Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-06-04
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items of interest i'm and Around
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al home for vacation, to the pleasure of
all his young friends here. |
Mr.. Harry Crumm, the popular bar
Der, has leased the new brick store OF
Mr.. ohm Handley, just finished, on
East Walnut street, adjoining the a
Building, and it is now handsomely
fitted up.
Captain and MIST w. Slocumb wen
up to Wilson this morning, called there
by the serious Illness of the uncle of
Mrs. Slocumb, Mr.. James W. Daviss
who is not expected to survive many
hours.
Mr.. George D. Bizzell has broker
ground for his new residence on James
street, and workmen are now busy on
it's construction. According to the
plans, it will be a commodious, conven-
lent and very handsome abode.
Miss Mary Slocumb, who has been
filling a position as stenegrapher and
typewriter in the law Office of Mr.. j.
D. Langston. in Mt. Olive, came home
today, sick, her many friends will be
grieved to learn, and we all wish for
her an early
Messrs. r. w. Edgerton and j.. E.
Peterson, tax listers for Goldsboro
township, are occupying the grand
jury room during the session Of court
and desire nat people will come
promptly and list, without waiting for
the rush the last of the month.
The death Of Mr.. George S .Prichard.
formerly in the tobacco business in
this city, occurred Sunday morning,
at Panacea Springs, Littleton, N. c.,
of which he was proprietor. Mrs. Ella
Powell, sister of Mrs. Prichard, left
Monday night to attend the funeral.
The virtue of recreation should be
cultivated by a cummunity as we'll as
by individuals. Gail work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy"-itmakes
communities dull and ~listIess and
supine. Let us all take holiday next
Monday and go out to the ball anne.
Misses Lillian Mcdonald and Mamie
Rose, two wards of the Odd Fellows
Orphan Home here, who have been to
the Pres byterian School atRed Springs
for the past two years. have returned
to the Home for vacation and are re-
joicing to meet all the children again.
That all-round. athelete who 10 to
play right field on the Goldsboro team
-Maxwell-the ARGUS speaks for him
first. When this scribe goes out to
root tor our boys we want Maxwell
to keep his eye on the other fellow
and if he ''does us" just out run him
and over him. Shake, Maxwell, old
boy, shake! and let's, you and 1, be
chums.
Mr.. w. j. Gibson has purchased the
entire business of the Humphrey-Gib-
son Company, and will centre all his
attention and energy on the real estate
bonds of the former business. Mr.
Gibson has had extensive experience
in real estate and is ~conversant with
its value and possibilities, and any
business committed to him will have
safe and sagacious management.
The Civic Improvement League find
their efforts and purpose for the ply
steal improvement of the city almost
if not absolutely barred by the mau.
rauding chickens that have the tree
don Of the city. It should not be SO.
Why should the chickens Of q few in.
dividuals be permitted to mar the
beauty and dollar tho progress Of ths
CITY in civic improvements?
The secretary of the Merchants Asso.
citation OF this city In in receipt Of o lot.
ter from the secretary OF the Greater
Charlotte Club cordially inviting al
delegates to the annual State conven.
ton OF the association, which meets in
that city mex week, to avail them.
selves freely of the privileges of the
club. This is very much appreciated
here. In fact, Charlotte always does
the courteous and correct thing.
Goldsboro talent scores again. This
time it is Miss Maude Evans, whose
home is with Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
HARRISON, in this city, and who is a
universal favorite, hence everybody
will be delighted at her success. She
was today, in graduating from the
Southern Female College, at Peters
burg, declared the winner of the
"Founder's Medal" a high honor in.
deed, and the ARGUS eongratulates
her right cordially.
Look ahead-look far ahead-tor a
future for Goldsboro which we of the