Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-03-16

i. DAILY AND WEEKLY.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

S $4,000
the whole business portion of the
town vas in danger.
The next term of Wayne County
Superior Court will convene in this
city on the 18th of April, with
Judge Moore presiding.
The weauher bureau says that the
backbone of winter is broken. Unfor-
tunately, however, winter has as
many backbones as a cat has lives.
The next annual meeting of the
North Carolina Press Association
will be held at Kenilworth Inn,
Asheville, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, July 9TH, 9Th.
MI. J. w. Switzerland, who has
been working with Mr.. A. T. Griffin
for the past four years, has purchase
ed a saw mill neal the old Lassiler
mill, about three miles from La
Grange, and will go into the lumber
business for himself.
The popular barber establishment
of Mr.. @. F. Griffin, who employees
only white artists, is now running
foul chairs on full time. The ARGUS
is glad to note this evidence of de-
served recognition and growing
patronage.
Mr.. A. J. Winslow, the popular
and competent foreman of the Colds
boro Furniture Factory, who has
been confined to his home for some
weeks with a severe attack Of pneu-
mona, was able to be out again to-
day, his many friends will be glad
to know.
Mr.. N. H. Carter, of the firm of
Y. j. Carter 81 Son, a young gentle
man of business tact and energy, who
possesses the confidence and esteem
of the people of his section, passed
through the city last night, en- route
north on a purchasing trip in the in
tereSt of his firm.
Mr.. John E. Hage, Goldsboro's
up-tO-date photographer, has on ex-
hibition, in his street show case, one
of the finest line of samples we have
ever seeh we are glad to know that
: heis meeting with much success, and
his business is larger than at any
time since he first opened his studio.
The lumber mills have bought a
large quantity of logs recently on &C
count of the high water in Neuse
river. Few people have any idea OF
the large quantities of logs RATED
doWn;th river from the upper par
of Wayne county and from johnson
county. Of course large part of the
money paid for logs is spent among
the merchants of, Goldsboro.
We hear of quite a number o
farmers who are making prepare
tions to make some large yields il
corr this year and several are racin!
with each other to see which cal
produce the most corn to the acre
This will mean better conditions TO
our farmers than trying to produc
cotton for less than cost and worry
ing with unsatisfactory labor.
Very few peopledareto takesprin!
seriously, much less sentimental,
at this stage of the game. It is per
missable to wax facetious over tn
gentle seasons approach, but nearl'
everybody is afraid of being laughed
at, and ven the poets are a trif
shy. However, a great many ''fee
that they are going to sing" and be
4O4O 4OAS VOOy II w ~ 4A VA
parts of the land.
The Lesiglature passed a yer.
stringent law in regard to vagrancy
and the Mayor has issued orders t.
all the police to enforce it to the let
ter. Two arrests were made thi
morning and others are expected
to follow. This is a step in the RICH
direction. There are entirely tot
many worthless loafers around Colds
boro, who should be made to go tx
work, either for themselves Or on the
county roads.
Police officer F. P. Pulley, of Tar.
boro, is in the city for the purpose
of locating some negroes who broke
into and robbed several stores at that
place about a week ago. He located
of the negroes at Wilson yester-
day and arrested and carried him
back home and placed him behind
the bars. One or more of the gang
are supposed to have come to Colds
boro Saturday night. Mr.. Pulley is
a fine-looking officer, and q clever,
good natured fellow.
The TWenty-Second Annual Ses.
S1OA VI IAO NO1Ch Sd1OL1ud OuAUdy
School Association, will be held in
the First Presbyterian Church, at
Raleigh, N. c., Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, April4, 5, and s, 1905.
Reduced rates have been promised
overall the Railroads. Delegates and
visitors will be entertained by the
citizens of Raleigh. Those who ex-
pect to attend are requested to send
their names before April I'd to @. M.
SMITH, General Secretary, Raleigh,
N. @.
Scott Turner, a young negro about
18 years of age, who up to a few days
g worked in the store of the Hig.
gins Drug Co., while trying to stea
q ride on top of the Shoofy train
last nightfrom Wilmington to Colds
bore, fell off the cars to the ground
somewhere near Magnolia, and was
badly, is not seriously hurt. He was
taken back to Wilmington and
placed in a hospital. At this time
the extent of his injuries are no
known.
Howard Britt, a young man abou
IL years of age, who works for tn
Southern Express Co., met with
painful if not serious accident at hi
home Sunday afternoon, VIII cl