The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-02
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP
The Canning Factory Assured-A Wit
rified Brick Plant-Some Fine Poul-l
try-A Workman Falls From a House.

Correspondence of the Messenger
G~oldsboro, N. c., September 2s.
Our city gets the canning establish
ment and it will be a success Il
couldn't be otherwise and be located
lat Goldsboro, with the following array
OF enterprising, public spirited citizens
interested 4 it: Messrs. G. A. Nor
wood, Jr., George C. Royal, Henry
Well, E. B. Borden, z. K. Borden, j..
b. Edgerton, NJ. j. Best and d. H.
lGriffin- The factory viii be the
supervision OF an expert in n can
ming of meats, fruits and vegetables.
The company have secured the plant
located at LAGRANGE and will remove
lit TO Goldsboro, making any needed
additions DO the equipment. In order
Ito utilize the remnant OF crops grown
there for the establishment operation
will continue at LAGRANGE for three
weeks or a month, then the outfit Will
be brought here. II is the duty OF our
TO give the products Of this
plant, all things being equal, the pref
against all corners. Just as
good products can and win be turned
lout by this establishment for the
money, as can be secured elsewhere
and the Goldsboro product should be-
first always. This plant will prove a
source of blessing to our truck farm
lerS, taking their crop when gluts arise
lin the northern markets thus saving
to them the loss of the shipments and
too, at remunerative prices. Il will
also stimulate the growing of certain
not already grown here 90 any
leXtent because OF enc in reaching
the northern
n A. w. Falkener and children,
n-a hy NE-a ID n Ofan
of Warrenton, the mother of Mrs.
lFalkener, returned to h city this
evening.
H. Well Bros, at their brick yard
commenced the manufacture of
ornamental vitrified brick for side walk
paving purposes. Special care is nee
in the making of this class of
brick. The kiln is of different design;
besides the brick has to be handled by
hand, being dipped in a solution. The
brick industry of the city is decidedly
on the increase. There are n yards
land plants of H. We'll Bros, Major II.
IL Grant and Pftman & Griffin, all
three being pushed to keep up with
orders.
Miss Daisy Smith went to Dansville,
IN. Y, today to be company for her
Mrs. B. H. Griffin, who is being
treated at the Sanitarium there.
r. Kornegay, of Mt. Olive, has someI
very fine stock poultry just purchased
|of Colonel w. T. Dortch. Among n
lot purchased is the Toulouse and
Black African goose, Pekin ducks,
plymouth Rock, Partridge Cochin, In
dian games, and six different varieties
|of Bantam chickens and one lot of
Bronze turkeys In the To- of tur-
there is Tim, said to
be the second largest turkey in Amer
lea. To give an idea of the value of
this selection of poultry, n Pekin
drake cost s15.0 90, the trio of Partridge
ICochinS o 8 $4,000, the trio of Bronze
cost So. 90.
Haar and Perkins, revenue officers
have seized a lot of whiskey at FIRE.
mont, Eureka and Saratoga on count
|of stamp irregularities.
MIR. Thomas Swan while out with
his COW, was thrown ito the ground by
Ia turning of the cow and suffered a
thigh ait the hip. This oc-
on Monday. His physician, DR..
"a stout, elderly man., as getting on
fairly we'll.
Daniel Beasley, a negro workman,
fell off the second story of the build
ing of the Borden manufacturing Com
.pany, in northern GoldSbOro this
morning striking the ground in a sit
ting position. He hit the ground with
IO1NS LTD ~ IA
lin the air as if he had a rubber fOun-
|dation. DR.. John Spicer was called
lin but did not succeed in finding any
bones. 1t is thought further
developments will determine the result
Iof the injury sustained. A swelling of
the eyes has already begun.
Mrs. DR.. George L. Kirby returned
Ito Rlaeigh this evening.
Hab. Dortch went to Raleigh today.
Mrs. Charles w. Granger this even
ing went to Kinston on a visit to Mrs.
u. w. Granger.
Maxey Cohen left this morning for
Durham and Greensboro prospecting
for a desirable location for a branch
beef Ink pork market.
The remains of the one and a half
year old child of Mr.. Junius Grfce, Of
Kinston, were brought here today for
linterment.
Mrs. A. III. Loveless and Mrs.
lAlcock arrived in the city last even
ling to join their husbands who preced-
led them here.