Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-11-10
LOCAL BRrEFs.
Items Of Interest I'm and Around the
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When a girl is homely there is :
nothing left for her to do but to be ;
good.
Love may not make the world go
round, but it makes the arms go
round.
-Halley's comet is beginning to
look brighter, and so is general trade
in this country.
One reason why a kiss on girls
cheek isn't very good is that it seldom
penetrates the powder.
Mrs. Elijah Bizzell, of Kinston, is
in the city, visiting the home of her
son, Capt. J. Wash Bizzell.
Football is taken very seriously
at present. It's fatality list makes
people stop and consider.
No man should be judged by the
color of his auto. A buyer as rule
has to take a car as it is or let it
alone.
Mr.. E. T. Atkinson, county super
intendent, will spend the week in a
visitation of the schools in Grantham
township, beginning today with the
high school at Failing Creek.
The price of cotton is still play
ing pranks with the market, and, as
usual, when it goes up and when 1t
goes down, it has got everybody guess
ing. The prevailing price today is
13 1-2.
The pupils of the graded school
and the students of the high school
are practising diligently for the COM
ing presentation of "Alice in Wonder
land,' in the Messenger Opera House.
It will be about the most momentous
performance ever undertaken by the
youth of the city.
-Goldsboros splendid council of
Junior Orders, representative, as it is
of the manhood and patriotism OF this
city, is prsparing for big celebration
at Seven Springs, probably on Thanks
giving Day, on the occasion Of it's
presentation of a Bible and United
States flag to the excellent high
school of that town.
The friends of Mr.. Millard J. Fit
man, in this city, his native home, will
be interested to know that he ia pros
pering in his new home, of Knoxville,
Tenn, where he is engaged in the
drug business and that he recently
married a Chattanooga lady. He and
his bride are expected here in few
days to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. Pittman. ~
Mrs. Mary E. Williams has pur'
chased from Mr.. w. M. Smith the A
H. Humphrey property on North Daisy
street for $850.O0 and Mr.. Thomas
Deans has purchased Mrs. Mary =
Williams farm, west of the city, fol
$1,3O5. Both these purchases Wer'
for cash, and were negotiated by MI
Ed. L. Edmundson, the real estat'
hustler, who keeps Goldsboro real es
tate moving.
The Baseball Fair has been def
22 to 26, in the large store room o
the Edgerton Building on Walnu
street, and it is going to be mos
interesting exposition, as well as
place of rare social enjoyment. l
has behind it the enthusiasm of tn
baseball spirit of Goldsbore, whicl
means that it will be success ever,
Cay it is open.
Fire Friday night about 1880 de
stroyed the stables and barn on tn
premises of Mrs. Sallie G. Register
on North William street, and por
ton of the kitchen of the residenc
was burned, and the whole hous
would have surely been destroyed bu
for the prompt response and val1an
work of the citys splendid voluntee
fire department. Mr.. Bob Bowdel
lost a horse in the confagration.
The annual convention of tn
North Carolina State Library Asso
ciation will meet in this city early Il
December. This convention is com
posed of delegates from every organ
lied library in the State, and is rep
resentative of the States highest cul
ture and intellectually, consequent
Goldsboro will have to ''get on he
Sunday clothes and look wise for tn
occasion. A typical Goldsboro wei
come awaits the convention.
Two rather elderly countryme
had a narrowing runaway today alon
West Walnut street. They were dri,
ing in a buggy and their horse too
fright on George street and dashed tn
whole distance along West Walnut
the new union station, where he CO
lided with.the portico of the depot an
demolished the buggy and threw i
occupants out, bruising them up pre-
ty badly, but fortunately they escape
without serious injury.
Miss Annie Lee Davis of this cit
has been elected member of the fa'
ulty Of the Eastern Carolina Teacher
Training School at Greenville, N. {