The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-04
GoLDsBORO GOSSIP.
School Children's Thanksgiving Offer
ings-The City Bonds Question-A
New Industry Personals.

Correspondence OF the Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., November %.
According to an established custom,
the children Of the graded school,, as
they went to school this morning, took
with them their usual Thanksgiving
offering or contribution 10 the poor of
h city. a pleasant feature of the
mornings exercises was the singing of
appropriate songs and recitations by
children of the several grades. The
faculty of the school turned over the
contributions to the benevolent society
OF the city. which will make the dis
tribution giving preference to the poor
children of the school in the distribu-
'tion of clothing.
A certain prominent young merchant
sent a box containing a suit of mems
clothing to a lady by error, thinking
1t a box of pretty flowers he had pre-
pared for shipment The error was dis
covered some days later by the clerical
force when going through stock.
Mrs. NJ. o. Humphrey, one of the
graded schools excellent teachers, left
this afternoon on a ten days visit to
New FORK.
The committee appointed to consider
Ine DOnO question nave DEEn called 10
meet on Monday night next. Mayor
Peterson, who is a firm believer in the
~advisability Of floating the bonds, says
a levy OF an additional tax of 10 cents
on the 800 would be sufficient to op-
crate all the plants. pay Interest on the
bonds n reate a sinking fund suffi-
Gent to redeem the bonds within thir-
ty years. The mayor takes the posi-
ton that while it might be possible TO
Onf nIn-- rrfrE 49, I--- 49,
OF this amount would be q safeguard
against any disaster to plants and
cover any costs in the way of decided
improvements. the mayor says he be-
lieves in pushing GoldsborO to the
front where IL rightly belongs in the
list of the states progressive towns,
and thinks now a good time to act.
Then the executive head of the city
goes on record as being favorable to
n purchase of the w~aterworks, elee-
trio light plant, and the building of a
suitable market and town hall and the
issue of bonds for the
Graves Smith, William Smith and
Charles AycOck are at home for
Thanksgiving.
w. p. KOrnegay. a hustling young
Mt. Olive merchant, visited town to-
day.
Mrs. J. B.. Coffield and daughter,
8hAo' COllNOShs AlC d DlCdSdIll WISH 10
the family of General Lewis, left for
Martin county this afternoon.
w G. HollOwell, who remembers the
August cyclone, was in town today. He
says he scared high, but hit the grit"
making a discovery. Finding no conso-
latlon in weeping over his defeat for the
senate, he gathered himself together
and put on his thinking ZAP. The re-
suit of his think" ne was displaying
today. 1t was nothing more or less
than ~beargrasS fibre, which he claims
Is the thing for cotton bagging and a
splendid substitute for the old hair
mattress. He claims no lane is too
poor to produce beargrass, which.
while a natural growth, can also be-
cultivated with great profit if reduced
TO fibre and put Ito the uses suggested.
Lionel We'll and w. o. Gattis, it is
Thought, are in luck. for ii is said they
own a Duplin county beargrass farm,
but didn't know what to dc with it.
Miss Burton. Of Durham. is visiting
Miss Bessie Miller.
There will be an election of officers
of company d, Second regiment. at
their armory tomorrow Thursday
night.
Appropriate services will be held in
all n city churches tomorrow. At >
o'clock Rev. Mr.. Watson will preach on
the Second Coming of Christ" at the
Holiness tabernacle. Business through
out the city will be practically sus-
pended and many with gun will seek
the woods and fields, quail hunting.
Mrs. Carl Stanley, who was reported
critically ill this morning. is now
thought to be better-in fact, her ply
sicians now entertain hopes of her re-
covery-