Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-02-23
Local BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

Inc C1Uys
Mr., j. A. Stevens, who has been
confined to his home with grippe,
is able to be out. |,
DIR. w. H. H. Cobb, Jr., has.
moved into his handsome new resi-
dence, opposite Mr. Chas. Dewey.
Col. J.. T. Kennedy, his many
friends will regret to learn, is quite
sick at the home of Sheriff Stevens.
Neuse verisoverf1owingit its banks.
When the water falls, it isquite prob
able that some white shad will be
caught.
On account of the unusual cod
weather, rain and snow, the farmers
have done very little work in maxi
ing preparations for their crops.
May the Juniors have a good time
in GoldsbOrO. They are a fine body
of men, and reflect great credit
upon the great order they represent.
The many friends of DIR. w. J.
Jones, who unfortunately injured
his shoulder about ten days ago, will
be glad to learn that he is rapidly
improving.
The Grand Lodge of the Junior
Order is holding it's session in the
Auditorium of the City Hall. They
are delighted with the beautiful
building, which is an ornament to
the city.
The truckers are anxious for the
weather to clear off so that they can
get to work. A few have already
planted garden peas. Many are
anxious to get their Irish potatoes
in the gruund. |
The Parker & Falkener Furniture
Co., have just had a handsome and
convenient Office erected in the rear
of their store, which will the better
prepare them for the transaction of
bust eSs.
With it's banks already full 10
oVer-fOWing, and with the heavy
rains for the past two days, there
will probably be the largest freshet
in Neuse River that there has been
for a long time.
The many friends of Mrs. DR..
O1dId COlIoo Will NC uoSP1y pdllIGu W
learn of her illness. She has gone to
the Marsh Sanatarium, in Fayette-
Vile, accompanied by her daughter
Mrs. Will Jones. We all wish her
a speedy restoration to health,
Mr.. Nick Newsome, who lives
neal Boston, had the misfortune to
lose his dwelling early yesterday
morning by fire. The family were
all asleep at the time and were
barely aroused in time to escape
with their lives. His loss is very
heavy.
The people of Goldsboro certainly
have much to be grateful for. Day
by day we read of terrible caalmi-
ties in various parts of the country.
Only yesterday the accident in the
Virginia cold mines near Birming-
ham, one hundred and thirty-si7
miners were probably killed.
One of our police officers arrested
q horse the other night. The owner
called for him this morning and he
vas allowed to take him after liqui
dating for his board. Some ont
rode the horse to town and left hin
OIcO ~ a tIOO III tl1O CO1u di1 ll1SI Ii
and never came back after him.
MI. VIM. r. Lopez, a native Gu
ban, and an artist thoroughly round
ed in all the requirements of his pro
fession, has come to fill a position il
the handsomely furnished barbel
rooms of Mr.. G. F. Griffin, who EN-
ployes only white BARRIERS and il
constantly growing and doing very
satisfactory business.
J.. T. Bland, ESQ of Burgaw,
Pender county, was in the city Mon
day between trains on his way to Ra.
leigh. Mr.. Bland for years has beer
q prominent lawyer in his section, 6
working, influential Democrat, and
has always stood for the best inter
ests of his people and State. Such
men are of great value to any COM
munity.
Mr.. w. B. Thompson, the veneer
able father Of our esteemed towns
man Mr.. B. G. Thompson and Mrs
M. J. Best, is extremely ill at his
home near Thompson's Chapel, four
miles from Goldsboro. There has
been but little change in Mr.. Thomp-
sons condition within the last two
days, and there is little hope of his
recovery.
We hope that the farmers will
not get weary holding their cotton
for better prices. Already the cot
ton mill people all over the country
are saying that farmers will get tired
pretty soon, and then they will turn
their cotton loose in large quantities,
and the prices will go very low. Lei
the farmer hold out. They are
masters of the situation.
The death of Mariah Hawkins
colored, occurred at her home at the
State Hospital, nea this city, Satur
day. She was about 40 years of age
Her funeral was held from the FRS
African Baptist church Sunday
afternoon under the auspices of the
knights of Gideon and the Benevo
lent Aid Society, of which two so
cieties she was a member. Thu
funeral was the largest in attendance
ever before held by the colored PEG
pie of this city. 1t is estimated tina
there were between four and fv'
hundred people present.
The Globe Remedy Co., who ha
been conducting a branch store il