Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-11-09

Mr.. Henry Stevens, of War
saw, was i'll the city Tuesday, on
professional business.
Mss Lille Edwards has re-
tu1ned hume from an extended
visit 10 her sister Mrs. William
Urbanskv, in Lawrence, Kansas.
Mr.. Silas Hines, who has
worked for Mr.. e. g. Perkins
for some time, has accepted a DO
sition in the store of MIR. Geo.
W. Brown.
Mr.. Jno. o. Royal has been
awarded the order to prepare the
banquet for Rufin Lodge
Knigh s of Pythias IN Friday
night. The Pythians are pre-
pairing for a big time and they
will have it, Toe.
Mr.. N. D. Andrews left Mon.
day for Columbia, S. G, to ex-
hibit at the State Fair the Royal
Elastic Felt mattress for Messrs
Royal & Borden, furniture deal
ers of this city, who manufacture
the mattress.
His many old friends here
were glad to greet in the city to.
dsy-and e him looking so
well-Mr- I. S. D. Sauls, now at
the head OF a prosperous insur
ance business in Norfolk, Va.
where LIS family resides.
The largest sweet potato on
record in these parts is now on ex-
hibition al the ARGUS Office. 1t
was raised by MI. D. Creech,
over on the hills of Eastern Colds
boro and weighs 6 pounds and 10
ounces. 1t is of the Norton Yam
variety.
The farmers are realizing that
Goldsboro is their best market,
all the year round. The farmer
who favors Goldsboro with his
market products and does not ex-
pertinent with hauling from one
market to another is the one who,
in the long run, has realized best
results.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boaz Kennedy
have the sy mpathy of their
friends in the death of their old
est boy Hugh, which occurred
Sunday night at their home in the
Nor, hern part of the city. The
child was seemingly well Satur.
day night when attacked with
hemurrhages, which continued
until its death that night.
Mr.. j. j. Broadhurst left yes
terday for Americas, Ga, to be
present at the marriage of his
brother Mr., R. s.. Broadhurst to
Miss Virginia Hill on the 9Th in
slant. He will be joined in Chars
lotte by his brother, Mr.. w. w.
Broadhurst, who will also attend
the happy ceremonies. = Daily
Argus of Monday.
His many friends will be glad
to know that MI. "Dick" Powell
has been benefited by consulting
DR.. Schlessinger, the mental
healer. M. Powell went to the
doctor on his crutches Saturday
afternoon and left him without
the aid of his crutches. He can
now walk much better than for
several months.
A called meeting of the Wayne
County Branch of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Associa-
ton will be held at the Court
House in Goldsboro on Wednes-
day, November 18th, at which
time new officers will be elected
and other important business will
come up for consideration. A full
attendance of the members is re-
quested.
Mr.. r. A. Watts, Jr., has re-
turned from South Carolina,
where be went to conduct his jew
elry repair business. He had an
attack of malarial fever, from
which he is just recovering. He
has rented his old stand in Smith
& SCOTS store, on Walnut, street
and will remain in Goldsboro for
the present. -
A white man named s.. Fl,
Davis ran amuck in Seven Springs
Sunday and defed the authori-
ties to arrest him. Mr. w. r. Sim
mons, the Mayor, came to Colds
boro Sunday afternoon and car
ried Sheriff Scott back with him
to arrest him next morning. The
Sheriff brought his prisoner to
Goldsboro, where at the prelimin-
airy trial he was bound over. to
the Superior Court.
in a letter to Mr.. Will Hum
phrey, the recently appointed
agent of the A. 6 N. g. r. R.
at this place, Superintendent S. L.
Dill names the other appointees
for Goldsboro as follows: MI. w.
E. Bay liss, assistant agent, Mr.
G.. Ct. Smith, Jr., check clerk,
and Mr.. John Stanley night watch
man. With this force installed the
State need not be uDt asy about
her interests at this end of the line