Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-30
OUR EXCHANGE TABLE.
Items Of General Interest Cleaned
From State Papers.

~ W doASO IL OONASJ
A lady from Vanceboro reports seeing
one close to the road On her way to this
city. Mr.. Bruin didn't even stop to
pass the time of day.
Durham Sun-The farmers for this
immediate section are complaining
very much over the prospects of next
seasons crops. In speaking to some of
the country people today many stated
that, so far, this had been a very bad
season. The cold spring has done much
damage, and the future outlook is not
very bright in these parts.
Whiteville Echo-The new bank at
Tabor is starting off with very fiat
tering prospects. Their deposits last
Saturday night, at two weeks old, were
above S21, 900. Tabor is backed by a
very fine farming section, and he
town has some wide awake business
men, and everything bids fair for he
bank of Tafbor to be one of the most
successful institutions of its kind in
hecounty.
Raleigh News and Observer-North
Carolina girls don't blame those Okla
homa Indian maidens who have writ
ten to North Carolina College Of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts to request
a few husbands from among the stu
dents who finish the course. However,
the Tar Heel girls will consider that
the A. & NJ. College hasn't don its duty
if it hasn't educated the boys to the
prime Importance OF first supplying the
home demand. North Carolinans for
North Carolinianesses.
Henderson Gold Leaf-Henderson is
to have another cotton mill-thet third.
The matter which has been under con-
temptation for some time was definite
ly decided upon at a meeting of the
directors of the Harriet Cotton Mills
held in the office Of Mr.. D. Y. Cooper,
the president, Tuesday afternoon. By
unanimous resolution the board of
directors were authorized and en-
powered to build and equip a new cot
ton mill to be known as Harriet Cot
ton Mills No. 2, cost of said buildings
and equipment not to cost exceeding
5000, 900.
Charlotte Observer-The Observer
notes with pleasure that Raleigh Pres
byterians have perfected a plan where
by Peace Institute, well known as a
school for young ladies, will retain the
same UNCONVENTIONAL complexion
which it has had since its beginning
fifty years ago. If the case had been
otherwise one of the States great re-
Egious denominations would appear to
have taken a backward step-an ap-
pearance greatly to be avoided. Presi-
dent Dinwiddle ~retires TO a ~well-earn-l
ed rest with the admiration of all who
know him and Professor Henry Jerome
Stockard, whose fine verse has made
readers, will take.up the work under
excellent auspices.
kenansville News-We were shown
the splendidly kept poultry yards of
Messrs. Newbury q Taylor at Mag
nolia one day last week. They have
three In-to-date incubators for hatch
ing the chicks with g capacity of about
1,10O. This new enterprise is now in
its infancy, but success is already as
sured the e In the chicken de-
partment we saw 700 little chickens
from one to three weeks old. They are
Kept separated according 70 age ana
are all fed on a prepared poultry food.
The Plymouth Rock is the favorite
breed now at the yard but other good
breeds will be added later on. They
only began the business in March and
its wonderful what marvellous success
they are meeting with already.
Charlotte Observer-Mr. W. Banks
Mayhew died at his home near the
Hoskins Mill, west of the city, yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock. He was 81
wears of age and is survived by his
widow aod seven children. The funeral
will take place at the residence this
morning, the services being conducted
by Rev. +. A. Baldwin. The interment
will AXE place at Davidson, the old
home of the deceased. The immediate
cause of Mr.. Mayhew's death was the
shock incident to a fall which he sus-
tanned Friday afternoon. He was
driving his COW, a pesky animal, and
happened to get his foot tangled in the
rome. She became frightened and ran
away, throwing Mr.. Mayhem to the
ground and breaking his leg. He was
carried to his home nearby and every
attention given him. The shock to his
feeble constitution was too great and
he crew worse and worse. He passed