Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-07-18

ter in hand have been unable to
secure an option on the adjoining
property of Mr.. S. W. Isler to
the property purchased by the
Board Of Aldermen Friday for the
purpose of building a city hall and
a city market. The committee
think the price asked by MI. Isler
is exorbitant and nothing has been
done about the matter.
Shippers are hereby notified
that the steamer Neuse, of the
Eastern Carolina Dispatch, has
been withdrawn from service for
repairs-until further notice land
only two trips a week will in the
Interim be made from Newbern
by steamer for Oriental, Nae's
Head, Roanoke Island and Eliza
beth City, leaving Newborn on
tuesdays and Fridays, at -
O'Clock.
It seems that the city could
not get ready for the free mail
delivery system which it was
said the government would in-
augurate on the 1st of July. The
matter has been postponed until
the LIST Of October, when it is
hoped that there will be no bar
to the proceedings. In the mean
time the city is having the houses
numbered and street signs will
be placed at the crossings as soon
as they arrive.
Carpenters and painters are at
work on one of the store rooms
under the Opera House, fixing il
up to be occupied as a restaurant.
The doors will be open for pat
ronage about the first of August.
Mr.. Thomas Hill is to be the
manager Of the venture, which, it
is hoped, will prove more success
full than similar enterprises un-
dertaken heretofore. Goldsboro is
in need of a first class res
taurant.
Nh r. r. Robinson, the clever
superintendent of st. Paul Sun
day school, has arranged for an
for the school over the
& N. G. r. R, to Naorehead
City and return on the oh of |
August. An excursion for this
school to different points in the /
State has been an annual occur.
for several years and the
school as we'll as the community
look forward to the event with
pleasant anticipations.
A white man named WiTbarn.
whose home was in Durham, was
struck by the Westbound passen-
ger train on the Southern leaving
1ere on Sunday morning between
and Morrisvi1le and instantly
He was lying with his
head on tie end Of a ~crosstire and
lis body projecting off the track.
a bolt, which fastened the
blot to the engine, struck the head
# the unfortunate victim. His
lead was torn open.
The G%oldsboro No. i. an the
eclipse hose reel companies are
'racticing every afternoon. for the
Firemen'a Tournament, which
ONES off in Charlotte ON the I
End. Both companies have good
.en and good horses and they are
in good practice. They will
o to Charlotte with the expec-
alton of winning the first prize
I the hose reel race and our peo-
lie are confident that they will
OF be disappointed.
There was an important meet- !.
ngMonday night of the Trustees of
be Goldsboro Graded School. {
he most important business was
ae election of "a Principal, for '
'hich position there was a large
umber of applicants. After a
areful and painstaking investiga-
OF each application, the |
GARD elected Prof. A. j. Bar {
rex, who is at present Principal {
t the Kinston Graded School. /,
rot. BarMck comes to Colds .
orc with the highest endorse {
.ents, and Goldsboro gives him a t
'rdial welcome. He is a brother '
Mrs. A. T, Griffin of this civ. i
The Board of Education met g
this city July 8.h. with all the
embers present, and it was a t