Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-01-17
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Miss Eta Sanders left to-day
to take a course in the Virginia
Business College, of Richmond,
Va.
MI. and Mrs. William Knox
Stanley have issued invitations to
the marriage of their daughter
Miss Irene to MI. r. P. Hopkins,
Of Tallahassee, Fla, on Tuesday
evening, January 29tb, at 6
o'clock, in St. Paul M e. church
in this city.
The following marriage Licenses
have been issued for the past
week in Wayne county: White
W. F.>Edwards to Lula Yelver-
ton, J. b. Lane to Louise Fer
son, Giles S. Parks to Myrtle E.
Walker. Colored Sank Akin
son to Lula Dobsop, Joseph Ar
list to Ora Exum, Robert Spruill
to victoria Arts, James Watts to
Emma Gayln.
Mr.. r. w. Grafton has moved
into his new Office, on the second
floor of the new Borden building
adjoining the Bank of Wayne,
His many friends will be gratifed
to learn that his fire insurance
business had increased to such an
extent as to require him to seek
new quarters, where he would
have more room. His new Office
has been supplied with modern
furniture and makes a handsome
appearance.
A letter received from Mr.. T.
B. Parker, Secretary and Treas
urer of the North Carolina State
Farmers Alliance, states that
owing to sickness which has con-
fined him to his bed, he will not
be able to meet his engagements
to speak in this county on the
dates advertised, but hopes to
fill his appointments at an early
date. Mr.. Parker's many friends
in this city and county wish him q
speedy recovery.
The death OF Mr.. F. b. Major
occurred Tuesday morning at z
O'clock at the home of Mr.. A. l..
Waters, where he was boarding.
He was i'll with lagrippe, but his
death was caused from heart fail~
ure. Only a few moments before
his death he was cheerful and
talking to members of the family.
He was 70 years Of age and was
selling a remedy for hog cholera
in this section He has relatives
in Birds Nest, Va, who have
been notified of his death, and
who viii be heard from before
the remains r. disposed of.
TIE plant Of the Acme Machine
Works IF Messrs. j. j. Str. Ell
& Sons, that is now well-Digh
compile ed his b. en- recent,
given it's tni> hing coat Of "a MT,
and heralled with artistic signs
recounting lis various lin oil
industry. THIS plant is one OF
the most commodious to be found
anywhere in the country, and viii
be a credit to our city in its i'm.
posing appearance, and Of in
estimable benefit in the employ
ment of labor and the distribu.
ton of capital. Success to the
Acme.
Rev. A. r. Morgan, principal
of Fremont Academy and Gem
mercial Institute, spent a few
hours IN the city on business
Saturday night. The people OF
Wayne county have cause to feel
proud of this splendid school.
There r thousands of young wo-
men and young men who are fill
ing good positions by having taken
a commercial course Of study. AS
Fremont is SO near Goldsboro,
the Fremont Academy and Com
mercial School offers fue advant-
ages at very small cost to the
Goldoboro people. Prof. Morgan
is a man OF character, energy and
ability, and is doing a fine work.
Miss Ellen West, who had been
visiting friends near Dover, arrived
in the city Saturday on her way
back home to Faro, expecting her
people to meet her with convey
ance to take her home, but through
some mishap they failed to meet