Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-21
f.ocA1, BRIEFS.
items Of Interest in and Around
the City.

AG61lS Oh 1uUO4 Gov AAA ~SAA~> - L
the City.
IF YOU don't pay your taxes you
cannot vote in the May city electioh:
Rear this in mind and act accordingly.
SHIPMENTS of asparagus are now
going forward daily from this section
in considerable volume, and OF very
fine quality. 81 ':!4@
Mr.. M. D. Langston, OF Pikevllle,
who was operated on Sunday last for
appendicitis, is improving ana eApec's
to he out within few weeks.
The singing class of the Masonic |
Orphanage at oxford will be heard IN
C1odsboro June 15. On the previous /
day they will sing at Calypso
A postal card received by us yes
terday from Mr.. Henry Well, malleo /
at Cairo, reports him and Mrs. Wen
we'll. and moving forward on their
itinerary.
At the annual State meeting oil
tho Roval Arcanum, held last week 1nl
New B6Tns OO1uSOOAO "$~@ =
the election Of Capt. T. w. Slocump
az one of the three grand trustees OF
the Grand Coucil.
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
in Ottawa, Canada, where ne was 81
long pastor of Knox presbyterian
Church. before coming to this city, and
where he was universally beloved and
IS held in lasting remembrance, gen
oral memorial service was held IN
ST Andrews Presbyterian Church, in
honor of the late Rev. F. w. FAIRIES,
who now sleeps in beautiful WHO"
Dale Cemetery, this city
The white man Beard, from some
where up New York state, who aTter
stealing horse and wagon ana sew
ing machine from the John Slaughter
Company, of this city, and Delng
traced and shadowed fer many months
and finally captured, tried, convicted
and sentenced to the pen1tentlary LOT
a term of years, made his escape FIJI
dav with four other convicts from
the States service camp near Selma.
Our good friend and popular
young townsman, r. H. Edwards, bet
ter known among the ladies as Hand
some Bob" has been honored by Gov
ernor Kitchin with a commission pear
ing the "Great Seal of State" dele
eating him to represent North Caro-
lima in the big international Peace
Congress to be held in chicago IL
May. Bob says he thinks he will go
and will make an early start, as he
will have to go afoot, there being nc
railroad fare provided for in his com
mission. And Bob says old man Wes
ton will have to look to his laurels.
-Apropos of the article in this issue
calling attention to delayed historical
Justice to the deeds Of the Confederat'
NAVY. our esteemed countyman ant
good friend, Col. w. B. Fort, of Pike
Vile, was a member of the Confeder
ate Navy, and always talks interest,"
ing1y of it's heroic exploits. He wa
in the city today, and in talking wit
him on the subject, he called atten
ton to the times then and noW-espe
cially with reference to the transmls
sion of news, citing the instance, re
corded in the article in this 1ssu
here referred to, that although LIE
surrendered on April 8, 1865, it wa
not learned of by the gallant Captai
Waddell, of the Shenandoah, until tn
End day of August following.
That bitulithic paving that is be
ing put down up at the west end
Walnut street is the right thing, an
every citizen should visit the terri
tory and scruitinize the work-Watc
the process from foundation to fin
ishing because we are going to hav
a vote soon on street paving, and b
familiarizing ourselves with this sec
ton of paving now being installed w
can the better say if we want it to
put down throughout the city. @
course we all want to see Goldsbor
with paved streets. We have passe
the crossroads period of our exist
ence long ago, although one would nc
think so on inspecting our disreputa
BILE streets. Street improvement is tn
next thing in order, together with a
electric car line to Seven Springs. W
go forward.