Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-06-30
LOCAL 1RrEFs.
Items Of interest In and Around
thA Oftv.

Tao O1Gy.
These be not only long days, but
they be hot days-and as hot as they
are long.
Several new automobiles have re-
Gently been added to Golosboro's
"honk-honk'' contingent.
When summer rolls around, the
man with a panama realizes the value
of a permanent investment.
This June sunshine will help
crops, fruit and business, to say moth
ing of the man with crouch.
At heart your wife likes for you
to complain about the cooking. 1t
shows that you are interested.
There is no reason why the auto
mobilists, at no very remote date,
should not have an easy road to
travel.
Are you making war on the
housefy? Remember that this pest
is the cause of about Is per cent. OF
the cases Of typhoid fever.
An immense gar fish was cap
tured in the Big Ditch just below the
Court House square yesterday after
noon by a party of small boys.
The Argus is panied to note the
extremely critical condition of Mrs.
s. D. Petteway, at the home of her
brother, Capt. J. J. Robinson, on John
street, south.
BY the change of schedule on the
Norfolk & Southern, which went into
effect Sunday the passenger trains
leave GoldSboro at a. m. and 4:2O
D. M, and arrive at 1870 a. m. and 9
p. m.
1t will soon be, "All aboard for
East Goldsboro!" The knockers will
please make a note of this. And ii
they will promise never to come back
we will see that they get free ticket
to the city limits.
The newest thing in town is thu
"U. S. Mali wagon just put in com
mission by Hardy Odom. the well
who holds the contract for haulin
the mail back and forth between tn
Postoffice and the Union Station.
ALI passenger trains now run int
the Union Station, and all freigt
trains should be required to abando
East and West Centre street, so ths
Go1dsboro can have a broad pave
driveway and thoroughfare such a
this street would afford second
none in the whole country.
1t is a pleasure to The Argus, g
it will be to the many friends of M
and Mrs. Jas. f. Hatch, to learn ths
their son James, who has been quit
ill, and was taken to ST. Luke's Ho
pital in Richmond yesterday, has III
dergone a successful operation, an
is today reported to be doing as we
as could be wished.
Our good friend and neighbo
Capt J. B. Edgerton, did not discoye
that he needed a walking-stick unit
his friend, Mr.. Henry We'll, brougl
him a fine one that he selected fo
him in Constantinop1e as a souveni
and now the Captain cannot well wal
about without that stick. By the wa
have you seen it? It's beauty.
Mr. John C. Bardin and bride, nj
Miss Ellie Ham, who as noted in III
Argus, were happily married Wedne
day evening at the home of the bride
mother, Mrs. Alice Ham. near Greer
leaf, are now on their honeymoon
Washington and New York, to be a.
sent for ten days. The Argus joil
their hosts of friends in congratul
tions and abiding good wishes.
There will be an important NEE
ing of the board of trustees OF tt
Goldsboro Hospital this evening
$3.50 o'clock in the office of the pres
dent, Mr.. George c. Royal, in tt
store of Messrs. Royal & Borden, al
every member is urged to present
at this meeting the reports of the Sc
eral officers will be prepared for ne
Tuesdays annual meeting at the no
pital
Don't fail to attend the publ
meeting at the Goldsboro Hospit
next Tuesday evening, June 80, at 8
o'clock. Besides being the annu
meeting of the board of trustees
that institution for hearing the 3
ports Of the president, the secreta
and the Il easurer of the board, it W
be in the nature of citizens mem
rial meeting to the late Rev. F.
FAIRIES. founder of the hospital.
At the adjourned meeting of t
board of aldermen Friday night, t
mayor was authorized and Instruct
to appoint committee of three aide
men and three members of the Cha
ber of Commerce to confer with
railroad officials and devise a regu
ton for the movement of freie
trains and shifting operations throu
this city and report same to an cal
meeting of the board. This comm
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