Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-03-02

Mrs. Jno. ID. Smith has been
summoned to Winston to the bed
side of her sister, Mrs. H. d.
Shut, who is in a very low state
OF health,
The prize adver sisement Vri5-
ten by Master Charley BI ad
hust on the Merits of 'EDDo, Mr..
". V. William s. famous Dstndru #
Destroyer, appears in this issue
OF the ARGUS.
Superior court is in session al
Snow Hill this week, Judge L i'm
b rIake presiding and Messrs
{ B, Ay y3ock. w ,. Munroe ana
:. w. lsler, of the GoIdsboro Bar
a-e in attendance.
Mr.. Jos. Edwards left Mon
d;-y for the far West to visit the
large stock yards of that section
and make purchases of mules and
horses for his extensive trade in
tlis section.
East Centre street is being
II Led out WITH sloue cur Dlug, the
S, me as West Centre and VI ainp
street, which adds gres lily % tn
a ,pearaLce, as Well as De.pg a
81 ostantal aud permanent III
p 'ovement.
Mr.. Thos Edmundson re
tt rned last week from a pros
pecting trip to Florida and Cuba.
v hile in Havana he visited the
camp Of the Goldsboro Rifles and
reports all our boys we'll, but
mighty anxious to get home.
The Jno. Slaughter Company
has accepted the agency from
travelling representative Of the
''Isacyle," new wheel on this
market. The one peculiar feature
OF this bicycle is that the sprocket
wheel measures 40 inches, the
largest ever seen in Goldsboro.
During the illness of Mr.. John
G. Sizer, the popular manager OF
tie Western Union Telegraph
Office in this city, Mr., George
Hood, a promis ng young member
OF the Goldsboro Bar and a
"crack' operator as well, has been
in charge of the Office for Mr..
Sizer, who is able to be out to-day,
his many friends will be glad to
know.
The Governor last week nomi
mated and the Senate confirmed
the following gentlemen as Direc-
tors of the Colored Insane Asy-
lum, or Eastern Hospital near
this city: DR.. e. Porter, OF
Pender county: DR.. D. W.
Bullock, of New Hanover: DR.. j.
!. E. Grimsley; of Greene, for four
years, and DR.. A. Anderson, of
Wilson, Mr.. Shade L Wooten, Of
Lenoir, and Mr.. w. E. Rountree
OF Craven, for six years.
Joe Pearce is the first soldier
w 4OCASA w LIZ SClllC al
the way from CUBA. He came
last week and was glad
enough to get here. It is true
that he came alone, but it was
not because there were no others
who wish to come. He says that
nine~tenths of the privates are
willing, waiting and anxious to
M, lnG, ic ~
pressed with Cuba. He tells some
wonderful tales about the cus~
toms and manners of the people
He says that his experience has
been none too pleasant.
The delegation Of New England
editors that istart.out from Boston
on March 4th for tour of the
Southern States, should not be
permitted to give GoIdsboro the
go by. Great opportuni ties fol
Goldsboro' development and the
development Of this favored sec.
tion OF Southland lie waiting oul
Improvement in this visit o.
editors, who are men of intelIi
gence and broad views and vigf-
liant eyes, and who tell of what
they see to countless thousands
through the medium of the press
the Fourth Estate. Shall they
be invited to visit GroldsboSo
What says the ,Goldsborc
Chamber of Commerce /?
1t is, or may be all right for the
State to sell her stock in ths
A. & n. G. r. B., but it sho ule
be sold at a fair value and unete;