The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
GoLDssoRo GOSSIP.
Strike OF workmen at Wayne Agricul-
rural Works The Cfty's Purchase of
a Lot for Building Purposes.
Correspondence Of the Messenger.)

about & dozen, are out On a strike. with
the result that there has been a shut
down for the past two days. The men.
who have been Going piece work AT &c
per 100 ponds claim they could only.
on the class OF work, make an average
OF about 81 cents per day and they de-
mand a liked price OF $1,000 Der week
which they claim the company declined
to accede to. On the other hand il is
claimed with h demand for increased
pay is coupled a request TO dispense
with a certain class of piece work taken
IN. These differences it is hoped can
be soon satisfactorily adjusted and
everything De running on as smoothly
as heretofore.
The company has secured enough men
to enable it to fill contracts and 1t ex-
poets TO resume operations on Tuesday
morning.
An interesting action in law is to
come up at Bowden's next week,
wherein Mrs. Blu Bowden, H. H. Ez-
zell and Arthur Weeks are the COM
plainants. The action is for flooding
of their lands by the back water of a
pond in the vicinity. damages being
claimed in the sum Of several thousand
dollars.
Mr.: ". r. Del tch, the recently elected
senator OF The national union, left yes
terday for Saratoga to attend the na-
tional council meeting of this order.
In Saturday mornings issue 1 pub
lshed the proceedings of the board of
aldermen DIS to a property purchased
and the possibility of the erection of a
much needed city hall. The Argus OF
Saturday afternoon. referring to the
publication OF these proceedings OF the
board, among other things was kind
enough to say under the caption, w
Go Forward" The board of aldermen
held a special meeting yesterday to
consider some pressing business inter-
ests OF the city, and it was the sense
of the board tina it's deliberations at
that meeting shoUld not be made public
for wise business reasons. The Argus,
looking 10 the best interests of the tax
payers of GoldSbOro as it always does,
and sanctioning this action of the
board as a wise and legitimate business
course, regarded the rule of privacy en-
acted by the board hence nothing ap-
peared in these columns yesterday as
to the city's purchase of the Holt prop
erty, or as to the prospects of the city
hall, which has been a hobby of the
Argus for years. On the other hand,
papers published in other towns of the
state coming into the city this morning
bring a full account of yesterdays ac-
ton of the board of Goldsboro alder
men, regardless of consequences, n
of the rule OF the board as to not max
ing their deliberations of yesterday
public at this time"
The article is somewhat a reflection
upon the papers having published the
news and does them and their CORE
spondentS an injustice. The meeting
of the hoard WAS q nuhlic one 9nC so
far as l am able to learn there was no
rule of privacy enacted by the board"
And it was not the sense of the board
that it's deliberations at that meeting
should not be made public for wise bus
mess reasons" that is, if so, the eX-
oficio chairman OF the board and GER
tain members of the board and some
present at the meeting of the board
not thereof, failed to so I'M
derstand. Indeed his Honor Mayor
Hood unhesitatingly gave out the in
formation; besides. a emb of the
board freely spoke of the purchase on
the streets. True, certain members of
the board may have desired nothing be
said of the matter but there was no
rule of privacy enacted by the board"
Rev. j. c. Troy. wife and daughter
were in the city today.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of a former resident. Mrs Eliza
beth Allen O'Daniel, to Mr.. William
Frederick Leather, at Trinity Episcopal
church, Washington. D. c., the evening
of August 1st. Mrs. Lizzie Cogdell and
Miss Sallie Churchill, OF this city, have
gone to Washington to be present at
the marriage.
The members of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics completed
arrangements last night, in naming
subcommittee and other details for
the big banquet to be held in the Plan
ters' warehouse Thursday night, 18th
instant. Professor E. P. Mangum OF
Wilson will be the orator of h occa-
sion. Only members of the order and
friends will be invited.
Mayor Geo. E. HOOD was unanimously
elected captain of Company B, First
North Carolina regiment, last night.
Mrs. Jno. F. Dobson returned this
morning from a visit to her sons at
Augusta. Ga.
Mr.. James stanton, of LAGRANGE, will
fill the place as chief clerk at the post
Office made vacant by the resignation
of G.. a. Smith which becomes effective
22nd inst.
Charles Scott. who has been serving
in the United States army in the Phil
ippines, has returned home. His health
is not good.
At a special session OF the board of
aldermen held this morning the board
unanimously decided to purchase the
Holt property on east Centre street at
the following terms: Seven hundred
dollars cash and eight years to pay the
balance Of two thousand dollars at 4
per cent. interest. making the property
cost 50, 700. The property was purchas-
ed from Mr.. Jno. F. Switzerland. 1t IS
a valuable piece of property-59 feet
front by 210 feet deep, with three
buildings situate thereon. AS to the
buildings the board desired to give the
matter more mature deliberation. =.
We hope in the near future an elegant
brick and stone building will be erect
ed on it for the city hall and city
market.
The city rents the property now oc-
cupied by the mayors office n police
headquarters, also the property where
the hose and engine of the Eclipse Fire
company are stored.
The rents the city is now paying will
more than pay the interest on the
money sufficient to erect a building ior