Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-12-03

Gun records show a number of con-
veyances made by the Commissioners
settlers. Among others, to Rich
ard Washington, John Wright, Fran
els Castex, D. G. W. Ward, Charles J.
Nelson and Arnold Borden.
Richard Washington, the leading
merchant of Waynesboro and Colds
boro, was the father of the late Col.
A. Washington, so well known
and highly esteemed throughout the
county, and the grandfather of Com
mander Thomas M. Washington, Lieut..
POPE Washington, of the United States
Navy; Mrs. James M. Allen and
Miss Daisy Washington. John
Wright was the father of Mrs. Lou M.
Jones, Mrs. J. D.. Brooks, and the
of Mrs. J. W.. Nash, and
Mrs. Nellie Bernizer of Washington, D.
=. Francis CasteX was the father of l..
II. CasteX, F. l.. Castex and Mrs.
Winslow. D. G. w. Ward, a physi-
clan, was the father of Judge D. l..
Ward and Wyatt M. Ward, of New
Bern. Charles J. Nelson, a Baptist
minister and prominent citizen, left
no descendants living in this county.
Arnold Borden died in 1916, leaving
his widow, Maria Borden, and his
children, Mrs. Harriet Dewey, wife of
DR.. Charles Dewey; James C.. Bor-
den, b. B. Borden, Mrs. Lou Korne-
gay, wife of w. F. Kornegay; Mrs.
John F. Miller and William H. Borden.
He was one of the leading business
men Of Waynesboro and Goldsboro,
and built h Borden Hotel, upon the
square on West Centre Street, upon
which the business houses of the
G~oldsboro Drug Company, Royal &
Borden and Dewey Brothers and 9th
ers now stand. This hotel was the
stopping place for travel by the Did
stage road from the West and East
before the North Carolina Railroad
was built, and from the North and
South On the old w. & w. Railroad.
After the death of her husband, it
was conducted by Mrs. Maria Borden
for many years.
Among other residents of the town
were John H. Powell, Mrs. Keziah
Wellons, DR.. Daniel CogdelI. Mrs. e. A.
Churchill and William Crawford. The
only living persons known to have
lived in Waynesboro are L. H. Cas-
tex, E. B. Borden, Miss Sallie
Churchill, w. w. Crawford, Mrs.
Rowena Powell, of Goldsboro, and
Mrs. Sophia Hutton, of Washington,
D. C.
Holding the First Court.
The first Court was held at Waynes-
boro on July 9, 1887, The following
Justices attended,: Robert Simms,
William Afford, Willis Bryan, John
Beck, Absolem Williams, Richard
McKinne and Josiah Jernigan. Of
the earliest settlers we have little in
formation, but as far back as the
memory of living man reaches the
town contained a population probably
| to~~ 4I@a 1nn H.
were John Wright, Richard Washing
ton and Arnold Borden, whose stores
stood upon the river. c.. J. Nelson
conducted a buggy and repair shop.
The home of Francis Castex, on the
opposite side of the street, imme-
diately upon the river bank, and the
homes Of Washington, Wright ahd
Borden, were the principal residences
of the town. The Borden residence
was afterwards moved to Goldsboro
and is now the property of James w.
Bizzell on Ash street. The Washing
ton residence was also moved to
Goldsboro and is now owned by Mrs.
Clara Jones and is situated on West
Center street. Richard Washington
was the last resident to leave the
abandoned town.
The Castex residence was also
moved to Goldsboro, and is now a
part of the residence OF Carl Girls.
void, a descendant of James Girls
void. The only relic remaining of the
old town is an ancient cedar tree
standing on the bank of the Neuse
River on the lot formerly owned by
Francis Castex.
!, The site of the town is now the
property of Major H. l.. Grant and
upon it is located the brick manufac-
turing plant of H. l.. Grant & Son.
The old cemetery is on the plantation
of Capt. J.. E. Peterson.
A slight glimpse of the town of
Waynesboro is found in a letter writ
ten December %, 1927, by DR.. Elisha
Mitchell to his wife, from which l
quote the following:
81 rode down to Bass Ferry and
padded about the river a while in
an old crazy canoe, to see the lime
stone about the mouth of Falling
Greek, and then passed on to Waynes-
boro and put up at Isaac Hills. Found
. there a young lawyer from Orange,
who knew me and went with me to
Mrs. Andrews, formerly Miss Gum,
who was married in the meeting
house in Washington the summer you
were there. She lives just on the
) banks of the Neuse. On Sunday col
/ lected a little congregation and held
forth to them at the Tavern. DR..
Williams and Tippoo Henderson and
/ Morris called upon me, and found
them all very pleasant. Took my
tea n spent the evening at DR..
Andrews. Monday morning crossed
the Neuse and got my breakfast at
Mr.. Griswold's. Griswold is a Yankee
boy who came from Rocky Hill to
Carolina, as he married a girl of some
property, failed, and now lives in
rather humble style in Wayne. He
does not appear to be efficient, and l
doubt his wife regrets her having
married a Yankee"
The DR.. Andrews referred to kept
a tavern at Waynesboro for many
Years and was a practicing physician
and one of the most influential found
ers of the present city of Goldsboro.
One of his sons, Rev. S. G.. Andrews,
was a colonel in the Confederate
States army. Another, George P. An
drews, was a Colonel in the u. S.
army. Another, John N. An
drews, was a gifted Methodist preach
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