Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest in and Around
the CITY.

the City.
Again today our sales warehouses
were crowded with tobacco. Every
day, now, is a food day of the golden
leaf on this-the best tobacco and cot
ton market in the State.
Well, now, how about the electric
railway for Goldsboro? It has got to
come; so why delay the Initiative and
referendum" Goldsboro has got to
keep up with the march of progress.
Let's get together and get to work.
The hour for the opening of the
Goldgboro Library for the service of
the public has been changed from $3.50
in the afternoon to $3.50 in the morning,
beginning tomorrow morning.. Patrons
will govern themselves accordingly.
Miss Pearl Creech has about COM
uleted her very handsome new millin-
cry emporium, on West Centre street,
and will open it's doors to the public on
Monday. The ARGUS wishes her a
full measure of patronage and success.
Messrs. J. w. Brewer and Jesse
Bradford, formerly in the employ ofthe
Goldsboro Buggy Company, in the me-
chanical department., have opened a
general repair shop, for all Kind OF We
hicles, in the brick building east of the
knitting mill, on Ashe street.
Well, how about an electric street
railway for Goldsboro? If our sister
town of Fayetteville III afford a street
railway it looks like the progressive
town of Goldsboro should bestir her
self. 1t is one of those things thai
have got to come, SO the sooner the bet
Ter. Why not?
The farmers all say that cotton is
losing out now even more rapidly than
it gained some weeks ago. The contin-
ued hot dry weather is whitening the
top crop. and blighting it completely,
which but a few weeks ago was most
promising. They now say the croI
will be very short.
Mr.. Ashley Horne, of Clayton, one Of
the leading candidates for the Demo
al " "OS AA
the city last night between trains and
was right cordially greeted by friends
here who CHANGED to see him in pass
ing. He was returning from spending
the day in Clinton, and Gays his friends
down there are true and enthusiastic.
The Norfolk and Southern Railway
always ready to meet the convenience
of the public with extra facilities fo1
transportation when occasion requires
have signifed their purpose Of running
boro on the evening of october 8, OF
which date one Of the largest n bes1
musical attractions ever presented IL
this city or State will have the boards
Of the Messenger Opera House.
AS a further evidence of the interes
our good friend and countyman Mr.
A. T. Uzzen takes in the Goldsbore
market, to which WE had referenc,
yesterday, he is today entertaining, by
invitation, the tobacco buyers anc
warehouseman Of this market, out a
his elegant country al home one of thos,
old time barbecues and country din
ners that he and his good wife know
SO well how to prepare and serve.
The Norfolk d Southern Railway ar,
going to run the last and cheapest ex
cursion of the year on October 2, from
this city to Washington, N. c., leaving
here at z o'clock in the morning and
returning, leave Washington at $40 il
the afternoon and the fare for the rount
trip is only one dollar. This excursion
will afford all a fine opportunity o
: viewing in a day trip,at small cost, tn,
great recent railroad development j,
Eastern North Carolina.