Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-07-10
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of Argus Readers.
Mrs. r. l.. Hopper, of Winston, is
in the city visiting the family Of her
uncle, Mr.. Jas. r. Dali.
The County Board Of Education
viii meet next Monday, and it will
be al important session.
Half the year of 1902 is already
gone, and the days are growing
shorter, leading to its close. "Thus
runs the world away"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. grown-are
now plentifully for sale from farm
carts on our streets, and the annual
millennium of our "cullud'' popula-
ton is at hand.
The sick of the city are improving
and the general health of the com
munity, Notwithstanding the phe-
nomenally hot weather, is good.
We've got the best town in the State.
DIR. Chas. w. Granger. the den
list, is now free from fever, his many
friends will be glad to learn, and
will be ready for office duty as soon
as his strength returns, which will
be probably in 10 daysor two weeks.
Miss Kate Powell, the popular and
efficient and ever cheerful young
lady who presides over the telephone
exchange of our city, left today on a
months holiday to visit relatives in
Winston. We all wish her a most
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Messrs. Best & Thompson are
erecting q commodious brick ware
house in the rear of their store on
Walnutstreet. Messrs. Porter & God
win have the contract and are push
ing the work. The building will be
two stories high and will measure As
by IS feet.
This hot weather makes a person
want to go to Morehead City and
cool off in the surf, and no better OPP
portunity will occur this a than
on HolIowell & Peterson's excursion
on the 18th. Twenty-Five hours to
spend at the seashore, and the fare is
only one dollar.
Delegations from the Rocky Mount
and Tarboro lodges Of Odd Fellows
visited the State Orphan Home OF
the order here Friday afternoon
and seemed to enjoy the trip and
were greatly pleased with everything
about the beautiful institution and
it's beautiful and picturesque sur-
roundings.
All the farmers who visit Colds
boro over the sections of good roads
the county commissioners are build
ing are thoroughly impressed with
the great virtue and joy of good
roads, and are talking good roads for
the entire county. Thus do object
lessons of the right sort work good
general results.
The ARGUS does not wish to cur
tail the excursion pleasures of ode
cullud population" of these parts;
but, in view of the fact that small
pox prevails in the cOlOred districts
of Norfolk, we think our city and
county authorities should prohibit
the running Of colored excursions to
Norfolk at this time.
The big tobacco leaf factory of the
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sented on this market by Mr.. Geo.
S. Prichard, is nearing completion,
and will be ready for the opening OF
the market on August 1st. And
&toIdsboro is going to. lead the State
this year as a tobacco market in the
way of high prices.
Messrs E. NJ, and Joe Denning,
Walter Sills and Walter Williams,
all of whom moved to Kinston a few
months ago-looking for a better
place have all returned to Colds.
boro. and have taken theirold places
as Workmen Withth John Slaughter
Co., which is another evidence thai
Goldsboro is the best town in the
State. We go forward.
The people of Edmundson Town
n of Goldsboro's thriving suburbs
are deeplyappreciative of the kindly
interest and unfailing generosity o
our esteemed townsman, Mr.. Ed. L
Edmundson, who is the superintend
ent of their Sunday school, and wa
the moving spirit in giving the Sun
day school children and the entir'
inhabitants of the town a delightful
Dicnic-with abundant good thing,
and plenty of lemonade-out q
Moore's Mill, on July 4.