Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-01-07
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The remains of the little daughter
of Mr.and Mrs. Dailie Gurley, of Chad
bourn, were brought to this city and
taken out to the family burying
ground in Fork township for inter
ment Monday.
The Boston Sctock Company will
have the boards of the Messenger
Opera House on the 18th and will
be here for a solid week. The press
where they have played give them
very complimentary notices.
Capt. and Mrs. j. J. Robinson
have the sympathy of their many
friends in the death of their bright
and intesesting little daughter Julia
James Robinson, IS months old,
which occurred at their home in
this city Friday a.. m.
The death of thinks" H%ightower
occurred at his home in WebbtoWn
Saturday at IL O'Clock, of cancer.
He was a painter by trade and was
a o of MIR. r. A. Hightower. He
was about 25 years of age and was
married. HIS wife survives him.
Mr.. j. X. Thigpin, a graduate Of
the Maryland University of Phar-
macy and a registered druggist of
this State, has accepted a position in
the drug store of j. H. Hill & Son.
He comes from TarbOro, his home.
He will be extended a cordial well
come to the best town in the State.
Major Larry Bass wants the drink
ing facilities of the street fountain at
his corner Increased. He says the
demand for water there since the
barrOOms were closed in that neigh
bOrhOOd is Sc great that he fears
trouble among the impatient thirsty
waiting their turn at the fountain.
1t is learned that there will be this
year a brigade encampment of the
North Carolina National Guard, and
that regular troops will be encamp-
ed with the force. Plenty of money
will be available. The new maya
zine rifles have been distributed and
the old rifles will be sent to the war
department..
Rev. Hight G. Moore has recently
been appointed Secretary of the State
Baptist Sunday school and will, in
consequence, have to give up his
charge in Chapel Hill. His many
friends as we'll as thost of Mrs.
Moore will be glad to learn that they
will probably make their home in
GOldsboro.
A new Drug Company in which
several of Ghldsboro's business men
are stockholders, will begin business
soon after the first of the year. It
will be known as the Higgins Drug
Company, and will open business at
the store now occupied by MIR. J. w.
Edwards, on East Centre street.
Henry Pate, the negro who was
arrested recently on the charge of
being implicated in the killing of
Bum Capps, was given a hearing
Monday afternoon before Capt. D.
j. Broadhurst and was released. The
only evidence against Pate was that
he had the dead mans knife, which
he claimed he picked up on the road.
The stock trade of Goldsboro-the
leading market in the Sta1e-prom-
~ AAAAAOAoO PAOPOA I1OA CIl1S
season, which is now opening. and
car loads of stock are coming in
daily. Messrs. Edgerton and Hol-
lowell have just received a large
shipment of mules and horses, at
their stables opposite the Court
house.
The death of Mrs. Rufus Mozingo
occurred at her home in New Hope
township Friday morning at $3.50
O'Clock, and the interment was made
in the family burying ground near
the old homestead next afternoon.
She leaves a devoted husband and
y three small children to mourn her
loss.
Mr.. J. F. Rogers ard Mr.. Jas. S.
Lewis have associated themselves to.
gether under the firm name OF
Rogers q Lewis for the purpose OF
conducting a fire insurance business
They will have an office on Walnut
street, at the stand recently occupied
by the city light and water Office.
They are both we'll known to the
business men of Goldsb1rO, a share
Of whose patronage they will solicit.