Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the Citv.

Track-laying along the southern
right OF way to the new union static n
is now under headway,
Mr.. D. E. Bobbitt, the barber, re-
turned last night from Hickory, where
he was called to attend the funeral of
his sister.
Extra long and extra large stockings
are going to be the style for this Christ
mas, now that prosperity has re-
turned.
Register of Deeds to-day issued a
marriage license to Mr.. Roby B. Ay-
cock, of Buck Swamp township, and
Miss Patience Davis.
.'For the City Beautiful" Let your
minds dwell on this as suitable COM
munity resolution for the new year as
to Goldsboro-the Best Town in the
State.
With the new year so near 1.-The
door" it is just as we'll for verybody
to get ready to preparesto turn over
new leaf-for there are none OF us per-
feet. "No, not one."
Deputy Sheriff j A. Toler took A. J..
Baird, who was convicted last week OF
embezzlement and sentenced to three
wears at hard labor in the State Pen1-
tentiary. to Raleigh to-day to begin his
term of labor.
Mrs, w. II. Smith has charge of and
for sale the articles left over trsna the
Presby terian azaar OF YESTERDAY which
by the way, was great success ana
anyone wishing to buy any of those
can call at her residence.
Mrs. Mary c. Daniels, her many
friends will be gratified to learn, has
sufficiently recovered from ner recent
illness as to be able to visit her son
Hon. Josephus Daniels. in Raleigh
where she went yesterday.
The pension checks tor the Coutsder-
ate Soldiers of this county, who are on
the roll have been received by Clerk
Hatch from the State auditor, and they
come in we'll for the Christmas needs
of these old broken heroes--God bless
them.
aMr. FL Parker, of Butte, Mont
who is sojourning at Rural Retreat,tht
delightful health resort of the noted
s'Ninth Spring" near Seven Springs
was a visitor to our city today, to NEE
some friends passing through from
Baltimore.
That is, indeed, a graceful, manly
convincing "Card of Thanks which
Mr.. E. T. Oliver. of the Goldsbort
Traction Company, publishes in thl
issue. For his generous words TO
Goldsboro and her peerless people, ant
for his expressed faith in the future o
the Best Town in the State, the ARGUS
doffs its hat to him with SINGER
thanks.
The army of friends in this city ant
elsewhere of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Castex will learn with sincerest sorrow
that the condition of Mrs. Castex i
such that the hospital physicians IL
Philadelphia, where she is patient
saw that no hospital treatment can b.
more dNdl1IhS W 4AOA CA1c'AA ~~'
and so Mr., Castex left for Philadelphia
today to bring her home again. W.
all indeed, wish for her comtortabl
return trip, and that she may yet be
vouchsafed recovery.
Again the ARGUS would emphasiz
the consideration OF doing your Christ
mas shopping early. By shopping a
early as possible no small part OF tn
burdens of the final rush will be re
moved Clerks are overwerked a
least two weeks before Christmas, ant
from that time up to Christmas eve
It will be kindness to them for ev
erybody who can do SO to make thei
holiday purchases now. and max
room for those who are obliged to post
vene their shopping until near the last
This is in keeping with the Christina
spirit.
The street ear rail is laid from tn
depot to the Bank of Wayne oornel
and the work OF grading and evening
no the street goes on steadily. Fror
the bank corner to West Centre stree
and thence on to join and thus com
plete the line coming in from "Rev1l
Park and East Goldsboro is now til
absorbing topic Of progressive intere'
and then to see the street cars rur
ming. OF course, this cannot be az
compl1shed in a day. month, or eve
in several months; but we are drivin
to that end. In other words, We g
forward.
The Christmas spirit does not wa
for the heart-cry of disappointme 81
from some needy one after the g1a
saaSnn has nassAd with its gracioI