Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-06-23
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rounds of the city. Better get your
back lots in good condition and save
trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Sellars have
moved into their own new home,
recently purchased by Mr.. Sellars,
at the west end of Walnut street.
A farmer told us to-day that he
has never raised a finer crop of Irish
potatoes. Potatoes are bringing good
prices, and the growers are making
money.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Garvy deeply sympathize with
them in the death of their infant,
which occurred "wednesday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock, on North James street.
Mr.. William Howell, who lives in
Stony Creek township, beyond
Salem church, had the misfortune to
lose his barn, corn and fodder, one
horse and all his farming implements
Friday night abont 10 O'Clock by fire.
Wayne county farming land in
the vicinity of Fremont and Pike
vile sold at public auction in this
city Monday at $25 per acre. So, it
seems that prohibition is not reduc-
ing, but rather increasing the value
of real estate.
The ARGUS is glad to chronicle
that the Wayne Cotton Mill, of this
city, recently purchased by the
Borden Manufacturing Company, is
being rehabilitated with modern ma
chinery and will be put in operation
again this fall.
The ARGUS is proud to chronicle
that another Goldsboro boy-young
Robert p. Howell, Jr., has just carried
off first honors at West Point, thus
maintaining his own family record
and the prestige of Goldsboro at the
same time, tor intellectual priority.
It was a real pleasure to greet in
our office to-day Mr.. Will High
tower, an old GoIdsboro boy, who
served his time and held cases on the
ARGUS years ago. 'ENack'' is now
an expert machine operator, with
the New York Journal. He came
home last week to attend the funeral
of his late father Mr.. r. A. High
tower.
The Many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. II. Spence deeply symp3-
thiZe with them in the death of their
infant child, which occurred at their
home on William street Thurs night.
The funeral vas held from the home
Friday at 3 O'Clock, p. M, conducted
by Rev. II. E. Trip, and the inter
nlent was made in the old family
burying ground near Saulscon.
DIR. A. H. Zealy, Osteopath physi-
clan, who has located permanently
in Goldsboro, and has already made
many friends and acquired patients
among our people, leaves tonight
for Franklin, KY, on a joyous mis-
sion, and when he returns he will be
accompanied by Mrs. Zealy, the
happy event to take place on June
%. In his absence Dr. Zealy's Office
here will be supplied by DR.. J. r.
Compton, OsteOpath, of Franklin,
Ky, who, with Mrs. Compton, is
boarding at the home of Mrs. A. J.
Galloway.
The people along East and West
Centre street, near the old Acme Ma
chine Works, are very flucn
wrought up about the long string Of
cars that are stretched across that
whole square, on the side track, al.
most every day, and especially on
Sundays, thus cut off almost all The
breeze passing and prevents them
from seeing from one side Of the
streets to the other. This should not
be. There is plenty of room on the
side track neal the different ware,
houses and that is the proper place
for these empty cars when not il
use.
The desirable brick residence o.
Mrs. Jno. w. Thompson, near the
Graded school, "a purchased by
Lieut.. Thos. A. Washington, on hi,
recent visit to his home here, ano
presented to his parents Col. anC
Mrs. Jas. A, Washington as a home
for life. It was indeed a graceful
and generous act on the part o
Lieut.. Washington-and quite pa
triotic. too, in that he invests hi.
money in his home town realized
from his distinguished service in tn
u. S. Navy. The purchase price O
the property was $4.750 and the sal
was negotiated by Mr.. Ed. L. Ed
mundson, the Real Estate Hustler
A. A. Smith a well known AM
highly respected colored man, form
erly of this city, but now of Mt. o.
i've. of which place he was at on
time postmaster, had the sad misfol
time to loose his store house and a.
the goods and fixtures containe
therein early Monday morning b
fire. His stock vas estimated 9
1000 with only $500 insurance
znl.o on.,ao of4hn fire is Unknown. II