Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-01-15
PURELY LOCAL..
mEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Kicked Up BY the Ubiquitous
Reporter and ChrOnic1ed
For the Information
of Argus Readers.

Have you paid your taxes?
Pay your taxes now, before costs
are added.
Mr.. Lionel We'll has returned from
ashusiness trip to New York.
Mr.. Dempsey Wood, of Falling
geek, was on a business visit to U
Ely last Thursday.
Nj. W. L. Kennedy, of Falling
&peek, was on a business trip to our
a&y Tuesday.
Mr.. r. E.. Lewis has gone to Ra-
leigh to take charge of the Yarbor-
e@gh House billiard oOm.
Miss Martha DuBose Woods, Of
Darlington, S. c., is visiting Mrs.
MSb'J Gairston, on George street.
The ARGUS heartily commends to
IL favorable consideration of our
representatives in the General AS
s%nbly the suggestions by our cor
respondent "B" in this issue. He is
entirely correct.
Cur good friend MI. Joe p. Smith,
ct Pikeville, sent to us to-day a nov
city in the shape of a sweet potato,
That for minuteness of size and spiral
a3oWth is a curiosity indeed.
The dome is being placed on the
nnw City Hiatt ond it looks as If now
Hthe time to put in the town clock.
Thero is a Place prepared for the
p&NF9IE ann Gnt6SDOFn needs If
Mr.. W. K. Parker sustained a very
painful injury recently from which
he has suffered considerably. He
f&l through the cotton platform on
tile Southern yards and bruised his
shoulder and injured his leg.
The Minstrel performance by home
taient for the benefit Of the X. Of P.
building lend has been postponed
from Friday night, the 10th to Fri
day might the 23rd, on account of the
Illness Of two OF the principal char
aefero lii tne performance.
Mr.. II. 3. Parker, Jr., n Of
Wayne county's representatives IL
the Legislature, has been heard from
He mas introduced a bill for the re
~strictiqn Of child labor in factories
which Will accomplish much good i
it should become a law.
The Goldsboro Woman's Club il
keeping pace with the progress tina
is characteristic ct and the promise
that smiles upon the New Year, anC
is preparing to throw open at al
early day the Goldsboro Woman!
Club Library to the public of ou1
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Street received
telegram last Friday from Kinston
stating that their little grandson
James street, died at p. M. lie |
the xout..eot son OF nlr. and Mrs. J
A. Street. MIR. j. j. street and sol
TesIieIeft neXtmorning to attend tn
funeral.
Mrs. Mary E. Moore, of Union, S
G. a sister of DIR. j.. f. Miller, VIII
has been visiting him for som
weeks. left last Thursday, returnin!
home: and Miss Matte Miller, hi
cousin. of Rutherfordton, n. c., VIII
also has been visiting him, left t
visit relatives in Norfolk.
The firm of Murphy & Co., brok
ers, who have been doing bushes
in this city for some months wit
Mr., J. G.. Sizer as manager, hav
meroed into the new firm name c
A. B. Baxter & Co., and will cor
time the business with the sam
management and at the same loca
ton.
n will be a source of great pleas
rre to the many friends of DIR. an
Mrs. }. M. Parker, tolearn tina the
herye decided to remaln III Gods
hoa.o, DIR. Parker will move in hi
new quarters at an early date t
nractice his profession. DR.: w; =
II Cobb & Son have purchased al
eface, and our clever clerk Of the 81
perior Court, M E Nv. !. =: of Ia9ne
streef, These sales, aggregating So,
4 SPOT cash. were made Ithrougl
Mr.. Ed. +. Edmundson.