Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-24
LOCAl. BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the CITY.

Items OF interest In anu Around
the City.
The live stock trade of Goldsboro is
lively.
Mr.. Jno. L. Borden, who has been on
a business trip to Grand Rapids. is at
home again.
Mr.. Joseph Edwards has returned
from a purchasing trip to the Western
stock market.
There was yet a further advance in
the price OF cotton on this market to-
day, the best grades selling for ILLS.
The court room looks very neat with
it's new equipment of opera chairs, and
everybody is greatly pleased with the
change.
Mr.. w. E. Borden and the boys, who
have been spending several days with
relatives in Durham, returned home
last night.
Mrs. w. E. Borden and Mrs. B. H.
Griffin arrived home last night from
a ten days s~ojourn at he 'Mecklen-
burg ," a Chase City, Va.
Miss Minnie Slocumb, who was one
of the bridal attendants at the wedding
of her friend Miss Nan Dowd, last
week, in Charlotte, arrived home last
night.
Messrs. Nathan Andrews, Eugene
WaddeIl, B. F. Carr and Jos. Hobbs,
who have been touring New York for
ten days, are at home again and report
a most enjoyable trip.
Miss Mary Emma Giddens returned
yesterday after a very pleasant trip to
New York, Niagara and other points of
interest, as one of the Raleigh Times
prize winners party.
Mr.. NJ. T. Dickinson, of the bar of
lis city, and Democratic county chair
man, is sick, his host of friends will be
sorry to learn, and is with his brother,
DIR. Dickinson, in Wilson.
Mr.. Frank Cannon, of Concord, who
has been spending several days here,
where Mrs. Cannon is visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lee, re-
turned home this afternoon.
The many friends of our popular
township tax collector, Mr.. w. A. Den
mark, will regret to learn that he is
confined to his home by illness, which
we all hope will be of brief duration.
Nj. Barnes Aycock, of the County
Board of Education, and one of the best
farmers in North Carolina, a Confeder-
ate vetern of the entire four years Of
the war, was in the city to-day, on
legal business.
Owing to the illness of one of the con-
testants, the joint debate between Fall
ing Creek and Rosewood academies,
that was set for next Friday night, at
Rosewood, has been postponed, until
further notice.
Mr.. Melville Daniels, of Richmond,
the ARGUS is glad to announce, will
deliver two lectures in this city next
Monday afternoon aud evening on
scientific physical culture. The hours
III pIdSO vi 1CStCI L o0 ILL
nOunced later.
The State Hospital for the care Of the
co1ored insane, located on the banks OF
Little River, near this city, will be Wis
tied next week by the legislative COM
mittee appointed for that purpose, who,
after inspecting the institution, will re-
port to the General Assembly.
This has been a busy day with farm
ers all out through the country-kill-
ing hogs. They have taken prompt
advantage of the first day of the cold
snap. It. is well for there is no count
ing on the weather. 1t may turn warm
again before the salt can "strike
through"
Newspapers and clippings from news
papers received here all give glowing
accounts of the delight being given to
many audiencesEby the company which
will give "Our New Minister Oh
Thursday evening of this week at the
Messenger Opera House in this city, for
which reserved seats are now on sale at
Higgins Drug Store.
Governor Aycoek "made good' his
recollection of peach trees blooming in
January years ago, when the weather
was similar ito that of last week, by
bringing into our Office Saturday after
noon a peach bow in full bloom and
leafing. It was taken from the garden
of Mr.. A. U. Kornegay, over on the
heights of Eastern Goldsboro. So
Governor Aycock's recollections as well