Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-07-12
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scene of much music and mirth
on last Monday night, the occa-
sion being a reception in honor
of his two far away visitors, and
relatives, the Misses Tolar,
of Los Angeles, California, who
recently came across the CONT
nent to spend the summer on our
Eastern shore. A number of in
vited guests were present, in
Guiding the Misses Crawford, of
Raleigh, and the evening was
spent in an enjoyable manner.
ONLY six populists attended
the county convention of their
party in Johnston, SO we have
been informed. Well, that is en-
c~ouraging. 1t is an indication
that the people have been think
ing the situation over calmly and
deeply. and are getting right
again. They are realizing that
the grand old Democratic party
their mother party and their
first love.-is the party of the
people and for the people.
The new boiler for the steam
fire engine MARY Alice" is now
being placed in position at the
engine house and will be ready
for inspection and testing about
a week hence. The boiler is an
elegant piece of work and was
made at the machine shops of
Messrs. Dewey Bros, in this
city. When completed the city's
treasury will be decreased $3.50,
but Goldsboro will have one of
the best fire engines in the State,
and steam can be generated even
quicker than with the boiler that
came with the engine at first.
MIR. w. R. Allen returned yes
terday from Greensboro, where
he went as counsel for the State,
representing it's interest in the
North Carolina Railroad Com
pany in the suit before Judges
Dick and Simonton, Of the y. S.
Court. brought by the private
stockholders of the above com
pany to restrain the president
and directors of the company
from listing it's property for tax
alton. The Judges took the case
under consideration and will give
their opinion probably in a few
days.
The board of Trustees of the
Odd Fellows Orphans Home,
located on the Eastern suburbs
of our city, will meet here next
Wednesday afternoon, with State
Grand Master w. G. Douglas,
er obtcio chairman, presiding, for
the purpose of adopting plans
and specifications for the contem-
plated main b'ilding of the
Home. The building now in use
was never intended as the prin-
cipal structure of the premises.
1t is proposed to erect a beauti-
full and imposing structure in
keeping with the afiuence and
philanthropy of the State Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows. 1t is es-
timated that the new building
will cost between so, 900 and
S15, 900. We go forward.
SPEAKING of the management
of the new Southern Railway,
the Charleston Neeus and Courier
has high compliments for the
ability of Mr. Sol. Haas, assist
ant to the president, and Mr.. Jno.
M. Culp, the traffic manager.
Referring to the second vice.
president, it very justly says:
''What Col. Andrews does not
know about railroading in the
South is really not worth
knowing;" and of the genera
manager it, with equal justice
says: Mr.. W. II. Green has
won his place by merit, and hi
appointment as general manage.
of the company assures the bes
! service, the safest schedules, tn
quickest time-progress, devel
opment-all that the compan,
could promise, all that the publ,
, could ask" Both Messrs. An
drews and Green are North Caro-
J linians, Ito the manner born.
Success to them always.
THERE was quite a patriot
and creditable celebration Of In
dependence Day at Morehea
City Wednesday evening by tn
5 hundreds of guests of the Allan
5 tic Hotel. The brilliantly lighte
j.. and spacious ballroom was beau
tifully festooned and garlandee
in national colors, and the spler
did band discoursed national all
that thrilled the audience int
rounds of applause. Messr:
NJ. Dew. Stevenson, of New
bern, and JOS. E. Robinson, {
S this city, were the selected or;
! tors of the occasion, and they d.
IL livered appropriate addresse:
which were cordially received b
the appreciative audience. M
S Jas. A. Bryan, of Newbern, ~
sponded to a hearty call from tn
audience and spoke with muc
eloquence on the record of Mort
Carolina in the war for America
independence. Miss Mamie Rot
bins, of Raleigh, in an exquisitel
4 sweet voice. rendered the nation;
hymn, America" which We
r~apturously encored by the lars
= concourse of ladies and gentl
men. Gov. Carr was present, b
It being just out of bed from sickne:
he feltit imprudent to tax himse
n with a speech. After these e.