Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-11-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Inter est In and Around
the City.


Business has the field and it's -hance
to 'piek up'' is gilt-edged.
The next event Of public memsnt is
anksgiving Day which will be duly
observed in Goldsbero.
This weather is more than Indian
Summer. It is oppressivsly warm and
fruitful OF colds for the general public.
It is a map of busy life out at East
Goldsboro, where the laying of rail for
Goldsboro's street railway is under
tall headway.
Mrs. ii. Dannenberg, Of Wilson, is
in the city, visiting At the home OF her
daughter. Mrs. Leopold Cohn, on John
street, North.
The city market OF s. Cohn 81 Son is
undergoing a complete renovation and
interior painting that lis most whole
some to their army of customer.
Miss Lou Norwood, who 10 attending
the Baptist University at Raleigh,
spent yesterday at her home here, and
her many young friends were indeed
glad to see her.
The new residence tor Mr.. A. E.
Woltz, out at Herman Park, is being
framed, and will soon take handsome
shape. Mr.. J. F. Ange has the con-
struction contract.
Just asawe expected our High School
foot ball team won over New Bern in
Saturday safternoen's game here by
score of Is to O. Good for Colds boro.
Let all opposing teams get busy.
It is always great pleasure to his
many friends here to greet among
them, on his occasional visits to his
mother and relatives, DR.. Geo. S. Kir-
by, of New York, who arrived yester-
day to spend few days.
A people can be as lawless or as law
abiding they willing to be. Pub
lie sen timent is the foundation of the
enforcement OF the law, and justice can
not successfully resist the pressure OF
public sentiment very long.
The show windows of Mr.. A. A.
Joseph, the gentlesnen's outftter, un-
der the Hotel Kennon, are the work OF
an artist in the arrangement Of their
displays, while the egoOds shown will
compare with any big city exhibit.
The rash act of Mr. Henry L. Smith,
reported in our telegraphic dispatches
today, will be greatly ,deplored in this
city, of which he was a native, being
son Of MIR. and Mrs. David Smith, for
merly resident on James street, North
AS soon as West Walnut street is
graded to the Union Depot, the Colds
boro Traction Company will speedily
lay its rail from the depot to Centre
street, and putaanaelectric car into SER
vice for the convenit nee OF the travel
ing public. In the meant.tne the work
of laying rail from East Goidsboro into
the city will go steadily on. We go.
forward.
The second organ recital of Mr.. Har-
~ Freeman in st. Stephens Episcopal
church last night was as largely at
tended as was that of Sunday after 4
noon and, if possible, more enjey ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman lett at noon to-
day for Greenville, Ii where Mr.. Free
man gives a recital tomorrow. Their
visit here was sgreatly enjoyed by all
our people, and we believe the enjoy
ment was mutual.
Among the "reasous why we see it
occasionally advanced that prohibition
did it.''-Did what? Gave the people
opportunity to vote soberIy and with
out riet. Was it not most noticea able and
wholesome? In the days of the open
bar how different it all was! Every
time large crowds have lattorly as
sem bIed in Goldsboro for specialevents
prohibition has been vindicated from
a standpoint of it's advantages in the
maintenance of law and order
The death of Miss Julia Goelet, only
sister OF the late E. B. Goelet, and a
nItive ofWayne county, occurred Mone
day in New York, resultant upon a
surgical operation, and is survived by
her brother, DIR. Goelet, of that city.
She was aideaconess in the Episcopal
church and a woman. of rare charm of
character. The remains will be
brought to this city for interment in
the family plot in Willow Dale Gene
terry, and are expected to arrive here
this afternoon at 3 o'clock and
the funeral will be held at $3.50 from
st Stephens Episcopal church.
The panic of 1907 follow ed bya presi-
Dental campaign had a strong infu-
enee towards the delay and postpone
ment of new enterprises, but they gave