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

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The voting contest over the most
popular young lady is going on
quietly and increasing in interest.
The diamond brooch to be given the
young lady receiving the largest
number of votes was donated by Mr..
r. A. Watts, in whose show cases
the ornament is to be seen.
One of Wayne county's oldest-if
not her oldest citizen, MI. John
Sykes, of Pikeville township, a Mex
lean war veteran and p%ensioner, is
critically ill. MI. Hugh Humphrey,
u. S. Commissioner, went out to see
him last week, to verify his pension
warrant, and reports that he fears
the end is cal
The work of tearing down the
brick building on Walnut street, SO
long occupied by the city, as Mayors
Court ono offices, is nov under full
and on the site will be
erected four c~OmmOdious modern
houses. This does not look
if property holders consider that
prohibition, after the first of Janu-
airy. is going to ruin GOldsbOrO as a
great commercial centre.
Alfred Daniel, convicted Of the
murder of Mr.. f. G. Simmons, father
of Senator Simmons, was brought
here Tuesday by the Sheriff of Jones
county and placed in Jail for safe
keeping. Since the completion of
Way"e county's new Jail a number
of criminals from other counties have
been brought here for safe keeping.
Wayne county now has not only one
of the stI ongest and most secure, but
one of h elargest jails in the State.
There were fish galore received in
this city Saturday from the y S.
Fish Department. The Country Club
pond got a quantity of Black Bass,
and Mr. Geo. 4. Norwood, Jr., and
Col. Jos. e. Robinson received some
five hundred Rainbow Trout for their
pond, out at Tara Farm, also some
Black Bass. The Country Club re-
ceived a large quantity of Black
Bass early last spring, and these are
now large enough to fish, and furnish
fine sport for it's members. Noun
tain trout for this section is an ex-
pertinent and will be watched with
interest by local. sportsmen of the
fishing variety.
Governor Aycock has accepted the
invitation to open the knights of
Pythias Fair in this city on next
Monday night. The opening cere-
monies will take place in the build
ing on West Center street in which
it is to be held. Grand Chancellor
Lisles, of Charlotte, will also be pres
ent and will, tOo,make an address at
the opening ceremonies. Carpenters
are at. work now erecting the booths
in the building and Mr.. Davis, the
decorator in the establishment of
Sherwood Higgs & Co., of Raleigh,
is putting up the decorations, which
will be the most elaborate of any,
thing of the kind heretofore attempt
ed in this State.
Last week was a record breaker in
the receipts of tobacco at the several
warehouses in this city. Something
over a quarter of a million pounds
was sold on this market at prices far
in advance of any that have been
paid this season. The farmers who
have been holding their better
grades of tobacco can now sell at
something near the worth of it and
while the price is not what it was
last year, when tobacco sold for
really more than it was worth, yet
it is the opinion Of leaf tobacco deal
ers generally that the higher grades
will sell for more than it is selling
now before the close of the season.
With cotton selling at 10& cents and
tobacco bringing a good price the
farmer has no cause for complaint,
and when the farmer Is prosperous
the merchant and manufacturer is
also prosperous.
Mr. Richard Best, who works on
the plantation of Mr.. A. T.UzzeIl in
the lower part of the county, was
brought to this city last week and
placed in the Gold-boro Hospital.
was feeding a cotton gin Thurs
day afternoon when he, got his right
arm caught in the gin. His hand
and arm were terribly lacerated by
the gin saws. When he reached the
city he was first carried to the office
OF the Drs. cobb, where about three
hundred stitches were taken in his
hand and arm. The doctors are do
ing all in their power to save the
arm and may be able to do so. After
the. wounds had been dressed Mr..
Best was taken to the Goldsboro
Hospital, where he will have to re-
main for several days.