Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-07-25
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items of General Interest Cleaned
From State Papers.

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From State Papers.
Kinston Free Press.-A few days ago !
Mr.. Kirby sutton, of LAGRANGE gave a
barbecue dinner to tenants and a few
friends at his farm in Moseley Hall
Durham Sun.-So Charlotte will sell
soft drinks, ice ream and cigars on
Sunday. She has come to the conclu-
sion thai hot, dry Sundays are more
than she can stand,
Greensboro Record. This county
and town ought not to go broke II 1t
can to collect its taxes after
this. The increase in assessment in
I'm Gilmer township alone, over last
wear. is $500, 900. It is about the same
way with most of the others, so that
we are rich sure enough and growing
richer.
Wilson Times.-Mr. r. M. Hagans.
who lives on Mr.. w. B. Young's farm
and has had charge of his dairy. passed
away at IL O'Clock yesterday and was
buried this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Scotland Neck
Alice M. Thorne, wife of DIR. E.. A.
Thorne, died at her home at Prospect
Hill, near Airlie, Tuesday afternoon at
A o'clock. She was q daughter of the
late Thomas w. Harris and Martha
Kearney Harris, of Panacea Springs.
Smithfeld Herald.-Mr. E. s. LASH
ter was here Wednesday telling OF the
big raaa ia his neighborhood last Sat
urday evening. Several places in he
fields it swept everything before it TAX
ing off the soil to the clay. It washed
down the fences to such an extent that
some farmers had to work Sunday to
repair the fences in order to keep toe
from their fields.
Stow Hill Laconic.-Mr. Ben. w.
Hargrawe, brother of our townsman
MT. s. l. H~argrave, and whose mother
and sister reside here, died in Atlanta,
Ga, Wednesday, July 18th, of bright's
desease. He is survived by his mother,
three sisters, three brothers, a wife and
several children. For years he was q
successful and popular druggist in Will
son, n. c.
Fayetteville Observer.-Mr. w. s..
Cobb, of Lumber Bridge, was in the
city last week, and told an Observer
reporter that on Wednesday he shipped
a solid refrigerator car load of roasting
ears, 20, 900 in number, to Philadelphia,
to be used at the great feast the Phila-
deIphia lodge gave to the visiting Elks
on Monday.
Southport Herald.-July 25th, next
Thursday, has been decided upon by
the directorate of the w. B. & S. Rail
road as the day for laying b first rails
and driving the first spike, beginning
the construction of the road from Ma
yassa to Southport and to Little River
The first ear load of rails have arrived
and will be quickly followed by others
Grading has been done and cross-ties
laid for several miles from Navasss
and the work will be pushed to com
pletion.
Greensboro News.-Ralph Patterson
the fourteen-year-old son of Policeman
Patterson, was attacked in Moreheas
street yesterday morning by a bulldog
which he killed with a pocket knife
The young man, who is employed a
Cooks Foundry, was on his way t
work when met by the animal, which
without cause, sprang for his throat
Young Patterson sprang aside ant
drew his knife. The dog sprang again
and the young man buried the knife il
his side; then selling a club, struck tn
animal several blows on the head.
Wilmington Star.-Mr. and Mrs
Pembroke Jones, Miss Sadie Jones ane
Pembroke J~onesrJr., with their retinu'
OF servants, sailed from New York
Wednesday,. on the Adriatic, q new
steamship OF the White Star Line. Tn
party will land at Cherbourg and tou.
England. France and Switzerland il
auto cars. The Jones party will prob
ably remain abroad for eight or tel
weeks.
Weldon News--We have in this of
fee some old type cases and stand
which are marked in plain, bold let
tiers, "Wm. w. Holden, Raleigh, N. c..
They were purchased by Stone d Uz
.zeli in 1865, when The Roanoke New
was established, and have been in con
slant service yer since, forty n years
Just how long they had been owned b.
former Governor Holden before the,
were purchased by the founders of TIL
Roanoke News we have no means Q