Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-04-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In ana Around

Ief0SLrnS 11Ibl0 DOyS, Oh o.
c., are in the city, visiting the home
of fer brother, MI. w. E. Stroud.
Nis.many friends were gladindeed
to see Mr.. E. W. Cox out on the
streets yesterday. He-is still unable
to walk and had to be rolled about
on an invalld's chair,
The fishing season is now open and
anglers are trending riverwaId in
goOdly numbers with pole and tackle,
bait-gourd and-probabiy-"5nake-
bite" antedote.
The Atlantic Hotel, at Morehead
City, will open up for the season, on
the 18th Of June. The hotel has
recently been thoroughly averhauied
and repaired and put in tirs;-class
condition.
The Maria Thompson business
about 80 feet and running back S9me
200 and odd feet to the City Hall
line, which was sold at auction Sat
urday, was purchased by MI. Asher
Edwards for $3.50.
The w. II. Murray Co., of Dur
ham, N. c., with Mr.. S. q. Hill as
manager, have opned up a branch
music house in this city, for the sale
of pianos and organs, in the store
under the Messenger Opera House,
formerly occupied by the Cable
Piano Company.
Just as a pointer of what the COM
bined railroads Will do IorsO import
ant a point as G0Id5borO in the way
ola union passenger station, the South
ern Railway has just given the con-
tract for the erection of a passenger
station at High Point, individually,
to cost $27,O Certainly will Gods
boros union passenger station approx
mate a cost of not less than $1,000 0
and doubtless double that sum.
Speaking of the number of convic-
lions for running "blind tiger5' III
our Superior Court last weak, an old
colored man, who sat and listened to
twelve convictions in n day, was
heard to remark as he Went down
the court house steps: "Dis niger
has got a half pint of corD home, aud
uo 10 & iAS 11Sit DAAHiS w AAOhAO IVAN
pore it Oh de ground"
A few more Judges andafeW more
juries like we have had this week
and the blind tiger business will
come to an end in this city. The
business has already received a ter
rible blow. The manner in which
Judge Council is melting out justice
4o o,y;I Ioor1 - aoln.Ilnfn1 IN LIZ
them hereafter respect the law
There are a few others left yet who
are violating the prohibition law
and they are under surveillance, ano
if they don't take warning from wha
they have seen this week, it will NO
be long before they will wish tina
they had.
One of the Goldsboro Transfe.
Company's horses came near bein!
killed by a freight train today a
noon, which very suddenly backet
as TIE diver was about to cross the
track in front of Mr.. w. II. Thomp
sons store. The driver refined the
horse away just in time to save hin
from a horrible death. These hair
breadth escapes are of daily occur
reLoe, but it is devoutly to be hope(
that the good fortune that has beer
vouchsafed our people thus far vii
be continued, for yet a little Will
longer, until the tracks and constant
ly passing trains, with their retard
ing of business communication il
the city, and their fearful menace t.
life, shall be removed-When GU.
conveniently located new Unior
Depot materializes.
AS an evidence that it pays to ad
vertise in the columns of the ARGUS
we publish the following eXtrac
from a letter received today by the
Business Manager of the ARGUS
from Mr.. T. B. Smith, Jr., of Eas
Durham, breeder of Imported and
Domestic fowls: "The advertise.
ment in your paper has been the best
paying ad. / have let this season, fol
which I thank you very much.'
This is very gratifying indeel, as
the compliment was wholly un5olic.
tied and voluntary. Mr.. Smith ran
a small special in the ARGUS fol
several days Offering for sale eggs ior
Matching purposes, aud has not only
sold a great many settings OF eggs IN
this city and section as a result OF
the adj, but has al5D sold all the
Brown Leghorn fowls that he had to
spare.
Sunday was indeed a most love-
ly day, and the attendance at all the
churches of the city was unusually
large, the services very beautifuland
appropriate to the occasion and the
Z music of thesev8ral choirs, especially
selected, was indee1 grand, and lent
a peculiar inspiration to the speakers
as they preached CT the risen Lord
and the conqueror over death and
the grave. Yes, the music was all
admirable and soul-inspiring, and it
would be unjust to particular re.
At st. John church, as heretofore
announced, a special Easter offering
was taken, which resulted in a cash
collection of 1896 "a, which was in
deed very gratifying. AtEim street
Chapel a like offer ng was taken,
which resulted in a collection OF
something near So. 90. Taken al
together, the day was a glad and
glori us one, and the handsome
dresses and beautiful new spring hats
worn by the ladies of the clty-ihe
most beautiful women in thu whole
Southland-Were indeed lovely to
look upon and almost beyond de-
scription.