Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-03-16

Mrs. D. j. Broadhurst and he,
daughter Miss Lila are both sicl
in bed, their many friends vii
regret to know.
Mrs. L. Fl. C4steX, accompa.
MED by one of the milliners of The
firm, Miss Pearl Creecb, LIFT Mon.
day for New York, where they
will spend some weeks studying
the spring styles of millinery ane
making purchases for their Eas
ter opening and spring trade.
Mr.. Jno. Register and family
who have been living in Peters
burg for several years, where he
has been in the employ of the At.
lantic Coast Line, have returned
to Goldsboro and L occupying
their own residence on William
street not far from the store Of
Messrs. E. Edwards & Son.
What Goldsboro has long
needed is a fully equipped ano
reliable ~shoemaking establishs
ment. and the ARGUS is glad tC
note this acquisition, at length.
1t is located on Walnut street,
opposite Mr.. [, B.. Fonvielle's
grocery store. and is managed by
Mr.. w. E Smith, who is a com,
petent shoemaker, with the high
est endorsements.
If the weather is favorable to-
morrow morning the small poH
suspects will be moved to the
pest house. This would have been
done Tuesday but for bad wea~
Their existing. The house was
completed and ready for occupan-
cy yesterday. There are only two
cases, OF possibly three at the
outside, which will have to be
moved.
Mr.. W. R. Thompson, the gro
Gerry dealer at the corner Of East
Centre and Ash streets, has just
rounded up a full decade at his
present stand. He started out
ten years ago this spring with
only a very meagre stock, but by
exercising his sp!endidfaculty of
catering 10 the wants of the pub
tic his trade has been constantly
increasing and to- day he carries
a line of goods from which can
be selected all the necessary ar
ticles for the larder Of most
homes.
Restitution is one of the sure
signs Of a change in the life of
the ungodly. Mr.. j. D. Aaron, of
Mt. Olive, who was ia the city
recently informed a representa-
tive Of the ARGUS that he was
the surprised recipient of a letter
that contained so cents in postage
stamps, which was accompanied
by an unsigned note stating the
sender had stole so cents from
Mr.. Aaron several years ago and
he did not wish to die with the
burden of the sin on his soul.
Who will be the next?
Some time ago Mr.. B. L. Ed
mundson, the real estate hustler.
issued a circular letter as a sup
plement to the ARGUS advertis-
ing lots for sale between the A.
& N. G r r ard the county road
leading out to Five Points, north
east of the city He now informs
the ARGUS that he has already
sold a larger number of lots than
he expected to sell in twelve
months and that there are sew
eral dwellings in course of cree
ton. This new suburb of Colds
boro will be known as Edmund
son Town." and will in the near
future be quite thickly populated
The Knights Of Pythias in this
city are gong to have a big cele-
bration next Monday night. A
lengthy programme of music and
speech-making is being pre-
pared, after which takes place a
banquet will he served in the
dinning roou of the Hotel Ken
non. The lodge Of this order Ia
Goldsboro is one of the largest
aud most progressive Of our
fraternal organizations. The com
mittee Of arrangements expect to
have about $50 guests at the ban
quet. 1t will be a grand affair and
no effort or expense is being
spared in the arrangement.
An unusually sad death occur
red Saturday morning in Edmund
son Town. Miss Maggie Jernigan,
an Industrious employe Of the Cot
ton Mill, whose presence at her
post of duty vas SO much required
that she made the trips daily to
the mill during the recent bad
weather and in so doing contracted
pneumonia, which resulted in her
death at the time stG.cd. She was
a member of the 7 aiple church
and in the absence g any minister
of that denominat Rev. Jas.
Long, of the FRS. Bp,ist church.
was called upc1 sd conducted
the funeral services Sunday af-
ternoon, and It's i2.ar1nent was
made in Willow Dsle Cemetery.
The charter for the no.SIaugh.
ter Company arrived IN he mails
Monday from R4lsirh. I'h;siea new