Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-09
THE WEATHER.
For North Carolina.
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
PURELY LOCAL.

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The GoldsbOro Tobacco market is
still right up in the forefront and is
winning constantly increasing pat
ronage from an ever widening terri
tory.
The town is being billed with
handsome Autographs for the Busi-
ness Mems Fall Festival and Elks'
Carnival, which comes off on the
20th-25th.
If you need job printing Of any de-
scription you could not possibly do
better for yourself the world over
than by giving your orders to the
ARGUS Job Office.
An immense turnip, of the purple
top variety-weighing pounds,
was left at this Office this morning
bH Mr.. F. G. Overman, which came
from his mill farm.
The National Union, which has a
lodge in this city, paid 2 death
claims in North Carolina, So, 1000, in
September, both of whom are promi-
nent citizens of Raleigh.
Deputy Sheriff Peterson, Of Clin-
ton, was here Thursday on his way to
the penitentiary with a negro wo-
man and small negro boy. The
woman had a baby about three
months old with her.
The popular Restaurant of Mr.. j.
B. Taylor, which has been so success
fully conducting in this city for more
than year, known as the "Acme
Cafe" has been changed in name to
''Taylor's Restaurant"
The Junior Order of United Amer
lean Mechanics are discussing the
question of raising the National flag
over the Graded School on Thanks
giving Day and presenting a hand
some Bible to the school.
The city has resumed work on the
sidewalks on Walnut street. The
question is often asked why it is that
something is not being done to the
streets all over the city. In some
places they are in bad condition.
Prof. E. S. Massey has changed
the night Of his Soiree from Friday
night to Thursday night and he will
have one of the largest germans of
the season. The music will be furn-
ished by Shannon's Light Orchestra.
Two gentlemen are in the city sell
ling a churn which promises to re-
volutionize the dairy business. The
dasher is rapid revoling attachment
which it is claimed will extract the
dc,
The death of Miss Annie Vinson
occurred Wednesday at the home of
her sister Mrs. A. J. Hightower.
She was Just l6 years old and had
many friends in the community who
will regret to learn Of her death. The
remains were taken to LaGrange
Thursday morning from where they
were taken to Seven Springs for inter
ment in the old family burying
ground.
The Clinton Colored Normal
School, which. has the endorsement
of the s'Sampson Democrat as tC
it's work and melit, is not State in
stitution but is supported by private
contributions. Prof. Junius Fennell
one Of it's faculty, is now in our city
soliciting aid, and those who may
feel disposed to help the institution
can rest assured that their charity
will be worthily dispensed.
Mr.. NJ. n. Parks, who is great
admirer of baseball and who man
ages mostof the games played arouuc
about in the country, reports that
LAGRANGE won a game from For
on Saturday by a score of 7 to 6. This
ends the season and makes II games
for LAGRANGE, she having won s
last SO and tied on 1. The Park'
team has played Il games, winning
10 and losing /. Mr.. Parks says this
winds up the season.
ANY attempt to cut down ant
make way with the many hundred
elm trees which add so much to the
appearance of the residential portion
of the city during the spring anc
summer would be an unpopular
move, and yet such step will have
to be taken or the sewerage system
which cost the city $4,000, will bt
useless in a few months. The spread
inc roots from the elm trees on tht
sidewalks are already choking tht
sewers in a number of places. The