Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-03-05

The many friends in this city OF
both Ex-Sheriff Scott and Mr.. J. P.
Smith, of Pikeville, will regret to
learn that they are confined to their
homes. MI. Smith has been ill for
some time, while Sheriff Scott has
only been down for a few days. AL
hope for them a speedy recovery.
The much mooted fence question
in Great Swamp and Buck Swamp
townships, of this county, was last
Monday settled before the legislative
committee on Propositions and
Grievances, by the committee re-
porting unanimously in favor of the
fence boundaries remaining Just as at
present.
Mr.. James Forehand, who lives
out beyond PatetOWn, had the mis-
house by fire. He had about one
hundred pieces of meat in the smoke
house and but four pieces could be
found in the ruins. Tt is thought
that the house was robbed and then
burned.
Mr.. J. D. Brown, son of our towns
man, Mr.. a. J. Brown, has been ap-
pointed pharmacist in the State Hos
pital in Raleigh. This piece of news
will be received with qualification by
the many friends of the young man,
who r confident that he will fill
the position with credit.
Mr. Dan. w. Richardson, hereto
fore Of the GoIdsboro Lumber Co.. of
Dover, passed thrOughthe city Satur-
day on his way to Crawley, La,
where he hasaccepted a position with
a big lumber mill. sDan" is very eff
fcient as a business man and ac-
c%ountant and universally popular,
and will be sadly missed by his host
of friends in this section, whose very
best wishes go with him to his new
field.
Since the location of the new city
hall and market, property on John
has advanced rapidly in values
A new brick store will soon be erect
ed by Messrs. Woodland & Malpass
on the lot next to the new brick
store recently built by Maria Thorn
pson, and which is occupied by the
Sewing Machine Company.
By the way the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company has one of the hand
soonest offices in the city.
While the Goldsboro Buggy CO. is
not making any special demonstra-
tons it is pursuing the even tenor of
its way and is constantly at work
with a full force of hands and with a
good lot Of orders ahead. The bust
ness Of the institution is characteris-
tic of its able secretary and treasurer
Mr.. A. U. Kornegay, whose conser-
vatIve methods and energetic discip-
line has caused the institution to at
tain an enviable reputation for hon
est dealing and courteous treatment
patrons.
The Wilmington Messenger of this
date says: "AIr. George S. Pritchard
ofGOldsboro, representative oftheIm
perial Tobacco Co., of London, Eng,
has been in Wilmington a couple of
Hecame here to make a prop
to the Wilmington Tobacco
Warehouse Company to lease the
stenmery and prize house which the
company viii erect in connection
It's Gig warehouse. The board
directors of the company have his
proposition under ad visen4ent.
The death Of Capt. VIII Crimson,
an engineer on the Atlantic g North
Railroad, occurred sudden
~ at his home in NeWbern Monday
eve at 8 O'Clock. He was well known
this city, where he had j,
who will sincerely regret to I.
learn of his death. circumstance
connected with this death is very
peculiar. Monday afternoon Capt.
Crimson was to come out on the af-
train, but he asked to be eX-5
cused and he died that night just
about the time his train should have
arrived here |
The bank of Duplin located at
Wallace has been duly incorporated
by the Legislature and will be ready
to begin business by April 1st. The
capital stock is placed at $40, 900 and
one-half of this amount has been paid
in. The brick walls of the building
have been erected and carpenters
have gone to work to complete the
building. Everything will be in
readiness by the beginning of the
strawberry season and the bank be-
sides paying a good dividend to its
stockholders will be a great conven-
fence to the merchants and berry
shippers of that section, who receive
their money in checks from the
North. Mr.. A. L.. MCGOWAN, a pop
ular young business man of Wallace,
has been elected cashier of the bank.
possesses the entire confidence of
the business public of that conn.,