Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-17
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LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the.CIty.


Truckers hereabouts are blowing and
.sgetting busy with preparations for
planting peas.
A force of hands are busy cutting
down the elm trees along William
street, to relieve the sewers.
Mr. w. r. Hollowell, chairman of
the Board OF County Commissioners,
is still confined to his home by the
grip.
Mr.. Tom Stanton, of the Lamb
Stanton Company, has purchased the
stock of Capt. Lamb in said company,
and the latter has retired from the
business.
There is no perceptible Improvement
in the condition of Mr.. John w. john
son today. His prolonged endurance
is phenomenal, and this gives rise to
hope for his cover
The grocery firm of M. f. q H. l..
BizzeI has been dissolved. Mr.. M. L.
BizzelI succeeds to the business and Mr..
H. T.. BizzelI remains with him in the
capacity Of salesman.
One Fletcher Simmons, a colored
denizen of this city, was arrested today
i by an officer from Pikeville, charged
with stealing whiskey from the dis
pensary last fall. He will be held for
court.
There is no hopeful change today in
.M 49, .;+1oo1 oorIition of Mr. TOhn w.
whose condition is such that
his death is m~omentarily expected, al
though he is still making a heroic
\ light for life.
The Board of County Commissioners
in session here today elected Mr.. Troy
H1nnant as superintendent of the
county convicts. He is a vsry reliable
and capable man, and we are sure Will
prove an excellent selection.
Mr.. D. H. Dixon has purchased the
valuable three-story brick store on
{ West Centre street, in which the late B.
~ M. Privett so long did business, and
Z will make some improvements to the
property, which he will continue to rent
out.
The removal of the elm trees from
William street makes it look unusually
u bare; but the health of the community
81 demands that these trees come down
Il and the health of a people is always to
be considered before their mere COM
81 fort. Hence the elm trees must 60.
Our theatre goers have the treat of
AAthe season in store for them on Fridoy.
night of next week-'A Message From
Is Mars" and it is going to be another
crowded house, as there will be a spe-
cial train run from Kinston, LAGRANGE
and intervening stations for the at
~ traction.
About a week ago a colored woman,
Julia Bright, fell dead on West Centre
street, near Capt. N. O'Berry's resi-
sadence, and this morning, or the same
sstreet, on the block below, another
colored woman, Jane Sheffield, fell
dead. Both deaths were due to hsart
Il~failure,
The second meeting of tho x. Y. z.
SEClub was held this morning at the
home of Misses Rowland and Van
castex. Delightful refreshments were
served and afterwards the club had a
very pleasant time hunting pecans and
playing games!% There were no absen-
ISsees. The club will be entertained by
Miss Mary Dortch, at ten O'Clock next
Saturday morning.
The notorious negro, John Rudolph,
$ again in Jail. This time for stealing
urs in this city and selling them in
LAGRANGE and Kinston. He was sue
:essfully Swallowed by Chief Freeman
md officer Fulghum, of this city, and
Policeman Wells, of LAGRANGE, and is
low awaiting trial at the coming term
,f court, which convenes next Monday
veek.
Ns& The jury of inquest in the case Of
,arah Cooper, the colored woman
AS%bund dead in her home in this city
thursday night, with suspicious sur
oundings, after hearing testimony all
ay Friday, adjourned late in the
s.z tternoon. and will meet again this
yeek to hear further testimony. In
aAh he meantime, the members of the
ary are not permitted to discuss the
ase.
Hon. w. r. Allen, who has been en-
wing his Christmas vacation at his
Tome in this city, will resume his judi
al duties on Monday, as the presid
elg Judge for a two weeks term o
,1rt in Charlotte. After that he viii
st,rn home for two weeks, and thel