The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-14
A TRAINER is SECURED
Race Track, Rife Range, Buildings
For Exhibitions.
BESIDES THESE A HOTEL IS TO Be BUILT
Neck Broken by a Fall From Cart. An In
teresting Program Arranged For the
Barquet to be Given by the
GoIdsboro Juniors.
GoIdsboro Juniors.
Especial to News and Observer.

will be the Mecca for athletes after this
date. Several gentlemen, together with
a Northern trainer, have incorporated a
company and leased about three hundred
acres of land. including the old fair
grounds and race track, about two miles
north of Goldsboro on the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad. So quietly have mat
tiers progressed that nothing was known
till the crew started to fix UP the race
track. This track is probably the best
track OF it's size in the South. IL is D
half mile track, and fast" Monday the
carpenters begin the first of several build
ings in the way of an eight room rustic
lodge" or club house Following that
will be a pavilion, 50x5O, which will be
used as a grand stand as we'll as for
exhibitions of westling, boxing and Other
athletic sports There will he rifle ranges
at from 100 to 500 yards and on the OPEN
ing day, which will be about August 18th
to goth, there will be good program of
athletic sports, several races, besides
bicycle and foot races and a champion
clay pigeon shoot. The company Will
erect a hotel and cater to parties who
need physical culture, rest AMI proper
building up without medicine. It provides
just what these Northern ball clubs de-
sire, where they can send their men TO
get practice and limbered up early in the
season.
The adjoining woods provide good par
fridge shooting, and Little River, about
three quarters of a mile distant. fine
fishing. There will be ample provision for
picnic parties, who will have the privi-
lege of certain sections apart from the
club house property. The stock is issued
at 50 a share, with membership dues of
81. Delightful drives approach the place
which is called Forest Park and round
trip tickets by hack sell at % cents at
Goldsboro. The company rs called the
Casino Company.
NECK BROKEN BY FALL
While en- route home last evening sit
ting on box in his cart, Mr.. Richard
Hines fell from his position to the ground.
breaking his neck. He was discovered in
the roadway just this side of the hos
pital bride, across Little River, by
passers-by, who repor, Led the matter to
Dir. Thos. Hill, coroner, who held an in
quest, deciding a jury unnecessary. 1t is
thought by some that Mr.. Hines had been
3,
OF appoplexy. He leaves a widow with
three children. For a number of years
Mr.. Hines was employed at the hotel here
and later spent several years at the
Bonitz House, Wilmington. His sad TAX
ing off ELECTS the sympathy of this peo-
pie, among whom he had lived an their
sympathy is extended ~bereaved ones.
Misses Losse Woodland and Marguerite
Applewhite and Mrs. VIM Woodland, Jr.,
Of Wilson, were in the city today, the
guests of the family of Mr.. M. j. Best.
Misses Julia E. Howell, Sallie Ham.
George Bryan and Cora Dixon were the
Gully applicants for teachers certificates to
appear this week before E. r. Atkinson,
County Superintendent of Schools
Mrs. Love " Thurston, of Raleigh is
visiting her sister, Mrs. f. B. Edmund
son.
Mrs. /. f. Ormond and Mrs. A. A. Mil
Ter returned last night from a visit to
friends at Black Creek
Miss Grace Royal Shaw's condition. l
am glad to note. is somewhat improved,
her fever being lighter today
Mr.. w. T. Dortch has sufficiently recov-
cred from his recent attack to attend his
Office this morning.
Henry T. King, of Kings Weekly, and
bride, are in the city. the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. B. r. King.
At a meeting of the Endowment Rank,
Knights OF Pythias, this city, it was de-
cided to hold on to their insurance, await
ing further developments.
Justice and United States Commissioners
Hugh Humphrey is sojourning among old
friends at Swansboro after an absence of
thirty years.
For quite awhile the gold fish in the
waters surrounding the fountain at Will
low Dale cemetery have been growing less
numerous. This aroused the suspicion of
Mr.. X. S. Tudor, the keeper, who began
a watch hoping to rake the boys in. On
yesterday he succeeded, by the aid of his
trusty gun, in raling the boys in, in the
shape of fish hawk. His hawkship. was
on exhibition yesterday and many admired
the scamp that had dared to feast on
gold fish.
j. r. Young, Miss Young of Henderson,
Misses Dunn, of Raleigh: II. M. MeAllis-
ter, OF Charlotte, were at the Kennon to-
day.
THE JUNIORS BANQUET.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the banquet to he given by
the Goldsboro Juniors at the tobacco
Ex-Mayor JOS E. Peterson is POSTMASTER
aud the following will respond in short
catchy speeches. the address being deliv-
cred by Prof f. P. Mangum, OF Wilson,
who will be presented by Mayor and Capt.
Geo e. Hood
Col A. c. Davis, HAS the Junior Or
der Stimulate Education in Goldsboro?" :
w. l.. Summerlin, History of Colds
boro Council No. 49,
Benjamin Abram. .Pecuniary and Social
Benefits OF the Order"
Rev. j. j. Barker, Are Secret Organi
cations Antagonistic or Helpful to the
Church,
w. S. Bayette, Influence of Junior Prin-
ciples Upon Character.
Frank Hosea, Past. Present. Future of
Goldsboro Council"
W. X. Phillips, Councillor, What +