The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-09
Correspondence of The Messenger
GoIdSboro, n. c.. October ).

OF Inc Messenger
Goldsboro, N. c., October ).
AT the instance of the sheriff Of Hen
ny county, Virginia, Albert c. Purcell,
a young white man., in the employ of
Mr.. G.. S. Pritchard of this city, was
today arrested and is being held await
ing the officer and requisition papers.
Young Purcell is about q years of age
of decided intelligent bearing. He
came here about three weeks ago. II
seems that he is charged with forgery
at Roanoke, Va, and was out under
a bond of $500, given by his father, F.
NJ. Purcell, of M~artinSville, Va, who
also was on the alert for the young
mans arrest, having followed him as
far as Greensboro and Durham, it is
said, but was given the slip. His ap-
~prehension here was through letters to
his mother, whom he advised he vas
working in a factory in a small town
near Goldsboro n letters for him to
a certain postoffice box here would be
forwarded him by a friend here.
Mr.. ChaS. +. Glover, of New Britain,
Conn.,, is on a visit to his daughter,
Mrs. Walter Z. Peterson.
Captain John Carpenter, the old en-
gineer, is sick with fever.
Quite large deal have been made by
one of our lumber plants in a tim
Der. 1 understand contract for g.
900, 900 feet has been closed.
The teachers of Elm Street M. E: Sun
day school gave their scholars and a
number of invited guests an ice cream
and cake supper at the chapel in east
ern Goldsboro last night.
Jack Shannon, who has been filling a
position as stenographer and type
writer with Royal & Borden, las re-
signed his position, effective about Oc-
tahA,. 0-tI oDI ui1I 10oxro fo- CT oric
Mo-, about November LIST, having &C
cepted a position with Mr.. Geo. D.
Bennett, of this city, who will spend
the winter months west in the interest
of his stock business.
When Colonel Thomas Ruffin vas a
member of congress, before the war,
he sent quite a number of peculiar
plants, etc, to parties in this city.
Among these was a cork oak plant and
a Chinese tea plant sent to DR.. w. II.
Moore. The cork oak grew into quite
a tree and was cut down a few years
ago, as it was on h present site of
the Goldsboro tobacco warehouse. 4
block from this tree was kept on eX-
hibition on the sidewalk near the store
of Smith & Yelverton for a long while
and was noticed as a curiosity by pass
ersby for a long while. The tea plant
is to the left, as you enter the pretty
gravel walk, at the palatial home of
Mr.. Joseph Edwards, corner Ash and
William streets, and is today quite a
| pretty bush OF tree with its green leaves
and pretty flowers. For more than
thirty-fve years, in the pen, this tea
plant has withstood h scorchfng rays
of the summer sun and the chilling
blast of winter with it's many freezes
and yet thrives, while many plants not
regarded so tender, have succumbed
to these very influences.
Editor c. D. Gold and Misses May
Farmer and Lizzie Clark, of Wilson
We're here today en- route home from
Danville, Va.
Our tobacco warehouses had the
largest breaks of the season today
The market was very active at gooo
prices.
Cotton is selling at 10 to 10 lie cents
today. 1t is Thought the price will We
reach u cents il growers will not rush
| the product on the market.
Mrs. H. B. Short and daughter, OF
Columbus county, were in the city to,
| day.