The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-11-27
Correspondence of the Messenger.)

Correspondence of the Messenger)
Goldsboro, y. c., November %.
recital at Mrs. \. 3. Freeman'S
las hight was a most delightfully."- en-
teAxining one. The audience consisted
ele parents and friends of the pu-
pilS and all retired to their homes at
the conclusion of the evenings enter
tainment pleased with the progress of
their children. The programme con-
sisted of piano and vocal solos, duets
AS triOs. The hit of the evening
Us the original two-Step, compilation
of Miss Estella Edwards. This was the
first time the production was given
to the public and those present were
loud in their praise, recognizing its
merit. Being bright and catchy, it will
likely be one of the successful cake
walks of the day. The exquisite man.
ner in which the two-Step was render
ed charmed the audience. Miss Ed
wards was formerly d pupil of Mrs.
Freeman.
The evenings recital demonstrated
the aptness of each individual pupil
and the careful, thorough training they
had received.
Rev Mr.. Sutton and the Divine Heal
er Gilbert We're in town last evening,
but the opera house rental was too
steep for them, it is said, and, failing
to find other large enough quarters,
they left us for Wilmington. Go1dsbo-
TO IS 10 De cOnSTdluldleQ ~ SeiItleiiidh
from Raleigh remarked to your corre-
spondent last night that this Divine
Healing business was great fake, that
a man in Raleigh was given hearing
who had never been known among his
friends to be deaf, that the healed ones
were followed up by parties in Raleigh
and none acknowledged benefits.
1t is thought the graded school foot
ball team of this city will contest with
the New Bern team at New Bern on
Thanksgiving day.
Quite q number here speak of going
to Norfolk Saturday to witness the
foot ball contest there
Rev. B w Spillman delivered most
NxceIlent address at the first Baptist
ciHlrch last night. His topic was The
N Sunday School,.
"ev. Mr. Watson, OF Georgia, held
forth at the Holiness tabernacle last
night. The attendance was not so large
as on the previous evening, but Mr..
Watson made a very earnest appeal
the people. There waS very little
f1terest manifested on the part of the
unconverted
Lucy Pearson the 11-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. John n. Pearson, who besides
near the city, was buried yesterday at
the family burrying ground Her death
was due to yellow chill.
Mrs. r. z, Weaver, of Spencer, ar
rived in the city this afternoon on
visit to her parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
GiddenS.
The movement of cotton is freer to-
day, with price paid 9.65 to go.
The Elm Street on. Ed chapel has
nery bell and belfry.
Goldsboro has a Grub Wagon that is
another evidence that I'VE go forward.
The work of certain of our factory
employees is so far removed from their
homes that many of them have been
forced to eat cold dinners for lack or
time to go TO their homes. This too,
has been a hardship to their families,
having to prepare a dinner at the
breakfast hour. The Grub Wagon, as
it is called, calls at the homes and
gets the warm dinner and carries 1T to
the factories and distributes the meals
to the operatives who by this means
get a better meal and have time to
hasticate their food.
tStations 81 of the fire alarm system
cen reinstated at the corner OF
RolIIYfary and John streets.
owing to so many false alarms being
turned in at box "a the keys have been
reSnoved from the glass box. One of
hhak is left with the Southern rail-
way watchman, and the other at Pig
ford's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". B. Hood, of Dunn,