Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-29
OUR EXCHANGE TABLE.
Items of General Interest Cleaned
From State Papers.

Sdu10 SI0Tn l6IG IdSG week LOT OI6CIS-
boro, where she will be stenographer
and typewriter for the North Carolina
State Insurance Co.
Tarboro Southerner.-Many farmers
say that while peanut vines are most
thrifty, the fruiting SO far is poor. The
Der of gubers are most dispropor-
tionate to the tops.
Duplin Journal. Warsaw Graded
Schools and the Warsaw Public High
School will oven Sept. End. The. pros
poets now are bright for a very success
full year with our school,
Weldon News.-On Wednesday, the
18th, Mr.. J. A. Dickens, Of this county,
was united i n marriage to Miss Susie
N. Vaughan, of Sussex county, Va.
We extend congratulations and best
wishes for a long, happy and prosper
Gus life.
Greenville Rehector.-Mr. Whichard
that owing to declining
health and feeble physical strength, his
duty to himself and family impells him
to retire from the management of the
Reflector. The Reflector is now offered
tor sale, and at an early date will pass
into other hands.
Kinston Free Press.-The colored
Presbyterians are holding an agrees
sive revival meeting at their church
this week. On Thursday evening the
Rev. j. D.. Bundy, will preach for them
and Rev. r. c.. Deal will preach on
Friday evening. The white people are
invited to attend the meetings..
Snow Hill Laconic.-Mr. j. C. Ross,
who has the contract for the construc-
ton of the FarmvilIe and Snow Hill
railroad was one of the contractors that
graded the Great Eastern from Ere
mont to Snow Hill. Mr.. Ross says the
track will be laid in six months.
Raleigh Times.-There will be q f1d-
dlers' convention at Pullen Park. Sep
TENDER 2, at $3.50 p. M. Only old-time
tunes will be played in this convention
and ten minutes allowed to each fd-
dler. Prizes will be given, and all old
fiddlefs are invited to enter the contest.
This will be the third f1ddlers' conven
ton that has been held in Raleigh.
Charlotte News.-It is learned from
an authentic source that Mr.. J. &.
Hood has sold to Mr.. Walter S. Alex.
ander, of the Southern Real Estate
Loan and Trust Co., his farm between
Davidson and Cornelius. The tract
consists of 10 acres and is quite heavi.
~ timbered. It is understood that the
purchase price was about $40, 900.
Greensboro Record.-Rev. Stephe1
S. Myrick has received and has &C.
cepted a call to the pastorate of tn,
Friends church, on East Lee street, il
this city, to succeed Rev.. r. Edga:
Williams, who resigned some time ag,
to accept the pastorate of a memoria
church in Seattle, Wash. Rev. Myricl
has already arrived and entered upo,
his work. His wife and little son will
arrive later from Richmond, Ind.
Durham Sun. A pretty weddin,
DOL place at 9 O'Clock at the Mai
Street NJ. E. church this morning whe,
Miss LulaV. johnson became the brid
of Prof. J.. Henry Highsmith. Thi
young couple are we'll known in tn
city. both having been raised and real
ed here all their life. They have man,
friends who have been interested i
their welfare and their wedding wa
Hooked upon with much interest.
Charlotte News.-We are glad NJ
Ancognostopulas, of Greece, got off $
light yesterday when hailed before Re
corder Smith on the charge of not keet
ing his back yard in good condition
We welcome Mr.. Ancognostopula
from historic Greece to historic Meek
enburg. If he makes as thrifty a cit
zen as our friend and his own fello'
citizen, Mr.. Pappendemas, he wi
make good.
Fayetteville Observer: There WEI
quite a number of Croatans from tt
Pembroke section of Robson count
atthe jamestown Exposition last wee]
There is much Significance in the Wis
of these people to the Exposition whit
lis celebrating the earliest history
North Carolina settlements in view
the fact that it is claimed thai the CT
atans are descendants of the lost &C
ony.
Kinston Free Press.-Forty yea
ago today, Major w. J. Barrett,
Failing Creek township, brought t
first bale OF hes e~ason'snew cotton
the city and shipped to Newber
where it brought "a cents a pound.
far as we can learn this is the only bs