Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-08-27

Cards have been received by
frieI.ds in this city announcing the
engagement Of our young toWnsman
Mr.. Cllas. Pearl to Miss Hanna
Gcldstein, of Dunn, n. G.
nr. w. H. Wakefield, of Char
iotte, will be in Goldsboro, at Hotel
Kennon, on Tuesday, Sept. 1st, for
one day only. His practice is linn
ited to eye, ear, nose and throat.
The officers arrested Arthur Nc
Kenzie, co1ored, in this city this
smother negro named Ed. Land at a
--trolic in Rocky Mount on Saturday
might.
All the Supervisors and Road
Overseers of Brogden township, are
requested to meet at Dudly, on
Tuesday, September 1st, a alto o'clock
sharp. Business OF importance will
be brought uD for consideration.
Rev. Hight G. Moore, of Chapel
Hill, is in the city and is 90 the
program of the county Sunday
School Convention for next Saturday
and Sunday at Salem. He is an able
speaker and an accomplished Bible
student. AL Sunday School work
Grs should hear him.
The death of Mrs. L. B. Summer
Tin occurred Monday morning at
her home in New Hope township
and the interment was made Tuesday
morning in the family burying
aground near Daniels Chapel. She
had been married just a little over
one year. The sympathy of the
neighborhood is extended the grief
stricken husband.
Mr.. B. H. Hatch was in the city
Tuesday returning from Selma, from
where he had intended to an ex-
cursion to Wilmington Tuesday, but
was prevented from doing SO on ac-
count of the late arrival of his train
this morning. The excursion was
scheduled to leave Selma at 7 o'clock,
but the train did not arrive in Selma
until 1890.
The good ladies who have in
charge the entertainment for the vic
tOrious fremen at the park on Thurs
day night, wish it understood that
AIGlS Will NC III PuD11C COACc1L dU
the park on that night, as the band
has agreed to donate their services to
the banquet given in honor of the
firemen and the banquet will be ex-
elusive for the fremen.
Instead Of selling from dc, 1000 to
$4,000 pounds of tobacco every day
now, las was done last year this time,
this market is selling from 400 to
500 pounds per day. The farmers
are not going to sell their tobacco at
the present prices and if there is no
Improvement some of them will use
it for fertilizer for their cotton crop
next year.
While the Board of County Com.
missioners are having the sidewalk
in front of the court house put in
proper shape they could also have a
little work done to the court ho,-se
square that would greatly improve
its appearance. At present the lawn
looks very much like an old field.
The weeds are waist deep and are
still growing.
Mr.. John Stanley, yard conduc'
LOT Vi Jig AUlAAL1O ohO
lima Railroad in this city, had hi
hand severely mashed while coup
ling cars tlate Monday afternoon
His hand was caught between tn
couplings and would have beer
mashed off but for the fact that on
of the couplings had a piece brok
out of it. His hand is badly lacerat
ed but it is not thought now that a.
amputation will be necessary.
IT is supposed that the city official
will move into the new city hall tn
irst of September. The sidewalk i
front of the building a. well as tn
walk ways on both sides, should b
laid with granolithic pavement b
fore that time. Mr.. Markley, tn
clever gentleman who does that kin
Of work, has left enough crushe
rock in Goldsboro to do the job an
there is no reasonable excuse VIII