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

uli6 Inc peach crop is -bIQall,
there are some remarkably fine
ones on this market-7ery large
and of fine flavor.
Mr. S. I. Wooten, of the La
Grange section, was here to-day.
He said that there was a very
heavey rain last night in Ills neigh
borhood, and the streams are I'm.
usually full.
North Carolina is we'll repre-.
sented at the National Capital by
hundreds of our best people,
who went on Pipkin's exeur-
sion. A pleasant time to them,
one and all.
Mrs. Jake Harvey, a sister OF
Mrs. W. L.. Holmes, CT this city,
died at her home in Triton, Ga.
Monday morning. She was q
daughter of MI. r. E. Jones. Her
remains were carried to Fort Val
ley, Ga, for interment.
The people Of this entire sec
ton will be delighted to know
that Hollowell and Peterson will
run an excursion from Goldsboro
to Morehead City on Aug. 18th
returning the evening of Aug.
10Th. This will be an delightful
time to visit Morehead.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued ia Wayne
county since the list was pub
lished in the ARGUS one week
ago to-day: White-W. B. Adams
to Florence Twiggs, w. e., HUB
bard to Martha Aycock. Colored
John Ward to Dorcas Farmer.
The many friends of Police
man A, E Stafford will deeply
sympathy with him in tue death
of his estimable young wife,
which occurred last night at the
home Of her father Mr.. Woodatl
near Smithfeld, where she went
on a visit and was striker down
with fever. The sorrowIng hus-
band had spent but a few months
with his devoted bride,
It really seems that Goldsboro
can do what she tries to do. Some
folks said we would not get
sewerage, but we have a fine
system; some folks said we could
not make Goldsboro a tobacco
market, but we have three ware
houses, and a fine market; some
folks say that Goldsboro will not
be a big toHn-yes, some folks
say SO, but they are not the folks
who have always stood for Colds
boro and her people. Let the
watchword of every citizen be
what can l do and say for the
upbuilding of Goldsborc." Gil
mate, soil, location are ours.
In Sampson county there /
two sets of school officers County
Board of Education. The new
board appointed by the Legisla-
ture secured a restraining order re
the old board from act
ing. Failing to obey this order
the old Fusion boald was ordered
to appear before Judge Henry Il.
Bryan, at Newbern, to show cause
why the members of the board
should not be attached for con-
AT the hearing in Newbern
last night, the members Of the old
board were fined $4,000.
each. They gave bond and took an
appeal to the Supreme court.
Mr. w. H. Lyon, who formers
ly conducted a large "Racket
Store" in this city, on West Cen
ire street, moving from here TO
Raleigh, has concluded to return
to GoldsboHo-the best town in
the State-and has rented the Pip
kin store, on Walnut street, next
door to Messrs. Best & Thomp-
son, and will open up a full stock
of everything kept ina wcll-equip-
ped department store within the
next two or three weeks, Mr..
Lyon is well aud favorabiy known
to the trade of this city and secs
ton, and needs no words of com-
mendation from us. The simple
announcement Of his return to
for business is sufi-
cient. He will open up as soon af-
ter the first of August as the store
can be gotten ready for occH-
Fancy.
One Of the city ordinances re-
quires the daily inspection of the
water by the Sanitary policeman.
Good! In the days gone by there
has, been line upon line, request
after request, to the Water COM
pany to comply with their con-
tract to furnish good water until
the people of Goldsboro are just
simply determined to neither drink
or eat dirt any longer. When the
Water works were established, the
city made a hard bargain, bat orr
people r an honest people, and
they are perfectly willing to keep
their part of the contract provided
that the Water company will keep
fhnira Nc orc clad fhoE tho na2in-