Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-08-07
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The first boil of open cotton was
brought to this office Friday by Mr..
James r. Pearson, one of Wayne
coun1y's substantial young farmers.
The cotton was planted on the first
Saturday in April.
Quite a curiosity in the shape of a
twin cantalOupe-a fine specimen of
the Rocky Ford variety--Was brought
into our Office Friday by Mr.. d.
l.. Summerlin, which he raised on
his farm, on the lands of Mr.. Henry
Humphrey.
Rev. J. B. Jackson, the popular
pastor of the Second Baptist church
in this city, received telegram Tues
day a. m. notifying him of the death
of his father at Winterville and he
left Immediately to attend the fun
eral,
The Board of County Commission
ers Monday appointed the follow
ing cotton weighers for the ensuing
year: Goldsboro-T. FL. Hall, J. E.
Bryant, M. E. Brogden, and L. w.
Parker. Fremont-B. G.. Jinnett.
Mt. Olive-H. j. Williamson.
Mr.. J, W. Mathews, the engineer
at the Eastern Hospital. had a fine
young colt fatally injured one day
last week while crossing Little river.
The colt fell down the high embank-
ment near the river bridge and in
jured its spinal column.
Mr.. Daniel Ethridge, who volun-
teered and went to Cuba, where he
has been serving with the army Of
occupation for the past three years,
has been mustered out of service and
has arrived back home in this county
where he says he intends to stay for
some time to come.
DIR. w. E. Powell, of this city, a
farmer boy himself, claims that he
has not "forgotten how" and as an
ter melons on display at his Office
near the postohce Saturday that grew
on his farm near the eastern suburbs.
They were indeed fine melons, av-
eraging SO pounds each.
There was over $4,000 pounds of
tobacco, which was left over from
yesterday, sold on the floors of the
warehouses to-day. That break yes
terday, which was such a surprise to
everybody is still the talk ofthe town.
The question has been asked so many
times: What brought such a crowd
of people here? There is only one
answer and that is, the ARGUS.
The city is having considerable
improvements made to Elm street
and Walnut street crossings ove the
big ditch. The old wooden bridges
have been removed and a force of
workmen are engaged to-dayputting
down brick culverts and making inn
provements on either side of the
ditch.
Rev. A. D. Mcclure, of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church in Wilmington,
has consented to preach the sermon
at the close of the Wayne County
Sunday School Convention to be
held at Salem church the latter part
of the month. The convention be
gins on August Bland c'oses on Sun
day, September 3.
Next Saturday night will find the
hotel at Rural Retreat, near Sever
Springs, in gay attire. A big ger
man has been arranged to take place
at that time by the young people O
Goldsboro, LAGRANGE, Kinston AND
Mt. Olive. The music will be fur
nished by Prof. Whiteley's orchestra
which will give a concert at the no.
tel pavilion Sunday afternoon.
Friends in this city have received
notice of the death of Mrs. DerwooC
Hedgepeth, at her home in Fayette
vile Sunday afternoon. She wa
before her marriage Miss Maggie
Hall, and was the daughter of Rev
B. r. Hall, a former pastor of st
Paul Methodist church in this city
to whom is extended the heart fell
sympathy of the whole community
A sea fowl which was pronounced
by authorities as a heron flew into
the sale stables of Edgerton & Hollo
well Monday and broke its wing. NJ
one knows where the bird came