Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-02

fish are being caught in the riv-
ers hereabouts at this time.
Mr.. A. T. Griffin has recently
erected two new cottages for
rent in the southwestern section
of the city.
MIR. and Mrs. W. T. Harrison
are cow comfortably q%uartered
in their cczy and handsome new
home on John street, and their
hosts of friends wish for them
all happiness and prosperity.
The 10th of May ceremonies
will be the more impressive this
year because of the excellent mu-
steal programme which the <. of
P. Band will render. The band is
practicing regularly.
The Methodist Parsonage, in
Eastern Goldsboro, the home of
Rev. DR.. F. D. SwindeIl, presid-
ing elder of this district, has re-
Gently been newly painted, which
adds much to it's appearance.
The Fayetteville Observer
publishes the full financial state.
ment just issued by our city IA
theirs and comments very favor
ably thereon. All Of which should
be very gratifying to our retiring
board of aldermen.
MI. D. G. Middleton, a former
resident of Warsaw, but who has
been residing in PeIzer, S. c., for
the last five years, has moved his
family to Goldsboro to get the
advantage Of our splendid public
school, than which there is none
better anywhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Peterson
and family, who have been spend
ing several months in Florida,
have returned to the city. It will
be a pleasure to know that Mr.
Peterson's health, for which the
trip was made, is much improved.
The recent sewerage extension
cost the city about 81, 200 AMI
was money we'll spent. Little by
little Goldsboro is going forward.
We are going to buy the water
works and electric lights and
pave. the principal streets after
awhile,
The cattle trade of this city is
something truly immense, the
year round. Every day or two
large droves of fat cattle fud
ready sale on this market, both
for local demand and shipment to
other large cities; Norfolk, Balti-
more and Philadelphia being the
principal points.
Mr.. Mont. r. Farrar, assistant
organizer of the Endowment Rank,
K. of p, with headquarters IN
Greensboro, came down to the
Q ty last week, bringing a check
for 81, 600, in favor of Mrs. Sallie
N. Davis, covering the policy held
by her husband the late r. b.
Davis la the above order.
The Goldsboro steamboat is a
success. It makes regular trips
from this city to Newborn and its
freight patronage is such already
as to make a second boat a ne
cessity. The "Goldsboro" Thurs
day brought up from Seven
Springs to this city, as part of
her cargo, one hundred and fifty
bales of cotton. We go forward.
Rev. Willis Hachkiss, a miss
sionary, from the interior of At
RIGA, who has labored for some
years in that dark continent and
who expects to return soon, will
speak at Woodland church, on the
south side of Neuse river, at 4
o'clock p. M, Monday, the 9th of
May. The public are invited. He
will surely interest you.
The many friends in this city
and section of our venerable coun-
ty man Col. j. T. Kennedy, will
deeply condole with him in the
death of his estimable wife, the
beloved companion of a long life
time, which occurred in this city
early yesterday morning, aged "a
years. The remains we're borne
to-day out to the old family burye