Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-06-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.
ItSms of Interest In and Around
the CITY,.

the farmers some haru q peSStS-
tent work.
The time for listing taxes is pass..J
ing and drawing to a Close. Have
you listed?
The watermelon crop in this sec
tion is promising, and with favorable
seasons we may all be happy yet
you bet. 49,
Another first cotton blOOm-and,
too, from New Hope, was brought IN J
to-day by a colored farmer OF that
section, ID. w. Baldwin.
The friends in this section ofElder
Jones, of Fender county, will deeply
sympathize with him in the recent
death of his believed wife,
The bells on the Southern engines
are now rung by means of an air
apparatus. All the fireman has to
do is to touch a button and the work
is done. Next.
In a match game of ball between
the NeWbern team and the Fremont
club at the latter place Monday
evening, the visitors were shut out.
The score was l to 0.
The many friends of Miss Mamie
Dali, who has been confined to her
home for the past two weeks or more
with fever, will be glad to know that
her condition is very much inn
proved.
The First and Second Regiments
os the State Guard will go into Camp
at Morehead City, August 7th, and
continue eight days. The Third
Regiment will go into Camp at a
later date at Chicamauga.
Material is being placed on the
grounds by Mr.. Louis N. Grant for
the erection of three brick two story
residences, with all modern conven-
fences, on the bea utiful corner lot at
the South end of William street. We
60 forward.
MI. John Pate, who conducts a
grocery store in the old Ham store,
on the corner of John and Boundary
streets, north, has purchased the old
Waters property, on the opposite
corner, and is building a large brick
store thereon.
The A. & N. c., will operate an
excursion train between G%oldsboro
and Morehead City, on Wednesday,
July 4th, leaving here at z a. M,
and returning leave Morehead City,
at $50. Fare for round trip from
Goldsboro 81. so.
We were shown a collard yester-
day, raised by Mr.. A. J. Fulghum,
In his garden, set out last January,
that is ahead of anything we have
yet seen. 1t measured 81 feet across
the top, was 4 feat high, and weighed
H. pounds.
A Mt. o i've correspondent of the
Tribune says: IA dog owned by {
Wayne county farmer, recently be
came very ill, an operation Was per
formed and a snake measuring g
inches in length was extracted from
his chest. The dog got WELL"
The first cotton bloom of the sea
son was laid on our table to-day b.
our good friend and one of Wayn
county's most prosperous and pro
gressive young farmers, Mr.. N. ii
Grady, of New Hope township, VIII
has 200 acres in cotton this year, an
plucked the bloom from a ten acr
field planted the middle of April.
During the continued illness {
Wayne County's excellent and I'm.
versally beloved superintendent {
Public ms ruction, Mr.. E. L. A
kinson, who, we are glad to state,
now steadily on the up grade, th
duties of his Office are being sut
served by the chairman ofthe Count
Board of Education, Col. Jos. T
Robinson, and teachers requiriD
certificates will call on him.
The death of Mr.. Asa O'Neal, 0,
CURED at his home, on Ga
street, this city, last night shortl
after 2 o'clock, of complication
diseases with which he had been a
1icted for several months. He wa
did workman, and enjoyed a larg
patronage. Deceased was so years {
age and leaves a wife and three chill
dren, all grown.
MI. Cleveland johnson, a Gold
boro boy who has attained to consid
cradle proficiency as a Photographic
and will leave soon to take a position
in Richmond, has completed som
very fine views of Goldsboro's NOR
DEptentous residential abodes, pub
1aiRgs, churches and cemetery
Ere real works Of art-and are
Fiful.
lbldsbsro is getting to be quite I
y. When one goes out upon the
principal business streets nowadays
they have to keep both eyes opet
and be at all times on the alert les
some new cOntrivance come upoI
h them unawares and fell them to the
ground. So when crossing the street
or walking leisurely along, it would
be we'll to '-keep an eye On YOU
number"
Have you eel Nj. Geo. Bakers
homemade steamboat, that is now
successfully plying the waters 0.
Neuse River and giving pleasure t.
special excursion parties? 1t is a fine
little boat and was built entire by
Mr.. Baker, on plans invented by hin
self. Who would ever have thought
that Goldsboro would develop a shiI
builder right here at home. But
there is no telling what Goldsborl
can door will do.
Sheriff Stevens has a dementet