Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-09-01

by Omnipresent Ubiquitous, Loca
Grand Rounds"
Miss Emma Faison has returned
from a visit to her parents il
Sampson county.
The Snow Hill folks say the,
are going to have a railroad thi
time, 'and don't you forget it.
Miss Addie Paris, who ha:
been on brief visit here, ha:
returned to her home at L.
Grange
A umber of wells are being
boreo by our citizens, and ir
nearly every instance they sue
ceed q gettlng good water-wa,
ter that is pure and cold.
Sweet potatoes are getting abun.
dant, There are some very fine
yams on the market They sell
at IS cents per bushels from the
carts.
The white men of Wayne
coun'y are aroused as never be.
fore. The quiet determination on
he faces of the throng on the
streets Saturday spoke volumes
1t is now stated on good author
ity that the First Regiment of N !.
q. Volunteers, to which the Colds
boro Rifles belong, will be order
ed to Cuba about the 1st of Octo-
-ber.
The farmers are about done
curing tobacco, and they no doubt
feel relieved, it is very hard
work and requires a great deal
of expense. The tobacco is bring
ing good prices, however, and
our country friends are encour-
aged.
To day small farmer, who
owns a small piece of land and
runs one pillow, told US that he
has sold from his little orchard
this season $43. 95 worth of fruit.
In addition to what he has \sold
ne has had fruit in abundance at
home
The summer vacation will soon
be over, and the Graded school
children are already counting
the days before the opening. Not
all Of them are longing for the
day. A few of them by hard per-
suasion on the part of parents
might possibly be induced to re-
main out of school the coming
session.
The Wayne county Demo-
cratic convention has performed
its work. Now let every white
man in the good old county of
Wayne rally to the support of
every man on the ticket. The Dem
ocratic party stands for good gov
!ernment-for white rule. White
men are going to govern this coun-
try.
Justice D. j. Broadhurst pre-
sided at a trial last Friday from
Pikeville in which Mr.. w. T.
Dortch represented the defendant
and Mr.. D. NJ. Hardy the plain
tiff. Mr.. Ed Ham, the police
man of Pikeville, was bound over
to court for striking Mr.. John
Joyner several times with a
."billy' in arresting him.
The theatrical people are be.
ginning to arrange to hold the
boards in the towns and cities of
the State, but DIS yet there are no
tidings of the circus. In a short
time, when the fields grow white
with cotton, the show folks will
come along with flaming pictures
OF lions aud tigers and elephants
and snakes, and the children
and a few, yes, very few grown
people will rejoice that the cir
Gus is coming.
The people of Goldsboro and
surrounding section will learn
with pleasure that Messrs. B. FL.
& G. B. Hatch, the popular ex
cursion managers. will run their
last excursion this season from
Goldsboro to Wilmington. South
port and out to sea Wednesday,
September 7th. 1t is an opportu-
nifty to visit the above named
places that will, perhaps. not be
presented again until next sum.
mer. These gentlemen haye made
for themselves an enviable rep
utation as excursion managers
which they will fully sustain on
the coming trip,