Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-04-13
THE ARGUS.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.
VOL. XVII.

Oo1\ LAVAL L. NJ 80
Quantities Of fertilizers have
been brought up the Neuse River
by steam boats this season. We
heard a man who lives on the river
say that nothing like it has ever
been known.
Well, if you owe the ARGUS
anything, please to call at ne
"Cap'n's" flee ard settle. We
don't mention "this little matter"
often-not more than once a
year, but when We do, we mean
It.
The re- election last week of
DR.. Geo. L. KIRBY as superin.
tendent of he n. G. Insane Asy
ium at Raj, igh, is very gratifying
to his hosfs o. friends IN this city
and section. It was deserved re-
cognition of competency aud
merit,
The numerous readers of the
ARGUS have been so schooled d to
regulate their Spring attire ac
cording to The appearance OF
"Jim HolloweiIs" annual Spring
poem to this paper that it has
become second nature with
them.
His many friends are glad to
see Mr.. Jake Hettleman is in the
city again. He enlisted at the
outbreak of hostilities with Spain
in regiment composed Of He
brews from the States of Mary
land and Virginia and has in his
pocket an honorable discharge
from the colonel of the regiment.
The police force of Goldsboro.
than which there is none better
any Hhere-neither has Colds.
boro, which has always had good
officers, ever had better force
are at work on watch stealing
case and have got one negro.
John Williams, IN Jail, awaiting
further developments.
There has been between five
and six million pounds of tobacco
sold on the floors of the ware.
houses in this city the past seas
on, and four years ago there was
not pound sold IN Goldsboro.
These figures speak more elo.
quently of the popularity of this
market than anything else which
could be said.
The cattle trade of Goldsboro
has assumed in these latter years
mammoth proportions, and cattle
raising is now one of the most
lucrative "side l1nes'' of the farm
ers of this section for miles
around; for they are always sure
of finding ready buyers, and Al
good prices, on this market.
Thirty-four years ago tomorrow
on Sunday morning the 9tl
day of April 1865, General Rober
E. Lee, at the head of the rem
nant of the most heroic army th'
world has ever known, or will
ever know, surrendered to Gen
U. S. Grant, at Appormattox, ant
the latter, returning to Lee hi
sword, and extending to him hi
hand, said: "Let US have peace.
The St. Augustine School, il
Raleigh, for col ored people, has o
late years introduced department
for training nurses, and anon
the graduating class this year, th
exercises taking place next week
we notice the names of two girl
from Goldsboro, Claudia D, Wes
and Pearl L. Odem. DR.. r. q
Lowis delivers the address to th
graduating class, and both th
Goldsboro graduates have essay
on the published program for th
commencement.
The death of Willie Pearsal
an operative in the Wayne Col
ton Mill, who bad recently com
to Goldsboro from Roanok
Rapids, occurred last night {
the home of his father on Cotto
Factory Hill. He had been sic
only short time with fever. e
leaves an aged father and for
sisters to mourn his loss. w
understand there is considerab
sickness in the family and the
are in needy circumstance
Those benevolently inclined CO
here find splendid opportuniI
to exercise their philanthrop
impulses.-Dily Argus of Wee
nesday last.