Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-01-27
LOG AL BRIEFS

Mr.. B. ]. j. Sing, the Chinese
groceryman, has moved into the
store on Walnut street recently
vacated by Mr.. r. E. Pipkin. and
has opened up fresh and full
line of family groceries at retail.
GoLDsBoRo has hardly a more
lr aggressive and public spirited cit
Mzen than Alderman E. w. Cox.
He has Gone much for the mater
ial apbuilding of Goldsboro, and
is now engaged in the construction
of several handsome cottages on
his property in the vicinity of the
Graded School.
Mr.. E. j. Best, of the Bar of
this city, has been appointed by
Judge Purnell as his stenographer
and type writer, at salary Of 5000
per year, paid by the Government.
Mr.. Best was recommended for the
place by Hon. JAS. E. Boyd, of
Greensboro, now one of the assis-
tant U. S. AttorneyGenerals.
THE Standard Manufacturing
COMPANY, Of this city. Of which
Mr.. D. E. Smith is general man
ager, is daily receiving large
orders for future delivery Of
truck crates and baskets. The
strawberry business between the
city and Wilmington will be
greater this year than ever before
if favorable seasons prevail from
this time on.
THIS has been glorious winter
for the farmers. They have had
plenty of clear, cool weather for
saving pork, but so mild has it
been that nearly all the season
plenty warm for piowing, fencing
and other out door work. Mean
time, so little rain has fallen that
the ground is in excellent condi-
ton for preparation for planting
THE first month of the new
year has almost gene. We nov
write 1898 as glibly as we wrote
1897 less than one short montl
ago. Thus do we become by de
grees accustomed to changes
The new of to-day is old to NOR
row, and IN His mercy, man i
enabled to throw aside memories
of sorrows passed, and with hop
in his heart welcome the sunlIgh
of the coming day.
UNDER the pressure of til
hard law passed by the last leg
islature, the tax collectors hav
been up and doing. collecting
taxes, and the people under fea
of the Jail have made sacrifices t
pay. Now the State treasury ]
running over with money to Ii
idle for months and months be
fore it will be needed. IS thef
any sense in this? OF cours
people should pay their taxes
but the law should make cas-
terms of payment.
We regret exceedingly t
chronicle the critical illness {
our young friend Mr.. Will Crav
ford. son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. v
Crawford. at their home in tn
city. He recently underwent q
operation in New York. but d
not improve, and coming hon
he has been gradually declinin;
until now his case is considere
critical. The many friends {
the family are deeply solicitor
for his recovery,
HIS many friends here are 81;
to see in the city-and looking
well, Mr.. IT. B. Parker, OF ii
State Farmers Alliance, wi
headquarters at Hillsboro. M
Parker is one of the true and u
terrified Democrats who have
bored to redeem the Allan
from the meshes of partisan pc
itics and put it On high pla
of usefulness, for the inteliige
guidance of farmers in the cul
vation of the soil.
Mr.. Geo. A. Norwood, pre-
dent of the bank of Greenvil
s. c., is in the city on visit
his son Mr.. Geo. A. Norwoc
Jr., president of the Nation
Bank of GoIdsboro. This is
family of bank presidents, anot
er son being president of the
lantic National Bank OF v
mington, and Of the new ba
recently organized in Ashevil
Mr.. Norwood, Sr.. is not an
miliar with Goldsboro and t
section, having seen hard serv
in these parts. as elsewhe
during the war. He, of cour
sees much improveme in
city since then, which is ad
bional evidence that we go I
ward,