Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-11-21

in New York middling cotton will
reach 10 cents before the first of
January and IL cents during the
current commercial year. It will
be noted, however, that if the
betting predictions should be
verified it will be after the staple
has passed from the hands of the
farmer.
Tue directors of the Goldsboro
National Bank met Monday and
declared a dividend of 6 per cent,
besides passing up a goodly sum
to the undivided profits. There
Is no better index to the stability
of the business progress and f.
nancial strength of a community
than the condition of its banks,
and in this particular Gold>boro,
as in many other features of abid-
ing prosperity, stands in the very
forefront.
Georgia Dewey, colored, who
went to Norfolk some time ago
and married a man named Lloyd,
was murdered Ia Norfolk Satur-
day night by a negro named
Moses Turner and her remains
were brought to this city Monday
night. The murder took place at
1 o'clock Saturday night. Turner
stabbed her in the mock with an
oyster knife as he was leaving the
house in which she had other COM
pany. The murderer was arrested
and locked up.
Mayor Geo. e. Hood made the
proposition to Mr.. Andrew Cars
neeie to build a library in Colds
boro and the latter readily con
sented, provided the city would
contribute 10 per cent. of the cost
of the library annually for its
support, which means that if Mr..
Carnegie should build a library to
cost $4,000, the city would have
to contribute 81, 500 for its sup
port annually. TINS is the props
osition and if the people of Colds
boro want the library, now is the
time to act.
Keep up interest in the good
roads movement. The want of
good roads is the great need of
the entire South, and those coun.
try districts Of the South that
are most prosperous-and the
towns contiguous thereto-are
those that have made progress
in improving their pubic roads.
One Of the chief needs Of Colds
boro is the Improvement of its
public road approaches, and this
is n Of the important under
takings that the G~oIdsboro Cham
Der of Commerce have now in
hand. Success to their com mend
able enterprise.
The Good Roads Committee
Of the G%o,dsboro Chamber Of
Commerce waited on the Board of
County Commissioners. in special
session Thursday, and had a most
satisfactory and encouraging inc
te,view with those gentlemen,
which will doubtless Gu inmate In
substantial aid to the good roads
moVemrnt for Wayne county at
an arly day. The BoHrd listened
with interest to the strong nrgu-
ment of Mr.. Geo. G.. Royal, pres
ident of the Chamber, and invit, d
the committee to meet with them
again on the first Monday in Dec
ember, when definite arrange
nents will be determined upon.
Mr.. Geo. W. Brown, foreman
of the ARGUS, who, besides being
an sll-round printer, is a merch-
ant IS well, aud has been doing a
successful business at the corner
of East Boundary and East Cen
ire streets. He bias done so we'll
with his uptown store that be
has now DIT cided to venture down
the street, aud has leased the store
where Charley Groom has been
doing business on Walnut street,
East. He has purchased the stock
which Groom had on hand and
added several hundrsd dollars to
it. He has employed Mr.. Ernie
Wilson, a young man who is we'll
known as a CLERK, to take charge
of the business, which is row
open and ready for public patron
age. MI. Brown viii still CON-