Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-09-10
LOCAL. PRIEFS.
Items 81 crest in and Aroun'
the CITY.

valid te he in a roller-Ctialr at Atlantic
City.
This weather the ice man dsss not
know neither to stop, or the coal man
to begin. !
The straw hat season along Mason
and Dixon,s line has been officially
extended to Sept. 2l,
The Higgins Drug are
moving today into their new quarters,
whish are very handsome.
Now turn leoss The autumn poets
whs hear the rustic Of dead leaves and
write about drsary things.
No one hereabouts is getting ready
to ask fer any of that emergency cur
rsncy, simply because all fear OF All
merge has disappeared.
Mr.. Mordecai S. Withsrington, his
many friends will be glad to know.
continues to improve, and is new able
to attend daily at his place Of bust
mess.
A novel guessing contest has Just
been ~inaugurated at the Lane Drug
u Cempany's store, near the post office,
which is calculated to attract consider
able attention and a spirited eompeti-
ton.
Weare glad to note among the names
of the successful applicants for law
license before The Supreme Court this
week, that OF our esteemed young
friend MIR. S. S. Holt, of Smithfield,
formerly editor of the ~Smithfeld Her
aid.
In this issue is recorded the drswn-
ing Of 'OIIis'' Patterson, yesterday in
Kiaston, and the sad news will be read
with real sorrow in this city, where he
was at one time engaged as book
keeper in one Of our tobacco ware
houses.
The high water is reeceding rapidly
h~sreabeuts and it behooves the road
supervisors to get busy and get the
impaired public bridges put in pass
able condition.; as the farmers are anx-
ious to get to market with their delay
ed tobacco.
The retirement of Mr.. r. E. Bunch
from the traffic department of the Nor
folk d Southern Railway is very much
regretted hereabouts, whore he was
highly regarded as an energetic and
astute railroad man. But such men
cannot long remain in retirement.
The water in Neuse river near Kins
ten has SO far receded as to allow OF
ransfer Of passengers and mail at thai
point on the Norfolk & Southern, and
in a few days it is hoped the trains
will be running through again to New
bern and Beaufort on schedule time.
Mr.. J. l.. Hathcock, the new princi
pal of the Goldsboro Graded and High
Schools, has arrived in the city to as
sumo his duties on the opening o
school, Monday week, and the ARGUS
assures him of a .cordial welcome t.
The Best Town in the State and to tn
best public school, from Maine to Mex
leo.
Some snsak-thief, evidently observ
ant Of the situation, entered the resi-
denco Of Mr.. John E. Grow, on Eas
Spruce, Saturday evening, through tn
dining room window, while Mrs
Grow was wishing in the neighborhood
and stole her gold Swatch, two gol'
rings and a pair Of eye glasses. Thu
tar no clue has been secured to tn
eulprit.
As the season for the opening of til
GsIdsbore Graded Scheel a~pprsache
parents are beginning to enquire as t
what is going to be lone about the re
medsling OF the doors of the building
30 as to have them swing outwar
when opening, thus avoiding a jam i
ease Of . necessarily hurried escape i
ease of fire. What is going to be don
about it?
The work of .e%nlarging and rsmod
cling the store OF Mr.. Jacob Cohen o
East Centre street, which has been i
for some time, is new nsarip
completion. It will be enc of til
most inviting stores in appearance
airy, light and convenient alike fe
customer and employee and enc OF til
most d in equipment, in Easter
Carolina. We go forward.
The ARGUS notes with satisfaction
and tenders it's congratulations an
best wishes to the successful youn
gsntlemsn, the names of Messrs. v
s.. OBJ. Robinson, Jr., Quincy p. Hoot
Jno. r. Cox and A. r. McPha1l,
Wayne county, among the list of thos
who successfully passed the sxamin
ton this week before tho State Suprsn