The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-25
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP
The Goldsboro Furniture Factory-Pf1-
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Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
GoIdsboro, N. c. September q
A town Is measured by the success
Of It's enterprises A gentleman pass
ing through a few days ago remarked
&c your correspondent that We had a
pretty city and IL we only had several
manufacturing industries. the location
rapidly grow 1 called his
attention to the fact hat the
town was steam growing and
before / had concluded naming the
many enterprises here he opened his
eyes Il surprise. Among the success
full institutions / called over was the
Goldsboro Furniture Manufacturing
Company. whose large plant - located
in he southern section OF the city TO
n west OF the Atlantic Coast Line and
Southern railway tracks. a you pass
through the city going south The
plant has a floor a OF IS ZOO feet
and is a thoroughly equipped and up
to-date furniture manufacturing plant.
The plant covers . Tour acres.
There are four buildings. on each.
120x6o. 75x5o. lcoxso. 1eoxlco. They man
u~facture chagnber furniture. odd dress
ers. cheapbedsteads. etc, and their
trade extends from Maine to CALI
fornia, and from Michigan to Texas.
They employ about eighty hands and
their weekly pay roll is about $500. The
capital stock Of the company is So. 900.
and they have all necessary funds TO
carry their immense business Re-
Gently some eight or ten thousand dol
lars have been expended in additional
new machinery. making IL one OF the
finest equipped plants In the entire
south. Their new Corlfss enpfne Is OF
$50 horse power. The concern carries
possibly the largest line OF hardwood
timber of any similar plant in the state.
They now nave on their yards two
million feet OF hardwood timber. The
product is sold mostly through COM
mission men. 1t is Differed as fol-
lows: w. II. Borden. president; John
L. Borden. secretary and
A. j. Winslow, superintendent. OF its
superintendent it may be said he il a
thoroughly furnished furniture man,
having spent some twenty years In the
service at Grand Rapids. Mich. with
some of her best factories.
Goldsboro 10 very proud OF Ats man
ufacturing enterprises and especially
does it point with pride TO this one
which keeps sold ahead all the time.
Ed Hamilton and Jack Johnson. hall
ing from Virginia, and Henry Will
liams, hailirg from Raleigh. three ne
groes. are held in default Of bail.
charged with the theft OF a watch. h
property Of Mr.. j. w. Andrews. OF
Stoney Creek township. Mr.. Andrews
states these negroes went in his yard
yesterday for a drink OF water and
took his watch u OF the pocket OF his
vest which was hanging near h
well.
F. C. Humphrey. a former resident.
a Goldsboro boy, is doing s~plendidly as
nlnrk of tho Hotel Cadillac ca GaVa
The Daily Hotel Reporter. published
in Greater New York.
H. E. Newbury, wife and daughter
returning from a months visit to the
mountain section of the state, spent
last night and today here. Mr.. New
bury is benefited in health and says
he had a most delightful visit.
Judge Faircloth on yesterday sold
the old knitting mill building now oc-
cupied as a printing office to w. r.
HolloweI n Walter L. Holmes for
the sum of s., 5000.
Captain n. O'Berry will move into
his new residence just completed on
Monday next. This property is a cred
it to the city. The arrangement. arch
itecture and furnishing is sue as to
make it an ideal home.
Bets are being offered 5 to / and , to
/ that Wayne county Will give Simmons
a majority vote.
Two republicans entered into a bet
last night IN a fine hat on the sena-
torShip. The party proposing the bet
taking the position hat Simmons would
De the next senator from North Caro-
lima
Manager Phil. S. Dortch tells me the
local telephone exchange. which has
connection with a number Of neighbour
ing towns, is doing splendidly. The ex-
change has 123 subscribers and orders,
a haaH for new 'nhnna CnnnaGtfnna They
have a switchboard of 300 phone ca
pacity, work two operators. keeping
open day and night and employ sew
eral linemen. The exchange 80 we'll
/ equipped and Is one OF the fxtures OF
the town, its need and usefulness hav-
ing been demonstrated.
Wilbur w. Willis, of the Galveston
island light house saving service. was
in town today en- route to his home I'm
| Carteret county ten miles from
| Beaufort. Mr.. Willis was a witness ID
the recent storm and says the picture
| of wreck, destruction and suffering q
not been overdrawn.
James Switzerland left. today ror
| Everett, Penn.
Mrs. s. S. Toler returned To TarboFo
| this afternoon. having spent a few
| days here on a visit to her mother.
Mrs Lou Stevens
Mrs. T. p. johnson, a sister Of Mrs.
c. F. Taylor, returned to Washington
d. c., today.
Mrs. Bette Harvey. who has been
on a visit to Mrs. Geo. i. CrabtKee.
went to Washington, N. c., today.
The suit Of r. z. Pipkin vs.. the At
lantdc o Line for loss OF several
cars Of melons was given to n jury
his afternoon. They rendered a YER
dict in favor OF Pipkin. Alien &
Dortch and Colonel I. F. Dortch ap-
pooraI for pinHfr- AvOnck q r1a ntpla