The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
Correspondence Of The M~essenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c.. August "a.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, y. c., August a.
Mrs. Leopold Cohen gave al ice cream
n melon party at her home in his
city last night, complimentary to Miss
Rosa Summerfield, of Durham Quite
a number of young people We're pres
ent and a generally good time was
had.
Marion Butler passed through en- route
to Chicago, where he goes to meet with
the populist executive m Mon
day. He will stop over this evening
at Raleigh. Says he cannot forecast
the outcome of this meeting of the COM
mittee, but he is of the opinion that a
vice presidential candidate will be NOM
mated. He says while there is no reso-
luton TO la effect, yet there was an
agreement to the effect that a popuIist
or silver republican should be given the
place, and not 10 live up to that agree
ment would be suicidal. Butler comes
directly from his country home where
he has been the past several days.
No n here notices Butler save in a
business way and he goes in and out
Il Snider's ghost-the unobserved
corpse OF August 2nd, 1900.
There was quite an electrical storm
at Morehead last night. No serious
damage is reported, but folks were dis
turbed in their sleep and many badly
frightened. One, describing conditions.
not yet over his fright, declares il
looked as if the were ablaZe.
Flash succeeding flash kept an almost
continual light n the roar of thun-
der was truly alarming. The sharpe
5. NJ. Buchanan. the same that a
such a rough experience some weeks
g during a wind storm, fastened at
the same wharf, was struck by light
ming last night, but was not seriously
damaged
n,,. 80. l. -. 49,
ket Tor the sale of Leaf tobacco. Wag-
ons and carts lined our streets last
night to the approach of warehouse
entrances. Many of these came a dis
lance of forty miles to get the benefit
of the good prices prevailing here from
a 70 day. This morning the floors
or the ~arehou We're We'll nlled with
the yellow product and when your cor
Respondent dropped N there was an
interested throng following close in the
wake Of the a~uctioneer, whose song
was pretty. but the tune so lively /
failed to catch a single word. Private
spectators tell me quite a good lot of
tobacco is being brought in here by
rail from distant points, AND why not?
Surely Goldsboro has every facility for
handling the leafy neutrality-suspicious.
warehouses with awake warehouse
men, and active buyers who have
splendid connections, all of whom are
anxious for tobacco.
H. D. Williams, of Kenansville, was
a guest at the Kenon today.
Mrs. Pearsall and children of Mt.
Olive, are in the city on a visit to the
family of Mr.. D. E. Smith.
Misses LESSEE Boykin, of Washing
ton, D. c., and LESSEE Robinson. OF
Clinton, are having a delightful visit
to Miss Annie Lamb.
Bonner Switzerland, an old Whining
ton boy, is visiting relatives here.
Lou Lane, the 10-year-Old daughter
of Mr.. w. I. Lane, formerly of Faison.
is quite sick with fever.
Negro servants are more or less reck-
less here in driving An evidence OF
this was had this morning when Bry-
ant Wright drove a buggy into a BIZ
cycle ridden by little Tom MCGEE, break
ing the wheel badly, but fortunately
Tommie escaped with a slight bruisei
very much fright and tor trousers.
A gentleman. in the city from Samp-
son advises that relations down his way
are yet strained. That Mr.. Kerr, the
chairman of the democratic executive
committee, has been advised that his
life will be forfeited if any harm comes
to George Butler.
Gov~ernor-elect G. B. Aycock return
ed to the city today from Kinston court
E. L Edmundson and family lave re-
mond and Washington.
a deputy sheriff from Sampson coun-
ty brought in today Daniel Johnson
a negro, who escaped Jail here some
weeks since.
G. L. Anderson, of Wilmington, |:
here for a day or two on a visit tC
his friend, Geo. E. Hood. Mr.. Ander.
son is en- route from a pleasant triI
to Baltimore n Philadelphia.