Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.
\. aus OF Interest in and Around the

L, aus of Interest in and Around the
City.
Sidewalk paving ID iii such W;ts~
spread vogue all over the city that ii
looks, indeed, like progress. Messrs.
Bigler Bros. are certainly hust1ers.
and seem to know their business.
Mr.. Howard Balm has entered up-
on a new enterprise for Goldsboro--
that of house cleaning by new pro-
cess. He will clean your house
walls, floors, rugs, etc., and guaran-
tees satisfaction.
Miss Kate Jeffreys, the first honor
graduate of last years class of the
State Normal, left today to assume a
position in Graham Graded School,
taking the best wishes of her many
friends for success in her work.
MIR. x. M. Brock, Jr., and Miss
Katie P. Carmon came up on the
evening tarin from New Bern Fri
day and drove to st. Paul parsonage,
where they were united in marriage
by the pastor, Rev. E. H. Davis.
MIR. Council S. Wooten, Of Mount
Olive, formerly of La Grange. was
visitor in the city Monday, where he is
always cordially greeted-a gentle
man of the old school his friends new
er tire of his congenial company.
Mr.. Albert Lane, Go1dsboro boy
who has completed his mechanical ap-
premiership at the A. c. L. shops in
Rocky Mount, has returned to this
city and taken employment in the ma
chinery works of Messrs. Dewey
Brothers.
Mr.. Street Munroe and sister,
Miss Mary Scott Munroe, who some
weeks ago sailed from Norfolk for
London-just for the ocean voyage,
are due to land at Savannah in about
ten days. A letter from them to their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Munroe,
reports most enjoyable voyage over
and delightful stay in Londcn.
Monday morning Mr.. A. o. Glenn
ent was going down Walnut street on
bicycle just when negro, also
mounted on wheel, and a wagon
were coming towards Walnut on John
street, and the three collided at the
A. M. Shrago corner. Mr.. Clement
was violently thrown to the ground
but fortunately escaped will out in
jury. d -
The death of Mrs. Tom Cox oc-
CURED Monday in Raleigh. The
body was brought to this city on
the early train Tuesday morning,
and borne hence to Neuse Friends
Church, where the funeral was
conducted at ten o'clock by Rev. w.
G. Hubbard, and the interment made
in the old Jesse Cox family burying
ground. JfsAs
The store of J. w. Bizzell & Co.
on East Centre street is. to undergo
great Improvement, and for this pur-
pose material is now being got in
readiness. A handsome white stone
front French plate display windows
having in the rear large rejecting
mirrors will be installed, and will add
much to the appearance of this busi-
ness sectlon. q. -
The death of Mrs. Cora Hodgins
Howell, wife Of our good friend and
esteemed countyman, Mr.. Oscar j.
Howell, occurred Friday at the old
Howell estate, beyond Salem Church.
The funeral was held Saturday at
1O:30 o'clock and was conducted by
Rev. W. G. Hubbard, of the Friends
Church, of which she was a devoted
member. The bereaved husband has
the sincere sympathy of his hosts OF
friends in his great sorrow. The in
terment was made in Willow Dale
Cemetery in this city.
Are our merchants prepared to
meet the competition, constantly
growing more attractive to the un-
thinking readers of those alluring cat
alogs from the metropolitan depart
ment stores? Of course the bargains
at home are better when you consider
that the home merchant gives you
personal attention and the chance to
return goods that are not what was
represented. But the public forgets
this trade has to be drumned, and
the only efficient drummer for the
home merchant is the local news
paper.