Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.
.ftens of Interest In and Around
the CITY.

1HC N1tf.
The cleaning up OF the court house
square makes things in that vicinity
more wholesome in appearance though
room for still further i'm ex-
lists.
The handsome and csmmodious new
residence of MIR. Gee. d. B~izzelI, now
nearing completion on South James
street, is one of the most substantially
constructed in the city.
1t is now said that crops hereatouts
are not as extensively damaged by the
late heavy rains as at first feared.
However this may be, a bumper
CROP Tor the country at large is in
sight.
The newest thing in town is the
handsome dray truck of Mr.. A. M.
Shrago, the popular wholesale dry
goods and notions merchant. This
substantial truck, too, is the product
Of a Goldsboro workman-a genius in
his line. MIR. Jesse Harris.
OOlQSDOTO lal1SO 10 VIII tHS DaSSDall
pennant this year-not because we did
not have a capable team, but because
-well-no matter why. We had all
the other team towns on the uncertain
and anxious bench to the very close of
the season, and next a we are going
to outclass all competitors.
That is a practical and convincing
presentation of the value Of Building
and Loan Associations that Mr.. Gee.
G. Royal makes On the front pags Of
this issue. Surely after reading it evey
business man in G~eldsboro not already
q subscriber will take stock and those
h have stock will take more.
It is a pleasure to us all to greet in
the city again Mr.. A. E. Volt, our
efficient and popular superintendent Of
City Schools, who has been taking his
vacation in the mountains. He Is here
for the opening of the eolorsd school
open on September IA.
Thursday Mr.. w. S. Taylor, one of
Wayne county's large land wners,
seld to Mr.. J. G. Taylor a part OF his
city, the consideration being So, 500.
Mr.. Taylor himself purchased for ST.
$50 the Hogan tract of land near the
Eastern Hospital. Both of these deals
were negotiated through the real estate
hustler, Mr.. E. L. Edmundson, and
TIL H. - x.-J~ Io- 49,. -
the past few weeks aggregate So, 900.
Mr.. E. Cliff Cohen, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Atlantic Coast Line,
was in the city today promoting the
cheap excursion over his line to Rich
mond fer August 31-Septembsr 2.
This will be a pleasant time to visit
Richmond, the historic capital of the
Confederacy, where the white House
of the Confederacy" still stands and is
the most instructive and interesting
used as a museum of Confederate
relics.
Rev. G.. t. Watkins, pastor of the
First Baptist church, who has been on
LIE SuLhAlOI NdCdbAOAS dII1NSu Ill Cl9
city Thursday afternoon, accompanied
by Mrs. Watkins and the children,an
while the parsonage is being put in or
der for their occupancy they are the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Goodwin,
on East Centre street South. MI. Wat
kins has already won the hearts of all
our people and a cordial welcome is
assured Mr.. Watkins and family to the
Best Town IN the State.
When Abraham Lincoln was nomi-
mated for President in 1866 he accept
ed in a letter of just three paragraphs
and containing exactly 248 words, in
Guiding date and signature. Measured
by the relative lengths of letters or
latter day speeches of acceptance, this
country is from rs to so times as great
now as it was when Abraham Lincoln
was nominated, and it's political issues
are correspondingly mere important. |
are, however, other
by which this country's growth may
be more accurately a~scertained.
Mrs. W. A. Dickens Dead.