Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-07-21

Mr.. D. A. Reaves. of Fort
Worth. Texas. is on a visit to bis
old home in this county.
Nj. aud Mrs. [, B. Fonyielle
have returned from a pleasure
trip 10 Washington aid New
York.
Mex Tuesday, Wednesday and
THURSDAY are the days OF the
Flreman's Tournamenf, an event
which is expected to turn out dig
things for Goldsboro All the
Railroads leading into Goldsboro
will sell round trip tickets at one
first class fare.
AT the meeting of Wayne
Lodge No 112 "A. F.. & A. y d.
Monday night, John Il Hill was
elected Secretary, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death OF
tohn H Powell, Mr.. Powell had
been Secretary for % years.
MIR. M S. Witherington. &C
cumpauIeu by bis wife and child
RED. went GOWN TO Falson las
Tuesday, where his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. B. Wltherington. cei>
ebrated at their home the golden
anniversary Of their marriage.
There were only two marriage
licenses issued in Wayne county
for the past week and they were
for colored couples as follows:
Tony Lane to Susan A. Gardner,
and Dock Skies to Katie Ash
ford.
One of the recent recruits who
went from this city as a volun-
teer to join the Goidsb9ro RITES
at Jacksonville, writing back to
his father, is full of enthusiasm
and American pride and patriots
ism, and among other things
takes occasion to say that Capt.
Il. H. Balm, the intrepid com
mander OF h Goldsborc Riffs,
is 3Oncede d TO be the most sol>
dIerly Cf1cer IN the First n &.
Regiment, if o in the whole
camp under Gen. Lee.
Without saying anything about
it, beyond writing an affectionate
note Of farewell TO bis parents in
this city, Goldshoro learnsof an
other of her sons in the r3nks of
the volunteer army of American
patriots and gone TO the 'front.'
to the far off Philippines. This
time it is Mr. Jas. F. Collins.
son of Mr.. ard Mrs. w. Fl. Col
Inns. and an old TYPO on the
ARGUS, more than II years ago.
Jimmie sailed with the second
expedition from San Francisco.
and is by this time is seeing SER
vice under The immortal Dewey.
w Wish him a safe return.
1t was expected that Mr.. r. E.
Pipkin's great excursion to Nor
folk and Washington, hal started
Tuesday, would be a populous event
but nj one was prepared to wit
ness such a crowd as appeared on
board his big train of ten cars in
this city at noon Tuesday. Every
car was already loaded when the
train left this place, with every
station between this city and Tar
boro with numbers waiting for its
arrival. Mr.. Pipkin photographed
ahead for more cars, and it is
probable that be carried not
less than a thousand excursionists
into Norfolk.
There is a great scarcity Of
fish at Morehead City--as to
shipping. and it is seldum that
dealers IN this city have any
choice fish fer sale of late. This
condition has existed for severa
weeks. and the fishermen down
there say that 1t is due to the ne
gro soldiers at Fort Macon.
There are eleven hundred mob
ilized there, and ever since their
arrival they have spent much
time in the surf in large numbers.
and the schools of fish, mistaks
ing their black forms leaping
about in the water for those of
porpoise, have betaken them
selves to the high seas for safety. |
The marriage of Miss Lola. /
the. beautiful and accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D E
McKinnie, to Mr.. t. T. Caadler.
occurred On Thursday in the
Methodist church at Princeton.
The church was beautifully dec
Grated for the occasion and a
large crowd witnessed the im>
pressive ceremony, which was
performed by Rev. A L. Or
mond. The wedding party were
served with luncheon at the hos
pitable home of the brides pa
rents, after hich the happy
couple left on the 2:3O train for
Asheville, the home of the groom.
The ARGUS, together with the
brides many friends in this city,
extends It's congratulations.
The death of Mr.. Samuel Clau-
dius Smith, oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. r. Smith, occurred at
their home in this city Monday
evening, shortly after 6 o'clock, in
the 36th year of his age, of con-
snmntion. from which he had been