Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-08-13

The Circulating Library of the
Goldsboro Woman's Club, which has
proven of great benefit and convent
ence to the public generally, loaned
out 261 books during the month of
July. Of this number % were new
borrowers, which shows that the Ii
brary is increasing in patrons and
usefulness.
There has been no effort to have
granolithic pavement put down in
front of the new city hall, which is
a necessity as we'll as adding right
much to the improvement of the APP
pearance of the property. It is I'M
derstood that Mr.. Marley, who has
been doing this kind Of work, will
soon finish up and leave tewn and
the work should be done now.
It is indeed a very great pleasure
and deep satisfaction to the ARGUS
to chronicle the assured fact that
Greensboro Female College, that has
done SO much for the education Of
North Carolina wo%nanhoo'i, MI
continue its good work. Tt" colic&e
will open on september s., viii
brighter au- piCes-In financial back
ing and in observation-disclosures ever he
fore in its long and illustriouo "a
e
DIR. Paul Hutton, Of the U. S..
Army, who has been doing service
lin the West since his return from the
Philippines, has been ordered t. Pc
kin, China, and will leave for his far
away post the latter part Of this
month. During his absence, which
will probably be for several years,
MS wife and family will make their
home in this city, where their many
friends will be glad to welcome
them.
The marriage of MI. Franc Louie
Ives, an insurance solicitor, TO Miss
Emma Rachel Perkins, occurred
! August 6, at S O'Clock, at the home
Of the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs.
70. 6. Perkins, IN this city, Rev.
Barna Perkins officiating. The hap
| by couple left that night on the $40
| train over the A. c.. L., to visit rel
atives in Wilson. The abiding good
wishes of many friends in this city
| will follow them always.
Mr.. .. M. B. Fields, who conducts
a general merchandise store in the
town of Dudly, went off or IN eX-
| cursion to Norfolk last Thursday
and on Thursday night his store and
| contents were entirely destroyed by
fire. He had not a cent of insurance
and the whole thing will be a total
loss. It is thought with good rea-
son that the fire was Of an i~ncendiary
| clue has been discovered that would
warrant an arrest.
The County convict force finished
work last week on the old Hill road,
leading out from Creech's store and
across Stony creek. In the survey
the road was widened and portions
of the front yards of some of the res
licences along same were taken in,
but the appearance of the road was
so greatly improved that there is
| but little dissatisfaction on that &C
count. In this, as in other things,
it is impossible to please everyone.
The work of improving the roads
moves steadily on and not only adds
to their appearance, but is a blessing
to the dumb animals which have to
pull heavy loads over them, Let the
good work continue.
There are breaks of tobacco every
day on this market at the present
time, but the amounts brought in
from country carts are nothing tC
compare with what they were lasi
year this time, when the floors of al
! the warehouses were crowded every
day and the buyers had not sufficient
room to store the golden leaf. Or
account of the low prices which are
! prevailing everywhere the farmers
are holding their tobacco in theil
barnes. Tobacco is not selling fol
half what it did last year this time
, Goldsboro is paying as much as any
! market in the State, but nowhere i
it selling for what it is worth.
It now seems that the condition o
the sidewalk in front Of the cour
! house is to remain as it is. The cit,
>. has gone ahead and cut half of i
AWAY to a depth of three feet or NOR,
: and left it without fnishing up tn,
: Job. The county commissioners re
: fuse to have anything to do with TIL
+ matter at all and the ugly appear
ance is to remain for some time t
come. The expenditure of a fe>
dollars would put the walk in frs
: class condition, but neither the cit,
: nor the county will spend that muc
: and the mater stands open to shoN
:, the utter disregard of both boards fo
j the appearance of ruHlie propert
: and the convenience of the publ
> generally. The money in both treas
: uries belongs to the public and not I
e any set of individuals and should b
: S-aoadal Eac tho haxaoGf Of tho MI