The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07

Goldsboro, y. C., September 4.
The township SUNDAY school conven-
ton, Geo. :. PriIchard. president,
meets at ST. Paul's church Wednesday
afternoon and night. Sunday school
10 lend their presence
Miss No. Zy--Lz, OF Wilmington,
is in the city on visit TO Miss Daisy
Smith.
Members of the Junior Order United
] American Mechanics, Goldsboro coun-
Gil, will meet at their hall in this city
Thursday evening, September 9th,
promptly at s o'clock, and march in a
body TO the First Baptist church
where an address will be delivered by
the Rev. Mr.. Reddish, of Wilson From
the church the order Will proceed TO
the hall in the Law building, where
refreshments will be served. The fol-
lowing will respond at the banquet:
{. j. Riyenbark, (toast master,e
is There Any Virtue in Assembling
Together for Pleasure?"
Mayor JOS. Z. Peterson-"Should the
immigration TO this Country be Re
| stricted?"
H. B. Parker, Jr.-"The Bible and the
Public Schools"
f; Geo. 4. Hood-"Patriotism.'
AlSSeS Mia, Nell ana AQa Barnes,
or Brunswick, Ga, daughters Of James
Barnes, are On a visit here to their
uncle, has. j.. Barnes.
Superior court for Wayne convenes
in this city Monday next.
OF the large number of negroes who
left here yesterday on an excursion to
Norfolk, ii is said about 100 of them
Will not return to the state. There is
no better place than North Carolina
for an industrious, well-behaved ne
gro, but it is a blessing to be rid of
the trifing, worthless sort, some of
whom We yet have with us.
There was considerable cotton on
the market today, price 8 cents.
There were quite good breaks of to-
bacco today. One warehouse alone had
1900 or more pounds. Prices paid were
very satisfactory to growers and specu-
lators. A Mr. Fields sold his barn Of
the weed at an average of 9A cents
per pound and expressed himself well
pleased.
The public have become a little
wearied over the apparent delay in the
Tom Smith case. (This is the Johnson
county murderer twice convicted of
numbering young Cawthorn, of john
son county.) Colonel Thos. NJ. Argo,
counsel for Smith, has asked for a
certified cop of the indictment and
judgement and it is thought the gov
ernor will soon pass on the matter.
I1uSl bIOdulluTSI Is at CndpGl Hill
to resume his studies ait the university.
Professor Edgar Broadhurst left to-
day for Greensboro, where he goes to
enter upon his duties as principal in
the graded school,.
The remains of Mrs. w. T. Cox were
inferred at the family burying ground,
about seven miles distant, today. Mrs.
Cox died yesterday after a lingering
illness, aged about 20 wears.
Alvin Schwab left yesterday to en-
ter Massey's business college, Rich
mond, Va.
Yelverton, Paul Borden and Willie
Best are en- route to the Virginia mill
tary institute.
Captain c. j. Griswold is in receipt Of
letter from Captain ]. w. Gulick,
dated Gubot, P. l., July 23rd. Gu
in charge Of a company who are doing
garrison duty at that port. He speaks
Of an occasional scrap with insurgents,
but says they lave no recognized lead
er. He thinks the war about over,
while ex-Sheriff D. A. Grantham is
in receipt of a letter dated July 18Th.
written at LegaSpi, from his son, Cor.
poral Frank Grantham, who holds to
the opinion that the war has just be-
gum His company, he says, has had
several engagements, but only four
nave beer killed and sixteen wound
GU. UuSl pIeNlOuS ~ Ills letter lOuT
of his company, accompanied by two
natives, were sent out to cut grass
for the ponies. They were fired on
from ambush. Two of the soldiers were
wounded. One escaped to the barracks.
while the other was left behind. A
ears cut off and his body horribly
mutilated. The bandits were chased
and a number Of them captured, among
the number the fellow who had the
ears of their comrade in his pocket.
This one very naturally escaped.
day from an extended visit to Raleigh.
Geo. p. Britt is quite sick.
Miss Sallie Stevens is critically i'll.
1t is o thought she will recover
The following cotton weighers have
given bond: w. G. Collier, G. S. Parks,
G. ]. Yelverton, Goldsboro; B. G.
Jinnett. Fremont.
G.. Herbert Smith, Of Wilmington,
spent a few hours in town today en-
route to points on the Southern.
Mrs. John Dunn, of New Bern, and
Mrs Garfield, Of Snow Hill, h latter
en- route to Washington, D. c., We're
guests at the Kennon.
The Presbyterian church has given
their pastor, the Rev. F. w. FAIRIES,
a few weeks vacation at Beaufort,
the church defraying the expense. Mr..
FAIRIES is much beloved by his people,
III AdSl ny HoluSUOIO pcOpiO Oily
He takes very little time from his
work.
Ground was broken today for the
Atlantic and North Carolina storage
warehouse. President Jas. A. Bryan
was present. The work will be push
ed right ahead.
A special train from New Bern with
105 passengers came in over the At
lantic and North Carolina this morn
ing, connecting with the Southern
railway excursion train for Asheville.
j. D.. Grimesley, of SNOW Hill, pass
ed through today for Oxford, accom-
panied by his little daughter, Willie,
and his sister, Miss Alice Grimesley.
Miss Naomi Prince - today for
Palmyra, where she will open her
school.
Rev. Frank NJ. Royal INC wife ar
rived this afternoon and Will visit Mrs.
]. B. Exum, a sister Of Mr.. Royal, at
Eureka.
Major w. T. Hollowell has returned
from Detroit where he attended a
meeting Of the Grand Keepers OF
Record and Seals Of the order OF
knights Of Pythias. The major reports
, -Iaooonf Sino and that rho u,ocf g