Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-03-09
THE
DAILY AND
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

TENS OF Interest In and
the City.
J. IL. Hill & Son are having some
improvements made to the inside Of
their drug store.
Robins haYe made their appear
a7ce and ar4 said to be plentiful III
fields eardhe city.
Mrs. J. A. Mclean, of Maxton, is
in the city, on a visit to her sister
Mrs. Geo. Crabtree.
Ed. r. Hutchinson, the well known
Balloonist, is in town in advance OF
the observation-disclosures Company.
Mr.. J. w. Stanley, his many
friends will be sorry to learn, is con-
fined to his home with an attack OF
the grip.
John l.. Sullivan has actually hired
a trainer and will begin training for
his fight with Corbett. Somebody
ought to look after the old man.
The Edsall-Winthrope Stock Co.
will begin a weeks engagement at
Messenger Opera House, commence
lug Monday night, March 18th.
Mrs. May LomaX has returned
from the north, where she made eX-
tensive purchases of Millinery goods
for her spring and summer trade.
The GoIdsboro Drug Company
have placed a handsome canvass
sign in front of their place of bust
ness, which can be read quite a
distance off.
Mr.. L. D. GulIey and son MI. E.
K. GuIley, left last night for Ridge
way, Va, to attend the funeral of
MI. w. L. Deshazo, who died in
Valdosta, Ga, Sunday night.
1t is really remarkable how many
people there r who appear to have
nothing to do when a dog fight oc-
culs or a tame bear with a ring in
his Or brass band comes along.
Brig. General Carl Woodruff, U. S.
A. spent yesterday in the city and
left this morning for Wilmington,ac -
companied by Capt. L. III. Balm, to
begin a tour of inspe ction of the
State troops.
Mrs. A. S. Turner, so long with
the . and 1Oc store, has accepted a
position and will now be found at
the popular ladies' store of CasteX &
Co., where she will be glad to see
her many friends.
Deputy Sheriff Williams, ofGreene
county, passed through the city to-
day en- route to Raleigh, carrying
with him a little colored boy about
Is years of age, who was sentenced
to ten years in the p~enitentiary.
A little child of Mr.. Marshal
Howell, a farmer living in Fork
township, while standing in front O.
the fire place yesterday morning.
fell into the fire and was burned in q
horrible manner. If the child should
live, which is very doubtful, it viii
be disfigured for life.
The Goldsboro Steam Laundry is
one of the most progressive as wei
as beneficial enterprises in our city
and deserves the general patronage
of all our people-not only for thu
superior merit of its work, but be
cause it is a public necessity that we
could not do without.
The body of Joe Reid, colored
who was drowned in Little rive
last Fridry, has just been recovered
The negro was last seen in a boat OF
the river where he was logging, ano
as he could not swim it is supposed
that he fell out of the boat and wa
drowned. The body was found nea
the boat.
Good roads are one of the Wises
investmentsar uralsection can make
They do more than any one thing tt
develop the country and encourage
the people to thriftiness. Other
things being anywhere nea equa
the section enjoying good roads viii
make much greater progress thar
the one which does not.
When gentle spring gets hersel
established those who love the study
of nature in her gentle moods vii
have opportunities for communing
with the muse of the valley anC
wooded glades. A hour spent with
nature unadorned is a tonic both
mental and physical. 1t. is an in.
s~piration that makes Peruna look
like very poor medicine.
The death of Mr.. Andrew J,
Edmundson, whose critical Hines;
was recorded in Wednesday,.
ARGUS, occurred Friday nightabout 1:
O'Clock, at the home of his half
brother, Mr.. Frank Edmundson, or
John street. The remains were taker
to his farm in Greene county today
t1r interment, accompanied by hi
bereaved wife and sorroWing re
latives.
The ARGUS regrets to chronicl
the resignation of Rev. J. B. Jack
son, the consecrated pastor of tn
Second Baptist church in this city
who has accepted a charge at Ashe
pole, Robson county, where he viii
go about the first of April. He ant
his excellent wife have only the bes
wishes of our entire community
where they have endeared them
selves and will always he held il
pleasing remembrance.
MI. j. E. Stevens, who has fc
several years SO c%ourteously filled tn
position of manager Of the Wester
Union Telegraph Office in this city
has resigned the service of the com
pany and accepted a position wit