The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-23
~GOLDSBORO GOSSIP.
Almost n Wood Famine-More Activity
Needed I'm the Democratic Campaign.
An Interesting Dog Case.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., October II.
There is almost a wood famine here.
The wood yards of the city are empty
and farmers are so busy housing crops
that they have not time to haul wood.
The movement of cotton is very light,
owing to the decline in price. When
the price holds at 10 cents and above
farmers seem to get the news prompt
ly and the movement is brisk.
Our tobacco market holds up quite
we'll.
Folks are talking about the lack of
activity in politics along national
mes. We need to give this matter
serious consideration and the chairman
n sub-electors in the various counties
should De up and doing. What if Bry-
an should after all fail to carry North
Carolina and hat if We should fail to
elect our democratic congressman;
Republicans are tickled over the pres
ent condition of affairs and between
themselves are holding to the opinion
that this apathy, apparent or other
wise, is going to give the state to Nc
kinley. There is no use denying the
fact, there is danger ahead and we
have need to be UP and ait work if We
wish TO save the state for Bryan and
elect a solid democratic delegation to
g
l. Around ait the temple of justice the
great dispenser was idle all the fore
noon and he moved in and out as quiet
as a lamb, with that downcast ap-
pearance SO peculiar to a man who
wants something and can't get it. In
deed, his honor looked so a this
morning over the lack of business that
l yentured to console him, when with
a 81 he said: oh, / have a case this
afternoon. Robt. Fields has a 'possum
dog that is claimed by Joe Pittman|
and Others and I'm called upon in my
official capacity to adjust the matter,
dog, collar and all, land / went my way
as l saw a smile chase away that DOWN
cast look l guess it's going to be an
interesting proceeding-dog cases usual
" are and this one sported a collar
when ne took up with some one and
left home joe Pittman says he is a
valuable pup, to say nothing of the
collar and he knows it's his dog and he
Will spend all the money necessary.
RObt. Fields declares a white man gave
him the dog for 'possums. He knows
he is worth So and he will fight the
matter that much, anyway.
1t is thought here the cold spell has
come on its winter visit. Large flocks
OF WHO geese are 10Th eel and heard
nightly passing over the city going
south, and this is held by ,the know
ing mes to be a good sign for continued
cold weather.
r. A. Watts, Jr., and family, of
Kingstree, s. c., are in the city The
health of Mr.. Watts family has not
been so good al Kingstree and he
brings them here for a change with
the hope of a restoration Ito health.
Mr.. Watts himself will return to Kings
tree.
w. w. Cole, chairman of the Johnson
county democratic executive committee
and a member of the Smithfield bar,
vas a visitor here today.
Parents would do we'll ito look to
their children in the handling of cy-
anide of potassium, a most poisonous
drug, far reaching in effect, which is
being used here in killing insects ITO
mount in chronological studies.
y little darby was in the city yester-
-5ay consulting a physician who pro-
him back home.
officer at Reidsyille. Deputy ]. E.
evening from Reidsvflle where he made
the transfer.
AT a meeting of the stockholders OF
the Southern Canning Company. held
yesterday afternoon. the following gen
tlemen were elected a board of direc-
tors: Henry We'll. Geo. A. Norwood,
Jr., Geo. c.. Royal. Chas. Dewey and
E Il. Griffin.