Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-01-23
THE ARGUS
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

Miss Mamie Epps is on q visit
to her sister Mrs. R.. A. Watts,
Jr., in Kingstree, S. G.
Miss Jennie Hettleman, of Bal
timore, is in the city visiting her
sister Mrs. J. H. Hettleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Bizzell are
in Wilmington visiting the lat-
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. j L.
Plat.
Mrs. Col. T. II. Balm, her many
friends will be sorry to know. is
confined to her nome by illness.
We all wish tor her a speedy re-
covery.
Mr.. J. J. Meador received the
sad intelligence Saturday by
telegraph of the death of his
venerable mother at Madison. Be
has gone 10 attend the funeral
and has the sympathy of many
friends here in his affection.
The white man. Thos. Jack
son, already an ex-convict, who
stole a mule last December from
Mr.. Jas. r. Bum in Nahunta
township, pleaded guiltyTuesday
in the Superior Court and was
sentenced to six years in the pens
itentiary by Judge Allen.
Mr.. C. F. Carpenter, repre-
eenting the firm of Carpenter
Bros, of Cincinnati, has been in
the city for the past week selling
buggy material to the buggy. fac
tories of Goldsboro. He travels
this section exclusively and is
very popular with the trade.
After this spell of weather
passes the farmers of this sec
tior- and the gardeners, too, will
begin operations in earnest fo1
planting. "Hope springs eternal
In the human breast" and al
ready the farmers are beginning
to talk hopefully OF the coming
years prospects.
The question of the payment Of
city taxes by those who are de-
linquent is of more than usua
Importance at this time, as tht
city needs all it's available fund:
to sustain its great forward
movement in material develop
ment. All deiinquents are, there
fore, urged to settle at the earlies
possible movement.
Postmaster Dobson has re
ceived the bill of lading for TIT
iron posts which are to supper
the mail boxes to be located a
different points Of the city before
the free delivery system can b'
inaugurated. lie has already re
ceived the Office furniture to be
used in sorting out and dlstribut
ing mail for the free delivery
routes.
TIE truck farmers of this vicin
ity are getting ihtir ground il
readiness for planting; but the in
dications are that there vii nc
be as extensive a crop as usua
planted hereabouts. Seed are yer,
high, and the risk from late frost
is always a menace. howeve1
those who intend to plant are get
ting ready.
His hosts of friends here will
be delighted to learn of the recen
marriage of DR.. Ira M. Hardy, a.
old Goldsboro boy, to n Of tn
leading society young ladies' o
Richmond, Va, where the docto
has been located for some tim
and where he has built up a lucra
tive practice. We all extend con
gratulations.
MI. W. A. Tudor, of this CITY
has purchased from Mr.. j. Z
Hage, the w~ell-known Barred
plymouth Rock breeder, n Q
the handsomest pullets of this va
riety it has ever been our priv
lege to see. This bird, togethe
with the 60 d ones already owne
by Mr.. Tudor, places him anon
the South's foremost breeders.
The sudden death of Mr.. J. M
Perkins occurred Thursday nigh
the home of his sister Mars. G. q
Perkins in this city. He had bee
to RALEIGH to attend the sessio
of the Grand Lodge of Mason
and had gone around to the HON
of his sister to await the arrivs
of the northbound train for Ere
mont, which he intended to boar