The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-18
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP
Compulsory Vaccination Among Pub
lie school Children-Indicted tor
Murder-A Narrow Escape From
Death.

NOOI I'll AhC
GoIdsboro, N. c., September i.
Mr. Nathan Schwab, an Die resi-
dent, who left lis in March last 10 To-
cate in Philadelphia, is in the city
seeking a desirable residence and will
bring his interesting family again to
the Green City of the Plains" Once
a. resident here, there is ever a desire
to return, is a saying quite true in
the experience or those VINO nave lived
here and gone away.
The Messenger man interviewed Mr..
Schwab as to conditions politically in
the republican state Of Pennsylvania
He said Pennsylvania is OF course re-
publican, but Bryan Will poll a strong
vote; that many republicans who are
small manufacturers and VINO are De-
ing crushed by the large trusts con-
Germs, seeking relief from existing con-
ditions, viii support Bryan, as the
democratic party is the enemy of
trusts and combines. Then, TOO
many republicans are opposed to n
imperialistic IDEAS of the present ad-
miniStTation-
r. c. Rivers, of Raleigh, manage
of the Messenger opera u of this
city, spent last night here. Mr.. Rivers
was here in with Archie
Sands, advance agent of the al. @.
Field Minstrel Company, who are
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September 21SL-
a resolution somewhat sweeping"
in its conclusions was paSSed at the
recent meeting of the medical society
of the city in that 1t the board
of directors of the city schools TO in
.struct superintendent Fou not TO
permit any child to enter the schools
who has not been successfully Vacci-
mated. The people very naturally rebel
at compulsory methods and many will
not take kindly TO this step and yet
these believe in proper sanitary regu-
latiOnS.
A true bill for murder is found by
the grand jury against Wesley White,
colored. White, it will be remember
ed, ShO and killed Officer Lancaster
some months ago in Stoney Creek
township. White is still at large.
Mrs. A. J.. Cooke and children, f
ter an absence of several weeks in the
section, returned last eve
ming to the delight of many friends.
Walter Peacock left this morning for
the university.
Mayor Peterson held interviews with
quite a batch of offenders this morn
ing. Warrants in each case stated dis
orderly conduct and profanity as the
offense committed
w. K. Parker and wife left last eve
ming ON a ten days trip to New York.
Sallie. the little daughter of Walter
Wrenn, is quite sick with fever.
Wayne Bass is still confined at home
by sickness.
Floyd Uzzell went to Chapel Hill to-
day.
NJ. A. Lewis and Robt. Hill. Of Fai-
son, are in town today.
Sheriff Middleton, of Duplin, with
three negro convicts. passed through
en- route to Raleigh.
J.. d. Aaron, of Mt. owe, spent d
few hours in town today.
n. i. GaSkell a salesman in the
store of Asher Edwards, had a very
narrow escape yesterday. He attempt
e. ed to mail some letters on the north
bound train. Running alongside the
moving cars he ran against a clear
board" and fell under the train. For
tunately, leonard was near,
who by an heroic effort, snatched the
young man from under the car, saw
ing his life. Edwards, fearing Gaskeu
in his effort to mail the letters would
not see the clear board" called to
run as he ran, but the noise OF the tram
prevented Gaskell hearing the voice or
warming. In the meantime Edwards
ran towards the spot arriving just I'M
time to save his friend
Ira H. Cabel, of Mt. Olive, passed
through for Wilson, accompanying
Miss Lillian Smith. who goes there ito
enter the Kinsey school.
Colonel Wiley B. Fort, of PikeV1lle,
was in town today.
Rev. John J. Douglas, of Clinton,
passed through en- route to his new
field of labor in the east
O.. a. Belts. teacher in the Morgan
ton deaf and dumb institute, was here
today meeting children who accom-
panied him this afternoon to Morgan
ton. Some thirty bright, interesting
ones left here under his care Mr..
Belts says the Institution Will open
with bout % pupils.
Last evenings and this mornings
sessions of the superior court were
taken up with the case of the state
against VIM. McKinnie, charged with
the theft of a steer, b property OF
NJ. A. Lewis, of Faison. The taking of
the steer took place about a year age
McKinnie is a negro preacher and has
been in Philadelphia, New York and
Boston doing the work of an evange-
list these months. He claims he pur-
chased the steer of Isaac Jack
son, which is denied. Colonel W.
Dutch appeared for h defendant.
while G~overnor-elect Aycock was pros
ecuting attorney. As 1 close this cor
respondence the question of verdict re-
mains with the jury.
Adolph Ahrens, Haywood Faison
and Preston Cumming, Jr., of VIII
mington, are at the KennO today.