Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-12-21
LODGE DIRECTORY.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

0FOAS
indication of snow.
Mr.. Blythe Morris is athome from
Chapel Hill for Christmas.
Have you noticed the old A.&N.C.
freight depot since it was repainted
and remodeled? It looks nice.
Prof. Logan D. Howell, of the
city schools of New York, is on a
visit to his home here for Christmas.
Already the small boys have be-
gun exploding fire work on the sly,
which reminds one that Christmas
Is near at hand.
Mr.. Morris Beasley paid this Office
a pleasant call today while on his
Wayfrom Atlanta, Ga, to his home
in Kinston.
His many friends will regret to
learn that Mr.. Arnold Borden is
quite sick. We all wish him a speedy
recovery.
Miss Lila Broadhurst left this
afternoon for Smithfield toattend the
marriage of her brother Frank,
which takes place in that town to-
morrow.
Mr.. Geo. B. Edwards has moved
his tailoring establishment under
the Messenger Opera House in the
store formerly occupied by the late
Maj. d. w. HURT.
Mr.. B. R. King, one of the clever
est statesmen OH the road, and an all
round, jovial good fellow, is In the
city to spend the holidays with his
family.
If you owe a debt of any kind
now is a good time to pay it. 1t will
help the other fellow to meet his
obligation and il will go the rounds
and benefit many.
The children of the Odd Fellows
Orphan Home will be given a Christ.
mas tree Monday night. The mat.
ter of soliciting funds and making
the necessary arrangements is in the
hands of a committee from the lodge
A little SOL of Mr.. Bob Sasser was
severely burned about the body las
night, from the effects Of which the
little fellow has suffered very much
His clothing caught on fire from
some explosive which he was carry
ing in his pocket.
His many old friends here wer
glad to greet in the city today MI
w. J. GrisWoId, a former Goldsbor
boy and native of Waynecounty, bu
for a number of years a prosperou
insurance man of Durham.
The A. & N. @. r R., will plac
or sale tickets for Christmas holida
shoppers from ali stations to Colds
boro, LaGrange, Kinston, Newber1
Morehead City and Beaufort, atrate
n frst-class fare for the round tris
tickets to be sold Dec. 10th, 20tE
21st and 23rd, 1905, limited to dat
of sale.
MI. John V. Sherar, of the Ston
Greek section, besides being a splel
did farmer, is the champion he
raiser of that section of the county
He killed a porker one day la
week, two years old, that Weighe
332 pounds Who can beat this?
The p~ostofice force, the expire
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others will have their hands full fl
the next few days handling Chris
mas presents and various 9th,
articles, and remember they a.
human just like yourself, and /
patient with them and do your pa
towards making things run smoot
and you will greatly lessen the
burden.
Hardly a Christmas ever com
that some boy does not get seriousl
hurt by the use of dangerous e.
plosives. Boys, be careful how yo
handle cannon crackers, and 9th
dangerous fire works, you may 10:
your eye or otherwise MAIN you
self for life. You cannot be t.
careful. Let us warn you before it
too late. Have a good time, but
careful how you handle these dal
gerous explosives.
The Southern Express Co., b
just received another fine horse f
use in this city. He is a beautif
animal, four and a half years old
light bay, and weighs 1,400 pound
He vas hitched to the express wag'
for the first time this morning al
showed up to great advantage. o.
ing to the great amount of EXPIRE
received here, Superintendent Bro
son tells us that two horses are nee
sary to do the work. The amin
was purchased for the Company
MI. W. r. Hollowell, during b
recent trip North.
- A few nights since, it will be
membered, some one broke into Il
hardware store of the YeIvert,
Hardware Co., and stole a numb
of pistols and a quantity of Cal
ridges, mention of which was ma
in these columns. Since that tir
Chief Freeman, who is somewhat
a detective and a NEST excellent
ficer, together with his assistan
has been quietly at work on the cas
with the result that two well-knoS
G~OldsborO negroes, Dave Ashford a
Furney Smith, both about 10 or
years of age, were this afternoon
rested, charged with the theft, s
fcient evidence being obtained
warrant their detention. Chief FIR
man is satisfied that he has the ris
parties, as two of the pistols have
ready been recovered. They W,
placed in jail and will be givel
hearing tomorrow morning.
For several weeks past the Sou
ern train, due here at z a. m.
missed connection with the A. G..
train for Wilmington, with
northbound "Shoofy" and with
A g. NJ q train oOino Fast VIII