Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Items Of Interest in and Around the

Items Of Interest in and Around the
City.
1t looks and feels like fall time
today.
The price of cotton is still un-
settled. 1t is now 13 IL on this mar
ket.
Mr.. Geo. C. Royal is on a busi-
ness trip to the western part of the
State.
Mr.. Nathan O'Berry returned to
the city this morning from business
trip North.
Mr.. W. E. Jenkins, the popular
and widely known hardware sales
man, is at home for few days.
Stoves were very much in evil
dence today, both in service and in the
various stages of preparation for put
ting into service.
MIR. E. L. Edmundson is making
considerable addition to his already
udnuSOm6 duu 0OAAO OA
Spruce street east.
Governor Kitchin has appointed
Dr.. E. G. Moore, of Elm City, to sue
ceed Mr.. E. 4. Darden, Of Wilson, as
a member of the board Of directors of
the State Hospital for the colored in
sane, near this city.
MIR. Tobe Crocker. who was so Sc
riousIy injured at the gin explosion in
ork township Monday afternoon, In
which Mr.. J. Ballard Hastings was
killed, has been brought to the Colds
Doro hospital for nursing, and where
ne Is receiving every attention. At
THIS writing his condition is more
hopeful.
our e1lcient and energetic county
superintendent of schools, Mr.. f. i.
ALhInson, returned today from spend
ING several days with the county high
scuooI at Seven Springs, and he is
aIuaLIy gratIneu at the attendance at
Ills sCnouI and the spirit of push and
ueteIopment among the good people OF
that section.
Cotton at thirteen cents should
make our farmer friends happy-ano
1T uoes to a certain extent am among
a large percentages; but yet number
of them are not satisfed-they are un-
certain as to whether the price is go
ing up or going down, and this uncer-
talnty fills them with discomfort. Such
is the perversity of human nature.
At a special meeting of the board OF
aldermen last night sweeping spe-
uIaI ordinance, published in full else
Wnere in this issue, was enacted, do
ing away with street signs and sta
tlonary awnings. The board should
nave gone further and abolished the
unslgntly and incommoding telegraph
telephone and electric light poles, and
required all wires to go underground
Let's have another special meeting
and the enactment of such an ord1'
nance.
-Workmen are busy these days
building a large three-story br1cE
warehouse for Messrs. Best & Thomp
son on their property in the rear O.
the First Baptist Church, and ada
cent to their business houses on wal
nut street, being approached by thu
rear alley from John street. Th1
warehouse will be the largest in tn
city, and will be equipped with dou
BILE elevator, one at each end OF tn
building. This augurs well for Colds
boro's future.
The Argus is deeply panied t
chronicle the death of Mrs. U.
Moore, of Genoa, the beloved wife c
our good friend Mr.. Uriah Moore
which occurred at an early hour th1
morning, at the Goldsboro Hosp1ta
where she had neen a patient for som
ten days, suffering from complies
ton that baf1ed the skill of phys
Clans and the so'jcitous care of tratI
ed nurses and attendant loved one
The remains will be taken to Guilfor
College, her old home, on the Soutf
ern train tonight at ten O'Clock, an
the funeral will be held there tomo
row morning.
The Argus had thought th
Messrs. Bigler Brothers, the s1deWa
paving contractors, had shown 9TH
people who sometimes have occas1G
to impede the streets, how to hustl
but judging by the slow process
finding the sewer main opposite t.
tobacco warehouse on John stree
that has been blocking that thoroug
fare for two days and more, their
ample has had little effect. When su
excavations have to be made, why I
put force enough on the work to do
quickly? Whereas, in this 1nstan
two deep long excavations are in p1
cess with only one lone man engae
on each, while the travelling public
compelled to await the slow proce
Such work should be required to