Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-07-09

OSn, 8 a. M. SnTA&Os
SIT ALWAYS Comes With Summer"is
the title of a new song. which probably
refers to the heat, or, maybe, baseball
squabbles.
Police Officer A. J. Fulghum is on a
ten days f~urlough, and is spending
the time with his family, visiting rela-
lives and friends at Mount Olive and
Pikeville.
The colored brother is proverhially
happy. A wagon load OF dusky fig
ures at evening is frequently mistaken
for a party of merrymakers returning
from a picnic, when it is only the
county chain gang singing glees on the
way back to their stockads for the
night after a hard days work on the
roads.
The la-ge steam roller which the
=. Board of Aldermen decided to receive
on a six-day trial was onloaded Satur-
day and is now being operated by an
expert engineer from Springfield, O.
Tests of this machine will be made on
various streets of the city, the first sec
ton to resolve attention being James
street.
This morning as Mrs. Ernest Dewey
was driving on Centre street the front
wheels becoming separated from the
body of the buoy, she was thrown over
the dashboard. Her many friends
will be glad to hear hat only a slight
cash was received and that rs. Dewey
was able to walk to a nearby drug
store.
DR.. Israel N. Mayerbnrg, who has
completed a term as resident physician
in a hospital at Norriston, Pa, arrived
In the city yesterday. He will locate
in Goidsboro n has taken an Office
at the Palace Drug Store. DR.. Mayer
burg has a large host of friends who
Join the ARGUS in wishing him every
success in his profession.
A New Jersey man named Smith
committed suicide because an attack of
rheumatism prevented him rom tax
ing part in a parade. Poor fellow! He
probably realized that with such q
name his only chance to attract any
attention was to parade or commit
suicide, and so being prevented from
the former he INDUCED in the latter.
Poor Smith!
A crowd of two hundred rooters
went to New Bern on the 4th to witness
the afternoon game in that city. Our
team came in last night and will play
q series with Wilson on the home
grounds. Fans will be sorry to near
that our excellent shertstep Maggie is
confined at the Geldsbors Hospital,
suffering from an accident to his eye
received Saturday.
Mr.. A. M. Shrago,ons ot~Goldsbero's
sntsrprisinE merchants, on Saturday
bought the property adjoining his
home on William street from Mr.. Jno.
Slaughter. The sale was made through
the real estate hustler. Mr.. e. L. Ed
muRdson, the consideration being
$500 cash. Mr.. Shrago will proceed
at sRce to make extensive improve
ments to the house he has purchased.
On Thursday, July 9th, County
Superintendent of schools, Prof. E. T.
Atkinson, will conduct admission ex-
-aminations for the A. and M. College
at Raleigh. The College officers in
charge of admission urge that all who
expect to enter in September be ex-
amined at this time. The College Off
ers 120 scholarships to needy young
mon. Wayne county las at this time
one vacant scholarship, which should
be tax en- up promptly.
Tbs Board of Trustees of the Colds
boro Public Schools held their annual
meeting this morning, at which tho re-
port of superintendent Wolff was read,
approved and ordered filed. The Board
were greatly gratifed 1T the splendid
report and were very cordia in their
endorsement of Mr.. VOLTS admins
tration. Everything connected with
the schools is in every way satisfactory
and q year of promise lies before them.
Sometime ago handsome mahogany
display cases were installed in the
clothing department of Messrs. III.
We'll & Bros. and now workmen are
busy o~verhauling the interior lot the
store and decorating it with To- new
coat of paint. When these extensive
improvements are completed Colds
boro can boast Of a clothing emporium
second to none in the State, both for
style in appearance ands convenience
in arrangements.
DIR. Malcolm Bizzell, who graduated
in medicine and sureerv with sucb