Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-12-03
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The price of cotton is still trending
toward II cents.
Look for the beautiful doll this
week in I. Meyers window. You
can take a guess at its name for 10
cents, and the proceeds are for a
worthy charity.
The death of Father Quigley,
who was the Catholic priest on this
mission during the first of the war,
and is lovingly remembered here, oc-
Cured Friday in Charleston, :. G.
Mr. Robert Hairston, the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company's popular
buyer on this market, has returned
TO the city from a successful Thanks
giving hunting trip to his old home
in Virginia.
DR.. H. 0. Hyatt will be in Colds
bOro, at the Hotel Kennon, Decem-
Der 7, 8 and 9, Monday, tuesday and
Wednesday, for the purpose OF treat
ing diseases of the eye, ear, NOSE and
throat and fitting glasses.
The death of Mr.. L. J. Moore, a
prominent lawyer of NeWbern, at
one time Republican Solicitor of
this district-in Reconstruction time,
but lat+erly a Democrat, occurred in
that city On the afternoon of Now 6.
The usual quota of Thanksgiving
fatalities from .oci1onto1 chootinr
while out hunting, or getting ready
to g. uniting, now confront the read
ing puu.v We are glad and CRATE
fdl t. have none to record relative to
Goldshoro.
DR.. w. II. Wakefield, Of Charlotte,
N. G, will be III Goldsboro, at Hotel
KennOn, Thursday December 3rd,
and at Mt. Olive on Friday, Deem
Der 18th, for one day only. His prac-
tice is limited to eye, ear, nose and
throat.
Major Chas. M. Steadman, of
Greensboro, who it is understood
will be in the race for guhernatoriaI
honors next year, was a guest at the
Hotel KennonM Monday night. He has
many warm friends in this city and
section.
A number of cases were dispo-ed
of in court Monday afternoon, and
Tuesday a. m. at 10 o'clock court adj
.iourned until 8 o'clock thatafternoon
because the grand jury had failed to
provide a sufficient number of true
bills.
The school at Salem church will
hold a festival and entertainment
Friday night Of this week, Dec. 4,
for the benefit of the school library,
and all the district and neighborhood
are invited to participate. A pleas
ant social evening is assured.
Rev. w. III. l.. McLaurin, the
newly called pastor of the Holiness
Tabernacle of this city will arrive
tomorrow and will begin his pas
torate of the church next Sunday.
Mr.. McLaurin is a fine preacher and
will be cordially welcomed to Colds
boro. The public are invited to hear
him.
Indeed, Nov. 26th was North Car
olina Day in Richmond. Not only
did we clean up Virginia on foot
ball. but we beat 'em Sat the other
end of the line"-that is to say, in
the intercollegiate debate that night
in Richmond, Wake Forest carried
off the medal from Richmond Col
lege.
Mr.. +. r. Terrell, the gentleman
who secured the franchise from the
board of aldermen for the Bell Tele-
phone to enter this city, was here on
Monday on his way to Kinston to ap-
DIV for a franchise from the town
council Of that town for his company
to establish a long distance and local
service. He is making this effort in
ras,,onse to the numerous demands
which his company has had from
their many patrons in this city for a
connection with Kinston. The long
distance service of the Bell company
il nd doubt the best in the country
and the addition of Kinston to the
list. Of towns within reach of the ex-