Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest in and Around
the City.

city yesterday and today the guest or
Miss Mary Lane.
Mr.. JOS. Edwards and son, Mr..
Nathan, are off to the Western markets
to make purchase of stock.
Mr.. John Andrews, Of the Southern
Railway freight department., is in the
city today, looking after business at
his end of the line.
The ARGUS is glad to welcome to the
city as a resident with the new year
Rev. Jacob F. Hill, of Saulston. who is
moving his family here this week.
Mrs. Dallas Howell left today for
treatment in the Wilson Sanitorium.
Her friends all wish for her speedy re-
lief and permanent restoration to
health.
Mr.. Geo. Rackley, so we'll known to
the trading public-and q universal
tavorite, has taken a position as sales
man with Elder J. W. Gardner, on
John street.
The Chapter of Thomas Ruf1n Camp,
OF inc OOHIOuCAd Cy oAo PAO
pairing a suitable public programme
for the observance of Lees birthday,
January 10.
Mr.. NJ. Bailin, the Merchant Tailor
of Walnut street, is on a business trip
North to study the early spring styles
in tailor-made clothes and to make
purchases for his popular establish
ment here.
Major Geo. E. Hood, Capt. S. Cohen
end Capt. J. Wash Bizzell, who at
tended the National State Guard bus
mess meeting in Raleigh yesterday,are
at home again and report a most en-
ioyable visit to the Capital and a very
satisfactory meeting in the interest of
the Guard.
The ARGUS is glad to welcome to the
city Mr.. ST. Leon Scull and family.
Mr.. SculI comes to take charge Of and
edit the new Odd Fellows paper that is
soon to be published here as the OIL
cial organ Of the State Grand Lodge.
Goldsboro is the proper place for such
q paper, and certainly is Brother ScuH
assured of a fraternal atmosphere In
the ARGUS Office.
II you are not an advertiser In the
ARGUS now you should be-the c1rcu-
1at1on was never SO great in It's daily
and continuous efforts for Goldsboro, an
if you are a business man, you should
lend your aid through its advertising
oOlr,,nc in latino IT'S MANY readers
know who are behind it in claiming
that we've got the Best Town in the
State. It is the business men Of a town
that make it go.
The Pikeville people, who have
taken such a stand fer education
voting a special tax-voting out the
dispensary-contributing one thousand
dollars in cash and a four acre site for
a public and county high school, had
their representative before the County
Board of Education at its meeting to-
day and formally made good all their
pledges. Pikeville gets the school
without fail. Good for Pikeville.
h people of Goldsboro have a great
musical treat in store for them o. the
afternoon of the 16th-Thursday of
next week-when Sousa's Band will
givea matinee in the Messenger
Opera House, to which the Norfolk &
Southern Railway will run an excur-
sion over the full length of their road
from Beaufort to this city and return
after the performance. The Norfolk &
Cou+horp oorfoinIu most oorcidor
ate and cheerfully accommodating for
its patrons.
Don't anticipate what is going to
happen to you Or the country in a bust
ness way within a week or a month Or
two months. Do the best you can right
now, and meet the obstacles each day
as they arise. People trudge up many
a steep and rugged mountain which, in
their imagination, they see lying in the
pathway and when they come to the
spot there is no there. Do
the best you can withsall your might
right now and you will be happier and
meet life's responsibilities much bet
ter.
The sentiment in the city for better
streets has grown-under the pressure
of the need for such-until it has crys-
talized intos a popular demand. The
Woman'ssClub has taken the matter
in hand, as expressive of the peoples
side of the case, and are asking the Of
fetal side of our city lite-the Board of
Aldermen for a conference, to the end
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and formal and effective action taken