The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-05
G-oLDsBoRo GOSSIP.
The Educational Rally-More City Inn.
provements-A Trip to Progressive
Mount Oiive-Surplus OF. School
Funds on Hand.

correspondence Of The Messenger
Goldsboro, April 2.
A general rain prevails in this sec
ton.
Your correspondent made a flying
Trip last evening to Mt Olive, where
ne was cordially received by old friends.
Everything there seems to be on an up
grade. and yesterday there was SO
much of a general hustle evident
could scarcely take a birds eye view
OF the many new residences erected or
the changes wrought within the past
lew months. This dear people are eager
Tor their graded school and are proud
OF anything that pertains to the growth
ana OF the community.
Timber for The foundation of their new
oank Is now on the ground and th4
contractor will soon be on the spot.
Last night the local lodge of Odd Eel
lows met and were charmed by an ad-
ldress at the hands of the Hon. L.
Cohen, who had just gotten home from
an extended trip to both the Monu-
mental city and Greater New York.
Inc Rev. NJ. Raven, pastor of the
Methodist church of Mount Olive. is
seriously ill.
senator Is. f. Aycock, OF this city,
continues quite i'll with the grippe.
The educational rally is on here. Last
night a goodly Lumber were delightful
ny entertained at ST. Johns NJ. F..
Ichurch by Colonel A. c. Davis, OF this
city, n Professor j. Y. Joyner. of
Greensboro. Throughout the city
nightly there will be addresses closing
with a grand rally at the opera house
on Friday night, with an address by
Governor Aycock. An interesting fea-
ture OF Friday evenings programme
Will be a fan drill by the children OF
the grades under Misses Caddie FulSh-
UNI and Matte Nash.
A. NJ. Carter. of Winston, is In the
city to s~uperintend sewering the big
ditch connecting with the cotton fac
tory. Work is to begin tomorrow. BY
the way. the mayor is forging right
ahead in contemplated improvements
and needed repairs. On yesterday he
ordered an additional car of piping for
water drains. 1t is his purpose to turn
over the city to his successor in the
best possible condition.
TIL Rev. Mr.. Crumpler continues he
tent meeting services in Harrell street
and says there is decided interest man
|ifested at every service. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that the need of a policeman to
preserve order on the outside has pre-
itself.
Mr.. Noel Lee. aged SO years, OF Dunn,
the grandfather of Marshall Lee, who
is confined in our county Jail on the
charge of shooting officer Roberts, was
a visitor here today.
1t is earned after meeting all school
expenses last year there was a surplus
in the hands of the trustees from the
ecelptS of last years taxes of So, 075. 81,
which surplus was used to pay off the
debts of the graded school property. 1t
is though an equal amount will be on
hand at the close of this year, not to
speak of the increase of over $500 from
the railroad tax. Thus it is that the
trustees hold they can meet the bonds,
II approved without a penny'S increase
in taxes.
The board of directors of the Eastern
hospital meet tomorrow. They will con-
slider the plans and specifications for
the additional building that is to- be
this year.
The action in the libel suit against
Treasurer w. H. Worth by
L. A. Garner, of Carteret county, which
was docketed for this term of court.
has been postponed by the defendant
till the fan term, Worth being detained
Raleigh as a witness in the action
of the State against Martin. This libe!
suit grey out of the famous oyster
cases.
DR.. Hines. of Portsmouth, is assist
Pastor Setter. of the Baptist
church. in a meeting at Morehead.
G~oldsboro- now has Jour candidates
for mayor. they are: George Z. HooG
ex-Mayor D. J. Broadhurst. eX-Maya
]. H. Hill and Mr.. Earl A. Humphrey.
DR.. w. c. Hunter. who passed away
at Columbus, Ca. on the night of
March 9th. was once rector of the
parish here. He was porn at New
IS a ago. He married Miss
Annie Griswofd. of this city, who, with
three children. urviv him. DR.. Hun
was at the time of his death rector
of Trinity Episcopal church of Column
bus. Ga. He was a m a Of deep piety
splendid intellect and a profound think
err. Many here remember him.
Mrs. T. o. Kelly. of this city, is criti-
cally ill. little hope being entertained
of her