Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-08-16

went to the brownsville Orphan
as a gift.
There is an abundance Of fine
peaches in the market. While
riding a few miles from town we
passed many vehicles loaded
with luscious peaches.
Miss Sallie Stevens, who has
been quite sick with typhoid
fever for some days, consequent
upon her recent trip up the coun-
try, is reported some better to-
day, her hosts of friends will be !
glad to learn.
Mr.. L. M. Michaux has res
turned from his trip to Piedmont
Springs. He was called home
sooner than he anticipated by
reason of the illness of his part.
ner, Mr.. Thos Holmes, whom we
all wish a speedy recovery,
The ARGUS JOB Office recently
turned out a lot of printing for
the Wayne County Fire Insur-
ance Co., which we gre glad to
learn is now enjoying more pros
perity than aver. 1t is said to be
cheap and reliable insurance fer
the farmers of the county.
MI. Eugene Hines, who has
been filling the position of book
keeper for the Goldsboro Grocery
Co., will hereafter go on the road
as travelling salesman for the COM
pany and will be succeeded as
book-keeper by Capt. r. P.
Howell.
The colored Graded School was
TO have begun the fall session next
Monday, but owing to the extreme
hot weather Supt. Foust, of the
city schools, has delayed the open
ing of the session for one week,
when it is expected that the
weather will moderate.
A negro in town calls the
Smithfeld train the 'sshiftless"
engine. We wonder if this thing
has anything to do with the in
human sound that this engine
makes since taking on a summer
cold. 1t might be well to quaran-
tine this engine, if there is no IN
pfovement in it's voice.
True to his promise Mr.. r. E.
Pipkin has arranged for another
OF his popular excursions to
Washington andBaltimore, which
he will run on September II,
giving a delightful moonlight
trip on the Bay. The fare to
Washington will be $500 for the
round trip, and to Baltimore anc
return, $3.50.
One Of the large mules of the
construction company that are
building the road bed of the
Great Eastern Railroad neal
Fremont fell dead from the hea
last Saturday and several othe1
mules on the work collapsed
This is unusual. and shows hov
intensely and unprecedentedly
hot it is at this time in thes'
parts, But the lot wave seem,
general, and more fatal nortl
than south,
Mr.. Jno. r. Crawford, the in
surance agent, is engaged i
building a small town in tn
northern boundary of the city
He owns a desirable location fo
building purposes in that sectio,
and has . number of cottages a
ready going up, some of whic
are being built to order and 9th
ers for rent. MI. Crawford's tow
adioins Coxtown and between til
two there will soon be quite
number Of families living in tn;
locality.
Two Goldsboro negroes name
Edgar Sutton and Gus Smith a.
safely lodged in the city prise
this afternoon for attempting
steal a ride on the southbou1
freight over the Atlantic Goa
Line Tuesday. These two negroe
in company with several other
broke the seal on a loaded freig
Car and got on the inside. T.
fiagman routed the crowd and n
ticed that one of the negroes b
asbnndle and thinking perhaps
.gawas some of the freight of the c
he caught hold of Gus Smith a