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

young man, not quite of age, Travelled
through the uncleared country b.
horse and wagon from Waynesboro
through the States of South Caroline
and Georgia and into the Everglades
of Florida. He introduced himself tc
the Chief of the Seminoles and de
handed the surrender of his fathers
murderer. The Everglades at that
time constituted a secure refuge for
| criminals from the older settlements
and Jernigan claimed the right of hos
pitality n protection, which the
Chief generously extended; but when
he learned hat the son was demand
ing the murderer Of his father in or
der that his death might be avenged
his natural sense of justice prevailed
and he surrendered the prisoner to
! young Pender, who, without assist
ance, conveyed Jernigan back TIC
Waynesboro and delivered him to the
Sheriff.
h prisoner was indicted for muir
der at September term, 1916, and up
on his application the case was re-
moved to Lenoir for trial and P. G.
Fender was recognized to appear as a
witness against him. 1t was provided
in the order that the trial should take
place on the succeeding Thursday.
The prisoner was convicted and exc
cuted. There are few instances in his
tory of a more heroic exploit.
AS there seemed no prospect for
growth for the town of Waynesboro,
probably because the location was not
conducive to health, but principally
because the Wilmington e Weldon
Railroad was in process of construc-
ton through the county, about the
year 1910 agitation began for the re-
moval of the County Seat to the loca-
ton afterwards known as Goldsboro.
AS in every proposition for the re-
moval of a County Seat, a great con-
trovery arose between the advocates
and the opponents of the movement.
Waynesboro was vigorous in it's OPP
position and other sections of the
county were equally so. All the citi-
zens were aroused on one side or the
other of the propositions; public meet
ings were held, speeches made and
much warmth of feeling shown.
A great meeting was held in Colds
boro in the large oak grove upon
which is now situated the residence of
Mrs. Henry We'll, Mrs. Sol We'll and
Mrs. Arnold Borden, at which elo-
quent speeches were made, and much
barbecue and much good, homemade
liquor consumed. There is a tradi-
ton that one of the ardent advocates
Of removal on the morning of the
meeting deposited in the well on the
premises several barrels of ice, which
he had surreptitiously procured from
Wilmington, and hat the assembled
multitude drank at the well, after par
taking of dinner n Of the other
liquids, and pronounced it the coolest
and best water in the county, and be-
came enthusiastic for Goldsboro as
the County Seat.
Tradition further says this story
was started after the election by
disappointed advocate Of the
town of Waynesboro, and that the wa
of the new location was naturally
so pure and cool hat it would have
been absurd to have polluted it with
Wilmington ice.
After much agitation and discussion,
at a session of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Session held at Waynesboro,
Is, 1S47, a majority Of the
justices being present, it was moved,
''That they take a vote whether they
should have a new Court House or
not" Among others, William K.
Lane, Thomas T. Hollowell, Uriah
S. P. Cox, Hardy Y%elverton,
B. Edmundson, Benjamin Ay-
cock and James GrisWold, t~wenty-six
in all, voted in favor of the PROPOSE
ton, and ten others voted against it;
among whom were John c. Slocomb,
John Everett, Ira Langston, John
.oley, James F. Kornegay n Will
lam Hollowell. An order was made
for a vote of the people on the first
Thursday in August next, to ascertain
whether the majority of the voters IA
vored building a new Court House in
1oldsboro or Waynesboro.
At the August term, 1848, Ollen
Coor, Esq, Sheriff, reported that at an
election held August 8, 1848, a ma
iority of the votes polled were in ia
of the removal of the Court House
rom Waynesboro to Goldsboro. The
following order was %thereupon made:
The Court doth thereupon appoint
commissioners from each captains
James Griswold, John Kennedy, Hardy
.Yelverton, Benjamin Aycock, 7. T.
Ethelred Sauls, w. II. Gardner,
ohm Everett, Bryant H. Pate, Will
Carroway, John Becton and Will
is Hall, to prepare a plan for a new
Court House and gaol of such size
md built of such material as they
shall deem requisite and expedient,
which plan, with the estimate of ex-
oense and particular description of
'uch contemplated building, be shown
@ the said board before the said
Court of Wayne on or before the
bird Monday of February next, and
he commissioners or any majority OF
hem shall likewise, without delay,
off a site for said Court House
gaol of not les than W nor
more than four acres in size, within
a mile of Mrs. Borden's hotel,
purchase the same and draw up
On the County Trustee for the pay
nent thereof, n take a deed there
or to the Chairman, according to the
Act of Assembly, and said commits
or a majority shall and may
contract for the building thereof upon
said place according to the terms OF
said Act, and report their actions
thereon to the Court"
At the same term H. w. Hustled,
ESQ.,, resigned as County Attorney
md William T. Dortch was elected
County Attorney in his stead.