Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-10-29
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Park Day, next Monday. Let.
make it a Goldsboro holiday.
Mr.. Gavin H. Dortch is in the
city, visiting his parents, Col. and
Mrs. [. F. Dortch.
Mr.. Dave Smith, who lives out on
the Dock Hooks plantation, lost two
bales of cotton and farming utensils
Jby fire last Thursday night.
Don't fail to see the Great Majestic
Range bake biscuits in three minutes
next week at The John Slaughter
company. Don't get left.
MI. and Mrs. hurry Borden ar
rived home from their bridal tim
monday highland are stopping with
dhe brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Lee.
MI. Thad. Howell, of Pikeville.
was in the city to-day and claims
the championship for raising the
largest ear OF old field corn. which
was 13 inches long.
DR.. and Mrs. w. E. Powell have
the sympathy of their many friends
in the death of their baby, which
occurred at their home in this CITY
at an early hour last Friday.
Some thieves are meaner than
Others. The thief who visited the
stable of the Odd Fellows Orphan
age, near this city Sunday night and
stole the driving harness was a very
mean thief.
The finEing of the fire alarm and
the back olloke see to the east of
the city last Friday was caused bv
the burning of a barn on the farm of
MIR. Joseph Edwards. Mr.. Thomas
NewsOme, who lives at the place.
had a quantity of farm products to
the value of several hundred dollars
destroyed.
The date for the Pythian Carnival
has been finally settled for the 10th
of November. The Pythians are
making great preparations for the
event, from which they hope to real
lZe quite a handsome sum to which
the people of this entire section will
contribute of their patronage very
c~heerfully. ,
The people of Kinston voted to
establish a Dispensary, in lieu of the
eleven open saloons now running in
that place, by a majority of 81, on
Tuesday. Kinston is one of the most
thriving and up to-date towns in
eastern Carolina, and in voting out
the saloons proves her intention to
I0nrD 10Th n n0., ~ DID,
towns of the State that have set the
pace in abolishing the open saloon.
The marriage of Mr.. R. A. Poplin
to Miss Julia Rice occurred Oct. 21st.
at the home of the brides par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Rice on Elm
street, Elder j. w. Gardner, of the
Primitive Baptist church, officiating.
The groom is a brother of the man
ager of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company in this city and he as well
as the popular young bride have a
number of friends who will extend
their congratulations.
The Wayne County Medical So
Ciety was reOrganized in this city
Monday by DR.. Albert Anderson,
of Wilson, State Councillor, and the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: DR.. NJ. E. Rob
inson, President; DR.. Wins. Spicer,
Vice-President; DR.. w. II. Cobb,
Jr., Secretary; DR.. 7. l.. CHM,
Treasurer. Drs. w. H. H. Cobb, j.
B. Kennedy and w. T. burlington,
were elected a Board Of Censors. DIR.
J.. F. Miller a elected State Dele
gate.
Mr.. ] Il. Short, one of the leadil g
merchants of Fremont, was in tfle
city Friday to look after some tobae-
co which a customer of his was SELL
ing on this market. Mr.. Short was
entirely satisfied Y it'll the prices at
which the tobacco sold and says that
the weed is selling as high here as it
is anywhere, and said, further, that
most of the tobacco now offered for
sale was of an inferior grade to that
which was put on the market last
year at this time. !