Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-07-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items Of interest in and AROUND
the CITY.

AMC NA6Ns
Mis-. Bessie Edwards il at home
again from Morehead.
The tide of travel still trends to-
wards Morehead, and few return these
hst days.
All aboard for Seven Springs! Tina
is.what is going to be heard in Colds
boro before very long. Mark the pre-
diction. We GO forward.
Mr.. Russell Robinson went down to
Morehead City this afternoon to spend
a while with a party OF University
classmates in a ssacoast outing.
oMr. Frank B. Edmundson is just
completing a very desirable two story
residence on Pine street, adjoining his
own home at the corner of Pine and
John streets.
We are glad to note that Mr.. Herbert
Bizzsll is able to be on the streets
again after his recent spell Of typhoid
fever contracted while .hs was on o
visit out of the city.
Miss Beatrice Cohen, w mad manye
friends during her stay in our city, re-
turned yesterday to her home IN
Florence, S. c., after spending some
time with Miss Vance We'll.
The Weekly ARGUS is read by almos
every farmer that makes Goldsboro
his: market town. If you are a mer-
chant of Goldsboro why not try an ad-
vertissment in the Weekly ARGUS.
Mr., Add Holland, than whom there
is not a more enthusiastic baseball fan
is off the road for a few days to take
in some Of the splendid games being
now played by the G%oldsboro team.
What are the merchants of Geldsboro
doing to attract tobacco trade.t to our
CITY? Isn't it worth while? Has Colds
bore no advantages to offer? OF course
she has! Then why net corporations?
VIZ. William j. Hicks who is now a
licensed druggist, is associated with
Lane Drug Co. and Mr.. John Hicks
has resigned his position with this firm
to continue his studies in pharmacy.
Goldsboro has as fine musical talent
among it's colored population as thu
race affords anywhere, and therefore
the tact that this talent is to give 9
concert, trained and costumcd, in the
Messenger Opera House soon means 6
real treat for all who attend.
Goldsberos lost the gamsto Wilson
Monaay-aOt by inferior playing but
by the mallet-headed decisions of ths
umpire. And yet, we do not believe
that Mr.. VanA rman meant to be par
tial to Wilson. He seems to want tc
be fair; but he just amt up to the re-
auireme nts. He can't keep up with
the fast ball playing of this day.
Wilson acted ugly on b grounds
yesterday-much worse than-well-
if had been the Goldsboro team, and
en- the Raleigh diamond-my! what g
roasting would have been administered
by the city press. AS it is, the ARGUS
makes allowances for their human
and requests hat they behave
better in the future. One OF the play.
ers was put out Of the game by the
umpire, and perhaps the others viii
not give the ARGUS occasion to refer
to the a conduct again. Play ball
After a lingering illness gilmore thar
three weeks, the spirit of Mildred, the
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joh1
Mitchell, of this city, passed into tn
s'Great Beyond" at 10:15 o'clock Sun
day morning. The funeral was conduct
ed from the home Monday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock by Rev. j, w. Bryan
The sympathy Of all their friends is
extended to the bereaved parents, whe
will remember with consolation the
Saviour's words, "Sufer little children
to come unto me, and forbid then
net"