Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-05-10

quainted with the road and he had
kindly consented to make the run as
fagman and pilot simply for accom-
OdatiOn to a friend who was of the
crew.
The death of Earle, the little four
months old son of MIR. and Mrs. Doss
Traylor, occurred at their home over
in. Eastern Goldsboro last night at
1890 o'clock. La their sor bereave-
meht the fond parents have the sim
cere sympathy of their many friends.
stSuffer little children and forbid
them not to come unto me, for of
such is the Kingdom of heaven"
There are a number of complaints
lodged at this Office almost daily
about the unclean, and unsanitary
condition of the streets of our city
and the long hot summer season just
at F,and. What is to be done about
il? Nothing more important CON
fronts our city officials, for the
health-the very lives Of our citizens
are menaced by unsanitary surround
.inaS.
Our este erned frieLd and contem-
p)rary the Raleigh News q observer
says editorially today that Colds
boro's new Union Passenger Station
is to cosi 500, 600. That sounds well,
but we are of the opinion tnat it will
cost not less than $150,OO0; while the
eX Denditui es incident 10 lis location
and approaches will call for the ex-
peudiluce of at least as much more.
We go forward.
MI. Fred II. MINI, the ver-atl'e
and progr IS We editor Of Nj. ONE ;
wide awihe weekly, the Tribune,
was i'll the city to day on bu iness.
We prolni ed Fred as so3l as oar
Union Pas euger ID pot is completed
to annex NJ Olive and let hec pea
pie enjoy the proud distinction OF be-
ing . pa,t of The Best Town in the
State, with all the p~ivil' ges and
easements appertaining
Strawberries We're selling down the
road this morning al $3bO per crate.
1t is said that the rtctntcooi Weather
was a GGd send to berry growers, as
the warm spell before had caused
berrie to ripen go fast that the mar
kets were over stocked and the price
fell as low as $l.s25 per crate, which
is below cost of production. The
cool weather prevented them + ON
ripenlng so fast and rs a consequence
the price went up again.
At the regular meeting Junior
Order United America Mechanics
held in their lodge room "Wednesday
night, the attendance was the larges
in the history of the Order-there he
ing one hundred and five member
present. A collection was taken al
for one of the sick brethren, ever.
member responding cheerfully, an
a neat sum was realized. At tn
close of the meeting an invitatio
was extended by Mr.. D.. Nc n. Nj
Kay to the entire body, to visit hi
drug store, where they were treate
to cold drinks which were very niue
enjoyed and highly appreciated.
For sometime past Mr.. r. G. Free
man, the clever CLERK to the Boar
Of Public Works, has been missin
his young chickens, which Waul
disappear in a mysterious way. Ih
morning he found a large-Size
spring chicken near his barn dea
and partially eaten, SO he decided t
makeand investigation, having CON
to the conclusion it must be rats. FL
, summoned one or two neighbors
his assistance and ripped up a plan
in the barn and sure enough he toun
that the little pests had been respor
sible for the going off of his chicks
and they killed altogether 69 rat
some of them nearly as large as
cat.
Now that thede pot question has 6
length been d, fniteiy settled, thene1
thing that we want to see is the ere,
ton Of a commOdiOus up-to-da1
court hOnse, commensurate with OF
needs and 10 Keeping with the or
ward march of progress Of Create
Golasboro. The present building
inadequate: the building is eniitel
too small, the court room and esps
cially the Bar is too small, the room
ton and there are not enough
them and the building itself dee5 nc
present a creditable appearance b
any means The grounds surround
ing the court house are the mos
beautiful and attractive to be foun
in any town in the State, and w
should have a handsome, three-stor
court house in keeping with the sur
rounding5. The rooms on the frs
and second floor of a three-stor,
building if properly arranged, coul'
be readily rented out and woul'
bring in a good revenue to the county
s~uBcientin time to pay for the build
ing, and the third floor could b
used as a court room. We h0pe,tha
our worthy County Commissioner
| will take this matter up at theirnex
meeting and take steps to give us
| decent court house.
nyaN=WorsL WaaLons