Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-08-13
PURELY LOCAL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND THE CITY.
Picked Up By the Ubiquitous
Reporter and ChrOnicled
For the Information
of Argus Readers.

Telephone subscribers will please
add to the Interstate phone list the
following: No. 255 J. E. Peterson
& Sons store; No. 81 DIR. w. H.
Cobb Jr., residence.
DIR. w. III. Wakefield, of Char
1otte, will be in Goldsboro, at Hotel
Kennon, on Tuesday, Sept. LIST, for
one day only. His practice is i'm
ited to eye, ear, nose and throat.
MI. L. D. Summerlin brought to
this office a fine specimen of canta.
4oupe of the Rocky Ford variety
this morning. He raises some of the
finest that are to be found on this
market.
DR.. B. F. Arlington has returned
from a professional visit as specialist
to Asheville and to attend the meet
ing of the National Dental Associa-
ton. His Office here will be open
until further notice.
The two story house formerly oc-
Gupied by Mr.. T. r. Robinson. Will
be removed to make room for Mrs.
Mary G. Kirby's new residence, on
William street, adjoining the resi-
dence of DR.. M. q. Robinson.
Mr.. Swift G.. Pate, formerly of
: the force OF clerks in the postofce in
this city, is now with the Banner
Warehouse in this city, is adding
new patrons to that well established
and popular tobacco warehouse.
Miss Maggie Warrick, of the force
of clerks in the store of Parker &
Falkener, who has been confined to
her home by illness for some days.
has again resumed the duties Of her
position.
The many friends of Mr.. F. E.
Tudor will be pleased to know that
he has accepted a position with Mr..
A. A. Joseph, Merchant Tailor and
Mems Outftter. He is a very popu-
lar young man and we bespeak for
him a gdod following.
The failure of MessBs. Sharpe &
Bryan, a big stock brokerage firm in
New York, of which Mr.. Chas.
Bryan, of Newbern is the junior
member, occurred Thursday, and be-
cause OF Mr.. Bryan being Well-knoWn
here will be of local interest.
The Bank of Warsaw opened it's
doors for business last week. This
institution is associated with the At
lantic National bank of Wilmington,
and Mr.. John S. Armstrong is it's
president. Mr.. H. f. Peirce, a splen-
did young business man of Warsaw,
is cashier.'
Zone year agoTuesday n hundred
thousand pounds of tobacco were
sold on the floors of the three ware
house of this city. Tuesday hardly
threethousand pounds were sold. This
tells the tale briefly but fo~rcefully OF
the low prices fixed by the great to-
bacco trust and how the farmers are
meeting it,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Thompson
have the sympathy of their MANY
friends in the death of their infant
son which occurred at the residence
of the grand parents nthis caty. The
remains, accompanied by the parents
and other members of the family
were taken toDover "Wednesday after
noon for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerre Harms, of THU
city, have the sympathy Of thei
many friends in the death of their Il
months Old son Albert, which oc
cured at their home Tuesday after
noon at 6 o'clock. The funeral va
held from the home Wednesday a
& O'Clock and the interment made il
Willow Dale Cemetery.
Hatch Brothers, the popular ex
rursion managers, will run an eS
clIrsion from this city to Whining
ton and Ocean View Beach, Friday
August 28th. The fare for the roun'
trip is only $L They have also al
ranged with Capt. Harper for a &c
mile trip on the, steamer Whining
ton for Is cents. The trip will b
made after the return from thebeac
at 5 o'e1ocks