Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-12-18
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ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Picked Up BY the Ubiquitous
Reporter and Chronicled
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OF Argus Readers.

OI ANCStACISO
His many friends are glad to see
Mr.. Erastus Edwards out again, after
a severe attack of rheumatism.
We were glad to see in the city to-
day an OLD Wayne county boy, Mr..
G.. d. Hooks, who is now paosper-
Gus farmer Of the Winterville section,
Pitt county
The death of little Nancy Edna,
- months old, the bright baby of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bridgers, oc-
cured Friday morning at 8 O'Clock, of
congestion Of the brain.
Mr.. Jas. M. Wood, Of this county,
jolly, popular and prosperous far
mer, was in thecity Monday, and in
formed the ARGUS man that the
"wedding bells" will soon be heard
in SaulstOn.
DIR. and Mrs. M. E. Robinson are
again occupying their former resi-
dence, at its new location, on Spruce
street, pending the construction of
their handsome brick home at the
corner of Spruce and William streets.
The city was full Of cotton from
country carts to-day, which found
ready sale by eager buyers at 8:15
and 1925. The farmers can always
get the highest market price by
bringing their cotton to Goldsboro.
Quite Il number of the teachers OF
the countT's public schools were III
the city Saturday to receive their pay
for the past months services, which
the vii! ,fo'tht'oss 1"rggoty devote t
the demands Of Christmas, that is
now so near at hand.
The death of Mrs. Bette Giles, 7(
wears old, occurred Thursday morn
ING at the hcne of her niece, Mrs
John T. Danui1g. She was also the
remains were taken to Pine Level
Friday morning for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Cox have is
sued invitations to the marriage O.
their daughter Miss Eunice Clyde
Cox to Mr.. Fulton Rice Hall, the
ceremony 30 take place at the home
$40 John street, North, on Thursday
evening, December 25th.
The city was full of country peo
pie Saturday-making purchases 70
Christmas. GoldsbOro is a grea
trade centre for the country peopl
for 80 miles around. They all realiz
that they drive better bargains il
Goldsboro than they are able to d
elsev here.
Mr.. J. 3. Wilson, an old Golds
bOrO boy now resident Of Fayette
willie, son Of the late VIM. Wilson, {
the telephone line service, was heI
vet rC:av oo . i.'.s1nc-S trin ard w
gre t5u -,,v.i ,},, ss=s.le od Ill o.,.Io D
boyhood frier0S who remember hiI
ordlally.
While out hunting Thursday ate
noon, Duffy Lee, the 18-year-old SO
Of Mr.. w. II. Lee, who lives on M
F. B.. Edmundson's farm, owe
loaded his gun SO as to make lou
report and the gun exploded an
burned the face Of the young ma
considerably.
The shipping of holly to Northe1
cities is now one of the most payir
employments of the farmer who h
wood land, where the holly grow
wild and in abundance. Several G.
loads are shipped every day from tn
city and is sold at good prices in Il
North, where it is used for decor
tive purposes.
The State Auditors DEPARTING
has closed up its work of sendil
out the warrants to the counties
the Confederate pensioners and the
will reach all in time for use duri
he Christmas. North Carolina spen
for its Confederate pensions $1,000
and this amount is divided ano
these pensions in four classes. L.;
year there were on the pension r
s.435 and the additions during t
wear have increased this by 3,4l
making total of 1850 for who
warrants were drawn this ye;
Wayne county's quota has alrea
arrived and is now being paid out