Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-31
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the City.
Work on the civil docket is engaging
the attention of Superior court this
week.
The Norfolk 81 Southern Railway,
Company has authorized reduced rates
to Fayetteville, n. c., on account j. o.
U. A. M. February 19th-22nd, 1907.
Mr.. c.. G.. Smih, who has been con-
fined to his home for a week with an
attack of the grip, was able tc be out
again to-day, his many friends will be
glad to know.
Mr.. and Mrs. D.. H. Dixon went
down to Kinston this afternoon, being
summoned there by the death of their
neice Miss May Belle Dixon, which oc-
CURED this morning.
Sweet potatoes, as we'll as field peas,
are a scarce article on this market,
while the demand IS great. Both these
crops were almost a failure b past
year-especially the pea crop.
Judge w. r. Allen is at home from
the west on a two weeks vacation,
after which h will go to hold the courts
in the First district, and this will be
his first presiding over the courts OF
that district.
The students of the High school are
planning to publish a High School
Magazine. The editors AMI the bust
ness managers will be selected from
the eight, ninth and tenth grades.
Their names will be published later.
The early marriage Of n Of Colds
boro's most popular young ladies is
now an assured fact, and the fortunate
young man who is also a great favorite
with his friends is making Goldsboro
his home. This is all we can say just
now.
The friends of Mrs. F. T. H. Hors-
field in this city will deeply sympathize
with her in the death of her venerable
father, to whose bedside b was sum-
moned some weeks ago. in Cambridge,
N. Y. The end came on Sunday even
ing last, aged 50.
Notwithstanding the very Indictment
weather of Sunday quite a number OF
the friends of the family in this city
accompanied the remain Of the late
Mrs. Sarah Kornegay to their last rest
ing place, in the old homestead bury
ing ground, near Seven Springs.
Many farmers who killed their hogs
on the eve of the recent warm spell OF
weather lost their meat. Those
who waited are now taking advantage
of this col snap, and it is to be hoped
that it will continue long enough fol
such as have killed this time to save
their pork.
Joe Scott, the well-known and pros
porous colored HORSEPOWER and farmer
of this city, has purchased from Mr.
Don c.. Humphrey an eleven acre plo1
OF ground, on the southeastern border
of the city, which he propose to lay of
into squares and streets and dispose O
for building lots.
Oh, well, it is nothing unusual fol
the weather to play capers. 1t ha:
DGGI1 going So ever olI1CG Ii1C "Oi1N
started-Or, at least, as far back as we
have any chronicles; for, it seems, PEG.
pie have ever talked about the wealth
er, just as we do tOday-of its fantas
tic did0es and etc.
Material is being placed on thu
grounds and the foundations are beins
dug Tor the erection by Mr.. b. III. Crit
fin, on his property adjoining the Mes
senger Opera House, on East Centr'
street, Of a ~cOmmodious and up-tO-dat
steam laundry, with all the latest ma
chinery and real city features.
A suggestion was made before TIN
recent meeting of the Board of Count.
Commissioners that they ask the Legis
1ature for a bill authorizing an cleo
ton to be held to bond the county TO
the construction of iron bridges acros
the rivers and permanent public road
improvement throughout the county
1t is an excellent suggestion and SHOULD
be promptly adopted.
There was a fine attendance of count,
teachers at their meeting in this cit.
today, and, also, of the Betterment AS
ISOLATION, and the conference was bot
c~ongenia1, pleasant and profitable. MI
i. t. Atkinson, our efficient Count.
Superintendent, to the qualification @
all the teachers, by whom he is he'll
in a~ffectionate esteem, was able to b
present and preside over the meeting
GOldSbOrO real estate still finds read