Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-10-29

Light H6Fs 81 W. 0dfUQ0T pre-
formed the ceremony in the presence
of a number of the friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties.
MI. Geo. A. Letford, of the firm
of III. E. Bucklen & Co., whose pro-
prietary medicines r not only we'll
known but a household necessity
throughout this section, is in the
city interviewing the druggists in
the interest of his firm. He is re-
membered pleasantly by a good
many people of Goldsboro as being a
~clairvoyant and has furnished
much amusement to several private
audiences on the occasion of his
former visits.
The ringing of fire alarm lastThurs-
day afternoon about 5 O'Clock was
; caused by a fire which was discov-
cred in a wardrobe UP stairs in the
residence of Mr.. T. G. Bryan onVir-
ginia street. When the door was
opened the flames destroyed all the
clothing in the wardrobe in a flash.
Some pop ORR was found on the
floor and it is supposed hat rats car
ried the corn and matches into the
room. Mr.. Bryan's loss is covered
by insurance. The fire department
responded promptly.
For three successive SATURDAYS the
winds have howled and the rains
have rushed down upon this neck of
the woods in great abundance. This
item is not made in a spirit of COM
planning, for who knows what
changes for the worse might have
l 70 bon nIooo - %h0 uro,@Ior IoJ L-o-
different, but it is made for the pur-
coincidence, which is delicate food
for passing thought in the mind of
the average reader, especially on a
day like this when there is very lit
tie Of human interest Transporting to
present for perusal.
The store and stock Of goods of J.
T. O'Berry & Son Wer~ destroyed at
Dudley Oct. 22-t, by a fire which is
supposed to be i~ncenLlarv. The
young MAJ Mr.. Walter Grady, who
cierked in ne store WAS i'll this city
aud there was no n in the store at
the time of the fire. This is the sec
ond fire which Dudley has had of
late. 1t has only been a short while
since the store and stock of goods of
j. M. b. Fields was destroyed by a
fire which is supposed to have origi-
mated in a like manner. Messrs.
O'Berry &Son carried 1000 insur-
ance OF their stock. .
Mr.. Tom ZONES, father OF Mr. j..
+ Jones, CT t-4t F.rin Rs Ware
house /" It's u.t.-, list h. <ntire to-
bacca crop. agsfeg2:itg $4,000 )
pounds. by fire OctQR'er = togett err
with farm implements arc .0ols. Mr.:
Jones ven. to liA.ei.l Yesterday
morning to attend tho T. ir and HIS
not returned home yet. There WIS
not any of the family on tie prem
lses at the time and the origin of The
fire is hard to divine. Mr.. Jones
ives not far from Boston. His crop
of tobacco and the tools were in an
old pack house in the yard. He car
ried some Insurance, but not enough
to begin to his loss. He also
lost some fodder, which caught from
the burning building.
Mrs. Thomas Edmundson had
O'possum for dinner last Thursday.
There is nothing strange or unusual
about having o'possum for dinner
In this land of perslmmon trees,
where the animals get as fat as pigs
in a pen, but there is something un-
usual about the manner in which the
came to serve the family for
dinner. A few days ago Mr.. Ed
who looks after the log
ging interest of the Enterprise Lum-.,
company in Johnston county, =
shipped a car load of wood to his
home here. The wood was unloaded 1
from the car and hauled to the home 1
of Mr.. EdmundsOn, where the wood !
cutter discovered the animal taking :
things easy in a hollow log. The Z
animal had remained in the tree
after 1t was cut down and while it /,
was in transportation and only came
from its hiding place when the axe
to fall too near its head.
A great deal of interest is mani ;
tested IN the Stock Company now :
organized by Humphrey-Gib-
son Co., for the purpose of manufac-
Concrete Building Blocks'', {
or artificial stone. The stock is being i.
taken by wide-awake and progress
business men, and the promoters I
have every reason to be satisfied with
the proposed enterprise, as an imme- /,
date sale for this product is an as +
sured fact. In point of durability, +,
beauty and also economy, the ma
terial certainly cannot be surpassed,
and will no doubt become a strong
competitor of both brick and lumber. +
1t is now being used extensively in !,
the construction of buildings in :
Washington, d. c.; Chicago; Mil
waukee; Pittsfield, Mass; Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; Lynchburg, Va; and {
quite a number OF the larger CIV rs :
and cities, while it is also being man :
ufactured and used in Wilmington.
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