Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-27

Gil. and Mrs. j. a, Washing
ton are at home again from a visit
to their son Ii. Thos. Washington
and his family in Washington,
D. G..
The many friends of Mrs. A.
Hilb will be glad to learn that she
is recovering from an attack of
appendicitis, which has kept her
in for several weeks.
Misses Annie Pipkin, Margaret
Castex and Elizabeth Borden C
companied Miss Pearl Fort to her
delightful country home, near
Plkevilie, Friday, where they will
spend a week.
As the County Superintendent
of Education is frequently asked
about the holding Of summer
schools in Wayne county, We are
requested to state that there will
be no schools held in the county
this summer, as the new law,
which goes into effect on the FIRST
Monday in July, abrogates all the
old school committees, and the
County Board of Education, at it's
meeting on the second Monday in
July, will have to establish new
comittees for the entire county.
Mr.. J. f. Peterson returned
from Morehead on last Friday,
He made arrangements with the
Atlantic Hotel for the entertain
ment Of the excursion of Hollow
ell and Peterson that is to run on
July s16 b, returning on 18th, at
IN exceedingly low rate. Mr.
Peterson says the repainting and
charges made in the building
and the excellent service under
the management of Scoville,
Bros. makes the Atlantic even
mora desirable than ever in its
popular history.
The cid Goldsboro Tobacco
Warehouse is to be opened again
this season with new men as man
ayers, Their names are Messrs.
Randolph Perden AMI Jas. S. Neal,
Of Winston, Mr.. Geo. W. Hutch
ison, Of Rocky Mount. and VIM.
J. Martin, cf Walnut Cove. These
gentlemen, while strangers to the
people CT this section, are not
straogers to the tobacco business,
They have all had long experience
and will no doubt make friends
among the patrons of this market.
The rain that visited this section
Sunday night was in the ma
ture Of a cloud burst, SO copious
and constant was the down pour
for hours. But it was not confined
to this section. Reports from far
and near coming in to-day give
accounts Of great damage to
growing crops and to the land it.
self. In fact, it has been a disas-
ferrous spring and summer so far
to the farmers, and the outlook.
at best, is far from encouraging.
The past year has been the best
in the history of Trinity College,
and the recent commencement was
attended by prominent visitors
from several States. Mr. Mabie,
of New York, recently said in an
address: "Trinity is attracting the
attention of cultured people in all
parts of the United States" It
is pleasing to know that the young
man Of the South has such OPP
portunit1es as are furnished by
Trinity College. 1t is the largest
college plant il the State, and is
growing rapidly each year. Last
year the donations amounted to
something more than $3.50, 900.
Write for a catalogue.
The city was we'll crowded
Monday with Confederate Vet
elans Of the county, who came in
to file and justify their pension
C aims under the new law. Many
of the old heroes had not met be-
fore in years and while lettering
around the court house they
spent the time in recounting their
common experiences on the bat
tile fields, from 8ethel and Bull
Run to Appomattox. Many of
them had lost a leg or an arm, or
had been seriously wounded oths
erwise and had limpped down
the intervening years through
avenues Of exquisite pain, still