The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11

Goldsboro, y. c., September 6.
Mrs. Susan Green Gulick, wife of ex-
Mayor ]. w. Gulick, died here last
evening after a lingering illness, at
the ripe age of 81 years. Mrs. Gulick
was a daughter of John \. Green, who
preceded her years ago, and a sister
of Mrs. Dr. George l.. Kirby. of Raj
eigh and George ID. Green. OF Wilson.
Beside her husband she leaves two
daughters and w son of her imme-
diate family 10 MOURN her demise.
They are Mrs. T. A. Whitfield, of this
city; Mrs. Will WOoten, of Portsmouth,
Va; Captain j. w. Gulick, Jr. now
at Gubat, p. /. and Wharton Gulsck,
of this city. Her acquaintance was
quite extended and her friends were
legion. Her funeral was held from
her late home in John street this al
1ernoon conducted by Revs. f. w. Far
ries and Edward Mack. This was the
third visit yesterday of the death
angel to homes in our city n ms
coming has east a shadow OF gloom.
Rufus Z. Stevens, cashier at the
Southern freight depot in this city,
got a few drops Of paint or his UNI
brelIa today. He thought little of it
and went forth using it to protect him
from the suns rays. On reaching home
Pc lowered il and caught the folds of
1the umbrella in his hand just where
the paint was. Imagine his surprise
when in a moment he discovered his
sun and rain protector on fire. II was
soon completely consumed.
Joe Jacobs while attending some
1dutieS up stairs at the store of Asher
Edwards this morning had a very mar
row escape. He was standing on a
table which careened, precipitating
Joe through a window, his shoulder
coming in contact with the ground be-
low. He suffered bruises of course,
but his escape from serious injury if
not death was a miracle.
Captain ID. ]. B~roadhurst. Mrs. Rich
ardson, wife of deceased, Mrs. Jennie
Row and Mrs. Lillian Miller, sisters
of w. ID. c.. Richardson, accompanied
his remains To Tarboro where inter
ment took place today.
Horace +. King is in the city.
The tax books of Wayne county for
1900 show there are 3,17O white polls,
1862 cOlOred polls making a total of
4,732. Upon each poll there is a tax
of $1.9S of which the state gets 10 cents
the school fund gets $3.50 and the
county fund gets 3S cents.
There is listed 32j,S20 acres of land,
2,520 horses, 1883 cattle, 32,OIO hogs
and 372 bicycles.
The aggregate amount OF real and
personal property listed by white citi-
Gems is 4,9SO.6S3 That listed by col
ored citizens is $279, COS, making total
of listed property for n year $685.
$50. being S2S.SO4 less than the list for
the last year There are but seven
dogs listed.
Professor Charles Baskerville of the
University visited the city Oday.
ID. b. Shaw of LaGrange passed
through for Weldon. Mr.. Shaw is
connected with the Seven Springs
Company, LaGrange, who Will put up
the waters of the Seven Springs in
bottles. A ~carbOnating outfit has been
secured and it is the urpOs of the
company to locate their plant on the
Seven Springs property. They have
purchased the propeller Garcia and will
make regular runs Seven
Springs and Goldsboro using this a
Skfor bringing the water here for distri-
button. This enterprise is a
able one on the part of the promoters
who should meet with success.
J.. C. BrasweLl and Tomas H. Bat
tie, of Rocky Mount, passed through
n today.
y Cotton sold here today at 912 cents.
Some are inclined TO the opinion that
cotton will reach 10 cents before next
planting time. Conservative estimates
are that not more than a 60 per cent
crop will be made in this section.
Tobacco breaks continue large and
prices good. Already there has been
sold here as much as last year at this
time. n crop is much lighter but
growers come from a greater distance
Prices will fetch the weed.
Little Emmett RODlnSOn, son Oh DT-
NJ. E. Robinson, was out near a house
that was being moved on John street
and his foot was caught under one OF
the rolls. \ bone was slightly crush
ed. but fortunately not broken.
Miss kOrnegay, of henansVlIle, Is
on a visit here to her uncle, Mr.. d. f.
Gibson.
Rudolph Brown, Isaac Brown. Cath
line Tyndal. and Marion Tyndal, four
little orphan children 10 years of age,
naScnI rhrnIOh for tho Thnm2SVIllR
~orphanage. They hail from KinStOn-
Mrs. Florence Starkey returned to
Greenville today.
Mrs. Joe Schwab left this afternoon
for New York where she was
ID by telegraph announcing the sud
den death today of her father Mr.. OPP
per.
Miss Estelle Tomlinson returned last
evening from Archdale, where she has
visited the past two months.
The Township Sunday school con-
vention held yesterday afternoon and
night at St. PauIs church was a bril-
liant success. The speeches of II. B.
Parker, Jr-, on the Best Method of
Teaching;' George E. Hood on Best
Method TO Secure Home Study" and
V j. w. Bryan on House to House
Work. its Great zee Were all excel
lent. The exercises of the children
4 consisting of brief TecitationS and
songs were a pleasant feature and re-
Hected credit on their training by
Misses Maude Peacock and Maggie
Giddens. The boys choir, under the
teaching of Miss Hattie Dewey, rem
dered several pretty songs.
Professor Logan D. Howell, OF the
public school of New York city, left
for New York this afternoon occompa-
MED by his mother, Mrs. r. P. Howell,
who while north will visit her sons
George at Willets Point and Robert at
West Point.
George B. Edwards has accepted a
position with Epstein Bros and will
enter upon his duties Friday.
Miss Jessie Boyette, of upli coun-
ty, arrived today on a visit 10 her
brother. DIR. Frank Boyette, h has
been sick some days.
Mrs. Ben Griswold, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Nathan Wooten,
spent a. few hours here today en- route