Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-08-18
81 TOLD YOU So
What the Prohibition Election
Has Done Towards killing
the Town.

Greensboro Record.
Having paid tax in Greensboro
since 1860, and living in a distant
town, / thought / would keep ''tab"
on bank failures, closing Of business
houses, ETC., since the election to see
when would be a good time to close
out real estate and make investment
in a "wet" town. Nothing of the
kind have / seen in the Daily Re
cord; but on the other hand / find
since July 18th the following evil
dences OF "prosperity:"
The work ofrebuilding Greensboro
Female College vas begun by forty
hands and forty ore wanted.
G. G. Wright commenced to build
a five story brick and stone building
on North Elm.
G. n. McAdoo a five story brick
and stone building on South Elm.
Prof. j. w. Parker paid 81, 500 for
a five room cottage on Cav street.
j. A. Canady, who sold it, will
build a finer residence on West Lee
street.
Rev. P. L. Groome bought a fine
lot on Pomona avenue and Will
build a handsome residence.
The City National Bank sold its
old building on South Elm for $500
a front foot to the Security Life &
Annuity Company, which will build
a five story building as soon as the
new building for the National bank
is completed.
J. G. Watkins paid $4,000 for the
three story brick building next to
the Banner warehouse, is remodel
ing it for two store rooms-one of
which was rented before work was
begun by j. Ed. Albright. plumber.
J.. r. A. Power, who has just COM
pleted eight tenement houses, has
contracted for five o
G. G. Wright has contracted for a
store building opposite Central Caro-
lima Fair grounds.
j. Simpson Schenck has bought a
lot Of Mr.. Wright on Pomona ave-
nue..
j. Henry Neese is tearing away the
old buildings, corner E. Washington
and S. DaVie and will erect four bus
mess houses of brick.
G. Will Armfield is building a nice
two-story residence on Walker We
nue. near Tate street.
The Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany has boughtcorner ofW. Market
and S. Greene-opposite Record of
fee and wiIlbuild a three-story brick
and granite house for its own use.
The Record says a few years ago this
property was rated at so a front
foot, but it sold for $40.
F. G. Boyles has bought a lot on
w. CASTOR and will build a new res
idence thereon.
The first Baptist church will spend
several hundred dollars identifying
the interior of their handsome place
of worship.
All this in July-Q3 days. after
the fearful doom was predicted.
Aug. 2-The American Cigar Com
pany, whose output is 10000 cigars
wants hands enough hands to make
the output 10000 per day.
The johnson & Watson's shoe tao
tory are also wanting more hands.
T. M. Moore, a successful merchant
of Roanoke Rapids, is building a
81 OoO residence on w. Market.
Paul @. Lindley has paid $1,000
for q lot on Pomona avenue, adjoin-
ing the lot ofPomona school, a s., l25
nnblic school building, which is now
under contract.
A. e.. Holton, a Winston gentle
man, has just bought Bogart's store
on West Market, paying $l25 a front
foot for it.
All this in less than three weeks!
No: don't think it a good time tosell
real estate in Greensboro-but maybe
the people who .'told us sos haven't
gotten over Their defeat sufficiently to
mt the s'screws'' on the fanatics
A.
The record of Goldsboro is even
,etter than this-and we have had
prohibition since the first OF h year
Ed. ARGUS.
Supervisors Meet.
At a meeting of the Board OF SUI
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