Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-12-11
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OF Argus Readers.
Miss Nina Burch, of Chicago, is in
the city, visiting her aunt, Mrs. J..
E. Crow.
Nj. M. Schloss, a practical barber
of Baltimore, arrived here to-day to
take a position in Mr.. G. f. Grifin's
barber shop.
Estimates of the cotton crop are a
drug on the market. Everybody al
most seems to have gone into the es-
be given a chance to speak for it.
self.
A baby about foul weeks old was
found dead in a bed at the home of
George Hinson, in this city, Tuesday
morning. The infant belonged to
his daughter and suffocated during
the night.
MI. J. B. Vreeland, of Patterson,
N. j., is in the city with his wife on
a prospecting trip with a view to
purchasing real estate and locating
in this section. They are stopping
with Mrs. /. Newton Brown.
Mr.. A. T. Griffin, the popular
lumber, brick and single manufac-
turer, is all smiles. There is a new
boy at his house: The ARGUS hopes
the little fellow may groM-up to be
his fathers pride and his mothers
joy.
The death OF Mrs. George Davis
occurred Thursday at her home near
the Asylum, on the farm of Mr.. j.
A. Stevens. She leaves a husband
and one child 10 months old. The
funeral was held at Daniels Chapel
this afternoon.
S% Gt3Yals las rented the resi-
dence formerly occupied by Mr.. J.
w. Bryan, at the west end of Wal
nut street and will move his family
to the city at an early day. They
will be cordially welcomed to Colds
boro.
The foundations have been dug
and brick work has commenced on
the new residence Of DIR. and Mrs.
M. +. Robinson, which, when COM
pleted, will be the most substantial
and one of the handsomest in the
city.
Ex-GherIG 3. 2. Scott has moved
with his family to Pikeville, his old
home. He is one of the best farm
ers in the county and enjoys a wide
circle OF friends who wish for him
always the fullest measure of pros
perity and happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Bowen have
moved into the residence formerly
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Tay-
lor, Oh Chestnut street, and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. r.. Robinson will soon occu-
ply the residence vacated by Mr..
Bowen on William street.
Ripe, luscious strawberries-sec-
on - $50 rev irish potatoes,
snap bans, greer: cor and blooming
roses and fragrant hyacinths are
some of the things that prove Colds
boro q favored place and one alto
gether delightful in which to live.
George, the young sOn of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. C. Prichard, vino was re
Gently shotin the sholder, while play
ing Indian with some other boys Of
his age, was taken TO Richmond to-
day for treatment. He was accom-.
panied by his father.
The Goldsboro Undertaking Com.
pany are distributing some very
beautiful pictorial calendars for the
new year that are real works of art
They r also giving out a variety Of
blotters that are handsome in theil
illustrations.
The death of Mr.. Ed Hinson oc
Cured Thursday night at his home il
LAGRANGE. He formerly resided neal
Aaron postofite Q, in this county
where he conducted a general store
For the past two years he has beer
conducting a saloon in LAGRANGE
He leaves a wife, who was formerly
q Miss Smith, OF Saulston township
of this county.
A rumor to the effect that the I'm
periaI Tobacco Company, which ha'
q large steam stemmery in this city
would be abolished in the United
States at the close of the presen'
season, and which was recently pub