Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-09-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY,
Picked Up By the Ubiquitous
Reporter and ChrOnicled
For the Information
of Argus Readers.

CT Argus Readers.
Cotton picking is coming in order
very rapidly.
The city officers have moved into
the new city hall.
bfr. Jno. B. Exum, Of Fremont.
was in the city to-day.
Senator D. J. Aaron, a member of
the last General Assembly of North
Carolina, was in the city to-day.
Miss May Carter, a popular miIIi-
ner of our city, has gone North to
make purchases Of seasonable goods.
The Goldsboro Undertaking Com
pany have added the furnishing of
ecu flowers to their business, and can
I'LL orders in any design on short no.
tice.
A force of city hands have COM
menced on the sidewalk along the
court house square, and viii! not stop
till the job has been completed. 1t
is we'll.
The many friends of Register of
Deeds w. G. Britt, will regret to
learn that he is confined to his home
by illness. He is reported improv-
ing to-day.
Our young friend and countyman
MIR. Ernest BrOgden, son of Mr.. M.
E. Brogden, who has just completed
a business course, including steno.
graphy and typewriting, at Pough-
6eepsie, n. Y, is at home again.
The friends OF Mr.. f. K. Broad
hurst, who has been confined in a
hospital in Greenboro for the past
four weeks with typhoid fever, will
be gratitied to know that his re-
covery is thought to be an assured
fact.
Dan Teachey was arraigned yes
terday afternoon in Kenansville for
the killing of Bob Rivenbark near
Wallace last May. A special venir,
of 200 men was ordered from which
to select the jury and the trial will
start tomorrow.
The ladies of tn e First Baptist
ShOAOA L AAO1o I'LL OpCu dlI OCldOl0
on the lawn of the parsonage Friday
evening OF this week to which the
public are cordially invited. Re-
freshments will be served at moder-
ate charge and proceeds will be de-
voted to church purposes.
"Uncle Jimmie Scott' gives notice
that Grape Vine Park is now ready
for the onslaught of the public. and
is heavy-ladened with lucious ripe
scuppernOngs. Individual admission
10 cents, and two for 25 cents. Par
ties desiring special orders can
'phone "Uncle Jimmie.o
Our good friend and venerable
townsman Capt. Dan'l Reid, the eff |
f1cient steward Of the State Hospital, !
celebrated his 88th birthday on
Thursday, He Is in fine spirits and
his health is good, the ARGUS is
glad to chronicle, and we wish him
many happy returns of his birthday.
There were passingly fair breaks
of tobacco on the floors of our three
warehouses to-day; but there was no
improvement in the quality of the
weed offered or in the price paid.
Just when if ever-it is going to
get any better tor tobacco we cannot
say, but king cotton is holding it's
own.
The FIRST bale of new crop cotton
on this market came in Saturday. It
was from the farm of Mr.. Ofhe SUIT
ton-across the line, in Sampson
county, and sold for liz cents, being
rather green. Itweighed $40 pounds,
and was bought by Mr.. F. K. Bor-
den for the Borden Cotton Mill, the
price paid being $78.72. Cotton still
is king.
The Wilmington Messenger of to-
day says: MI. w. B. Person, of
GoldsbOro. spent yesterday in the
city, on his way to Lumberton,
where he will represent Messrs.
Alexander Sprunt & Son during the
cotton season. Mr.. Person has been
the live representative of this great
Arm for mere than ten years and his