Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-09-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest in and Around
the CITY.

MI. J. L. Barham is moving his law
office today to Lawyers Row." into
the office formerly occupied by Messrs.
Aycock & Daniels.
The road bed is nearly completed all
the way, and track laying from the
south is well-nigh up to the site OF our
proposed new Union Passenger Station.
We go forward.
h Goldsboro Knitting Mills furn-
ish profitable, clean and respectable
employment for young ladies and girls
who desire such employment. 1t is up
to the women to ~patronize the Knitting
Mill.
Several handsome new dwellings are
nearing completion in the northern
neighborhood of the city; notably
among these are Messrs. Henry Pixies,
Joe Hobbs and Mrs. J. w. Perkins.
We go forward.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Pridgen returned
today from Chase City, where they
have beer spending some time at the
noted M~ecklenburg Hotel for the bene-
fit of Mr.. Pridgen's health, which has
been very much benefited, we are glad
to say.
GA much needed adjunct to ST. Steph-
ems Episcopal Church, one of the truly
artistic edifces in the city, is now un-
der way. 1t is a brick n to be used
as a Sunday school room, and is being
erected at the northeast corner of he
church embodying the vestry room.
When a farmer on a light buggy
wheel conveyance can bring a load to
town and realize from its sale $4,000 in
cash why should not farmers in this
country be prosperous and happy. On
such a conveyance a farmer brought
tobacco to this market today, aud re-
ceived from its sale a check for $4,000
A troupe of performing sheep, the
only ones in the world, are amongst the
novelties on The Gentry Brothers pro-
The shows have many new
acts of a novel allure both animal
and circus. Two performances only will
be given on the day of exhibition here
which has been set for Thursday, Sep
TENDER 10.
1t is with very sincere personal re-
greet that we note in the press dispatches
today the death of Mr.. Pau G.. Monk
in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a native
of Sampson county, the Newton Grove
section, a bright, strong young man
with a promising future. He was 6
brother of DIR. Archie Monk, of this
city, and OF DR.. Harvey G. Monk, O
Trenton, n. G.
Mrs. L. H. Castex, who has been a
the Northern centres of fashion fol
some weeks studying the latest styles
in millinery and dress goods and Or
dering the stock of goods for her firm
returned home last night, accompanied
by Miss Marie McComas, a graduate
milliner and artistic designer of Balti
more, VIC will be with the firm
through the season.
Something over a hundred copies o
the public laws of North Carolina q:
enacted by the late session of the Gen
eral Assem- bly, have been received b!
Mr.. J. F. Hatch, Clerk Of the Superio
Court for the magistrates, county off
GERS n others entitled to them in thi
county. The volumes will be distrib
uted as fast as those entitled to then
call at the Office for Them.
It will not be long now before Their
will be busy scenes daily around tn
site of Goldsboro's new City and Coun
ty High School, on the beautiful emf
hence at the east end of Walnut street
Plans have been adopted and construc
ton bids are now being invited b.
Mr.. Henry We'll, chairman of tn
building committee, to be opened at
O'Clock in the afternoon Of Saturday
Sept. 2Sth. Hence it will be seen tha
there is no delay in this progressiv
movement. We go forward.