Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-06-09

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If there is any one thing that
Goldsboro does need, it is to have
the business streets sprinkled.
Messrs. II. Weil& Bros, who have
recently purchased the Quick prop
erty, adjoining the new Government
building, are having the old house
moved TO the northern part Of Will
liam street, for rental.
MacKay's popular pharmacy is
sending out quite a unique and ar
tistic advertising souvenir in the
shape of a miniature soda fountain
glass. silver mounted, that is treas
ured by all who receive enc.
MI. Boaz Sasser had his wrist
very badly cut Saturday morning
while at his work, by a sharp hatch
ct falling on it from about six or
eight feet above his head, which
will in~capacitate him for work for
some time.
Mr.. C. j. Hudson, a former resi-
dent and farmer of Grantham'S town
ship, in this county, but for the past
several years living near Turkey, in
Sampson county, died Friday at
the latter place. He was about 80
years of age.
The eighth annual convention OF
the North Carolina Bankers AssO-
citation will be hold at Battery Park
Hotel, Asheville, n. c., June 18th,
18th and 10th, 1904, under auspices
of the Chamber of Commerce, Board
OfTrade and local Bank rs, of that
city.
Mr.. Wiley Barnes, who resides
near Fremont, and WhO has relatives
and many friends in this city who
will regret to read this announce
ment, is critically i'll in Fremont.
He has Bright's disease of the kid
neys, and his death is expected at
any time.
Mr. Erastus Edwards has a very
prolific japanese plum tree. The
burden of weight of the fruit is so
heavy that a small limb, about a
yard in length, broke off recently,
and Mr.. Edwards says he counted
225 plums on it which aggregated
in weight five pounds.
Mr.. A. r. Morgan, State Agent
of the Manhattan Life Insurance
Co., with headquarters in this city,
has cut off his beard. We melton
this fact that his friends may more
easily recognize him, which would
be quite difficult if this information
was not given. Mr.. Morgan has
worn a beard for many years and it
had reached a prodigious length.
Mr.. Edgar Broadhurst, a Colds
boro boy, Son of Capt. and Mrs. D.
j. BroadhVrst, has resigned as super
intendent Of the Greensboro public
schools for+4he purpose of taking up
the study of law at Chapel Hill. The
Board of Trustees of the above
schools passed appropriate resolu-
tions expressing their regret at the
resignation Of Mr.. Broadhurst and
their appreciation of his splendid
abilities as an educator.
A young negro boy furnished
amusement for a gathering of his
color in the lower end of Little
Washington last night, by doing the
high dive act. He jumped into a
pile of saw dust from an elevation of
about twenty feet. There is no dam
ger of his head being injured from
these feats, rbut he had better be very
careful to- find a soft spot tor his
heels to land on, otherwise there
may be serious consequences.
Mr.. r. M. Phillips, the newly
elected editor of the Raleigh Post,
was in the city Sunday Tor a short
while. Mr.. Phillips has many warm
friends here, and especially among
the typographical fraternity, who are
gratifed at his merited promotion.
"Bob" is a good printer himself, and
knows how to appreciate a good
workman and good workmanship,
and he comes to the editorial chair
of the Post with all. the requisites
for success-and this the ARGUS
cordially Wishes him.
We heard a man say on the street
that in 1901 it rained on the first day
of June and continued, to rain every
day for forty-two days, thus verify
ing the old saying that if it rains the
first day of June it will rain every
day in June. We hope that 1904
will not follow in the footsteps
of 1901, which was the poorest crop
wear, perhaps, that this section has
ever had, which resulted in the yeal
1902 being the hardest time our PEG.
pie generally have ever experienced
since Sherman's bummers took al
they had.
Sunday was a big day with the
Missionary Baptists at Faison, the
occasion being the dedication of
beautiful and spacious church edifct
recently completed at that places ne