Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-05-31

"Grand Rounds"
Miss Louise Latham, of Green
vile, who has been visiting
friends in the city, left for home
at noon. Tuesday.
The handsome residence of
Mrs. Hannah Freeman has been
treated to a fresh coat Of paint
and made to look even more
handsome than heretofore.
Postmaster J. f. Dobson re-
ceived the sad news, by telegraph
Tuesday morning, of the death of
Mr.. George Primrose, of Au-
gusta, Ga, who was recently on
q visit to Mr.. Dobson in company
with his niece, Mrs. John Dobson.
The valuable L. Edwsrds prop
erty on East Centre street was
sold Monday at auction under
mortgage to DIR. J, S. and Mr..
K. E. Bizzell, the amount involv-
ed in the transaction being 3d.
218. 81. This sale with several
sthers was made through Mr..
Ed. L. Edmundson, the real es-
tate dealer, who is known as the
'shustler."
The "Goldsboro Illuminating
and Traction Company" is the
latest acquisition of this progress
sive city. It Was organizedMonday
night and papers Of incorpora-
ton have been applied for. When
these have been issued and the
organization completed under its
charter we shall give a more exs
tended notice of its purposes and
its personnel.
MI. "Bob" Pipkin says he is
going to u an excursion some-
where sometime, when he gets
the bean business off his hands.
He is the busiest man in town
these days, buying and shipping
the truck crop. The large acre
age in this class of agricultural
products in this section is due
largely to Mr.. PipkiD, who al
ways buys and pays cash for
such stuff, and sometimes loses
money and sometimes makes it.
There is no doubt that the to-
bacco crop in Wayne and sur
rounding counties will be very
short. There has been great diff
Guilty in getting a stand, and
plants for r~epIanting could not be
had. Well, it really does not make
much difference to many Of our
people,for they are Disguised with
the raising of tobacco. With the
price at the will and pleasure of
one single and solitary trust, the
farmers work themselves almost
to death to raise a crop Of tobacco
and the tobacco trust pays for the
tobacco just what it pleases.
The eclipse was so near total
here as to give full expression to
the corona and render visible the
stars. The spectacle was truly
MdI V0lOuS dAO uaC ChVOU UA4AA11AS
and awe-inspiring. Chickens
crowed at the approachingsda dark
ness, animals sought shelter rs
for the night, the birds huddled
together in the trees and pigeons
on the roofs, while the shadows
cast by the foliage of the trees
upon the ground took on a deli
cate tracery as of ferns. Alto.
gether it was a sight not often
seen more than once in a life time,
and this fact added TO the i'm
pressivevess of the effect.
Mr.. Henry Howell, who has a
news stand on Walnut street, and
who deals in almanacs and Illus
trated comic weekly publications,
has built up for himself quite a
nice little business along this line.
He started out a few years ago
selling less than a dozen papers a
week and now he disposes of from
Is to 20 dozen papers each week,
the proceeds from which are sufi-
Gent to keep him in comfortable
circumstances. This news will be
read with pleasure by his many
friends, who sympathize with his
afflicted condition and who are
eyer ready and willing to help
him.
The failure of Price, McCor-
mick & Co. was no great surprise
to those who~have kept informed
as to the methods of this firm,