The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-04
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP
Cotton Market Opening Tobacco Sales
A Store Robbed-A Novel
Entertainment.

Correspondence Of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., August 80.
The cotton market is opening up
quite lively. Several bales of new cot
ton were marketed yesterday and to-
day. The crop is opening rapidly, but
may be held in check by recent rains.
The tobacco market is getting more
interesting. Neighboring towns, hear
ing of the good prices realized here.
are shipping in more freely. Fridays
break will be quite large. Mr.. Mar
lowe, of the Pikeville section, brought
in a one horse wagon load of the weed
today and went home happy, having
sold for 1888 net. He will make an
average of about $4,000 per acre on his
cron this season.
Sweet potatoes and scuppernong
grapes are getting plentiful in the To-
cal market.
It is quite probable that Nathan
Schwab and family, who left here sew
eral months g to make Philadelphia
their home, will return to the city.
Mr.. Schwab and family are pleasant
~ ICilCIllUSlSo ISlt anu OuI pGOplS
will be glad to welcome them back.
Miss Lille Edwards gave a monkey
n peanut contest" party at her home
in this city last evening, compliment
tary to visiting young ladies. Refresh
ments were served at intervals
throughout the evening and the boys
and girls declare a most delightful
time was had. Miss Summerfield, of
Durham, won first prize in the mon
key contest n Miss Sadie Edwards
the peanut prize. Solomon Isaacs
tative of the devil with goose quill
ready to dip in a convenient ink we'll.
Miss Mary Bass returned to the city
last evening from a pleasant visit to
Warsaw.
Mrs. A. C. Howard and daughter,
Miss Olivia, of Florence, S. G., are in
the city on a visit to Mrs. w. P. Lane.
Roy Newton, of New York, en- route
to Wake Forest college, Is spending a
few days in the city the guest Of his
brother, w. Cary Newton, pastor Of the
First Baptist church.
The dray horse of Norman Grantham
took fright yesterday afternoon while
en- route to the depot, heavily loaded.
He stumbled and fell. The load which
consisted of a long iron shaft, a cylin-
der and a cotton mill condenser. was
thrown to the ground, the condenser
falling heavily on the drayman, in
ficting painful, but not serious,
wounds. 1t was a very narrow escape.
Those who saw the affair expected to
find the drayman crushed to death. He
was taken home in a hack and is re-
ported resting very well today.
Clayton Outlaw, Of Salisbury, who
has been in the city on a visit to his
father, Mr.. Needham Outlaw, returned
home this evening. Our people are
glad to learn that Clayton is doing
~splendidly in business In his new home.
J. G. Stith, of Newport News. Va, a
former resident, is on d visit here.
7. II. Martin and family, of Durham,
W. z. Headen of Morehead. j. B.
McCaw, of Norfolk, and c. l.. Conradt,
of Baltimore, We're among the visitors
to the city today.
George Pearson, colored, secured a
key to the store of w. F. Moore, of
Genoa, last evening and entered the
store at an early hour this morning.
relieving the money drawer of S1.54.
Pearson was not hoggish, for he only
took part OF the cash left in the draw
er. 1t Is possible he thought his visit
would not be discovered n he could
on future occasions replenish his money
demands at convenient intervals. In
this he was doomed to disappointment
fo- he was seen to go out Of the build
ing and was soon under arrest. He
VIII be given a hearing before Justice
Broadhurst at the next sitting Of his
court. The key was obtained yesterday
Afternoon while on a visit to the store
h little son of Mr.. Moore having left
the key on the counter.
VIM. J. Love and D. MacRae. O.
Wilmington; E. K. Bishop, w. S
Simmons and wife, of New Bern: Ora.
ham Kenan, of Kenansville, and Henri,
Jerome Stockard, of Peace institute
Raleigh, passed through town this af
ternoon.