Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-08
Mayor Geo. e. Hood left

during his absence Mr.. Sol, We'll,
a member of the Board Of Alder
men, will act as Mayor pro TEN,
Capt. Joseph Cusack, in charge
of the recruiting Office here for
the U. S. A., has received orders
to close the Office here on the 18th
and leave for Charlotte with his
force of help, all of whom haYe
made friends in Goldsboro who
will regret to e them leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard NJ. Den
ton haye the sympathy of their
friends in the death of their ~
months old baby Max, which oc-
Cured at their home in Webb
town last week. The interment
was made ia Willow Dale Gene
terry.
The alarm of fire Sunday
about 1 O'Clock in the afternoon
was caused by a small confagra-
tion ia the roof of she kitchen of
the residence of Mr.. f. A. Dan
iels. The fire department re-
sponded promptly and prevented
any great damage. The free is
supposed to have originated from
a defective stove fue.
Mr.. Joseph Isaac is erecting a
brick warehouse in the rear of his
store on East Centre street and be
is also making improvements to
the inside of his store. He is tax
ing out the partition and will con-
vert the two stores into one, which
will the letter enable him to dis
play his large stock.
Miss Jessie Jenkins was elected
to a position On the faculty of
the Graded school at a meeting of
the trustees held on Friday night.
She is a daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. G. A. jenkins, and besides
being very popular is also accom-
Pushed and will fill the position
with credit to herself and satisfac-
ton to the trustees.
Mr.. Jno. W. Aycock, who for
a number of years has been filling
the position OF assistant book
keeper at the Bank of Wayne,
has been advanced to that of paya
ing teller, and Mr.. W, E. Stroud,
hitherto of the clerical force of
the Atlantic Coast Line freight
depot in this city, has been given
Mr.. Aycock's former position as
assistant bookskeeper.
Co. B. 1st Regiment, n. G. s.
g., Capt. Geo. E. Hood and
Lieutenants Ernest Loftin aud
Jno. Foust, left on Monday for
Encampment at Wrightsville. They
boarded a special train which came
in over the Southern bearing other
companies of that regiment and
was transferred to the Atlantic
Coast Line and left for Wrights-
vile.
At an early day a game Of base
ball Will be arranged between the
remnants Of the old National
team and the present Goldsboro
team. There are some five Or
six OF the old National club still
in Goldsboro. They will com
plete the nine and try to defeat
he younger set who compose the
Goldsboro team. It will prove q
crowd-drawing attraction, no
doubt.
Mr.. A. j. Barwick, the new
principal of the Goldsboro Graded
School, was in the city Saturday
getting acquainted and making ar
engagements for locating himself.
He will return to Kinston and re-
main until the time for opening
the next session of the Graded
school. He is courteous and CON-
genial and will make friends
among the Goldsboro people.
A solid train load of tobacco
was shipped out from the leaf
factory Of Faulkner & Draper,
proprietors of Planters Ware
house, last week, over the South
ern Railway. This is the largest
single shipment ever made from
Goldsboro. If not from this sec
ton. Goldsboro is now the lead
ing tobacco market in Eastern
North Carolina. Farmers should
realize this early and bring THAR