Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-10-12

"Grand Rounds"
MISS Maie Broadfoot, who has
many admiring friends in this
city, and Mr.. Sam II. MacRae,
both of Fayetteville, are to be
married on October IS.
The Peak Sisters from Alaska
will entertain the people of
Goldsboro on Friday October
18Th, for the benefit of the 1st
Baptist church. Their entertain
ment will be novel, interesting
and amusing.
The StaLe Far will open up ia
Rale. gh on the 16oh of October
and continue until the 21st. The
number of applications for en-
tries Indicate thai the exhibits
this year will be large and va
r1o. Iha usual re5uced rates
r " prsValt.
Iaa death of Re-. j L. Aber
nety pastor Of tne NJ. E. Church
at Enfield, and we'll known in
this county and section, having
filed charges at Mt. Olive and
Snow Hill, occurred Thursday,
at Enfield. He was 55 years old
and leaves wife, five sons and
three daughters.
The Argus notes with pleasure
the election of an old Goldsboro
boy, who is yet a young man,
Mr.. j. Ed. Latham, to the presi-
dency of the Newbern 'Cotton
and Grain Exchange" Mr.. La
than has achieved eminent success
as business man in his new
homej but not Beyond his deserts.
The season for tax paying is al
ready upon US and Mr.. W. A.
Denmark, the popular collector
for GoIdsboro and this township,
is in his Office in the court house
every week day. People paying
their taxes should be careful 10
keep the receipt. a. there Is some
thing IL tne Constitutional amend
ment which will be passed next
year about presenting tax receipts
when you go up to vote.
The telephone line in Goldsboro,
with it's many patrons at home
and long distance connections with
Raj Ugh and Durham and all the
intervening towns, is one of the
greatest conveniences we have
The superintendent of the Colds.
boro Exchange, Mr.. Phil Dortch,
is now busy running new lines for
new patrons and he is all the time
trying to improve the service ano
give the public satisfaction.
Mr.. J. J. Meador, the auc.
tioneer Of the popular Farmers
Warehouse, informs the ARGUS
that there Was 10, 900 pounds O.
tobacco sold on the floor of theil
warehouse Friday at an aver
age of 10 cents per pound. This
high average when considered il
connection with the large amour
is something to boast of and il
just what has made the Colds
boro market SO popular with tn
farmers who bring their cro]
here.
The tobacco breaks on thi
market have been unusually larg
this week, due no doubt to- tn
increased price which has pre-
waited for several days, an
which will continue, SO tobacc
men think, to the close OF th
season. the Goldsboro marke
has always paid the highes
market price, and of the man
patrons of this market, who com
from not only all over Wayn
county, but also from the SUI
rounding counties, none have
go home dissatisfied.
Mr.. F. 6. Middleton, of War
saw, and Messrs. W. II. MOI
throp and Geo.. Harris, Jr., {
Wilmington, had an exciting da
fishing in Masonboro Inlet Oct
Monday. They landed FIVE drul
each, 80 blue fish, 80 tloundel
and so smaller fish. The. entil
catch weighed over 400 pount
and wher thes laods' hey bad
secure a cart to take the fsf ava
Mr.. Middleton has returned to b
home near Warsaw and brought
few fish to his friends as san
pie. He says it was the finest day
sport bic ever had.