Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-10

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Mrs, E. NJ. Hicks and daughter, Miss
Sallie, are at home again from visiting
relatives at Lawrenceville, N. C.
Mrs. Edward Mack and children
spent the day yesterday at the home of
their uncle, Mr.. George d. Green, in
Wilson.
His many friends were glad to see
Capt. J. C. Slocumb, who is at home
again from Richmond, out driving this
morning.
Mr., Albert Dickinson, who has been
visiting his brother Mr.. NJ. t. Dickin-
son, has returned to his home near
Fremont.
II you are not an advertiser in the
ARGUs-well-you ought to be, if you
are in earnest about desiring to push
Goldsboro forward.
Mrs. James Pierce, of Warsaw, who
has been visiting her parents in Geor-
gia, passed through the city yesterday
on her way home.
Mr.. Roscoe Rivenbark has resigned
his position with Mr.. j. Il. CHM and
accepted a position as travelling sales
man for Mr.. r. Z. Pipkin.
Mrs. L. P. Best and little daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Best and little
daughter and Mr.. D. E. Best, of War
saw, were in the city yesterday.
The handsome residence now occu-
pied by Mr.. Joseph Edwards, opposite
his fine new residence that is nearing
completion, has been purchased by Mr..
James NJ. Allen.
The firm Of Gardner, Rackley &
Thompson has dissolved, and Elder j.
w. Gardner succeeds torthe business by
purchase, and will remain at the same
old stand, on John street.
Mrs. w. H. Speight, superintendent
of Whiteville public schools. who has
been spending the holidays with her
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Hooks, at Ere
mont, returned yesterday to White
vile.
Mrs. H. J. Ham, who has again
opened her delectable Rural Retreat
Hotel at the picturesque Ninth Spring,
at Seven Springs, was in the city to-day,
making purchases of supplies from our
merchants.
MI. and Mrs. Francis Tomlinson and
interesting little daughter, who have
been visiting the home of Mr.. Tomlin-
sons mother, Mrs. w. R. Hollowell, in
this city, left this afternoon for their
home in Fayetteville.
MI. w. T. Whitley, SO we'll and
favorably known to the trading public,
has taken a position in the popular
shoe store of Messrs. BizzeH Bros, On
East Centre street, which enjoys a
widespread trade and the confidence of
all its customers.
The death of Joshua Tabron, a well
known and highly respected colored
barber, for a while of this city, but of
lote years living in Wilson, occurred
in that own on Thursday. He was a
son-in-law of Joe J. Scott, the house
mover, and is survived by his wife
and one child.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Pool will deeply ~sympathize with
them in the death of their infant son,
one month old, which occurred at
their home in this city last night. In
their sad bereavement the fond young
parents have to console them theu nfail-
ny assurance that sit is well with the
child"
Mr., Jno. L. Borden, of the furniture
firm of Royal and Borden, of this city,
Raleigh and Durham, and president of
the Goldsboro Furniture Factory, left
this morning for the great annual fur
niture exhibit at Grand Rapids, send
ing ahead of him a car load of samples
of the output of the G~oldsboro factory.
which sells furniture not only in the
far west, but also in California, and
even in Pennsylvania.
The announcement is made that on
December p Mr.. J. B. Whitaker, Jr.,
son of Mr.. J.. B, Whitaker, formerly of
This city, but now editor of the Win
ston-Sa1em Journal, was married to
Miss Aline Humphreys, at the home
of the bride in Fort Worth, Texas.
Young Mr.. Whitaker is employed by
the American Tobacco Company, and
has his office in Denver, Col. His
friends in this city wish the young
couple abundant happiness and length
of days.
Mr.. J. D. Rice, the well-known house