Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-12-20

The crowd has been surgipg
through the doors and around the
counters all day. Nothing ike it
has been seen in Goldsboro before.
There is a vast display of toys and
other goods suitable for the holi-
day trade and nothing is sold for
morethan 10 cents nor less than 5
cents.
The following marriage licen-
ses we're issued in Wayne county
for the past week: White-Tom
Mozingo to Amy Rodgers. Geo.
PeeIe to Minnie Langston, John
@. Price to Jennie q. Grady,
Bryant Sullivant to Mary J. Sui
livant, G B.. Sutton to Adlie
Garriss. Colored-Jas. r. Baker
to Minerva Newsom, Charles
Barnes 20 Minnie l.. Price, Zano
Daniel to Fancy Colay, Allen
Hilliard to Berlinda Hooks, Buck
Taylor to Z4nie Thompson, Jo-
seph Yelverton to Eliza Johnson
The death of Miss Elizabeth
Pate occurred Sunday night al her
home near Mt. Carmel church in
this county. She was 81 years of
age and wss a sister e the mother
Of Mr.. j. j. Scott, who is now
81 years old ard is sill in good
health, comparatively. The family
are all pc sessed of longevity.
"Uncle jimmie as ne is famll-
iarIy known, says he expects to
live until 1882, which will make
him 100.
Ruffn Lodge Knights Of
Ppthias was first on the list last
Thursday in Kinston. The lodge
went down on a special train &C,
companied by the K, Of p. Band
&c attend the district nesting.
The boys say the hospitality Of
the people Of Klnston was un-
bounded. They were not allowed
to pay for ANYTHING. All their
wants were anticipated and sup
| piled. The banquet was q swell
affair. Our Knights have nothing
but words Of praise for Kjnston
aid Kinston people.
It is a fact not to be dis
puted that the store windows of
Goldsboro are more attractive
this season than they have ever
been in the history Of the city
and those Of M. &. Castex & Co.,
are nc exception. It is next to
impossible TO drag the little Deos
| pie by the windows. They stop
and stare and point out just the
very things that old Santa Claus
said he was going to bring them
and possibly adding a few things
to their list. The people of the
i nelghboring towns are focking
here daily to make their pur.
ohases, and trade has been good
| all the week,
J The good people of Kinston,
ever progressive and public-spir-
tied, did themselves proud in the
graceful public courtesy extended
to Governor-elect Chas. B. Aycock
and U. 8. Senator-elec F. M.
Simmons, 10 the form Of an ele-
CANT banquet given in honor of
these gentlemen, last week. The
Mayor of Kinston presided, with
the guests of honor seated on his
right and left. and Col. W. D.
Pollock acted as Toast Master.
All who participated pronounce
it a most joyous and gratifying
event.
The holiday rates announced by
the Southeastern Passenger Asso-
citation this year differ from the
rates heretofore granted for hollis
day travel in that tickets will be
sold between any points within
the associations territory whetb-
er t0e passenger travels over one
or more lines. The territory Gov
cred by the Southeastern Passen.
ger Association Les between the
Ohio and Potomac rivers on thu
north and the Mississippi on tb'
west and the Atlantic &C an ane
the Gulf of Mexico. A rate of on
aud onesthird fare for the round
trip is Off RED.
Mr.. A. T. Uzzell, of this coun
ty, has just received notice of tn
death Of his brother Major w
Uzzell, which occurred at the lat
ter's home in Uzzell, Ark, las
Sunday morning. The decease