The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-09
THE GEM CITY MOVES
Busy Scenes at The Depot.
Truck Shipments.
Bean Crop Probably Cut Two Thirds. Trip on
Il The Godsboro" K. Of P. Eect
Officers

/ returned from visit to SeVeFdl oI the
! progressive towns of the east and az
| ter taking a trip through the city | am
! still of the opinion that we have the
| best town in the State. Nowhere is
greater evidence of material growth
| than exists here, and our prettily shad-
! ed streets are indeed captivating. If
| the number of new residences, manu-
| featuring plants and prominent proper
| ty and other improvements were enum-
Grated, or the tale of Goldsboro within
| the past few years were graphically
| told citizens even would open their
| eyes in establishment. In manutactuf-
| ed products our market is the world.
! Visit New England and there can be
! found articles the product of our labor
| and enterprise. The same is true of the
| Pacific slope and of the regions tenn
| pered by the Gulf Stream
| This morning / visited the Coast Line
] depot and stood and watched the great
| stream of wagons and carts as they
| rolled in laden with beans and Irish po-
| tatoes, and twas a scene of activity
| beautiful to behold The railroad COM
| pany have erected a commodious shed
across the street to the northeast OF the
| depot and the convenience Of loading Is
| now all that could be desired. The re-
| ceiving of the products now rest upon
| shoulders not weighted by the flight
and experience of years, Capt. T. w.
| Slocumb the veteran railroad agent
| chivalrous gentleman and splendid SOL
der of those days that tried mems souls,
has shifted this responsibility upon
younger shoulders and thus he can de-
vote the most of his time to the look
! ing into the thousand and one things
| that claim his panstaking care in the
| office department. Bobby Pipkin, the
hustling grower and shipper of truck,
| built all in a heap, and host OF other
| agents and buyers were busy as bees,
! buying and marking the packed pro-
| duct The shipment of beans is only
! about an average of 1000 baskets per
| day, which is an evidence of the short
ness of the crop. Last year the ship
ment, the same period ran up into the
| thousands daily. Growers and buyers
hold there is not more than a 80 1-5
per cent crop. Prices paid here today:
| Beans IS to $780, potatoes prime 1928
to $3.50; Philadelphia beans $1.50 to
$175. New York beans ST. to $225, po.
| tatoes, prime, $500 to $500, Boston,
! beans 1925, potatoes $3.50 TO $500
Miss Ophelia Howell reached home
| last evening from Washington, NJ, Co.,
| via GreenVile, where she has the past
J two terms been teaching under her
| brother, Prof Harry Howell, in the
| public school Her many friends are
| delighted at her return home.
| The stockholders of the Goldsboro
| Navigation Company boarded the steam
! er "Goldsboro' and went on an eXcur.
sion to Seven Springs this morning.
A new naptha boat has been launched
| at Beaufort. ] am toll dit is named The
Sarah A. Davis in honor of the pleasant
! little woman, who is known far and
| wide as the proprietress of the Davis
| House there. The boat is to do service
! between Morehead and Beaufort and
will take trips down the sound.
! The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j
| Yelverton, of Eureka, died yesterday
| Mr.. Joseph E. Robinson entertained
| the Tuesday Afternoon Club last even
| ing in the game of Hearts. Mrs. ]. M.
Parker captured first prize, while MRS.
| Hattie Gay was the happy recipient Of
the Consolation prize. The evening was
| delightfully."- spent by all present
! Mt. Olive and Goldsboro mines cross
bats on the diamond here Tuesday af-
ternoon next. The home team are con-
fdent Of winning their lost laurels back
Miss Annie Lamb had the misfortune
| to fracture her left wrist in a fall, but
is doing very nicely her friends will be
! glad to know.
Ruffin Lodge, X. of p, at their last
nights meeting elected officers as fol-
lows: w. j. Gibson, c. c.: j. S. Craw
ford, v. c.. Geo. G. Kornegay, Prelate;
NJ fnifN ~ I oh
c.; Eli Epstein, NJ of A.; E. NJ Boarst
M. of w.
Mayor Hood in his recent report re-
commended the passing of an ordinance
forbidding the setting out of addi-
tional elm trees (this because of the
discovery of the fact that elm tree roots
are blocking sewer pipes, the pur-
chase of stone for paving the gutter
ways on Walnut street thus doing away
with the mud and sluSh occasioned
there by standing teams. The sanitary
condition of the fish market is being
looked into and improvements there on
the erection of a new building will like
ly follow.
The board of aldermen at a recent
meeting adopted an ordinance requir-
ing all trains to stop at Ash street go
ing South, and Chestnut street going
North, and be preceded by fiagman
at a distance of forty feet between
those two street crossings. This demand
upon the railroad companies meets with
general endorsement
/ came across an interesting book to.
day. 1t is a copy of the Laws of North
Carolina during the reign of George III,
by James Iredell Associate Justice Of
the Supreme court of the United states.
The book was gotten out by Hodges and
Wills, State Printers, Edenton, in 1871
| and the enactments date 1715, the Gen
eral Biennial Assembly held at the
house of Capt. Richard Sanderton, at
Little River, begun the 18th day of No
vember, Ills. Chas Eden was the Gov
ernor On the fly leaf of this aged book
is written the following: steal not
this book for fear of shame, for under
meath is the owners name-Joseph Ey-
eritt, his book bought in Newbern, Sep
TENDER the 10th day, 1892, and in the
18th year of the Independence OF Amer
lea Price GA, 2 sh. d.
Imperial Council Mystic Shrihers of