The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-12
TO BUY CITY BONDS
Anxious to Secure Colds
boro's School Issue.
Representatives From Ohio and Tennessee on
Hand. Hancock Cougdon Marriage. To
Build Holiness Church.
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Goldsboro, NJ G., April 11.-F, M
stafford & Co. Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
and Randolph, Kleybotle & Co. of
Cincinnati, Ohio, have representatives
in the city today who seek to purchase
the recent bond issue On yesterday
the last named firm purchased the
Rocky Mount bond issue, 102 being paid
for SIS. These representatives are 4
very clever lot and are anxious for the
graded school issue, but find the trus-
tees not yet ready to negotiate.
Mr.. James II. Simmons and bride nee
Miss Julia Hall, were in the city this
morning. This couple We're quietly
married at the home of the bride in
Newbern this morning and are on
bridal tour west. They will probable
take in Knoxville and other Tennessee,
points of interest. Mr. simmons is a
son of Senator F. M. Simmons
Last night at Newborn in Centenary
Methodist church David Sprague Cong
don and Miss Elizabeth Hancock,
daughter of Capt. Chas. K. Hancock,
We're united in marriage by Rev. j. Nj.
Bumpas. The church was most beau
tifuliy decorated with palms, ever
green's, Gala and Easter lilies and
smilax. Miss Lulie Ives was maid OF
honor, while Mr.. Joseph B. Congdon,
brother of the groom, filled the posi-
ton of best man. The young couple are
held in high esteem by a host of friends
throughout the State.
The fire department Of this city, 50
efficient always, is ever on the alert to
better their facilities. AS an additional
evidence of this there is being built IN
the rear of the station of Goldsboro
Fire Company No. / brick battery
room for the fire alarm system, that is
strictly up to date.
w. b. La Far, of Durham; Rev. n. NJ.
Jurney, of Mt. Olive: George D. Best,
of Fremont; Wilson G. Lamb, of Will
liamston Henry. the music man; Mil
Ter. of Raleigh; DR.. Geo. s. Robinson, of
land, of Newbern; tR. B. Raney, Rail
eigh, were visitors here today.
Frost was reported in the Mt. Olive
section this morning. It's bitter tongue,
however, bit nothing seriously
H. C. Tinker and daughter, of New
York city, accompanied by Miss Small
wood, of Newbern, passed through en-
route to the Metropolis. For the past
eighteen years Mr.. Tinker has been
visiting this section of the State, finding
he says, the Newbern vicinity good
loafing place He speaks in glowing
terms of the trucking prospects around
Newpern, and has noticed with pleas
ure the improved condition there since
last visit.
Mr. Nathan Schwab left today on a
business trip to Philadelphia.
The board of trustees of the Orphans
Home met in session here this after
noon to consider the resignation of the
matron of the Home. This is also the
occasion of the annual meeting before
the session of the Grand Lodge, which
this year meets at Asheville.
Mrs. Dodson and daughter, Miss Jane
Westry Dodson, of Bethlehem, Penn,
who have been on visit to the family
of Col. Isaac F. Dortch, left this after
noon for Raleigh on visit to the fam
lily of DIR. Hogg.
A movement is on fcct to build e
Holiness church at Lagrange. Miss
Annie Howell was in the city today
soliciting contributions. Miss Howell
will visit Wilson, Rocky Mount and
Nashville. She says she is meeting
with very fiattering success.
Elder JOS. P. Bischcff, of the Mormon
forces in Eastern Carolina, whose head
quarters is Mt. Olive. says that an in
cidental Mormon conference will be
held in Pope's Hall, Mount Olive, Sun
day, May 5th. There are only about e.
elders in this conference at present
many having returned to Utah. Since
January there has been 20 baptized into
the faith in these parts. Elder Bis
choff was astride a wheel today, some
thing unusual for a Mormon elder, en-
route to Kinston.
Maj. L. B. Bass, Goldsboro's fisher :
man, was today busily engaged getting
his tackle in apple pie order This is
an evidence that Joe r. Hicks has
changed his prophecy and that we are
going to have seasonable weather right
away.
Malcolm Bizzell returned yesterday tu
Wake Forest College, after a pleasant
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W
BizzelI
Thos MCGEE, the genial life insur-