The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Call for n Episcopal Minisser-Death
OF the County Trcasurer-His SON Hts
Successor-Fircmanss Day-Personal
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Correspondence Of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. C., August 10.
The vestry Of ST Stephens Episco-
pal church of this city have extended
a call to Rev. William Capers, Of An
derson, s. c., t o the rectorship OF this
church. s.
The breaks at all the tobacco
warehouses have been large and fine
during the past week, and everybody
satisfied with the high prices that have
been paid.
The army worm, the farmers say,
IS destroying a great deal OF the grass
crop in this section OF the country,
and also some OF the late corn. They
also say that they never knew as many
insects preying or all kinds OF vege-
tation as there is this year.
Mr.. Edward B. Hood, the county
treasurer, died at his home in this city
last Sunday morning al 1880 o'clock,
age O. years. The remains were taken
to Grantham township. his old home,
Monday morning for interment, Rev.
F. ID. Swindell, officiating.
At a meeting OF the county commits
sioners Monday. Mr.. Hoods son. Mr..
George Hood, a member of the Colds
boro bar. was appointed treasurer TO
fill out his fathers term.
The Goldsboro fire department is
getting ready for a 'firemen's day"
which will be one day during the COM
ing week. In the morning Of their
day the department will parade the
principal streets Of the city, after
which they will give exhibition con
tests on James street. A small admis-
sion fee will be charged TO see the con
tests. In the evening they will give
a lawn party on the graded school
grounds. The object of this undertake
ing is to raise a sufficient to
pay off the Indebtedness Of the compa-
MES. They will undoubtedly realize a
large sun from their entertainments,
for besides the worthy object for which
it is given, every citizen of Goldsboro
feels especially proud Of the splendid
record which our fire department made
at the recent tournament at Green's
boro, and they will have this good op-
portunity of showing their apprecia-
ton Of the departments splendid eff
forts. Everybody here is glad to hear
that the tournament will meet in Will
mington next year, and Goldsboro will
be we'll represented.
MI. w. H. Peterson, o Of Mayor j.
E.. Peterson, stood a competitive exam
nation for a position in the auditors
office of the Atlantic Coast Line at Will
mington and was awarded the position.
In regard to the Greene county con-
tested offices, Sheriff Dixon, the popu-
list-republican claimant, has surren-
dered the Office to Sheriff Edwards the
democratic sheriff, withdrawn his ac-
ton and signed a judgment in the
Capt. T. H. Balm is confined to his
horne by sickness, his many friends
will regret to learn.
Miss Norma Bonitz, formerly Of this
city, but nov of Lynchburg, Va, is in
the city visiting Miss Daisy Smith.
Miss Katie Smith, also formerly from
Goldsboro but now from Richmond, is
visiting the family of her uncle. Mr..
C..G. Smith
Among those. from Goldsboro spend
ing this month in the mountains Of
North Carolina are Mrs. Nj. L. Lee,
Misses Matte and Sallie Lee, Mary
and Mabel Borden, Annabell Borden,
Mr.. E.. B. Borden and Mr.. Murray
Borden,
Mrs. Chas. W. Granger, Misses Eli
zabeth and Rachel Borden and Mas
tiers Don Humphrey and Edwin Lee.
have gone to- Seven Springs 10 spend
some time.
Misses Julia MCGEE and Hattie Smith
who have been visiting relatives in
Mount Olive are back again.
Miss Ophelia Howell who has been
in Wilmington for several days with
Mrs. NJ. G. Saunders, and Miss Julia
Howell who has been spending some
time at Ocracoke and New Bern, the
guest of Miss Bessie Williams, are at
home again
Mrs. James Kyle, of Wilmington, Is
in the city visiting her parents. Rev.
and Mrs. S. H. Isler.