Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-16

A delegation from Neuse Lodge
I. o. O. F., are in attendances
upon the session of the Grand
Lodge at Asheville.
The many friends of Mrs. B.F.
Arlington will regret deeply to
learn that, already crippled from
a fall several years ago. she fell
Saturday and broke her arm.
Mr.. Jack Shannon has been
elected to the position in the Mas
tional Bank recently filled by MIR.
Albert Uzzell, who has resigned
to accept the position of cashier in
the Bank of Beaufort.
The stockholders of the Colds
boro Oil Mills deny the report
that their plant has been sold to
the American Cotton Oil Com
pany for 5000, 900, as has been
published in some of the State
papers.
On Sunday afternoon, during
the storm, lightning struck the
country residence of Mr.. Dock
Smith, over the river, and did
considerable damage to the floor
ng. Fortunately there was no
one in the building at the time.
Rev. F. W. Fairies left Tues
day over the Southern for Lite
tie Rock, where he goes as a dele
gate from this State to the Gen.
eral Assembly of tie Southern
Presbyterian church. We all wish
him a safe and enjoyable trip.
DR.. J. ID. Hadley, at LAGRANGE,
had the misfortune to lose his
barn and stables, four horses,
two mules, a cow, feed and far>
ming implements, by fire Monday
night, the origin of which is as
yet unknown. There was no in
surance, and the loss is esti-
mated at $500.
Mr.. James M. Britt, OF Ra.
leigh. who holds a clerical posi-
ton in the Post Office Depart
ment, at Washington, D. c.. has
been appointed by the Postmas-
ter General q United States
Post Office Inspector, at an an.
nual salary of 50, 900. Mr.. Britt
is an ex.resident of Goldsboro,
and a graduate sof our graded
fchool.
The Raleigh News and Obser-
yer of May 8, speaking of Sena-
tor B. f.. Aycock's much herslde
ed anti-gambling bill, says, edi-
torially: "The Aycock anti-gam-
bling law has done more toward
suppressing gambling in thirty
days than all the other anti gam
bling laws in thirty years. The
way to make a law is to make it
stringent"
Nj. j. c. Privett, who formerly
held a position as composition on
toe ARGUS, and who has recently
held a similar position on
the Wilson Times, was in
t lie city Monday and states
that he will soon leave for Ocala,
Florida, to accept a position in q
job printing Office. His many
friends here wish for him sue.
cess.
The commencement exercises
of Seven Springs High School
will be held on May 20 and 23rd.
A concert will be given on the
night of the 22nd, and Col. A. @.
Davis will deliver the address on
Thursday at IL a. M, Of the
23rd, which will be a crowd
drawing attraction, as he always
makes a good speech, no matter
what the subject may be.
Judging from the Wilmington
papers of Tuesday our friends in
the "City by the Sea" were very
solicitous for our welfare on Sun
day night after the storm struck
us and cut off telegraphic com.
munication. We all deeply APP
preciate the interest manifested
and are glad to be able to
state that we suffered very
little convenience from the
storm.
In his truly admirable report
for the year to the Board OF Al
dermen, Col. #. FL. Balm, the
Chief of the city Fire Departs
ment, shows that out of 48 f-es