Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-15

MT. Ool eli, VINO Is aCtiUS
Mayor during the absence CT Capt.
Geo. F. Hood at encampment,
holds court every morning with a
dignity that lends impressiveness
to the proceedings and dispatches
business with an alacrity that
comes only from ability. More-
over, he always makes ''the pun
ishment suit the crime" and
"tempers justice with mercy" ads
mirably.
Mr. Thomas J. Outlaw, who
has been i'll for some time with
bronchial affection, died Tuesday
morning at his home in this city
at $50 o'clock. He was a mem
Der of Rufin Lodge knights of
Py:hias, under whose auspices the
funeral was held It, rday
morning at 10 o'clock from the
home. He was about 40 years of
aga and leaves a wife and one
child, to whom the sympathy Of
the community is extended.
The children of the Odd Fell
lows Orphan Home of this city
were RECALLED sumptuously Sun.
day with delightful ice cream, the
gift of Mr.. Sam Levin, manager
of Levin's Ice Cream Parlor on
Walnut street, which is handsome
~ fitted out and equipped with
electric fans for the comfort of
customers, while at the same time
he serves families to order with
all kinds of creams and sherbets.
Mr. G. T. Taylor, who has fill
ed the position of superintendent
of the Goljsboro Oil Mills for a
number of years, has been pro-
noted to general superintendent
of the mills throughout the State
belonging to the American Cotton
lOil o., since the Goldsboro mill
has been purchased by the above
corporation The promotion was
made in recognition of merit and
is very gratifying to the many
frierds of Mr.. Taylor.
The County Boari of Ed1ca.
ton were in adjourned session il
this city Monday, grading th'
schools of the county and fixing
the amount to be paid the teacher
of each school, as provided for
under the new school law, inste I'd
of fixing the salaries of first grad
certificates, as heretofore. Messrs
W. G.. Britt, N. W. Musgrave an;
DR.. M. E. Robinson, whose terms
as members Of tbs Board Of Trus
tees of the oldsboro Grade
School had expired, were unani
mously reelected.
Mr.. r.. W. Grafton. the energetic
insurance man of this CITY, whom
We all know "a just plain "Dixie,'
has just returned from New York
where he received notice in tn
columns of the Financial and
Commercial Bulletin as tGenera.
r. W. Grafton, of Goldsboro.'
His friends have known hin to b;
a general, hut they were not aware
that the title had been confsrre"
upon him. We are no lass graft
fed than his New York frier d. al
the distinction he his att lin ed il
the insurance field.
Henry Ballard, a lorcd dray>
man, lost his mule in the big
ditch last week, while hauling
out another dead mule to the
boneyard. The accident il III.
result of the heavy rains which
have fallen for the past two OF
three days. The bridge was floats
ing and the mule pulling the dray
went through into the water and
drowned before he could be ex'
tricated from the dray. If the sit
uation was we'll understood among
the dray mules, We are Of tn
opinion that it would be a hare
matter to get a mule to pull the
two dead mules away from ta'
scene of the catastrophe.
Mr.. R. e. Pipkin is figuring or
an excursion to Buffalo on the All
of September, which will prove
popular undertaking. The pr
ticulafs, together with the price O
tickets, will be published in a few