Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-07-20


of Pipkin's excursion, which j
July 25.
There are few peaches in thi
section, but my, my. the water
melons!
DR.. Jno. S. Bassett, of Trinity
College, is in the city, where hi
hosts of friends are glad to SCI
him.
Miss Emma Faison, left las
Monday to visit her aged par,
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William A
Faison, at the old homestead ir
Sampson county.
Pipkin's excursion goes, rain OF
shine, to Washington, Norfolk anc
Baltimore. The date is July 25tb
All who go may be assured of 6
good time.
The Zig Tag base ball team has
challenged theFirstNine for a game
of ball, to be played next Friday
evening, to decide who shall lay
claim to the honors of first nine.
The Methodist District Sunday
School Conference will convene at
Salem Church, on Thursday, July
9th, at $3.50 o'clock, a. 10. All
Sunday Schools of that district are
earnestly requested to be well reps
resented.
Master Adam Davis, Jr., has
gone down to Warsaw, to join
MasterRalph and William Faison,
who are visiting their grand
parents, and their uncle, Mr..
Joseph F. Faison, The boys will
have a big time.
The following comprise the
list of marriage licenses issued
in Wayne county durlDg the
week ending ~tosday: White-W.
81. Davis to Mary Rose. Col>
ored-Geo. Sutton to Rachel
Rountree, Ned Williams to Lizzie
Whitfield.
Miss Pattie Richardson, daugh-
ter of the late Geo. Richardson,
died on Monday at Doyer, N,
G. The funeral was neld from
the Presbyterian church Tues
day, on the arrival of the
train from Newbern, con-
Quoted by tbs pastor Rev. F, W,
FAIRIES.
During the storm Monday night
lightning struck the home of MIR.
Robert Justice on Vine street,
adjoining the residence of Judge
W. S. OBJ. Robinson, and besides
doing considerable damage to the
building Mrs. Justice received a
severe shock which prostraJed
her for about two hours. A heavy
wind accompanied the storm and
some damage was done to grows
ing crops.
July 25th, is the date of Pipkin's
great cheap excursion to Norfolk,
Washington City and Baltimore.
He always carries a crowd of re-
fined and elegant people, who go
on business and pleasure combined
and who always have a safe and
pleasant trip. He is noted far
and wide as an expert excursion
manager.
Mr.. W. H. Collins, the veteran
foreman of the late Goldsboro
Messenger, is now and has been
for years a successful fruit and
truck grower, having a beautiful
and fertile plot over on the hills
of eastern Goldsboro. Tuesday he
laid on u table two specimens Of
canteloupes al perfect twins as
possible, growing on one stem, and
MI. Collins says he has quite a
number~o of such in his patch.
The remains of Rev. L. J..
Holden, pastor of the Methodist
church at Snow Hill, where he
died Saturday, we're brought
through the country to this city
Sunday morning and taken Oh
the noon train to Rocky Mount
for interment, accompanied by
his wife and family, consisting of
ten children. He was a half
brother Of the late ex-Gov. Hol-
den, and was greatly beloved by
all who knew him. He had
been in failing health for some
months He was SO years of age,
The oldest inhabitants of these
parts do not recall such a rain
storm as swept this city Nor
day evening. The wind, too, was
rampant, and swept through the
streets al almost hurricane pro-
portions, testing the strength of
trees, buildings and telegraph
and telephone poles and wires,
and considerable damage was
sustained by the latter. But on
the whole Goldsboro, as ususaI.
stood the ordeal in gallant style
as is to-day as shapely as ever.
Goldsboro has long been the
recognized centre of the educa~
tionaI development that has char
acterized North Carolina of late
years. Many of the most prom.
menu and successful educators in
the State-and beyond her bor-