Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-11-12

New Bern last Friday evening and !
spoke there that night in the of
prohibition, and returned home next
morning. The Journal of that city,
this morning says of his speech:
"HOn. w. S. O'Brien Robinson de-
livered an address before the anti
saloon league last night which was
highly enjoyed by a number of peo-
pie. The speakers peculiar style
fascinated and amused the audience.
His arguments, though seasoned
with native Irish wit were strong
and incontrovertible'
Every day the ARGUS comes up
against unquestionabIe evidence that
we've got the best town IN the State.
A very short while ago we chron-
icled the promotion of Mr.. D. e.
Sellars, who has for several years so
acceptably filled the position of
freight agent for the Southern Rail-
| way here, to be agent at Raleigh.
Well, Mr.. Sellars has 'come back"
and his many friends here are de-
lighted. He 'tjust couldn't stay
! away" And we wouldn't be sur
prised to sec "Jim Bowen' come
back any day.
The city has gotten out of the trou-
BILE On Walnut street very nicely and
has left everybody very well salts
fed. It must be admitted that the
work which has been done to the
! street in front of the court house,
| while it has cost very heavily, has
greatly improved the appearance of
! the locality. The recent work done
| by Mr.. Toler to tha sidewalk has
| helped CLOCKS of IL ags very much.
| The county commissioners could nov
put in some nice work on the lawn
in front of the court house. The old
broom straw sedge should be dug up
and grass seed planted AS it is now
the lawn around the court house
looks like an old field on the side of
a hill that has been 'turned out"
A negro who halls from Duplin
county and gave his name as James
Mason made himself obnoxious
around the ticket Office and waiting
rooms last Friday and was ordered to
leave by Mr.. J. L. Royal, the ticket
agent. The negro refused to leave
and became insulting to Mr.. Royal,
who called in Officer Rufus Smith.
The negro was still insolent and tried
to draw a 38-calibre pistol. The Off
Ger used his club quite freely and the
negro attempted to run, but was pre-
vented from SO doing by some gentle
men passing the door. He was
thrown down and his pistol taken
away from him. The officer then
handcufed the negro and took him
to the lookup. At the trial Saturday
morning the negro could not give
bond and was sent to Jail to await
Superior court.
The public dress parade and drill,
and afterwards the ssSmoker' given
Friday nightbyGoldsboro's two mill
tary companies complimentary to
: Lit. J. w. Gulick, was in every way
a most delightful affair, and will
long be pleasantly remembered by
all who participated. Captains Hood
!. and Cohen of the two companies did
the honors gracefully and cordially,
and the entire military were only
too glad to show their esteem for
one of their old members and towns
man, 1t. Quick, who was deeply ap-
preciative'of the high regard shown
him on the occasion. Al guests of
the occasion there were also present
in fatigue uniform Col. T. III. Balm,
Inspector-General of the State; Col.
Jos. e Robinson, of the Governors
staff, and Maj. w. FL. Smith, Of the
Quartermaster- Generals staff.
Goldsboro people who have trav-
eled and visitors to the city must
certainly be impressed with the
handsome appearance of the building
in which the X. of P. Fair is to be
held. The decorations furnish a veri-
table feast for the eye, and an up-to-
date and refreshing one at that. The
inside of the building is artistically
modelled and very handsome. The
dressings are superb and give an
idea of what can be accomplished in
art in that direction. Perhaps it is
not generally known that the decora-
tions are the work of a Goldsboro
boy, Mr.. H. w. Davis, who holds a
position with Sherwood Higgs in
Raleigh as professional decorator,
and is a brother of Mr.. Ed. M. Davis,
of the Fonvielle Grocery Company.
He was reared at the Odd Fellows
Orphan Home here, and educated
under its auspices and fitted for life's
work. This is but another instance
of what the Home is doing for Or
phaned children. God bless the
noble Institution.
Al TIL