The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-22
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.

ooEACt "a "oy8C SOoNty
from an Attack OF Vertigo, Falls INTO
the Fire aud Il Found Dead.-Mass
Meeting I'm GoIdsboro to Recommend
Amendments Q the city Charter.
Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
G~oldsboro February IS.
One Of the Saddest accidents that has
ever happened an our county occurred
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Ed. Gurley,
who lives at the DC Crawford place in
Fork township. went out on the farm
for a while. leaving his wife in BED
sick. suffering with vertigo. He told
her not to get up. but 20 remain quiet
and rest When he returned he found
her dressed. lying with her head anu
shoulders in the fire. dead 1t is sup
posed that she got up and attempted to
do some sewing, as she a d piece Of
"o.h ~ her. and that she had an at
tack of vertigo and fell in the fire.
she leaves three small children. She
was the daughter of MI NJ. X. Craw-
ford. sister of DR.. w. b. Crawford and
Phil Crawford. She had been married
about nine years. She was a splendid
lady, highly esteemed by al who knew
her.
The hearts OF the community and
citizens of Goldsboro go out in deep
sympathy to her friends and relatives.
She will be buried tomorrow evening
at the NJ K. Crawford homestead.
1 am glad 20 chronicle the fact that
Colonel j. 7. Kennedy is some better.
The many inuulrlng friends of Mr..
A. w. Falkner will be glad to know
that he has recovered sufficiently 20
leave Petersburg and is now in Wal
renton. his old home, and writes that
he will be in Goldsboro the last of this
week.
The infant daughter of Mr.. Mark
Wells, who lives near the orphans
home. died early this morning from
pneumonia.
The steamer G~oldsboro brought UP
Yesterday a load Of fertilizer from New
Bern. 1t will return today at 1 O'Clock
with a heavy load Of general m%erchan-
disc for distribution along the line.
The Seven Springs Company make its
first shipment of bottled water yester-
day.
The Southern Canning Company is
putting in the last of it's machiner,
all soon be ready for work. They
will cultivate a number of acres in Oil
ferent truck crops as an example to the
surrounding farmers.
Mr.. Gray Aycock, son of Mr.. Law
renee Aycock. n Miss Annie Smith,
daughter of ]. TAYLOR Smith. decease.t
will be married tomorrow at the home
of the bride in Pikeville township.
Yesterday Mayor Peterson issued d
call for a mass meeting of the citizens
of Goldsboro to consider the PROPOSE
amendments to the city charter.
The meeting at the court house last
night recommended that the tax of ali
business enterprises, corporations Or
agents, doing business in the city b.
made 800 as it now is instead of $500
as was suggested by the amendment
promoters; the aldermen to be empow-
cred to tax barroOmS and bucket shops
81. 900 annually. There was a PROPOSE
ton to establish a board of public
works to consist OF six members to holu
works to consist of six members
to be elected by the city alder
their successors in office; this board
to have charge of the waterworks anu
electric light plant should the city ever
purchase the same. This proposition
was amended so that the qualified
voters OF the ciey elect three members
to constitute said board of public works
for two, four and six years. The al
dermen to fill vacancies which might
occur, till the next regular city cleo
ION. A vote was taken on having
annual elections for city officers anC Z
majority of those present voted fol
annual elections. 1t was also proposed
to give the city power to hold election
en- the question whether or not we
should issue bonds for $500, 900 to pu,.
chase waterworks n electric lighl
plants and to improve the city streets
and build a city hall.
The pulpit committee of the Firs,
Baptist church met last night to con-
slider a call to fill the made
by the resignation Of Rev. w. Carey
Newton. Messrs. J. E. Peterson w. G,
Britt and j. M. Hollowell were appoint.
ed to correspond with different ones tC
ascertain whom we could get of those
whom the church preferred.
Miss Marien Heilig, Of Salisbury, VIII
has been visiting Misses Privette, viii
return to her home tomorrow. She ha.
won many friends in Goldsboro.