Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Inter est In and Around
the Ctv.

ton building, Thursday night. Decem-
ber oath.
Their many friends here win part
with Rev. w. P. Constable and his ex-
cellent wife with real regret. AS an
nounced yesterday, they go to West
Durham.
Contributions to our empty Stock |
ing'' fund should be sent in promptly, |
as we shall close it, and turn the
amount aver to The special committee |
Of ladies on Monday evening.
Rev. E. II. Davis has returned from
conference and the entire community,
without regard to religious affiliations, 4
are gratified that he is to serve as pas
tor OF ST. Paul church for another year.
1t is a great pleasure to his many
friends here, his old home, to greet in
the city Mr.. E. G. Hood, now of Ashe-
Vile. His .health is fine, and he is
greatly impressed with the substantial
progress and bright prospect of Colds
boro.
The ARGUS is gratified and proud
to note the high stand in studies and
department. that our young friend
Mr.. Sydnor Borden has taken at
Bingham School, Mebane, the report
before US showing that he stands sec
ond in these, and close to first in the
entire school.
Mr.. Willie r. Humphrey, formerly
with FL. We'll & Bros, and very popu-
lar with all our people, whose health
failed him some months ago, is in the
city to spend Christmas with his uncle,
Mr. Hugh Humphrey, and we are all
giau 60 seN him eha to know that he is
Improving.
Doyour Christmas shopping now.
Every day it is put off means so much
more hardship on the merchants and
clerks and SO much more danger Of
dissatisfa faction for the shopper. By get
t ng through with large part of the
holiday purchasing before the final
compelled 10 wait until the last few
days, and help the cause all around.
Santa Claus has rented a box in the
pestofh ce and will send a nice Christ
mas souvenir through the mail Christ
mas eve to every white boy or girl in
Goldsboro, betw cen six and eighteen
years yet age, who will write him
postal card or letter on or before Fri
day, December 18th, 1908, giving him
your full name and address and age,
last birthday. Write to "Santa Claus,
Box 202, Goldsboro, N. C.
Mr.. H. A. Pike has succeeded Hobbs
d Pike, as owner of the we'll known
plum bing esta ablishment, and will con-
tinue the business at the same place.
Mr.. Pike is a plumber of the first-elass
and we wish i'm success in his under
taking. Messrs. Hobbs & Pike had
been in business in 'Goldsboro tor three
years, and during that time have
secured large and growing patronage
by their prompt attention to all de-
mands in their line.
The old law OF supply and demand
which is the most potent factor in the
whole field of economics, finds ready
application to the cotton market. So
long as the farmers continue to pro-
duce large crops OF cotton they need
not expect to get good prices under or
dinary conditions otherwise. They have
been told this a hundred times, but
many of them depend upon the other
fellow to curtail while increasing their
own crops, with the usual result of big
crops and low prices. What the far
mers of the South need is to form the
habit of raising more corn and other
feed stuffs and less cotton. Let's be-
gin it here in Wayne county.
The ARGUs,in common with the fam
iy's hosts of friends in the city and
section deeply sympathizes with the so
sadly bereaved parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. h. Weldon, in the death of their
charming little daughter Rachel Ken
dali, six years old, which occurred on
Friday at their home in West Point,
Mississippi. The little girl was the
granddaughter of Capt. and Mrs. &. P.
Howell. OF this city, and with the in
heritance Of a brilliant intellect and
graceful personality, gave promise of a
cnA1Inlng WonaHnoOu' Dut ne VINO
is too wise to err and too loving to bel
unkind, though we see His dispense
tiOns sometimes as Through O glass
darkly," had need for the child. And
He who said .'suffer little children to
come unto me and forbid them not, -
spoke to the uttermost end of time in
q love that encompasses all man
kind.