Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-09

the police force, OF put on a few
detectives until the mob is broken
up.-Daily Argus, May 2.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued in Wayne county
for the past week: White: Lon
ME Dali to Ada Coor, JohnA Hill
to Bette Peacock, Harry Stancill
to Bette Williams. Colored: Cor
nelius Bum to Neora Harper,
Geo. F. Kornegay to Bette Whit
ly, Frank Warren to Penny Reid.
The parlor car of the A & N G.
r. r., the "Vance", came up on
the regular train Tuesday from
Newbern to carry back, this after
noon, to his home in that city,
Judge Henry r. Rryan, who is in
precarious health and has had to
abandon holding courts and go
home for medical treatment. He
was met here by his wife and SOL
Mr.. Henry r. Bryan, Jr. We
all wish for the Judge an early
restoration.
Mr. E. B. Borden has let the
contract for the erection Of several
more two story cottages out at
Pleasant Point, which is the name
of the new suburb at the north
ern terminus of George street. The
residents out there object to the
name of "Windtown'', which has
been applied to that suburb here
tofore and they have decided on
the new name of pheasant Point"
which, besides the ALTERATION fea-
ture, is a more pleasant name.
Mr. D. c. Hutchinson, the
proprietor Of Rural Retreat Hotel
at the Ninth and Tenth Springs,
is sending out a neatly printed
pamphlet containing a full dis
cription of the Hotel, together
with a host of testimonials from
some of those who have been re-
stored to health by drinking the
waters of those springs. Every
thirg points to a prosperous sea-
son this year with Rural Retreat
Hotel, which is what it's name i'm
plies.
The new Mayor Mr.. Geo. E
Hood, will take the oath of Office
tomorrow and assume the re'ns
Of government in compliance
with the requirements of the city
| charter, which provides that the
board of aldermen.elect, shall
meet on Thursday after the cleo
/ ton aud be sworn in by the prop
err officer, who will be the new
mayor, as is the usual custom.
| All interest now is centered in
the meeting Thursday night, be-
cause at that time the city officers
who are elected by the board will
be announced.-Daily Argus of
Tuesday.
Our good friend and esteemed
townsman Capt. D. j. Broad
hurst must feel to-day somewhat
like King Phillip of old. He got
news just as we 60 to press that
his son Edgar, now principal of
the Greensboro Graded School,
has been unanimously elected
superintendent Of the Puplic
Shoots of Thomasville, Ga, and
that his son hugh successfully
passed the competitive examina
ton for West Pom. Thus does
Goldsboro talent continue to
surge to the front.-Daily Argus
of Tuesday,
Saulston township was visited
Tuesday by a hail storm the like
of which has never been known
in these parts. In some places
the fall was Is inches deep and
the stones were some of them as
large as hen eggs. It destroyed
in it's track all crops above the
ground, and at Mr.. B. A. Parks
it killed young pigs ard geese.
We have been unable to learn
the extent nf territory involved
in it's destructive sweep; out sufs
fcient is known to say that great
loss was worked to maLy far
mers in that township and Sec
tions
The closing performance of the
colored Graded School, on May 3.
in the Messenger Opera House
was indeed a creditable affair. The
children were well drilled and
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