Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-06-09

Fork township on Iuesuay VI lnio
week. It was Mrs. Mills Howell whose
husband preceded her to the grave
several years ago. Her age is definitely
known to be 1O2 years. She was
most wonderful woman in memory
and vitality.
Mr.. W. III. Cralle, late Principal
of the Goldsboro Graded School, left
yesterday for his home IN Virginia,
greatly to the regret of his hosts of
friends in this city, whose abiding
good wishes he carries with him
through life.
The ARGUS came into possession
Yesterday of a large and luscious
peach, full grown and full ripe,
from the orchard of Mr.. W. L.
Dortch, at his country home near
the eastern suburbs of our city.
Will has a model farm out there,
which is very much admired, but he
does not brag on it, at all.
THERE started to be a baseball
game here Thursday afternoon be-
tween the colored teams of Raleigh
and this city at the old fair grounds,
but the game soon broke up in a
general row and a free fight, in which
some of the visitors drew pistols,
whereupon the home boys, being
more law-abiding and, therefore,
having no shooting irons" along, re-
sorted to brick bats, and did some
good work with them, too, till the
police put quietus on the seene.
MEssRs. Ralph Gray and A. j.
Leary, of Newt bern, representing the
consolidated Clyde and Old Domin-
ion Lines of steamers, now known as
the Norfolk, Newbern h Washing
ton Direct Line, were in the city
yesterday looking after their increas.
ing freight business among our mer-
chants. This line alone has delivered
three car loads of -four and one car
load of sugar here already this week,
and vet there are some folks that
think Goldsboro is not doing much
business.
The death of Mrs. Winifred Pip
kin, wife of the late Willis Pipkin.
ESQ.,, one of Goldsboro's oldest eiti-
zens and most estimable Christian
woman, occurred at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. S. H. Denmark, in
this city Saturday evening. in the
6Sth year of her age. The remains
were taken to Wilson for interment
by the side of her late husband. who
is buried in the cemetery of thai
town. The deceased had long been
consistent member of the Baptist
Church, and leayes a wide circle o1
relatives and friends to mourn hel
loss.
The articles of lease of the At
lantic Hotel at Morehead City by the
Chicago Inn Company were Fri
day duly signed before Mr.. r. W.
Grafton, Notary Public, in this city
by Mr.. Jno. 0. Plank, for the I'M
Company aud by Messrs. Julian S
Carr, Ashley Horn and Franl
Barnes, owners of the Atlantic Hotel
The indications are that the Atlantic
is going to be the seaside resort o
the whole country-from Chicag
and all intervening points this sea
son. Well, why not? 1t will sue
cessfully bear comparison with an
resort on the whole Atlantic coast
Look out for the throngs of visitor
as they lass through Goldsboro.
| On last Sunday Rev. II. G. Miller
of Berkley, Virginia, preached in tn
Presbyterian Church in this city, t
an appreciative congregation. Hi
theme was the cities of refuge, an
the killing of Abner by Joab. 1t wa
an exceedingly interesting sermon
historically instructive, lucidly Illus
trative, and pathetically told. Th
symbolic truth of Christ as on
refuge was forcefully and lovingl
, pressed upon the attention of b
congregation. All who heard hir
were much pleased, and we can br
/ express the hope that this congreg,
tion may see fit to call Mr.. Miller
the pastorate, and that he may 81
his way clear to accept it,
II ANNA Dickinson has lost her su
against the Republican Nation,
: Committee, for $1,250, which 81
claimed as a balance due her fl
! services as a campaign orator
1883. Counsel for the defendan
n successfully pleaded the technic
+ objection that the contract was
legal, being contrary to the statB
. fsrbidding the use Of money to pr
' mote the election of any candidat
r 1t is pretty mean plea to make; b.