Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-11-23
THE ARGUS
DAILY AND

Cobb, on William street, and the
whole place has a different and
fmuch better appearance.
DR.. R Fl. Lewis, Secretary of
the State BoaId of Health, says
that with the present prospects
smallpox will be more prevalent
in the State this winter than it
was last winter. for that even
now it is spreading more rapidly
than heretofore.
Mr. D. A. King laid on our ia
BILE this morning some full-blown
apple blossoms and some ripe APP
pies, from the same tree, second
crop. Ripe fruit and blossoms on
the same tree at the same time
remind M of a Florida fruit err
1chard.
Mr.. L. II, Castex left last night
for the Northern markets to re-
pIenish the stock Of dress goods
and novelties of M. E. Castex &
Co, and also to purchase a com
plete stock of toys and holiday
goods, a line which this firm han
dies in season.
The steamboat enterprise is not
in allegiance. But steamboats, are
not built in a day. The movement
is full of vigor and the incorpor~
ators of the steamboat company
are men who mean business. In
due time the t9oldsb yro steamboat
will ply the waters of Neuse River
to Newbern.
The Dover correspondent of
the Kinston Free Press writes as
follows: "Rev. f w. Ferries, of
~Goldsboro. is expected to preach
at the Presbyterian church here
next Sunday. Mr.. Ferries has
preached here before and his SER
mons we're highly interesting and
much liked"
On his farm near the river one
night this week Mr.. M. j. Best
had the misfortune 10 lose by fire
a tenant house IN which was stored
several bales of lint cotton. The
cotton was insured with Mr.. r.
w. Grafton, but there was nc in
surance on the building.
quently he was promoted to the
SUPPLEMENTARY of those works,
then he was advanced to a higher
position, and now be is made Di-
vision Superintendent, as above
stated. Thus does Goldsboro tai
ent continue to assert itself wher-
ever opportunity is afforded it IN
the worlds competition.
The new Office arrangements
Messrs. Royal & Borden are
making in their store will be as
attractive as convenient. Hereto.
fore their Office room has been in
adequate for the accommodation
of their large force of bookkeep.
r and stenographers, which have
to be increased with the continual
increase of their large and grow,
ing business.
At the regular annual business
meeting of the Goldsboro Rifles
last evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
DR.. F. D. Swindell, chaplain; Geo
F. Hood, secretary; j. Wash Biz.
zell, Treasurer. 1t was decided by
the company to have a large
practice on Thanksgiving, to bt
given at 2 o'clock p. N. Capt
Griswold and L~ieutenants Tudor
and Miller will give a turkey tt
each of the two best shots. Th'
boys expect a good time.
Capt. ". Fl. Green, of thu
Southern Railway, who is wei
known and has many warn friend
in this section, is expected thi
week at Seven Springs, togethe:
with his family, to spend som
time for Lealth and recreation
He could not seek a more salu
brious place. These noted spring
are gradually coming more an
more into prominence abroad
and eventually they will surel.
rise to the high tide of patronag
their merit justifes.
The time for compulsory con
nection with the sewerage system
expired on the 18th and Their
are yet business houses and re
sidences IN the district that ar
not connected. Some of til