The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-12
GOSSIP.
The Street Sprinkler Badly Needed.
Rev. Mr.. jenkins Pounded-Straw-
berry Crop Prospects Not Promis-
ing-The Proposed Depot.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. March 9.
The wind blows and the dust flies;
all the while the street sprinkler keeps
in doors. possibly because the vehicle
is tired.
The Baptist people of the city took
advantage OF their new pastor, the Rev.
Chas- A Jenkins, and forced him 10
submit last night to a decent pound
ing This is Just cause for action, but
1 am justified in the statement that 4
will not come up before the court Of
the mayor. Indeed. from what / learn
this gentleman is equally guilty. Quite
a large number participated and the
evening was pleasantly spent.
An alarm of fire was turned in this
afternoon from box 81. The fire was
confined to the roof of the building in
Boundary street occupied by Geo. w.
Brown.
Charles Crawford, of Atchison, Kan
sas. an Gid Wayne county boy, after
an absence of thirteen years, comes
back on a visit to relatives and the
scenes of childhood. He is at present
the guest in the city of his cousin,
Sheriff B. F. Scott.
Sheriff Alderman. Of Pender county
passed through with a couple of young
negroes en- route to the penitentiary.
Speaking of Burgaw. the sheriff referr-
ed to the steady growth of the town.
but with regrets at the strawberry out
look. From every source in the straw
berry belt comes the intelligence of both
a light and a late crop.
Superintendent Cable. OF the orphans
home. reports the health of the little
ones good and out door work we'll ad-
| vanced. Peas are UP, Irish potatoes
throughout the community peas are
we'll advanced.
| Speaking this morning of a site foT
the Union depot. that is to be given
| Goldsboro this year. an elderly gentle
man suggested that the railroads might
| purchase the Arlington hotel property
fit up the ground floors for ticket of
fees, waiting rooms, etc. The two
floors above could be renovated and
used as a hotel. Build. extending over
the tracks. a shed, the length of the
hotel property. and connect this shed
with the offices and hotel with a shed
| across Center street. This is a very
thoughtful suggestion.
Justice Humphrey was all business
today. Before his court appeared the
city of PikeVille and a few neighbors
who came as witnesses and spectators
in an action for assault brought by
n. w. Norris against Pikeville's "chiet
of police" Among those in attendance
was eX-Mayor Ham and Mayor Hooks
The defendant police was represented
by Colonel Isaac F. Dortch while MI
'(by ~request) w. T. Dortch was of coun-
sci for Norris. The evidence was two
sided with the exception that all agreed
that Norris haliooed when he alighteG
from the cars. Both Norris and the
'chief of police" were required to give
bond for their appearance at Apri
term of court.
The remains of Mrs. w. P. Granger
were tenderly laid to rest in Willow
Dale this morning. A great throng OF
sorrowing friends attended and the
floral offerings were beautiful and in
p~rofusion. The following were pail.
bearers: DR.. Frank Boyette. DR.. John
Spicer, Messrs. w. T. Harrison, W. T
Yelverton, Wayne Fonvielle, l.. D
Giddens, r. A. Watts. w. V. Williams