Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-07-31
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'Phone subscribers will change the !
number of Robinson's ice house to !
203.
The Nahunta Township S. S. Con- |
vention will be held at Eureka
Methodist church Aug. It'll.
Sheriff B. w. Edwards, of Snow
Hill, was here Tuesdayon his way to
Raleigh, where he was taking a pa
tent to the State Hospital.
DR.. II. o. Hyatt, the specialist, of
Kinston, is in the city, at the Hotel
Kennon, where he will be pleased to
have those call who wish to consult
him.
The work of housing and curing
tobacco is now fully on in these parts
and soon Goldsboro's market will
be thronged with the golden leaf Of
commerce.
111O pCOD1C vi 0O1uOUOIO d1S IlIOIS
convinced than ever that we not only
have the best town in the State, but
that we have the best fire depart
ment in the State.
MI. H. T. Davis, from over onthe
"Sand Hills" beyond Neuse river,
was in the city Tuesday with a load of
large watermelons, some of which
wniObQ6 70 nOI1O6S
The Indian Springs Township
Convention will be held at Seven
Springs Baptist church Wednesday,
August 18th. A large crowd is ex-
pected and all S. S. workers are in
Vited.
An article elsewhere in this issue
from the Youths Companion, on
"Women and the Schools" gives
high credit to North Carolina wo-
men-and in this movement Colds
boro women took the lead.
According to a report in another
column the government will not be
lacking for a site upon which to erect
the ~postofice building. In whose
favor the government will decide is
now the most interesting question.
The large show-windows of Messrs.
Epstein Bros, at Odd Fellows cor
ner, are very attractive just now, not
only for the bewildering display OF
goods, but of "marked down. prices,
as well, for their great special sale.
The Goldsboro base ball team de-
feated a Wilson team OF the dia-
mond in this city Monday after
noon by a score of II to 9. It was a
spirited game, but Wilson was out
classed and defeated by superior
ball playing.
The good old town of New Bern,
not wishing to be outdone by Wilson
and Kinston in their efforts to get up
into Goldsboro's class as a city, hear
ing of our ST., 900 fire Tuesday night,
proceeded to have $40, 900 c~onfiagra-
ton last night. This is what we call
hot competition.
Everybody in G%oldsboro should
begin to work for the success of the
Goldsboro tobacco market. When
you meet a tobacco planter on the
street ask him to give this market
q trial lOaQ THIS season.. Ouf marker
is in better condition to handle to.
bacco than it has ever been before.
John R. Melton, the ex-chief Of
police of Wilmington, who was ex-
PEELED the city on the revolution
occasion there several years ago, and
has since been operating a whisky
distillery in this county, had his still
and 81 barrels of whisky seized by
u. S. Revenue officers last week fo1
irregularities and suspected defalca-
lions.
It is reported at this Office that the
city does not care for its stock as il
should do. It is said that some Of
the horses which have to work every
day have bruises and sores which
should unfit them for service until
they are well. The city has no more
right to ill-treat an animal than ar
individual, who is indictable fol
such an offense.
The work on the roads of Wayne
county that is being done with con.
vict labor, under the supervision O
MIR. Chas. F. Herring, the hustline