Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-02

The marriage of Mr.. Cleveland
Ingram to Miss Fannie Wade took
place June 24th, at the home of the
brides mother Mrs. William Wade,
on William street, North. Rev. j..
E. Thompson, pastor of st. John M.
E. Church, performed the ceremony.
The happy young couple left on the
9:37 train over the Atlantic Coast
Line that night for Wilson, where
the groom holds a position in a car
riage factory. ,
Mr.. Frank Broadhurst, the popu-
lar and competent young cotton mill
man, who for several years has been
associated with the Wayne and Bor-
den Mills, of this city, has been
elected to the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the
new cotton mill at Smithfeld, and
will leave in a day or two for his
new post Of duty. Of course Franks
many friends here are glad of his
advancement in his chosen profess
sion, but, nevertheless, they Will all
be sorry, indeed, to part with him.
MI. I. B. FOnVielle. n ofGOldS-
boro's most progressive and enter
prising merchants, is having a con-
crete pavem Mt put on the sidewalk
in frCntofhis Walnut street store. He
mas torn down the old shed, which
tnak Is his handsome store front
show up to much better advantage.
II is example could be followed with
profit to the other property owners
Oh that street, and certainly would
the appearance of that street De
much improved.
A pretty home wedding took
place June 9th, at the home of Mr..
j. E. Grow on Spruce street. The
contracting parties were Mr.. Clifton
BeaIe, Of Burlington, and Miss Nina
Burch, a niece of Mrs. j. Z. Crow.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. j. B. Jackson, pastor of the
ence Of the immediate family and a
few particular friends. The happy
couple left on Thursday for the
home of the groom in Burlington,
where he is superintendent of a cot
ton mill.
The death of Mr.. w. L. Edwards
occurredSunday night at his home in
this city. He was rs years old and
was the father of Mr.. John w. Ed
wards. He was a brave Confederate
soldier. For several years past he
had conducted an oyster restaurant
in this city during the season and
was known as n of the best oyster
cooks in the State. The funeral was
held on Monday at 4 o'clock from
the home under the auspices of
Wayne Lodge No. 112 A. F. and A.
M. of which he was a member and
the interment was made in Willow
Dale Cemetery.
Mr.. Herbert Kornegay, of Pine
Level, and Miss Bette Alice Pitt
man, of this city, were married June
night at the home of the brides par
ents MI. and Mrs. Alvin Pittman,
at 106 Vine street, West. The cere-
mnny was performed at 8 o'clock by
Rev. j. B. Jackson, pastor of the
Second Baptist church. Mr.. Frank
Kornegay, brother of the groom,
acted as the best man and Miss
Mamie Toler was maid of honor.
The happy couple left On the $40
train over the Southern for Pine
Level, where the groom is engaged
in farming.
A negro named George Souther-
land, who has been employed at the
brick yard of MI. A. T. Griffin, sue
ceeded in stealing eight pair of pants
on Saturday night from the store of
Mr.. B. Finkelstein without being
caught in the act, but Sunday
morning the negro with whom
George boarded saw the pants and
went and told MI. Griffin, who came
over and accused George of stealing
the pants. When MI. Griffin said
: he was going to send for the police
George slipped out of the back door
and made his escape. The pants
were shown to several merchants and
were identified by Mr.. B. Finkel-
stein.
Meagre particulars of a homicide
) in Jones county Tuesday, 23rd, were
: b ought to this cltyJune2 % by Mr.. J.
) A. Crews, the popular representa-
| tive of the Wilmington Messenger.
! He says that a negro named Jim
Bennett was at work on the farm OF
Mr.. S. w. Isler, of this city, who
Towns considerable real estate il
/ Jones county. The negro was plow-
ling and when he reached the end OF
the row near the woods and turned
his team to start back again he re-
: ceived a load of buck shot in the
# nape of the neck which caused death
b Instantly. The only information
S concerning the tragedy is that the
q negro had been trying to make him
self rather meddlesome in the neigh
borhood and had talked too much.
5 There is no suspicion as to who did