Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-05-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest in and Around
the CITY.

Sunshine and prosperity are synony-
NOUS in the mind Of the farmer.
The Merry Widow hats and the UNI
breIlas are rivals on stormy days.
Mems hats and women's hats know
no law of averages when it comes to
rims.
The county convention is next Sat
urday, to select delegates to the State
and congressional conventions.
The Acme Theatre is increasing in
popularity every day. The pictures OF
natural history last week were espe-
ciaIIy interesting.
The special two weeks term OF
Wayne Superior Court for the trial OF
civil issues. set for June 1st, will moi
convene until Tuesday June 2.
IF your business is affected Will
''that tired feeling, one good dose Q!
advertising will straighten out tbs
kinks and make it as risky as a spring
lamb.
The city delinquent tax list is in the
hands of the ARGUS printers and will
be published shortly. If your name is
on the list, you have yet a day of grace
to get it off.
Play baII-yes, we are going to play
ball and make every other club in the
Eastern League play ball if they play
ball with Goldsboro's club-that's
what Base Ball" King says.
On Friday afternoon Of this week the
commencement exercises of the Colds
boro graded school will be held in the
Messenger Opera House, and the pro-
graz arranged is one of unusual inter
est.
The special two weeks term of Civil
Court thai opens here on the first Mon
day in June will be presided over by
Judge Guion, by arrangement, in
stead of Judge Furgerson, as first an
nounced.
The consensus Of intelligent opinion
is that advertising pays. That being
SO. advertising is an asset rather thar
a liability. Progressive business me1
so regard it and govern themselves &C.
cor llngly.
A new, level driveway to Herman
Park and the O~rphanage has been
opened up by the extension Of Walnut
street f.. % Slocumb to Lionel street,
and thence through the Peacock lands
to .Ash street.
fvI!, ,1oo II -of1ro 70 oIrnrfiro
his business because it will cost him
something is as foolish as the man
who refuses to be saved from droWn-
ing because he fears he might have to
pay a reward.
The deputy collectors found a blind
tiger last night about II miles north
east of town. There was evidence of a
"land-sIide'' business being done as
there were about IS empty barrels and
two full ones Of so gallons.
Rev. w. P. Constable went down to
Kinston yesterday and returned with
Mrs. Constable. who has been an oper-
ative patient in the sanitarium at that
plac e, and is now convalescent, their
nail OI'o L W ~ ASo1 IL
Mr.. r.. J.. Darden, OF Wilmington,
whose last visit to Goldsboro was un-
der "marching orders 43 years ago,
as a menbe of Capt. Griswold's com
pany, is in the city, on a brief visit to
the home of his son, Mr.. J.. r. Darden,
OF the ARGUS.
Messrs. G.. G. Smith, w. T. Harri
son, c.. Dewey, Junius Slocumb, c.
W. Pender, j. F. Brinson and St. Leon
Scull. wno have been attending the
State Grand Lodge 1. o. O.. f. at Hen
d~ersonvilie this week, are at home
again and report a most delightful.
trip.
On Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
the All Star Aggregation OF the city
will play the CITY Higi, School team
al the new baseball park. The pro
ceeds Of this game viii be tor the ben
cit of the Goldsboro Athletic Associa.
ton. Ii lineup will be published
later.
The Kitchin followers evidently real
ize that they have still a long road Il
travel, for they continue to have re
course-to the public prints. Well, thi'
is but another evidence OF their faith
moi only N their man, but in the vir
tue of Advertising. In the meantime
"Brer'' Horne is to be reckoned with
Calvin Brock, the "Colored Philoso
pher of Wayne who could not atfort
to be governor, because he makes NOR
money than the governors salary ever.