Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-10-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the City.

take a walk out hat way and observe
what is going on at the site of the
Union Passenger Station.
This is the second month with r in
it-and yet no one h~erea has
said ''oysters." But the weather is
coming round rightnow for the delect-
able bivalves to be in season.
There was lots of cotton on this mar
'ket today, the quality of which was
unusually fne-and the price paid was
the very top Of the market. Goldsboro
ds the best cotton market in the State.
The city was in utter darkness Sat
-urday night, and the rain SO flooded
the streets in several localities, where
the drainage is bad, that pedestrians in
the darkness and the slush had a
hard time indeed.
ton etwee courts on his circuit, has
consented to hold a two weeks term of
Durham court, beginning this morning,
for Judge Council, who is confined to
his home by sickness.
It is with exceeding concern that we
chronicle the critical illness of our VEN
cradle townsman DR.. B.. F. Arlington,
at the home of his daughter Mrs. e. B.
Dewey, on George street. Absent mem
bers OF the family have been wired for.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Hobbs are NOV
ing today into their own home, a hand
some new nine-room residence, mod
ernly constructed, on Park emu and
the ARGUS wishes them all happiness,
prosperity and length of days in which
to enjoy it.
Mr.. Geo.. Blythe Morris, who has
been taking the medical course at the
University, at Chapel Hill, for the past
two years, left this morning for Balti-
more, where he will continue his chos-
en- professional course in the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
In a family row Saturday night
Christopher Dudley, a well-known ne
gro, who works at odd jobs about
the city, was struck on the head with a
glass by his si~ster-in-law and severely
cut, and is yet in a critical condition.
The latter is in Jail awaiting results. 1t
is said that all hands were drinking.
The death of a lovely girl, Florence
Gray, II years old, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. T. Gray, occurred Thurs
night at 1920 o'clock, at the home of
her parents, on South Slocumb street,
and in their irreparable loss and deep
sorrow they have the sincere sympathy
of all their friends, and the community
in general.
Every boy in Goldsboro-Wayne
county, and all the territory round
about contiguous to Goldsboro, is look
ing forward with thrilling interest to
October Is. when Buffalo Bill and his
famous Wild West Shows will hold
forth in this city. It will indeed be a
great day for young America here.
abouts.
The many friends of Mr.. R.. A
Watts, the jeweler, are indeed sorry te
see that he is selling out his stock, fol
the purpose of retiring from business
He has been associated with the jew.
~eIry business here for more than forty
years, and that he is now selling on
and retiring makes the older ones il
the community reminiscent and sad.
In another month the public schools
of the county will be opening for theil
usual foul months term; but in a mum
Der of districts the terms will be Longer
some six and some eight months, by
reason of these districts having voted
special school tax. And this we hop
to see prevailing in every countr!
school district of the county befor,
many more years roll away.
At the residence of the brides sister
Mrs. Thos. MCGEE, in this city, OF
Monday evening, MI. Chas. M. Puck
cit, of New Orleans and MISE. G. Hin
ton, also formerly of New Orleans, 'wer
united in the holy bond of iiwedlock
Rev. E. II. Davis, pastor of st. Paul M
e. Church, officiating. The bridal pal
are now on a northern bridal trip, an
on their return will make their HON
in Georgia.
The death of Mr.. N. Men. Buie, on
of Wayne county's most honorable an
highly esteemed citizens, an uprigh
Christian gentleman of the old schoo.
occurred at o'clock Mondy morning,
his home in New Hope township, an
the funeral was held from the HON
Tuesday afternoon, and the intermer
was made in the old family buryin
ground of the Bizzells. He is survive
by his wife, who was Miss Fanny BIZ
zell, a sister of Messrs. J. w. and Fran