Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-11-20
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ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
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Reporter and ChrOnicled
For the Information
of Argus Readers.

Superior Court convenes in this
city next Monday for a term of one |
week. There are three capital cases
to be tried.
Col. w. T. Dortch, who has been
absent from his law office for a few
days on account of a slight indispo-
sihon, is much improved to-day.
The work of tearing down. the old
Kirby mansion is going onin earnest. |
The building will be regretted by
DR.. M. E. Robinson, on Spruce
street.
The housing Of corn, the digging
of sweet potatoes and the picking of
peas are now engaging much of the
tanners time in these parts. And
all these crops are good.
The largest sweet potatoes yet seen
here were sent by Mr.. Sam Higgins,
of Johnston county, to his brother
NLr. J. r. Higgins, of this city. They
weigh on an average of 81 pounds.
The marriage of Mr.. Henry Pars-
ley, of this city, to Miss Margaret
Gilbert Mcneil is announced to take
place in st. Johns Episcopol church
at Fayetteville, on Thursday even
ing at Z O'clock.
Mr.. A. w. Chandler, of Hender-
son, is in the city and has opened up
a branch music house of the Chas. NJ.
Stteff piano mandatory and is To-
cased in the new Holt building, in
FsSn,+ of +hn yoa,U nrfu ha1l
The street has been blocked in
front Of the house in which young
Jones Bass lives and his condition is
said to be very critical. It Will be
remembered that he is the young
man who was accidentally shot by
hiS brother about two months ago.
Col. Harry Skinner, Z. S. District
Attorney, was in the city Friday and
paid ove to Mrs. Mary G. Kirby
$1,000, purchase money for the corner
property on John and Mulberry
street,, where the new p~ostofice
building for Goldsboro is to be
crested.
Mr.. Sam Watts has rented the
small office in front of the old st.
James Hotel, formerly occupied by
Mr.. z. NJ. L. Jefreys, and has opened
up a fruit stand and has quite a nice
variety on display. Mr.. Jeffreys has
moved his office in the Arlington
Hotel building on Chestnut street.
Mr.. D. G. Sherard, son of Mr.. J.
V. Sherard, of Greenleaf, fell from a
building on which he was at work
as a carpenter, recently, and re-
ceived injuries which required him
to be taken ~ IL hospital in, Rich
mond, Sunday, for treatment. DR..
Theo. L. CHM accompanied Mr..
SheTard.
The national feast bird is making
his appearance on our streets by the
cart and wagon load and finds ready
sale for the annual Thanksgiving
dinner, which is a little less than
two weeks off. The price of turkey
is a little higher than usual, but the
people seem not to mind it much, as
the country is prosperous and money
plentiful.
The ARGUS regrets deeply to
chronicle the death of editor Walter
=. defDerU, OI Une N1hoUOu IIoe
Press, which occurred at his home
there Sunday, of apoplexy. He was
a great factor in the progress of that
tywn and his death is a positive loss
to his community. His wife and two
daughters survive him. The inter
ment was made at Morehead City
Monday.
Eclipse Steam Fire Engine Com
pany will give a benefit ball and
banquet in the Armory OF the Colds
bore Rifles at a date to be announced
later. The fremen intend to make
the affair one of the most notable of
the kind ever given in Goldsboro.
They will be literally patronized, as
the people of Goldsboro are proud of
theft fire department and never fail
to respond when called upon.