The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-21
ON To WILMINGTON
Atlantic Coast Line Makes
Close Gonna ction.
Passengers Can Leave Falegh at 5i25 a, m.
and go Straight Through to Whining
ton. Convenient Schedule.
(Staff Correspondence

Goldsboro, N. c., Dec. 20.-The travel
ing public generally, will be glad to know
that, beginning with Sunday, 22nd inst,
the Atlantic Coast Line shoe fly train
Rocky Mount to Wilmington-will change
it's arriving and departing time at
Goldsboro, so as to connect with the early
morning train operated by the Southern.
This Coast Line train now arrives at
GAS a. M, but beginning with Sunday,
the arrival time at Goldsboro will BE-
7:15 and leaving time 1880 Passengers
from the north will thus have fifteen
minutes time for lunch, which can be
had ct the Hotel Kennon and the Acme
Cafe.
With this change the public at Green's
boro Durham, Raleigh, Clayton, Selma.
Pine Level and Princeton, wishing to
spend a day shopping or sight seeing in
our City by the Sea, can leave their
homes in the early morning, make close
connection at Goldsboro and reaching
Wilmington by 10 o'clock. having till Z
p. m. for the transaction of business,
making close connection, on their return
at Goldsboro reaching home the night
of the day they left home, This is a
most excellent arrangement, and the
railroad authorities are to be commend
ed.
Since advices of this change l have
visited a number of towns affected by
this change, and everywhere the people
seem highly pleased. Among those
loudest in praise are the business men
between Rocky Mount and Wilmington,
and Raleigh and Goldsboro The drum
mer bcys-a splendid set they are-are
delighted with the change.
l hear of but single kick, and that
is that the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad does not connect with the At
lantic Coast Line freight at Kinston for
Greekville and points north to Parmele.
This can be easily remedied by the Coast
Line holding it's freight at Kinston just
10 minutes longer. / am sure that if Mr.
Kcnly's attention is called to this he
Will so order. l have known the Goa st
Line since its uth-hood days and have
always found its officials obliging.
The immediate patrons of it's Scotland
Neck branch are just as anxious for this
connection as are the folks elsewhere,
and predict the connection will soon be
made.
On the evening of January 1st, 1902,
the annual ball and banquet OF the
Eclipse Fire Engine Company will be
held at Armory Hall This is an event
always looked forward,eto by our people,
who take advantage Of the OCCASION to
show their appreciation of our brave
fremen. sY
This morning l am greeted at every
turn by some school boy friend-they arc
all fond of the News and Observer man
among these / recall Wharton Gulicll
and VIM. Smith, students at Chapel Hill;
T. Malcolm BiZzell Wake Forest; Doyle
Privett, Jack Jenkins, Bingham; Walter
Peacock, Fred Swindell, Charlie Swim
dell, Trinity; Leslie Yelverton, Oak
Ridge. These young Americans are
Goldsboroians whose influence is going
to be felt one of these days. And the
News and Observer man but voices the
sentiments of all Goldsboro in wishing
them a Merry Christmas and a life Of
usefulness and prosperity.
Mr.. Mckay McKimon, of Red Springs,
the New York Life man, is headquarter-
ing it in the Gem City of the Plains, and
is as fat and jolly as he was in the
'possum hunting days OF the long ago
The genial F. B. Arendell, who now and
then yields a facile pen, spent a few
hours in the city today
RIVENBARK