Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-11-19
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Items Of Intea est In and Arou1j
The Civ.

Now let us get together, in spirit Of
self ad vancement, and pull strenuouSiy
fer a Greater Golosb"ro.
A ST. Louis editor was struck hy an
automobile. AS sooT as he is able to
write an editorial he'll no doubt strike
back.
While engaged in painting at ths
n0w Union Passenger Station Fri
day, MIR. Hillie Butler made a misstep
on the scaffeld and fell, breaking his
leg He was given prompt medical
attention and is getting along all right
Mrs c. r. Aycock and little son
Frank Daniels, went up to Raleigh
Saturday, to spend the day ct the
Governors mansion, where the little
fellow was born-and has the distinc-
ton OF being the first born in the man
sion.
The meeting of the Goldsboro Cham
Der of Comnc cree last night was one of
moro than usual interest and much of
Importance to Goldsboro was freely dis
eussed-espscially as to better country
roads and more convenient railroad
schedules, and the president appoint
ed several important committees to
act on such matters at once and report
TO q called meeting OF the chambs
The Ladies Aid Society and Epworth
League OF st. John M. e. Church will
hold a Bazaar on Friday and Saturday,
November 27 and %, in the vacant
store next to L. D. Giddens' jewslry
store, on West Centre street, where
they cordially invite their friends to
meet them. Refreshments will be
served each day and an abundance OF
useful and fancy articles will be for
sale.
Bear in mind that ON Tuesday, De-
.csmber 1st, in the vacant store between
Mr.. L. D, Giddens and Messrs. South
erland & Brinkley stores, the Bazaar
conducted by the ladies of the First
Baptist church will open. No effort
will be spared to make this an attract
i've place for the purchase OF nice and
u8@Iu1 ArL1Cl0@, Wu11O tAO pIONASloA "a
barbecue. oysters and etc., will attract
many tor dinner and supper each day.
Dirt streets that are subject to heavy
traffic are incapable of permanent i'm
provement. They are bottomless in
wet weather and lung destroyers in
dry weather. Goldsboro's streets are
the city's one great eyesore and i'm
pediment to material progress. They
are practically no better than-it as
good as-when the city was first found
ed, more than sixty years ago. Why
not have paved streets, especially those
busy streets that are the highways OF
the city's growing traffic? We can well
afford it.
Mr.O. D. Stronach. of Raleigh, is in
the city, as assistant civil engineer in
the construction of Go1dsboro's street
railway, now in full force under the
supervision of Mr.. E. Il. oliver, man
ager OF the Goidsboro Traction Com
pany, and in the mapping out of other
improvements that the company have
determined upon out at East Colds
boro, where they are laying off streets
and grading and laying track into the
city. They have sixteen miles OF steel
rail alreauy on the scene, and with the
finS weather we are now having, the
work is being pushed rapidly. We go
forward. N
The friends in this.city of Hon. E. c..
Duncan, of Raleigh, deeply sympathize
with him in the death, from typhoid
fever last night, of his young son, f..
Carl Jr. Mr.. Duncan was more than de
voted to the little boy. whose mother
preceded him to the grave when he
was but an infrnt, and this makes his
all too untimely death keener sorrow
to the father. He was a nephew of
Mrs. Siddie King Freeman. of this city,
who was with him for the past week.
The remains will he taken to Beaufort
for interment beside his mother, in the
Duncan plot, in the picturesque old
cemetery of that town.
GeIdsboro Council No. SO, of the
Junior Order is not only the largest
1r4Lernal ORGANIZATIONS III IhO ci1y III
point of numbers, but is one Of the
most progressive and public spirited.
This council has received 33 new men,
bers within month and applications
\ are coming in daily. At Thursday night
meeting the council decided to offer a
gold medal to the graded school pupil
of Goldsboro that scores the highest
mark for good conduct during the
school year. including politeness to
the faculty and in general. This in ad-