Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-02-24
LOG A. BRIEFS

Mr.. James Scott, an old cots
ton buyer on the market, gives it
as his opinion that the farmers
had better take advantage of the
recent rise in the price of cot
ton.
49, The addition to Mr.. F. B. Ed
mu1dson's store Is to be used as
an Office. He has erected a com
modious brick warehouse in the
rear, which gives evidence of
growing business.
The only interment made in
Willow Dale cemetery last week
was that of the infant of MIR. and
Mrs. j. D. Daniels. Their many
friends have lavished heart felt
sympathy in their sore bereave-
ment.
WHILE trimming trees Thurs
day for Mr.. Pink Davis, near Eu-
reka, John Fort, colored man,
better known as "John Pony"
fell from tree and broke
his neck. He was about SO years
Of age
THE increasing business Of Mr..
+. B. Edmundsop, the Walnut
street hustler, has caused him to
extend his store room several
feet in the rear. Workmen are
now engaged in taking ppt-~ttihe
rear end Of the building prepar-
ing for the erection Of the new
addition,
MEssRs. Faulkner aud Parker,
the new furniture dealers on Wal
nut street, are constantly adding
to then already well selected stock
of this class of goods. Their ex-
perienee SO far has been very sat
isfactory and they are making ex-
tensive calculations for their busi-
ness in the future.
The jewelry establishment of
MIR. r. A. Creech has a novelty
in the shape Of Cuckoo Clock. 1t
is oak finished and has a striking
arrangement which causes a small
window to open every hour and
half hour and cuckoo jumps in
the window and softly coos every
time the clock strikes. 1t is ad-
mired by all who see it.
Mr.. w. H. West, of the Eu-
reka section of this county, offer
ed for sale to Messrs. Best and
Thompson last week three bales
of cotton which were sand packed.
Mr.. B. 6. Thompson, the alert
buyer for the firm, detected the
fraud 8nd West very willingly con-
sented to a large reduction in the
weights
AT regular meeting of the
Goldsboro Rifles last week, the
following officers were elected
for term Of two years: Captain.
T. II. Bain; Ist Lieut.. Jno. W
Gulick; Fad Lieut., Robt. A,
Creech; Ensign, j. w. Baker
Treasurer, F. M, Miller; Secre.
tary, J. W. Nash; Chaplain, Rev
E. D, Swindell. The non commits
stoned officers will be announced
later.
Nix. T. r. Simmons, genera
superintendent of the Inter-
State Telephone Company, tha
operates the exchange here, wa.
in the citySaturday ,and Informed
THE ARGUS man that it has nov
been definitely determined by hi
company to give Goldsboro a
once the long distance telephon,
service that this company prom
ised when they first secured th
franchise Of our city. This will
be cheering news to our public
spirited citizens. We go forward
THE WEEKLY ARGUS has
subscriber at Faison in the per
son of MIR. Isham r. Faison, VIII
has in his possession deed fror
King George IL for the planta
tion on which he lives. The Ian
has never been sold since it wa
bought by Mr.. F'aison's great
great-grand-father. but has line
ally descended to it's preser
proud possessor, who is no.
about 65 years Of age, and wh
has no children, but, accordin
to his own statement, has mad
his viii SO the property will re
main in the family. The Faisor
own the whole country aroun
the railroad depot that bear
their name and they are proud {
their rs1me and ancestors and tt
community IS pround to ow
them as citizens.