Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-03-09

DAILY AND WEEKLY.
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

The rivers hereaboutS an
everywhere are still very higt
and many section of the countr
are oveffowed.
DR., w. B. Crawford, the es
teemed correspondent of til
ARGUS, who writes so Interesting
ly from his section at Walter
was in the city Monday on bushes
His many friends Will be g!~'
to learn tuat Mr.. G. J. Barnes
The c5ever operator aE Inc unluI
lick fice, bGo covered trOl
ms TeNeaL Iluess end wall So.
1eturn 10 his post Of duty,
Gna marriage OF Mr.. Jno &
Crawford as MISS C,yd4, "a
uput4r Cauga,tr II Mi. d
Mrs. N & Denm4sb, wa sr.
4-,ed 10 AXE piace al tt
uh- III tie prospective brtu
arvnts on "Wednesday evening
Mr. Morris Epstein, of the
p, pular firm OF Epstein Bros.
lie cloIhing aid geuIs Furnishing
goods dealers a. O u Fellows
corner, leIt Saturuay night toI
the Nprlh To purchase lh,ll
sp4IDg and sumner stuck.
The host Of friends Of Mr.. arc
Mrs. e., q SmIth viii learn Will
slUcere regret of q Illness vi
.Leir uaugu.er 3 aei, Who has
zen IL ped lUr d week wit.
e uu5uIa. AL wis FIR Eer al
,aIt5 1t cOeery.
The tobacco WAREHOUSES Ct
G~oiuaDCro are still open auo will
tot close 50 lorg as there Is any
TOBACCO 10 be SuIo A moJ rIly vi
lie uuyels aud warehouse M Il
are Residents OF the city ana a.
IUDg as lie receipts Justify l.,
lEey can be tOuud at nelT
places.
The city ard county tax collec-
tors are making uD tnelr llSts ol
deilnquen 5 tor pub lCatlUn, am
II you have not paid your laxe>
anu do not wish your name puo
li~heo, perhaps IL wouid De Wei.
for you 20 see these gentle mel
and give them some sort of saLls-
faction.
Mr.. A. S. Pearsall, an indus
trio US clet k, who has held several
positions fer different firms, has
gone in the grocery BIS ness for
himself In a store on Ashe street
between East Centre and j hn
streets.
Mr.. R.. A. Czech as occ o ed
The ag ncy 1,r tn. o. ent b cycles
from the re, resent tive OF the
fire, Mr.. f ank Clark, who VA
in the city last week. Mr..
Creech is now selling two makes
o. wheels, h v ng tad the agency
for the "Crescen." for several
years.
MI. w. l.. Kennedy, of Failing
Creek, one of the bese and most
succ ssful farmers in the State,
was i'll the city last week. He re-
ports farming operations Oh hi.
Plantation greatly retarded by tho
long spell of rainy and snowy
weather. He says he has not
been able to do any blowing Ill
five weeks.
Ii will be sad news 10 this city,
the death of ex-SlerIf Luby
Harper, Qf Greene, which occur
red at his home Ia that county
Sunday morning. He was great
ly esteemed 10y all who knew him,
and was a man OF kindly impulses,
noble char,c ,er and generous
deeds. He viii DE sadly missed aid
sincerely mourned.
The many friends in this city
of our young friend and former
townsman MI. Aaron r. Spier
will be interested to know that he
was happily married last week
afternoon in New York, where he
is now residing, to Miss Mamie
FEEDER, of that city, Dr.. Silver
man, Rabbi Of Temple Emanuel,
officiating. The ARGUS wishes
the happy young couple the full
est measure of JOY and prosperity.
The wholesale and retail furni-
ture establishment of Messrs.
Royal Il Borden in this city are
introducing someth ng new on5the
market in the way of d mattress.
The materialo of which the mattress
is made is what is known as
elastic felt and it makes a bed as
comfortable as feathers and far
more durable. They will take
pleasure in showing and explain
ing this new bed to t ose who
may visit their store.
Ihe plsy.t the "M.d4igh: Flr.,
written ana directed by Bertram
and Willard, the authors of .sCap-
tain Dick" is a worthy successor
to that beautiful play, and will be
presented at the Messenger Ops
era House Tuesday and Wednes~
day of next week. The cast has
heen selected and rehearsals are
progressing satisfactorily. The