The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11

h Alleged Murderer. Jere Black.
Playing Crazy-A Crockett Book Lost
and Found Theatre Attractions.
Personals.


Goldsboro, ~. c., December 4.
Jere Black. the negro confined in our
county jail charged with the murder OF
John Cobb, colored. has got religion
and refuses to al He sits in his cell
with his feet wrapped in a blanket and
spends his time reading, praying and
fasting. He holds to the opinion that
OF all his trouble and expresses surprise
that h should have turned against
him SO soon. He is fully persuaded in
his own mind that he will be hanged
and to use his own language. he has
made peace with the Lord"
The mex attraction at our opera
house is the famous impersonator and
elocutionist Mr.. j. Robert Jordan, who
appears here under the auspices OF
Ruffin Lodge, Knights of Pythias and
in the interest OF the Knights of Ply
thias band on Tuesday night December
18th in his celebrated lecture Dollars
and Sense, or A Gilded Fool The
press everywhere have only words of
praise for Mr.. Jordan. 1t is thought a
large audience will greet this attrac-
tion. An evening of pleasure can be
had, and, besides, III people ave a
most excellent opportunity of contrib
uting to a C enterprise so helpful
to SO live and progressive a town.
Following this, on the night of De-
cember 18th we a the world famous
Black Patti Troubadours, said to be
the greatest colored show on earth.
The entire gallery will be reserved for
colored people.
The bazaar conducted by the ladies
Of tho ENntcnnno1 hrrnh uroc nttifa N
success, netting an even hundred dol
lars. The committee is very grateful to
the public for their liberal patronage.
II. E. Newbury n wife n w. E.
Newbery and wife, of Magnolia, are
visiting friends in the city today. They
return home tomorrow.
The Goldsboro Buggy Company has
reorganized and elected the following
board of directors: Nathan O'Berry,
w. E. Borden, D. r. Kornegay, j. F.
Switzerland, and G.. A. Norwood, Jr.
The company has applied for a charter.
Its capital stock is SIS, 900, with author
lied capital of $4,000.
The receipts of cotton at this point
have been quite large the past two
days. Prevailing prices range from 9
to go.
Mr.. Steve Walston, of Greene county,
was in the city yesterday. Desiring
some change for a SIS bill he o
his purse from his pocket, took
out the bill, layed the purse on a
counter in the store of Best & Thomp-
son and walked across the street, get
ting 81 in change for his s., from
a stranger and then he missed his
purse, which contained $4,000. He re-
ported the matter to Officer Denmark,
who questioned him and he remembered
that, when he took his purse from his
pocket, Tim Britt, a negro from Greene,
was standing near. A warrant was is
sued for the negro and officer Grady,
with Walston, went in pursuit of Britt
who had left town for home. He was
overtaken and when officer Grady con-
fronted him and demanded WalSton's
money the negro very promptly-eook it
from his procket saying here it is,
every cent of it, 1 just took it to take
care of it, 1 was afraid he would lose
it." Finding none of the money a
been spent and believing Britt's state
ment the papers were withdrawn and
both the negro Britt and Mr.. Walston
went home happy.
The Johnston county Division of the
Peoples Mutual Benevolent Associa-
ton, now more than two years old, has
just issued it's first assessment calling
for $1.15. The association takes in both
man and wife and at the death of a
membe issues an assessment which
goes to the beneficiary.