Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-08-18
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

OUR LOCAL VI III
The various candidates will
not be apt to forget the date Of
the primaries and the county con-
vention.
If the rainy weather continues
much longer, there will be a big
crop of hay. Crab grass makes
fine feed, too.
There are a great many peas
sowed all over the country. They
are not only a fine forage crop,
but improve the land wonderfully.
Mr.. Ethel Manly has secured a
position in the car shops of the
Atlantic Coast Line at Wilmin~
ton.
Mr.. j. E. Grow, who has been
confined to his home for several
days with fever, is able 10 again
be at his store, his many friends
will be glad to learn.
DR.. and Mrs. J. M. Parker.
who have been spending some
weeks at Piedmont Spring, have
returned home and DR.. Parker is
again at his dental Office regu-
larly.
The death of the infant son,
eight months old of Mr.. and Mrs
F l.. Castex occurred at their
home in this city on Monday.
The bereaved parents have the
sincere sympathy of our entire
community in their sad visitation.
The war is over: that is, the war
with poor old Spain. But the peo~
pie of North Carolina have much
more important battle to fight, the
battle of the ballot at the coming
election. Let every citizen ask
himself earnestly and deliberately
this question: els it not absolute-
ly necessary for the white people
of North Carolina to get to-
gether2"
Messrs. Mcclure, of the sew
erage construction company,
and Ludlow. representing the
city in supervising the execution
of the work, r here, and at 1870
on Tuesday ground was for
mally broken on the river bank,
out near the old Sauls' mill site,
where the sewer is to empty into
Neuse river. The trenches will be
brought to the city limit by the
fall, when the work will be COM
menced in the city proper.
Capt, and Mrs. J. B. Edgerton
have just returned from a visit of
several days at Rural Retreat,
Mr.. FL. J. Hams hotel at Seven
Springs. A large number of Colds
boro people have spent some time
at Rural Retreat this season and
all speak in highest terms of MI.
Hams management. Several of
our citizens are now there. It is
a delightful place for rest and re-
creation, splendid mineral water,
excellent fare and a well provided
house.
The county Jail is very nearly
full. There will be two capital
cases, one for burglary, the other
for murder, at the September term
of court. There is no doubt
less burglary in North Carolina
than any other State in the IN
ion, The reason no doubt is that
North Carolina is the only State
that enforces the death penalty
for this offense. Some time ago
the New York Herald mentioned
this fact, and suggested that it
might be well for other States to
follow the example of North Car
DINA.
Goldsboro has three tobacco
warehouses, and we are going to
have a great tobacco market.
There is no doubt about that.
Our people must pull together
for the upbuilding of the town.
Five years ago, if some one had
predicted three great, big ware
houses for Goldsboro inside of
five years, my, my, he would have
been called a dreamer and a
crank. Six months ago some peo-
pie said the ARGUS kept bowling
for sewerage, but it would do no
good, that the citizens would