Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.
items of interest in and Around tho
City.

ttems of interest in and Around thu
City.
The Argus regrets to chronicle
that Mrs. J. D. Howell is painfully
sick at her home on William street
south.
If cotton goes higher, as experts
declare it will, we may expect to see
the farmers use automobile plows.
Thus will a picturesque fixture, 40
acres and a mule" have to go.
A new and gratifying record has
been established by cotton, which has
climbed to approximately thirteen and
a quarter cents, which is higher than
it has been, at this season of the year,
in wel1-nigh forty years.
-Goldsboro's two crack military
companies have received an invita-
ton to participate in the big parade
to be held in Wilmington November
3, on the occasion of President Tafts
visit, and to spend the day there as
guests of the city.
His hosts of friends will learn
with sincere concern and regret that
Mr.. George A. Norwood has been con-
fined to his home by sickness since
his return from South Carolina and
the burial of his father, and we al
wish him a speedy restoration to his
wyop+od ooOd health
One of the best sales of rea
estate effected this season was tha
accomplished by Mr.. E. L. Edmundson
the noted and reliable real estate
hustler Of this city, on Saturday, whe1
he closed out the fine Olivette Hote
property at Mount Olive to Mr.. Bry
ant Grantham for $6,3O5.
Mrs. A. r. Morgan, whose skill il
growing chrysanthemums of hand
soonest variety is known all over tn
city, now has two blossoms in full
bloom in her garden on William
street. This is unusually soon TO
these lovely flowers to open, as ordi
narily they do not blossom until sev
eral weeks later.
President W. e. Corey, of tn
United States Steel Corporation, an
Editor Richard H. Edmonds, of tn
great optimists, and the best of it i
their optimism is well grounded. Wit
the rapid return Of prosperity ever!
body is now optimistic. The pess
mist and croaker have disappeared.
I'm the hustle and efficiency wit
which the Messrs. Bigler Brothers al
doing the sidewalk paving in this cit
under their contract, they are in
pressing our people and the travelir
public that they are men who kno
the paving business from Alpha
Omega and how to make thing
move" AS an object lesson in Tho
to hustle they are positively cor
munity benefactors in Goldsboro.
An automobile highway fro
Goldsboro to Seven Springs is tt
most feasible solution of securing
this city the trade of that splend
section and the intervening territoI
The business men of Goldsboro, wi
y harmonious organization and dete
mined purpose could easily and spec
lily accomplish this highway. It cou
be made an ideal highway out of sal
and clay. The sand is already di
tributed all along the route and tt
clay is nearby. Why not build t
road?
The State convention of t
United Daughters of the Confedera
will be held this year at Wilmingto
October IL to 16, and the delegat
appointed to represent the loc
chapter are Mrs. D. J. Broadhur
Miss Sue Collier, Miss Minnie 81
cumb, Mrs. Nathan O'Berry and Mi
Sallie Kirby. There is no doubt tn
the assembly of Daughters in co
vening at the hospitable city of w
delightful as the very successful co
vention of last year.
III Is now d kuOWu ldCL Iudt L
cotton crop will be short in Tex
and in many of the other cotton gro
ing states of the West. There will
a short crop in North Carolina, b
perhaps not so short in proportion
in some of the other states. Thus
North Carolina farmers will get
double benefit of high prices incide
to a short crop, and at the same til
will raise fairly good crop the
selves. Every channel of trade
already begun to feel the impetus
good prices for cotton and the bel
seems well founded that this is
the beginning of one of the most pr,
porous seasons in the history of
State.