The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
G~oLDsBoRo GOSSIP.
SAD Death-Another Goldsboro En-
Cerpr1se-Foot Ball Today-Frequent
HIGHWAY Notwithstanding Cards.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. December "a.
Amid sunshine and shower our citi-
zens. generally. attended religious SER
vices yesterday. Sermons and SER
vices appropriate to the season were
held- At the Presbyterian church DR..
Geo Butler occupied the pulpit at the
morning hour. Professor J. E. Dunbar
most exquisitely rendering the solo,
"GCd IS Love- Mr.. Dunbar delighted
the children. in song at the SUNDAY
school of the First Baptist church in
the afternoon. At night at this church
Mr. Dunbar rendered Holy Night"
very touchingly. Rev. w. S. Rose oc-
cupied the pulpit of st. Paurs church.
preaching his farewell sermon as pre-
Siding elder.
On yesterday morning at the hour of
2 o'clock the death ang entered the
home Of Mrs. r. c. Freeman and call
ed her age mother, Mrs. Fannie Stith
Cox. relict Of DIR. Cary Cox. Mrs.
Cox had reached the ripe age of so
years. On January 18th. 1898. Mrs.
Cox sustained a fall receiving some in
juries from which she never fully re-
covered; in fact. these three years she
has been an invalid in the home of
her daughter. receiving at all times the
dffectlonate care of her daughter. Her
funeral was held from st. Stephens
church. OF which she was a member
at 10 6'c1ock. Rector Sommerville Off
ciatdg. interment following in beauti-
full Willow Dale. Mrs. Cox was a
daughter of Colonel Hines, who was
for a number of years treasurer of the
state of Georgia. She was born at
Sparta. Ga. the family. however. went
originally from Warren county his
state.
Louis n. Grant is at home to spend
the holidays and il will be of interest
TO our people to know that Louis will
be given an interest in his fathers
brick and lyle works beginning with
the new year. and will assume the
management of the business under the
firm name of H. l.. Grant & Son.
Thus Louis will do the brick pressing
act. Our best wishes are extended the
new firm. The business of the manu-
facture of brick has grown to enormous
proportion here and this plant is
reckOned amongst the largest and best
in the state.
GOIdsbOro and Wilson teams play
foot ball here tomorrow. The game
will be called at 4 O'clOc.
Hold ups are getting frequent in
these parts The parties who held up
Sheriff Scott on Saturday night are
spotted. but their names are withheld
for the present. On last night Just be-
yOnd the Smithfield road. Hooks hill
n~eighbOrhOOd. VIM. Massey and Jasper
Rhodes, returning from Princeton.
We're held up by six men. but succeed
ed in making their escape The spot
--.A
able one for deeds of the kind. As
these young men drove down the hill
and approached the ben in the road
they heard signal whistles n a party
by the roadside asked if they had seen
a stray horse. They drove on and came
in contact with two men in a buggy,
was heard again, and as they dashed
the roadside being blocked. The signal
away three others came running
through the bushes calling them to
. stop. but the young men had other no.
lions n they piled the lash faster and
faster dashing by and away from these
last as they approached the roadside.
In breaking away from the blocked
roadway the wheels of the vehicle were
broken down and his may lead to the
apprehension of the parties
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. Ebbitt James Britt to Miss
Annie Sustette P~earsall- This event
taxes place NeOn6Sudy. i-5O o CLOCK D.
m. at the home of the bride on Will
liam street. Rev. w. c. Newton will
Officiate.
Mrs. W. o. Gattis will give a party on
Wednesday evening. at her home. COM
plimentary to her sister. Miss Emma
Williams. OF Portsmouth. Va.
Professor Harry Howell. of Washing
ton. w. e. Cobb Lane. of High Point.
CranmeT Brodgen, of Kinston, and
Edgar BTOadhurst. of Greensboro. are
at home for the holidays.
Miss II Johnson sustained quite a
serious accident to her right hand this
morning while engaged in some work
caught by the rollers and right badly
rushed. the palm being burst oDen
necessitating sewing. DR.. ThoS. Hill
attended the young lady.
A ]. Maxwell. of The Anglo-Saxon,
Rockingham. and Mrs. Maxwell. are
on a visit to relatives here.
Captain Nathan O'Berry. of the En-
terpriSe Lumber Company. presented
his employers each with a turkey. TO
the number of seventy-five, this morn
ing. This act c characteristic of the
man, was an agreeable surprise to his
force. and it would puzzle a Philadel-
phia lawyer 10 tell who was ~happiest.
he that gave or they that received.
Charles Pearl. of Richmond. is at
home to spend Christmas with his pa
rents.