Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-04-17
PURELY LOCAL..
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Picked Up BY the Ubiquitous
Reporter and Chronicled
For the Information
of Argus Readers.


Garden peas are in full bloom in
ssome gardens in Goldsboro.
II Lesins to look like the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad is going to swallow
the Southern roads,
Round trip tickets to the Southern
Baptist Convention at Asheville,
May 9Th to 18th can be bought for
$10.45,
Mrs. NJ. A. Woolard and family,
who have been living near Kinston,
have come to Goldsboro to make
their home.
Mr.. A. A. Joseph always first in
showing new styles, has the first
new map Of Goldsboro on display in
his window.
Truck men from the northernmar-'
kets are quite plentiful these days.
They GTo soliciting shipments of
fruits and vegetables,
Have you paid your taxes? The 1st
of May will soon be here-and then,
well if you want to vote, you had
better pay your taxes.
Many people believe cotton will
90 to ten cents. If it does any time
o the farmers, we fear will plant
too much-result five cent cotton.
Prof. r. L. Northcott has arrived
in the city and is stopping at the
Hotel Kennon. He intends to begin
his dancing class some time this
week.
Round trip tickets will be on sale
for the commencement exercises
at the Shaw University at Raleigh
on May 18th to 9Th for $500. Good TO
return until May 10th.
MI. w. R. Simmons, of Seven
Springs, was in the city Friday max
ing purchases from our wholesale
merchants. Mr.. Simmons is a large
merchant at that place.
The new horse which the Eclipse
Fire Co., has Just bought is admired
bv all. It is ahandsome animal and
was bought by Mr.. Moxie Cohn in
Greensboro. This company is now
in good shape for the tournament.
The single and lumber mill Of
Mr.. a. /. Grifhn on Neuse river,
which is one of the most prosperous
of cur Industrial enterprises, will
be closed down for a few days while
some new machinery is being put in.
Quite o large party will go tic
Charleston next week. From all
sides good reports come from the
Exposition. We hope Jul South
Carolina brethren will come out
ahead with their great undertaking.
The marriage of MI. Chas. Pate tC
Miss Lille SiIis, occurred Sunday
morning at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Stills,
in the Northern part. of the city.
Rev. A. B. Crumpler, officiating
The nan friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. F. Taylor are deeply solicitous
with them over the critical illness O.
their little daughter Eunice Mai
who is a universal favorite. We al
wish for her a safe and speedy re
covery.
Mr.. G.. F. Herring, the Chair
man of the Board of County Com
missioners, has made a contract will
the city to have the sidewalk il
front of the court house paved will
brick. The sidewalk will be graded
to conform to the level of the wall
from the John stseet corner. A bricl
wall will be erected on the edge o
the court house lawn and stone step
willput down in three places.
A directory of Goldsboro has jus
been issued by the Interstate Direc
tory Co., of Charlotte. It is neat il
<nappearance and contains Information
hat could not be obtained through
any other source. 1t will prove in
valuable to business men generally
AS was to be expected there are som
few mistakes, which must occu
with anything of the kind, but Oh
the whole it is tolerably fair correc
and will give ~satifaciion.