Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-05-03
II ARGUS
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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cumulate property in Goldsboro it is
only fair that you should p~atronize
home industries. This is one way to |
help build up the city. Keep it in
mind.
The valuable Cogdell property,
corner of East Centre and Vine
streets, will be sold at public auc-
ton. at the court house door in this
city, on Monday, May 18th, at Il
O'Clock.
Goldsboro grows 80 rapidly that ii
astonishes people who return here
after an absence of several years.
Tell outsiders about what GOldsb0ro
is doing and get them interested i'll
the city. It is we'll worth while.
MI. and Mrs. W. e. Borden have
resumed housekeeping in their for
mer house at its new location on
George street, awaiting the construc-
ton of their new home OF the old
site, the contract for which has been
awarded Messrs. Porter & GoiWin.
Mrs. II. E. Trip, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in the
city and on the GoldsborO circuit,
where her husband served as pastor
for the past four years, and where
they are both universally esteemed;
returned to her home at LaGrange
this afternoon.
Some miscreant broke the large
French plate glass in front of Messrs.
Best d T~hompson's store Friday
night, with brick-bat, and stole from
their show window a hat, pair OF
shoes and several other articles. This
was a daring act to be committed IN
the principal business part of the
city.
Mrs. w. r. Hollowell left this
morning on the early Southern train
for Lexington, KY, where she goes
by special invitation to lecture be-
fore the meeting Of the inter state
Southern Educational Association,
in session there this week. Her sub
ject will be the Betterm ent of Pub
lie Schools.
In addition to Installing the hand
soonest soda fountain in the city,
which has recently been placed IL
position, the Goldsboro Drug Com :
pany are having the inside of their
store repainted and otherwise beauti-
fed, which, when completed, will be
second to no business house in the
city in point Of appearance.
Mr.. Don Scott today received 3
car load of as fiue horses as has been
shipped to Goldsboro for some time
One of the hOrSe5-a dark bay
weighs 1920. This is a handsome
animal and the city authorities
would make no mistake in purchast
ing him for the fire department., a;
we understand they are in need @
one.
There is a scarcity of brick in thi
community, the plants near here be
ing unable to supply the demand
and there is talk among some cf gu
enterprising citizens of starting a ney
plant some time in the early III
ture. Every new enterprise add
to the prosperity of the town.
Our farmers have had fine Weathe
for work on their farms for the pas
week and they have been takin'
advantage of the opportunity, bu
they have to come to town TO d
some shopping occasionally an(
were here in large numbers today
and business was krisk and thing
looked lively, and our merchant
wore pleasant smiles,
There is a scarcity of n. G. hams
chickens and country produce il
general on this market. In fact, tn,
farmers of Wayne county dc no
raise enough chickens, meat AIT
eggs to begin to supply the de
mand of the people Of Goldsbort
alone, Notwithstanding they get
fancy price and find ready sale 70
all they bring to this market.
An A. & N. G. freight car jumps
the track in the northern part of tn
city yesterday morning where the A
& N. G track crosses the Coast Lin
track, and the Southbound shoot,
vas delayed for about an hour
Other than this there was but very
little damage done.
Mr.. g. F. Bronson, our clever anC
efficient Express agent, informs the
ARGUS that contributions of money,
clothing or other supplies intended
for relief of sufferers from the calam
ity which has overtaken San Fran
cisco and the neighboring towns il
California, will be carried free o
charge, when addressed to the City
Official or to the regularly constitut
ed Relief Organizations there.
Shipments Of strawberries through
South Rocky Mount Saturday nighI
amounted to s. cars, 26 of them go.
ing to New York, IL to Philadelphia,
10 to Boston and the remainder t,
various other markets. The move
ment yesterday amounted to only
seven cars, three of which went t
Pittsburg, two to Boston and ont
each to Philadelphia and Erie, bu
today considerably more than hun
= dred cars are expected to be handled
through the junction Office.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Sharpe, o
Raleigh, passed through the city to.
day en- route to Wilmington, where
he goes to take a nego by the name
of Jim Johnson for trial charged
with breaking in the p~ostoffice al
Elmare, below Lauringburg, some
months ago. Johnson was Captured
in Raleigh sometime ago aud has
since been confined in Wake Jail.
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