The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP
A Steamer to Ply the River From That
Town TO New Bern-A Pleasant Ger
MANIFEST New Cotton-Politics.
Personal Paragraphs.

The boat being built at Washington, /
N c.. for the Goldsboro Navigation
Company was successfully launched
Saturday. This boat Is to be operated
between this city and New Bern, doing
both passenger n freight service.
The company is assured by the contrac-
tors that the o will meet all their
demands. Our citizens generally will
listen with pleasure to the toot OF its
whistle as IL comes up the m~eandering i
Neuse. II the company can successful l
~ make the trip up and down the river,
and, II Is CLAIMED, this can with a GER
tainty be done, il means much in a
commercial way to the Gem City of
the Plains"
The Messenger Crews-er has already |
reached our city.
w. E. Newbury, of Magnolia: 1. F. |
Faison and Bob. Switzerland. Of Mt
Olive, were in town greeting friends
today.
Hatch Bros excursion, Wilmington
to Norfolk, Washington and Baltimore, |
arrived here on time, leaving soon at |
ter with a we'll filled train of nine
coaches and the ever present refresh
ment car.
Miss Mariana Cobb, oldest daughter
or Or. w. II. 81. Cobb, and Professor
Edward Gariessen, OF Detroit, Mich, |
We're married at the home Of the bride
IN this city this morning at lO.lO
o'clock, DR.. F. d. Swindell, pastor of
st. Paul's church, officiating. There
were no cards. The bridal couple left
via the Atlantic Coast Line at 1925
o'clock for Detroit, carrying with them
the best wishes of a large circle of
friends.
IL. w. Angel, the shoe drummer,
reached the city last night, coming di-
rectly from the city by the sea.
Armory hall was a scene OF gayety
last evening. In the late afternoon GER
tam or our boys got in a foot-shaking
notion, and Soon a german was on
tap1s. The colored string band was
called In to dispense the music and as
your correspondent left for home, the
Following couples We're moving over
the spacious floor to the sweet strains
that foated throughout the building:
John Aycock and Miss Eva Einstein.
Albert Uzzell and Miss Mildred
Dortch.
Herbert We'll and Miss Daisy Smith.
Privett.
Doyle Privett and Miss Rosa Smith.
Hugh Broadhurst and Miss Birdie
Bird.
Fred Mcdonald and Miss Antoinette
Burwell.
, Will Stroud and Miss Sadie Spier.
/ DR.. Lyndon Humphrey and Miss Eve
line Privett.
Frank Broadhurst and Miss Sallie
l Lee.
Tom Dewey and Miss Clara Spicer.
h stays were: W.. H. Winstead, c..
H. King, Henry Peterson, Richard
Freeman, H. L. Mccall, w. E. Borden,
, Murray Borden, Chas. Edgerton, A. H.
Edgerton.
The pleasures of the evening crept on
into the night time, finally breaking
: up When the rooSters began to an
{ nounce the approach of the grey streak
in the eastern horizon. The boys de-
|. clare this to have been the most de-
!, Iightful impromptu german of the sea-
' son.
Mrs. B. H. Griffin accompanied by
: Mr.. Griffin, Of the kennon, left this f-
ternOon for Jackson's sanitarium,
= Dansville, New York.
. Joseph Isaacs, the furniture man, left
- today for the eastern and western fur
: niture manufacturing centers.
z Berry Armstrong and wife, Rosa,
, were before Justice Hugh Humphreys
= court this morning, charged with be-
? ing a nuisance. Berry and Rosa are
both black and quarrelsome. About a
year g they separated, but time, the
healer of wounds brought them togeth-
> er again. Soon strife and contention
knocked at the door and Rosa, who il
the larger of the pair, began to pummel
the other half with her brawny fist, tc
the annoyance of ~neighbors. After
lCdlluS lie eNIOSuCt, the court DISMISS
- ed Berry, but required of Rosa a $10(
u, bond. Berry rendered Rosa his assist.
r, ance in securing a bondsman, provid.
lie ing she would agree to go home, stay
l. there and behave herself, but Rosa de.
Is clared it would be useless. as it was
impossible to live in peace with Berry
Or The strong wind Of yesterday ven
s. ing blew down the large smoke stacI
at Pritchard's tobacco stemery.. tn.
81 stack fell heavily on the building, set
Il, ting the force of fifty hands wild witt
y fear, causing a reckless exit from tn,
L. building amid screams and yells Of thu
frightened negroes, who thought thu
he building was falling.
At the shoe store of III. We'll Bros.
the large plate glass door vas blown
out; loss about $50.
D.. F. Kornegay, a farmer, LIVING
near Dudley, brought to the city thi
morning Wayne county's first bale o
? cotton from the new crop. Hood
Britt purchased it, paying 9 cents pc
- pound.
" DIR. Geo. Butler, wife and children
1e went to Beaufort last evening for
d months outing. They were accom-
N panied by Miss Beck Humphrey, a sis
n ter of Mrs. Butler.
Is Nathan Williams and wife, of vii
" mington, are visiting here.
e Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Giddens, Jr., o
- Norfolk, are visiting relatives in tn
,o city.
Is Governor-elect Chas. B. Aycock /
" attending Kinston court-Judge W.. s
T. OBJ. Robinson presiding.
as The G~oldsboro Rifles, Captain c. !
ID Griswold, and a number Of citizens wi
attend the unwilling exercises at Ra
leigh.
The democratic executive committe
Saturday in a called meeting for tn
purpose of electing a chairman TO fl
the vacancy occasioned by the resigna
ton of Captain y. O'Berry, electe
Hon. w. r. Allen as chairman an
passed the following resolution:
Whereas Captain n. O'Berry, GU
honored and esteemed chairman, ia
found it necessary because of bushes
obligations TO resign the office Of chair
man Of the democratic executive com
= mittee Of Wayne county we, the men
bers of his executive committee trul
! wish to express our deep regret to Sc
him give up the position which he Ia
y. so satisfactorily filled, and beg TO q
.. tend IN him the rhankS 0f all believer