Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-14
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Eten~ of INTEREST Ia and Around
the f'1rN.


Capt. N. O'Berry, who has been con-
fined to his home for several days with
the grip, was able to be out today.
Mr.. J. M. Hollowell has sufficiently
recovered from his recent illness to re-
sumo his seat in the lower house OF the
General Assembly.
Beginning with Ash Wednesday
there will be services every Wednes-
day and Friday afternoon at 4:3O
O'Clock at ST. Stephens church..
A new yellow peril is reported: it
is in the shape of a $40 gold note and
is CONGRATULATIONS us a moment
till we can look over our roll" We
may have several palmed off on us.
The ARGUS is indeed glad to chron-
icle the improved and now very hope
full condition of little Cedric Harris,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. e. W. Harris,
whose critical illness of pneumonia we
e, noted several days ago.
Mrs. w. P. Fife and daughter Miss
Elmer, returning from a brief visit to
Mrs. Flies venerable father Col. Jno.
d. Whitford in New Bern, were in the
city today between trains en- route for
their far-away home in Denver.
Mrs. Henry We'll has donated to the
.Goldsboro Public School Library a set
of the worlds best orators edited by
VIM. J. Bryan. This is a valuable adj
.dition to the literature used by the
High School.
MI. and Mrs. David Edmond, of
Richmond, who regularly spend several
weeks here every winter, are in the
city, the guests of the Hotel Kennon,
and their many friends here always
welcome them gladly.
The Board of Aldermen, by a decisive
vote, rejected the proposition for the
adjustment of the Board Of Public
Works. and also decided not to ask for
an enlargement of the corporate limits
at this term of the General Assembly.
1t is indeed refreshing to witness a
return ola general Indulgence in the
ND6dll1lUlC uSlOA11 VI ia II AASos
We do not the comic and uncouth
kind, but those gentle missives OF
sweet sentiment that are always well
come.
Having recently sold his brick store
on West Centre street.-The c. G. Per-
kin store-Mr. Franc l.. YES is clos
ing our his stock at cost, preparatory
to giving possession to the new owners,
Messrs. w. T. HolloweIl and Emmett
Powell.
The death of Mr.. Henry Herring, a
fine citizen and farmer, and a brave
old Confederate soldier, occurred Sun
terday morning at his home in New
Hope township. Thus, n by one.
and rapidly now, are the worlds
greatest heroes passing into history.
If a reader of the ARGUS will take uI
a copy of this paper printed say ten, OF
fifteen, or twenty year ago. it will be
seer by comparison what has been &C
complished by Goldsboro in the inter.
~vening years, and thus one can get
the measure of the growth of the com
ing years, for Goldsboro's pace is mo-
to be slackened. A better and 6
Greater Goldsboro is to be achieved az
the years roll on. We go forward.
The Pink Winn property in this city
west of the steam laundry. fronting
JOB LIZ feet on Mulberry street, ant
--rr-in~ hooL 100 IL foot sold f0dov q
public auction at the court house door
the sale being for partition among thu
heirs. The bidding was quite spirited
and the attendance at the sale wa
large, showing that Goldslsoro rea
estate whenever it comes on the mar
ket is readily sought after, and tn
price at which this property was finall.
bid of-$4, 2O5-made even the croaker
catch their breath, and when the.
again ventured to speak it was actuall,
in CALCULATIONS of compliments to Colds
boro and we verify believe they are a
last persuaded that we've got the Bes
Town in the State. The property il
Dortch, for a client.
The ARGUS man was talking wit
one of Wayne county's best farmers to
day, who was here making some need
ed purchases for his fine farm lying be
tween here and Seven Springs, and b
remarked to us that he had read wit
much interest and hope our referenc
last week to an electric railway t
Seven Springs. Why. said he, :
would be the making of Goldsboro. w
farmers realize more than you do th
difficulty of getting to Goldsboro, be
cause we have to do the coming, an
consequently we take all sorts of shol