Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-05-04
II ARGUS.
DAILY n WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

The fleets in q China sea still
keep mysteriousiy apart. They are
playing a big game, with no one
looking on except the sea gulls.
Grover Cleveland will attend the
Presbyterian assembly at Winona,
Ind. 1t is not believed that his trip
will have any political significance.
The starch trust has gotten to be
quite a stiff proposition for tue COM
mon people, While the rubber trust
is famous for stretching its consci-
ence.
Every one who is going to par |
ticipate il the ''Drive p-ease uleet
at the Graded School promptly a.
$3.50 on Thursday afternoon. a drIV
has been arranged 10 start from there
and coming back by Herman Parh
to the garden party late IN Uhea after
noon.
Our truck farmers are having coli
siderable trouble about getting hanQs
to pick peas. The scarcity OF labol
is due principally TO so many coloreu
people going to Mt. Olive anu other
stations between here and Winning
ton to pick strawberries. Two solid
Car loads left yesterday and a large
number also went to-day.
The brick building on Walnut
street owned by Dr. IL. "A. Smith-
and occupied by the A. M. Shrago
Co., Will be converted into a Two
story building and otherwise i'm
proved. The work will begin Mon
day. Messrs. Porter & Goodwin have
~ o1n+r,oE,o. I'D fIn nrOrlZ will ho
pushed to early com pletion.
The friends of Dan Teachey, who
has twice been tried ana convicted
of the murder Of Bob Rlvenbark, IN
Duplin county, and sentenced to
hang next month, are circulating a
petition throughout Duplin county,
which is being largely signed, ASK
ing the Governor TO commute his
sentence to LIE imprisonment.
The State Bar Association will
meet on July 5Jn at IoXaWay Iun IL
Pennsylvania county. Transports
ton can be had at ummer excursion
rates and board at the MOTEL has beeI
reduced for all those who expect t
attend the meeting at this beautiful
Summer resort III the mountains .
western OfG0
The ladies who are to entertain
the delegates to the State Federation
WOman'S Clubs, Of North Carolina
which meets in this city tomorrow
night, are requested to be at til
depot tomorrow and N ct the train
and from there they will repair
the waiting room, where the delt
gates will be assigned to their home
The death Of Mr.. Zachary CARR:
~ years Old, a very respectable an
highly esteemed old gentleman
the Salem church section OF tn
county, occurred yesterday aftern5o
at the home of MIR. /. +. Andrew
with whom he had lived for sever;
years, all his Immediate family hay
ing gone before hum into "rhe 5
lent Land"
The ARGUS regrets to chronic
the death of Mr.. Titus SmItl
brother of Messrs. Jno. h, and "
II. Smith, OF this city, which G
Cured at his home, On mis- farm j
this county, Friday, after a prOtrac
ed illness OF several months. He w;
aguiet, industrious citizen, a stroL
advocate of public education anu a
abiding friend.
The roof of Mr.. Muscoe Wilson
residence caught IN fire this NOR
ing about II o'clock, from a fyiL
spark. The fire companies r
sponded promptly to the alarm, bI
their services e not needed as tt
fire was extingnished by neighbo
before they arrived on the seen
The damage, which will not excee
SIS or $20,Is covered by INSURANCE
The truckers of this city and Sc,
ton are very much upset. We III
derstand that no shipment of true
from here since Monday to Ne
York and Philadelphia markets ha
as yet reached It's destination, bein
delayed somewhere GA the roaC
This Will throw everything on tn
market at one time, when IL does &c
there, and stuff that is not rune
will hardly bring enough to pay til
freight.
The death Of Mrs. Isabella L
Ham, wife of Mr.. Wm. IL. Pau
Ham, who runs a small grocery an,
book store on West Walnut street.
occurred at her home Saturday a
ternOOn at 8 O'Clock, III Inc 4l5t yea
of her age. She was a good woma
and a consistent member of the HoIi
ness church. The funeral was mel
from the home yesterday afternoon
Rev. A. b. Crlmpler officiating, AM
the interment Was made in WIIIoN
Dale Cemetery.
In the recent c~ompetetiye civi
service examination held in this CIT
for the position of Fireman Watch
mar of the U. s. Postottice buildI1
here, the co1ored pre5sman OF tn
ARGUS, Jno. G. N. Fort, led with
score of 80, out of a possible LOT
"Fort'' has been with the ARGU
for thirteen years, and in all tha
time he has never failed at his po>
moi remiss in his service. He Is a
exemplary negro; unusually INTEL
enthusiastically reliable. should L
go to the service OF the governmel
the ARGUS and its entlIe force vi
be at a loss for a competent success
and permanently lonesome.
MI. II. Fl. Hobbs has purchas'
the interest of Mr.. "A. II. futile
the plumbing business of TuttIe
Hobbs, and will continue the bu,
e at the same old stand, next do
to the city hall. MI. Hobbs is
Young man of push and energy al