The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-30

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Goidsboro, November q.
Messrs- Fred Mobley and J. NJ. Nee
~, contractors, doing service on the
Great Eastern railway. were in the city
today sorely disturbed over the fact
that W white men, with a lack sleek
negro as a decoy. had visited their
camps and iured off a number OF their
laborers. They thought the Peg Leg
Williams Law could be enforced yet
against these Florida crackers, and a
stop be put to the taking of Of their
hands when they S 10 badly mex them.
Now, with these gentlemen there is an
opening for a number of good negro Ia
by fair promises made by these
Florida fellows. Our city has idle dar-
kies enough TO supply and to spare.
The northbound Atlantic Coast Line
train reached the city this afternoon
heavily loaded with darkies en-
TO the colored NJ. E. conference which
~conyenes at Tarboro tomorrow. Quite
a large number squeezed into the al
ready crowded coaches at this point.
Our young folks are fondly looking
forward to the german that is to be
given in Armory hall tomorrow night
by the Te~rpsichorean club.
Regular prayer meetings of the city
churches will be held tomorrow eve
ming, closing about s o'clock.
The quarterly conference of St. Paul's
NJ. E. church will be held in the church
Thursday night. Our Methodist breth-
rem are closing up the years work, pre-
paratory to attending conference next
week at New Bern. This conference
year will also close a three ear pas
toraIe of DR.. Swindell at St. Paul's and
it is hoped the bishop will think it wise
to send the doctor Bot for another
year. He is very much loved by his
people n the citizens generally.
The meeting at the Holiness taber-
nacle closes with Thursday night. Rev.
Mr.. Watson has given very general sat
isfaction to the flock.
Now, that our folks are awaiting the
recommendation of the committee APP
pointed on the question of floating
bonds for the purchase of water works
and electric light system etc, it is not
out OF place to say that the city has
paid in the past ten years for water
rent $34, 1923, for light rent Q ,676.11,
for office. ETC., S2.S17.5 so making a grand
total of S5S, 236.S4 The city's incoms
from all sources is estimated about
s21 900 per YEAR OF $780, 600 for ten years,
if there be no increase. The city is now
paying dDOul pow ptI IllOIIll vi So,ofV
per year for rents as follows:
Water rent per month, s319.17; cleo
trio light (average) 5000: office, s25; fire
department building, SIT; fish market,
$3.50.
Leslie, the 9k-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John O. Carroll, who died at
Durham yesterday, was buried here to-
day. Leslie was a grandson of Mrs. C.
d. Hicks, of this city.
Cotton movement today was pretty
large, with top prices 9.65. Tobacco
breaks were large, with top price about
$35 per hundred.
Several wagon loads Of live hogs and
turkeys were brought in today finding
pretty ready sale ait good prices. The
town is full of h Thanksgiving COB
bier.
]. D.. Aaron. of Mt. Olive, visited the
city today.
TIL Southern Stock Company, Mabel
Paige the star, played here last night
to a fair house. Much adverSe critf-
ciSm is hard today. Many speak of 1T
as very Door. Some speak of the cake
walk, ETC., as indecent.