Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-06-30
PURELY LOCAL.

Our good friend and countyman
Mr.. Elcana Roberts, of Saulston, the
champion potato grower of all this
section, was in the city Saturday with
new sweet potatoes. He always
brings in the first.
Mr.. A. A. Miller has sold the old
wooden building between Nash
Bros printing Office and the old
Bryan boarding house, to Mr.. Geo.
Baker, and the same is being moved
out. Where this old building stood
Mr.. Miller will at once begin the
erection of a new brick store.
The Goldsboro Drug Company are
meeting with great success III the
prize feature recently lnaugurated at
their soda fountain-a = pound box
of Huyler's candy every week, and
the lucky number VIII De advertised
in their regular advertising space in
the ARGUS every Monday afternoon.
1t will indeed be gratifying news
to his many friends in this city to
know that at theState meeting ofthe
Grand Lodge OF knights of Pythias,
our young friend and toWnsman
Mr.. Herman Smith, Cashier of the
Goldsboro Saving and Trust Compa-
ny, was elected Deputy Grand Chan
celIOr.
Mr.. Jno. w. Aycock. of the Bank
of Wayne, has been elected secretary
and treasurer of the Board of Public
Works, to succeed Mr.. Claude Gran
than, who is engaged in the plumb
ing business. Mr.. Aycock is a most
competent selection and will fill the
position in addition TO his service
with the bank.
George Conner, a white youth Of
this city, and an orphan, about 10
years ofage, subject to epileptic fits,
was drowned at a swimming place
known as Cypress Knees, in Little
river, Friday afternoon. 1t is sup
posed that he was seized with a tit
while in the water, as he went down
suddenly. His body was recovered
by two colored men.
It is with real distress-that will
be shared in by all ARGUS readers,
that we chronicle that or good friend
and c~ountyman Mr.. John w. Aycock,
of the Fremont section, an elder
brother of Governor Aycock, was
Wednesday stricken with paralysis,
his whole right side being involved.
A telephone from his bedside Thurs
afternoon, reports that his condition
is serious and unchanged.
Mr.. Frank Howell, at Greenleaf,
is a model farmer. He always has a
good crop Of whatever he plants. He
has a field of cotton that is as fine as
you see at this season of the year,
and it is full of blooms. He is not
pulling them, for blooms make cot
ton, but he did let the ARGUS man
have one to-day-iust to prove what
we say, in case our statement should
be doubted.
A colored excursion from New
bern, bound for Raleigh, passed
through this city Thursday morning.
When the train arrived here the con-
ductor had in custody, and turned
over to officer Fulghum, a negro by
the name of Chas. Bubbin, who had
raised quite a connection on the
train and badly frightened all the
passengers. He was drunk and had
been cursing and fourishing a pistol
through the crowd and finally fired
two shots, the balls taking effect in
the side of the car. The negro was
placed in the lookup until further
orders.
The Messrs. Epstein Brothers, al
Odd Fellows Corner, are always
making improvements to their pop
nlar clothing and gents furnishing
establishment In fact, they seem
and are-thoroughly embued with
the spirit of Goldsboro, that we &C
forward. They r now remodel.
ing the entire interior of their spac.
ious store, and have new show win.
dOws that are city-like and impos
ing. And, by the way, they are
making a speciality this week O.
sample Stetson hats that are limited
in supply, and consequently will no
hold out.
The popular Palace Drug Store il
putting on the market an Origina
preparation, concocted by their owl
competent pharmacist, Mr.. w. V
Williams, that promises to meet full
1y all requirements as an unfailins
and speedy cure for indigestion. /
ia knOWn-or to be known as obi
gesto-Tonic,', and is sold in so cts
and $1.OO bottles on a positive guar