Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-11-20

Friends of the prospective groom
in this city, where he conducts a drug
store, have received invitations to
attend the marriage of MI. D.. Mac
Neill MacKay to Miss Mary Emma
Walters, in the Baptist church in
Edenton, at 10 o'clock, on Novem
Der 26. The invitations were issued
by Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. White, an
uncle and aunt of the bride-to-be.
The streets present a bad appear
ance when their is rain, and Walnut
street, where the shell rock is worn
ofand where there is the most travel,
is worse than the rest. It is learned
that the city will have this street
and others in the central part of the
city paved with some hard substance.
The paving should be done before
the heavy winter weather sets in
and before the streets get in worse
condition.
Justice of the Peace Hugh Hum
phrey had a case in his court this
morning in which a dozen negroes
were indicted for participating in a
fight on the public road, in the lower
part of the county, some ten days
ago. The negroe in that locality
held a festival in the neighborhood
one night and after the festivities
were over about a dozen negroes left
the house and placed themselves
upon the public road. When Charlie
Williams came along alone he was
attacked by the whole crowd and
was badly used up. He secured a
| warrant for the whole crowd.
The old horse sale OF the Southern
Express Company was held in the
Banner Warehouse Saturday a. ~.
and was attended by a large crowd
who bid lively on articles put up for
sale. There were some few articles
of value and there were some purch-
asses made which when opened furn-
ished right much amusement for the
crowd standing around. One pack
| age from which the heel Of a shoe
was showing sold for something near
| $500 and when opened contained a
lot of sample shoes all for the right
foot. One-legged people can get a
bargain in a shoe for the right foot
| when they run up with this man.
There were other purchases just as
ridiculous.
Mr.. A. B. Veazey, the special rep
resentatiVe of the Government who
is now engaged in these parts in es-
tablishing rural mail deliveryroutes,
is not only making himself very
popular with our people, but is prov
ing himself an expert sportsman, as
well. While mapping out his routes
through the country he always car
RES his gun convenient, and he has
brought some of as fine birds in as
we have seen this season. He and
is much appreciated and admired by
meet her, are stopping at the Hotel
Kennon, where they will spend a
month at least. They both are already
in love with Goldsboro.
While other localities are seeming
ly disturbed over matters political
since the election, this section is as
quiet as a cemetery at midnight.
Gratis won by a big majority and our
people fail to see any cause for alarm.
In fact, this section was not disturbed
in the least before the election. It
was known al along that Wayne
county would elect every Democrat
on the ticket by a big majority and
there was no reason tor uneaSineSs.
The people are now too much en-
gagged over industrial problems TO
give time to politics. They are all
happy and prosperous and car not
what becomes Of the political am
billions of the RAIDS, who are in the
business for Office only.
During these pleasant November
days the streets of the city are
thronged with numbers of shoppers
from the country, who are doing
more buying than usual this Fall.
This is the result of good crops and
high prices. The merchants have
thus far done more business than
they did up to and including Christ
mas last year, when there were poor
crops and prices for both cotton and
tobacco yer not so good. This year
the people r buying a better class
of goods and already some of our
principal retail houses have had to
make a second trip to Northern
markets to replenish their stocks.
Already extensive preparations are
being made for an unusually large
holiday trade. These goods have al
reaiy been purchased and have ar
rived, and soon the shop windows
will be ornamental with attractive
PARTICLES for holiday gifts. On the
whole, the prospects are bright for
both town and country. The merch-
Iants and the farmers alike will meet
all obligations and have a balance
left to begin the New Years bust
mess on, which will be vastly differ
ent from the conditions which pre-
vailed last January.