Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-07-27

Grand Rounds"
There are fine crops in Wayne
county
Farmers are now busy curing
obacco.
Splendid rains recently have
.nade safe the corn crop in this
section.
Fine rains continue, and the
corn planted on the lands where
beams were raised is growing
inely. e
Reprt comes from the country
East of Goldsboro, that cotton ON
all light land turning brown and
for some causeis rapidly failing,
and some say nat this is in conse~
quence of tie heavy rain here last
Monday evaning.
This time mex year we will be
IN the midst ota great campaign.
We have no loubt about the
adoption of t1e constitutional
amendment. TIE great white man
hood of North Carolina have fully
made up their minds about that.
Judging from the number of
Boy fire companies it will be a
good many years before Geldsboro
will require a paid fire depart
mont. Goldsboro is proud of her
fire companies, and our. people
show their appreciation by giving
them every encouragement.
DR.. Gibson, of Concord, who
has been on a 1visit to his daughter
and son-ln-laW Mr., and Mrs. Frank
L.. Robbins, in this city, where he
has a number of University class
mates of antte-beIlum days, and
companions in arms as Confeder-
ate So!diers6 left Sunday return
ing home.
Rain or shine, PiLkin's excur-
stons go. Bis big excursion from
Wilmington to Washington pass
ed through this city on schedule
time Tuesday and was literally
Many boarded the train
at this point, as they did at every
stop between Wilmington and
Tarboro--the last point at which
passengers could be received,
The death of Minnie Gregory,
Mrs. Nj. o. Humphreys cook,
occurred here Sunday. and the
was held from the A. III.
.. Zion church Monday, the
orce Of walters Of the Hotel
zennon acting as pail bearers,
he deceased being the widowed
lister Of Murray Bullock, one OF
heir number.
There is a bridge over a ditch
the county road between the
of Mr.. Elijah Edwards and
Tolar Bridge over Neuse
er which has been broken
own for some time aud makes a
angerous crossing. The road
verseer has made no effort to
epair the bridge and the County
commissioners should investi-
ate the matter.
The death of Sol Jordan, color.
d, who had been:a drayman in
ais city constantly for than
0 years, until striker with pa
elysis, last September, occurred
t his home near the Court House
n Tuesday. He was always a
tuiet, self-respectiDg and polite
.egro and bad the good will of all
THO knew him. He was IS years
Id.
Capt, William Astor Chanler,
Congressman from New York is
he president of The New York
star, which is giving away a
Forty Dollar Bicycle daily, as Of
cred by their advertisement IN
nother column. Hon. Amos j.
cummings, Nd. c., Col. Asa Bird
Gardener, District Attorney Of
York, Ex-Governor ,Hogg,ot
''exas, and Col. Fred Feigl. Of
lew York. are among the well
noWn names in their Board of
Directors.
The lecture of Rev. LIT. Chris
has, a colored industrial-evange-
81. in the Court Hose last
ight. was well received by the
udiance of both white and COL
red people who were present.
lis sage admonitions to his race
yere timely and if needed must
accomplish results very much to
9 desired. He is a forcefui and
loquent speaker and is bsyond
uestion doingta great work for
is people.
On account of the Firemans
tournament at Greensboro the
outhern Railway will sell round
lip tickets on July, 81, Aug. 1.
and 3, good to return until
! ugust 9TH, for one first class
sre, which is 1925. Round trip
ckets will also be on sale Au-
asst 2 and 3, good to return on
ugust 9Th, for the low rate of
3 80. The horse hose reel race
ill take place at A o'clock in the