Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-06-30
EVENT OF THE SEASON.
THE EXPECTED is NOW A
CERTAINTY.
'Pipkin's Excursion" to Washington Is
Set For July 10: Tt will be the Largest
And Most Far-Reaching he has yet
Run.
Wilmington to Washington

Goldsboro has the reputation +,
far and near, for many things that
are the best, and among these she
is conceded, without question, to
have the best excursion manager
in the country. In fact, with all
the great railroad systems from the
District of Columbia to the Gulf
the name of r. E. Pipkin stands
at the head Of the list as the most
successful manager of long dis
tance excursions with whom they
have dealings. They have found
from experience that Mr.. Pipkin
always draws the biggest crowds;
and the reason of this is that the
public have long since realized that
Mr.. Pipkin always runs the best
excursions that go-and the cheap
est ever heard of.
This year Mr.. Pipkln, yielding
to the solicitation of many from
territory hitherto not traversed by
his excursions, has extended it as
far south as Wilmington and on to
Tarboro, Inclusive, and yet the
highest rate, that from Whining
ton to Washington and return,
giving two whole days and one
night in Washington, with de-
| Iightful steamer trip from Nor
folk to Washington and return, is
only $6.
The charge from Goldsboro to
Washington and return is only
So. SO.
But this is not all. In order to
be entirely agreeable to the wishes
of the public, Mr.. Pipbin has so
arranged that persons who wish to
60 only as far as Norfolk and Old
Point can do SO for only half the
charge: that is, from Wilmington
to Norfolk and return for $500,
and from Goldsboro to Norfolk
and return for $3.50.
| The train leaves Wilmington
on the morning OF the 19yh OF
July, (Tuesday} at $50 o'clock.
and leaYes Goldsboro at 11:30
o'clock-upon arrival of the reg
ular passenger train from New
bern. and just ahead of the pass
senger train north over the At
lantic Coast Line, which gives
his excursion the right of way
a clear track, which lends addi-
tional safely-right through to
Norfolk. Returning the boat will
leave Washington Thursday
evening: putting excursionists at
home Friday.
| AS is well known, Mr.. Plpkin
always carries a corps of efficient
coadjutors to look after the la
dies and children Of his excurs
sion, attend to all baggage, and
cater to the comfort of every
passenger, so as to make the
trip as free from worry and as
| full of enjoy ment as possible.
fn running his excursions Mr..
Pipkin always selects dates that
have at the objective points at
fractions that are out Of the or
binary. This year, in addition to
the manifold usual attractions at
| Washington, the art galleries,
government departments, public
squares, the White House and
grounds, the Capitol, the superb
| National Library, the towering
Washington Monument,C Congress
in session, and many other fea
lures too numerous to recount,
two of the best clubs of the Ma
| tional Base Ball League will
meet each other on the diamond
there in the presence of thous-
ands of spectators.
| AT Norfolk, the United States
Navy Yard was never SO attracts
i've as now, with thousands OF
worknlen building war vessels.
that are to go forth to maintain
the nations honor on the high
seas. Many of the big war ves-
sells. full~rigged and manned.
will be in the harbor awaiting
orders. or on patrol duty, that
visitors at other times would moi
have the opportunity of seeing.
Therefore it is that the
coming excursion of Mr.. Pipkin,
on July 19. we predict, will be
the largest. perhaps, the State
has eyer known.