Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-04-12

dTAnU NOOnOS.
It is a great thing to be a Dem
ocrat.
Easter bonnets are in full
bloom at the millinery stores.
The English sparrows are at
lacking the gardens as usual.
They r a perfect nuisance.
The peach crop is safe thus far.
IF the peaches, berries, and vege-
tables pass full moon in April
they will probably be safe.
Goldsboro should have a can.
ming factory. A small outlay Of
money would not only yield a big
prof, but would be OF great ad.
ya4tage TO the community.
rhirty-fve years ago Friday,
April 8, 1865, Gen. Robert 3.
Lse, at the head OF the Confeder-
ate army, surrendered to Gen. U,
s, Grant, at Appomattox.
In the favored land how mans
blessings we enjoy. There is in
all the world 20 country ike
America, and no State of this
Union is like old North Carolina.
Rev. f, W. FAIRIES and Capt.
Daniel Reid are in attendance
upon the Albemarle Presbytery,
which is in session this week in
Washington, n. @,
His many friends in this city
and they are indeed many, were
glad to greet on the streets again
to-day MIR. Allen Moore, who has
been confined to his nome for
weeks with a ~protracted case of
grip.
The Congressional Convention
of this, the second district, will
meet in Goldsboro on May "a.
This convention was secured for
Goldsboro by Mr.. Jos. E.. Robin
son, who is now attending the
State Convention in Raleigh, and
who is ever on the alert for the in
terest of Goldsboro and her peo-
pie. He is chairman of the Execu.
tive Committee.
The ARGUS hopes most sins
cerely that next Sunday will be a
bright beautiful spring day. We
like always to see Easter a beau
siful day on account of the sacred.
ness and solemnitv of this day
Shich IS celebrated in every land
and CLINE where has been placed
the banner of the Gross, and
where there has been told the old
story OF Jesus and His love,
Mr.. R.. W. Taylor is seriously
i'll with pneumonia at the home
of his daughter Mrs. j. M. Pow
ell in this city. His many friends
as we'll as those of the family
will be panied to learn that his
condition at this writing is such
that all hope for his recovery has
been abandoned and the end
which cannot be delayed long,
may come at any moment.
A gentleman tells US that while
standing at the wharf in New
Bern he saw a small boat contain
ing two fisherman go into tn
dock. 1t was then three O'Clock
in the afternoon, and they ha'
been out since early morning
and as a reward for their labor
brought in ffty-three large whit
shad. One O. the fisherman sal
he and his partner caught tw'
hundred and twenty-five whit
sAhd one night this season.
The death of Mrs. Roxie Care
ner, the venerable mother of GU
good friend and countyman MI
Jas. B. Gardner, occurred Sur
day, at her home in Saul sto
township. She was a most est
mable woman in all relations {
life, and will be greatly misse
and sincerely mourned in he
neighborhood. She YVES an exen
piary member of the Free Wi
Baptist church and was pa
20 years of age.
His many friends will regr'
to learn that Mr.. w. Fl. Weedo
sustained a serious fracture
both bones of his leg, just alloy
the ankle, Saturday Afternoon
Mr.. Weldon was driving in
sulky, and some little girls unde
took to run across the street
front of his horse. and to say
than from hninn rim over |