Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-10-05

This is the season of millinery
openings, and GOldsbOro is in the
: midst OF them numerOuSly.
The weather is too dry for the
there is a general rain tobacco will
begin to come in lively.
MI. and Mrs. Thos. Edmundson
r having their handsome residence
remodeled, enlarged and repainted,
which will add greately to its con-
V%eniences and appearance.
The residence of Mr.. M. Epstein,
on John street, which was recently
damaged by fire, is being torn down
and will be replaced with a hand
some new tWo-story structure.
The bottom has dropped cut of the
cotton market, but nevertheless, our
cotton buyers were still paying 10
cents on this market to-day, which
ID bat another excellence that Colds
bero is the best cotton market in the
State.
Mr.. Albert L. Baker is to arrive
on Monday Oct. 8 to begin rehears-
ing the choruses, and leading parts
for the Indian Opera, "Powhatan"
to be rendered by local talent Friday
night Oct. 9th. Time and place for
rehearsal will be given in due time.
Mrs. E. B. Borden, Jr., for whom
her many friends are sOltcitous, con
tinues quite seriously sick, we regret
to chronicle. Her brother, DIR. Geo.
III. Kirby, of New York, is here in
consultation. We all wish her a
safe and speedy recovery.
The great Van Amburg circus will
exhibit in this city, near the Orphan
Home, next Thursday, October II.
This show comes highly recon-
mended and has one OF the largest
elephants in the world. There will
doubtless be a large crowd in Colds
boro on that day.
The price of cotton went off upon
the publication of the Government
report upon the condition of the
crop; bnt graft in the government
departments is SO prevalent-and es-
pecially as regards cotton reports,
that the farmer who can hold his
COlCOA 0llOu1u uOl IuSA IL W uldIhSl
lest the price go lower.
In order to make a change in their
business, Mansour & Farfour have
inaugurated a 80 day special sale in
order to close out a large stock OF
goods. The sale is now going on at
their two stores, and will continue
until January first. They have
marked down everything in their
stores at a great reduction and are
offering some exceptional bargains.
The "Opening'' at Castex & Co.'S.
to-day, in seasonable millinery and
dress goods, was the social event OF
the week, and in point OF attendance
as well as in financial results it was
a brilliant success. The display OF
hats in the millinery department,
was, of course, the centre of attrac.
ton, and here every design of the
latest creations ofheadWear for ladies
was on exhibition, for Castex & Co.
are always up-to-date, which is the
secret OF their widespread trade and
the general satisfaction the public
experience in giving them their
orders; for they have long since rea-
liZed that when they get anything
rom CasteX d Co it is all right.
That we have one of the best and
most conservative Board of Aldermen
that has ever managed the affairs OF
the City of Goldsboro, every one
will readily admit, and that they are
ever ready to cater to the will of the
masses no one will dispute, and we
are sure that SO intelligent a body OF
men. will. pardonu us for making a sug-
gestion, aud that is, that they in
Oreass the salary of our police Of
Rcers. We have a splendid and faith
full set of police officers, all of whom
have families to support, and the
small salaries which they receive is
not sufficient to enable them to pay
their honest obligations, which they
are expected and forced to do, and
live comfortable as we all would
have them do. These officers only
receive $40 a month, which, as we
have said, with the n-ecessaries of
life at least 25 per cent. higher than
they were three years ago, is entirely
too small, and is much less than is
paid by other towns of this size.
Their duties are not at all pleasant and
they certainly ought to receive a
sufficient compensation for their SER
vices, for 'the laborer is worthy of
his hire". If the Board of Alder
men, in their wise discretion, should
decide to raise their salary to $40 or
even $50 a month, it would, we arc
sure, meet the approval of all or a
majority of our people; and we hope
that they will take such action at
their next meeting
"The Clansman'', that is receiving
such ovations on the stage at this
time from playing patrons, is to be
presented in NeWbern on the even
ing of October 8 by the original and
only company playing the piece, and
the management of the A. & N. @.
Company have very generously not
only Inaugurated a special low rate
OF 1925 for a round trip over their
road from this city to Newbern for
the occasion, but will run a special
train back from Newbern to this city
that night, after the performance.
Some two hundred people from
Goldsboro are expected to go to see
f"The Clansman". They can go
down on the regular train in the af-
-ternoon, which puts them in New
bern at 6 O'Clock, and come home on
the special that night.
MI. Leslie L.. Johnson, one of
GoIdsboro's bright young men.
whose first service was with the
ARGUS, where he always stood at
A. - 49,.