequel. hollow trees
are in denaud. Our townsman
Mr., Lazarus Edgerton. it is said,
has a number OF these trees on
his country estate and he has
been so besieged by applicants of
late that he could MOI attend tbs
Newbern Fair, SO be says. He
is inclined to the belief that unless
some peaceful news is sent ont
soon from Washington the future
address of a large part of the
male population of Goldsboro
will be "HnlIow Tree Division,
Edgerton's Plantation"
We understand that counter
f4i5 dollars are in circulation in