Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-11
PURELY LOCAL.
TEENS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Picked Up BY the Ubiquitous
Reporter and ChrOnicled
For the Information
of Argus Readers.

SuDeriOr court is still IN session
and at work on the criminal docket
at present.
The Acme Machine Works has
turned out another locomotive Tor a
lumber company in South Carolina.
Tobacco continues to find its way
to this market in large quantities
and the price is what the farmer
would have it.
The Banks of this city will re-
main open throughout the fall and
winter season until 2 o'clock on Sat
urdays.
While the city is paving Walnut
street from Centre to John streets
the street will have to be blocked,
but the work will be pushed rapidly
so as to cause as little inconvenience
to the merchants as possible.
The Institute for the white teach
ers of Wayne county will be held at
the Graded School in this city the
third week in October, beginning on
Monday morning October 10th, n
closing Friday evening October
24th.
Mr.. C. F. Carpenter, representing
the CARPENTER Buggy Co., of Cincln-
natl, is in the city and he gave a
barbecue to his friends last night
out at the suburban farm of Col. W.
T. Dortch, which was very much
enjoyed by the select crowd present
Col. William r. Dortch comes out
in a strong card advocating the
nomination of Mr.. H. b. Phrkef
IT.. of this city as a member OF the
LEGISLATURE from this county. MI
Parker is a young man of splendid
abilities. possessing as well, a strong
character.
Both the county and city tax col
lectors have their new books AM
each have torn out a few receipts 10
taxes for 1902. They are not kept a
busy as they would like to be. l
Won Id be a good idea to pay tax
while YOU have the money and be
fore you are required to do SO o
law.
The old rough stone curblng Q
Walnut street has been taken up an
new curbing, more uniform IN shal
and with dressed edges will be pr
down at once. The city will pave II
this street from Centre to job
streets with brick. A civil engine'
from Lynchburg, Va, is IN the CT
to superintend the work and nave
conform to scientific requirements.
Mr.. 7. M. Hollowell, who is st
vor1no when the circus comes [
saws he makes it a point never to
to a circus in the day time for t
reason that when the band begins
NAV at night he could not resist
Temptation to go again, but II
when the band begins to play IN
he consoles himself by So
mo. "I'Il be with you tonight
The school census of Goldsb'
township, just completed, shows
number of white children IN
township to be 1883, a decrease OF
from last years census. Ihe {
nroper has $50 males and oo4
males. The township outside the
bas166 males and 223
those between the age OF II ano
who can neither read o Write O
% are found in the tOWIs11p.
This reporter was shown To-
some proof sheets of the North .
Republican, which 1t IS saiq
make it's appearance next eeh.
A. Whitley, former edltor ol
Mt. Olive Advertiser ana later
Wayne County Advertiser, viii
the editorial work on the paper
the present. The paper Wiil 3D.. he
sued by the Republican Prin
Company.
The excursion of Mr.. =. r..
kin to Richmond nexI Monuas !
net be lost sight OF, IL IS one :
hest trips that has been of1erea
pes, Mr.. Pipkin could not G
Washington for reasons s'"'ol