Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-05-10
THE ARGUS
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

Items of Interest In and Around
the City.
Farmers in all this section are
greatly depressed over the unfavor-
able weather conditions as bearing
on cotton. They fear their planted
crop is about ruined.
His many young friends here are
glad to see in the city again, Mr.. u.
B. Spence, of the Western Union
Telegraph service. He will be per-
manently coated with the company
here.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of this, the Third, congress
sional district has been called to meet
in this city at l O'Clock on Tuesday
June 5, for the purpose of fixing the
date for the nominating convention
of the district.
The garden pea crop of this sec
ton has been a dismal failure this
year. Capt. j. E. Peterson shipped
twenty boxes n day last week for
which he received today a check for
$3.50, about S. less than it cost to
pick and ship them.
A cablegram received in this city
this morning from Mr. and Mrs. 3
H. Griffin, announced that they had
arrived at Naples and were we'll and
alright, which news will be received
with genuine pleasure by their hosts
of friends here.
The "EIectric Theatre" a moving
picture attraction owned by the
Pierce Amusement Co., who are fill
ing an engagement at Wilmington
this week, Was partially destroyed
by fire about 8 O'Clock last night, en-
failing a loss of something like $500.
His many friends in this city Will
be greatly distressed to learn that
our popular young tOwnsman MI.
K. J. Davis, superintendent of the
Borden Cotton Mills, has been in Ra-
leigh for several days by the bedside
of his mother, Mrs. L. w. Davis, who
is critically ill.
The court house square especially
in the vicinity of the Jail, on all
Sides is very unsightly and unwhole-
some: rubbish, rubbish everywhere.
The County Commissioners should
require a cleaning up. The eondi-
ton at present is nothing short of
~disgraceful.
The w. III. Winstead Company
have moved their place of business
to the commodious Offices, in the Bor-
den building, 122 Walnut street
West, formerly occupied a. an in
surance Office by Mr.. w. b. Allen,
where they will be better prepared
than ever to serve their patrons.
Messrs. Andrews & Waddel the
wide awake furniture men, have
placed a number of nice seats on the
court house green and around theil
place of business, on which is paint
ed neat signs advertising their ex
tensive line, which the public Will
find very convenient.
Col. w. d. Pollock, who has beer
constantly at the bedside of his little
daughter for the past week, who has
been critically ill at Raleigh, passed
through the city today en- route tt
his home in KinstOn. He reports
the little one now out of danger
which will be glad new to the Col
onel's many friends in this city.
The death of Mrs. Martha A. Price
at one time a resident OF this city
occurred at her home in Calypso yes
terday morning. Deceased was 7:
years of age, and her death was dut
to old age. She leaves two sons
Messrs. Gid and E. D. Price, of Mt
Olive, and two married daughters
Mrs. Price was a sister of Mrs. Eta
Brown and Mr.. L. Phillips, and al
aunt of Mr.. w. r. Phillips, Mrs. G.
w. Brown and Mrs. Mollie Smith
of this city.
Mr.. 8. w. Draper enjoys the dis
tinction of being the champion angler
of this city. He went fishing al
Falling Greek nj day last week and
caught four perch that weighed 81
lbs. The largest one of the four
weighed 49, ounces, and was the
finest percn ever caught in these
parts. Maj. Bass, who is loath to
give up the championship, says it
was a fine specimen, but that Sam
stuffed him full of buck shot before
he got to town.
A herd Of very fne grey Jersey
COWS arrived in the city today from
Greensboro, and were driven out to
the Greenleaf Dairy, recently in
augurated by Mr.. w. S. West, at
Greenleaf. The grey Jersey is said
to be the finest mixer, for cream
and general results, of the breed,
and those received by MI. West to-
day are very fine, and he is now
ready to receive and supply all or
ders promptly. The ARGUS is in
debted to Mr.. West for a sample of
his dairy service, and we found it
ever thing that could be desired.
We wish the new enterprise the
fullest measure of success.
The Southern Railway Co. to-day
filed in the Office of the Register of
Deeds, of this city, for registration
a mortgage to the Standard Trust
Co., of New York Oity, for $780,
OOO, 900. The instrument contains
lat pages of printed matter, amount
ing to about $500 words. This mort
gage contains more words than any
mortgage ever before filed in Wayne
county. In addition to filing same
in this county, the mortgage has to