Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-28

Items of Intsaeee I'm and AFeUa
the CITY.

If Edgar Allan Poe was alive now
he might even still be in doubt as to |
where he could borrow $40 bill.
Mrs. J. w. Sadler, who underwent |
an operation Sunday at the COLDS
boro hospital, is much improved
Now that Taft has been banquetted |
in Charleston, we suppose the WIN
ming of the South has about been
completed.
Capt. Jack Fulghum, 1st assistant
on the police force, is acting CHIEF,
pending the selection of successor
to the late Capt. Freeman.
Mr.. w. T. Deans, who was elected
Sentinel at the recent district meet
ing of Odd Fellows held here, is quite
i'll at his home in Tarboro
The children of the Goldsboro
Graded School are preparing spec
ial program for the celebration OF
Washingtons birthday, february 22.
Mr.. F. K. Borden returned Saturday
night from New York, but he left the
"Goldsboro Colony still enjoying the
attractions of the great Empire
City"
Mr. Norwood Bass has gone to
Charlotte, where he has accepted
position in the business Office of the
Harvester Company Of that progress
sive city.
Mr.. Don c. Humphrey has rented
one of the front rooms of he Edger-
ton Building, on Walnut street, sec
ond floor, as a law Office, and is al
ready established therein.
The next anniversary of unusual
interest is ground hog day, Feb
ruary 2nd and it plays very i'm
pirtant part in shaping the course
of the season as to the weather.
A few more days Of weather like
this and the usual predictions about
the peach crop will be forthcoming
The trouble about the peach crop
is it is too quick to accept an invita-
ton without considering what it may
mean.
A sprig of full blown peach
blooms from tree in this city that
has been in bud and blossom for
two weeks, was laid on our table
today. Just what we have already
said in this column, the peach crop
is entirely too ready to respond to
the kisses of the tickle weather
The death of Mrs. W. D. MCGOWAN
occurred at her home in Edmondson-
town Monday morning, after long
illness, of consumption. The inter
ment was made in Willow Dale
Cemetery Tuesday afternoon, the fu-
neral taking place from the home
at 3 o'clock.
DR.. w David Bulluck, of Whining
ton, a brother of Mrs w. H. Higgins,
of this city, is seriously i'll in Rocky
Mount DR.. Bulluck is well-known
in Goldsboro, and has host Of cor
dial friends throughout the State
who will be panied to learn Of his
alarming physical condition.
Have you been out in the vicinity OF
East Goldsboro recently7 Ifyou have
you have observed what an orderly
appearance its streets present. Oul
city proper has no such streets, ergo
a visit out there by our city fathers
would afford them an object lesson-i1
not in street building, at least in what
nice streets look like.
Our truck farmers are, as a whole,
unhappy. The weather is most 1ny1t.
ing for getting their ground ready, and
the planting season is almost here, but
the price of seed is so high as to make
them wary of the venture, remember
ing that late frost is liableito annihil
ate the crop on the very eve of its
richest promise. Indeed, the way o.
the-trucker is hard.
At the residence OF Elder J. w
Gardner, who was the officiating cler
gyman, in this city, Thursday after
noon at O'Clock, Mr.. Norman Rack
ley, of Middlesex, formerly Of thil
city, and Miss Bessie Woodard, o
Johnston county, were united In th'
holy bonds Of wedlock. They will
make their home in MiddlesoK. TIL,
ARGUS wishes them abundant Joy ane
prosperity.
The death of Mrs. Matthew Crusen
berry occurred at her home in johnson
county on Tuesday, near the Samson
county line. She was q most excellen
christian woman, devoted wife ant
mother and beloved ne1ghbor. She
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