The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-31

correspondence OF the MeSSenger.D
Goldsboro. n. c., May %.
The first shipment of beans of this
seasons crop was made from this point
today and were two baskets in number.
These were grown by Dan Thomas and
E. w. Cox of this city. Thomas basket
was Of the green variety and was con-
signed to a Boston firm. Cox sold his
to a resident buyer getting 500 for
them. Shipments will begin more
heavily next week.
Neuse river, as a result of recent
floods. is badly swollen and its wfters
are spreading over the low lands ada
cent Farmers are beginning to fear
for their growing crops of corn. which
will be inundated.
Your correspondent has just gotten
home from ar. extended trip down in
Jones, Craven, Pamlico and Currituck
The continued rains have
checked farm work and in some COM
mun1t1eS the grass has almost taken
possession. Along the line of the At
lantic and North Carolina last evening
L Deheld a field of corn that was quite
hid from view by the heavy crop of
grass covering the face of the earth.
Rev. Jake Hill of this county was here
today. He is a model farmer and vet
80 @C q az NhdI lit LdS Sul-
tivated the past twenty-three years
that has more grass in it than the en-
tire number of years combined. The
parson says mischievous folks out his
way W stuck down white flags in
the fields of their neighbors thus indi-
eating they have surrendered to the
! enemy, General Green.
Miss Stella O'Berry entertained the
Megraph club at her home last even
ing. A most delightful evening is re-
ported by her guests.
Oh! how hall the bond funds be
spent. This question is getting upper
AQnoS here just now. The trustees of
THE graded schools, the ustodian of
this issue meet on Monday night and
they will act for the best interest of the
people. Some % the citizens want the
issue spent in improvements on the
present graded school grounds; others
want a building each in north and south
Goldsboro, while yet others want a
c~ommodious building erected in that
part of h city lying to the west of
Centre street.
Messrs. I. F. Dortch and ". C. Mum
roe have been employed by Mr.. w. P.
Lane, trustee. for the children of B. F.
Whitfield, deceased. to recover about
$3.50 0 worth of lands devised to them
by their great grandfather, Lewis
Whitfield. in wayne and Lenoir coun-
ties. This and was to revert to these
children on the death of their father,
Mr.. B. F. Whitfield. This action Will no
doubt be stubbcrniy fought by those
, who are in possession of the property.
These purchased with wide open eyes
as the devise was duly recorded.
I AVE inquiry for cabbage from H.
NJ. Perry & Co, of G%reenville, S. c., and
mention this fact so growers can open
up correspondence and possibly market
a part of their crop at prices above that
roo f1n6 IN tho nnrfhnr1 M nrlrntC Ono
large grower at New Bern said yester-
day he had 10000 crates in his fields
that he feared he would have to pillow
up a. prices north were less than cost
of transportation.
A little child had a narrow escape
last evening AS the nurse was cross
ing the street, at the corner near With
erington's stables, pushing the carriage
containing the child a horse dashed out
of the stable and leaped over the car
riage turning i. over, the child falling
underneath.
]. Whyland Jones has accepted a po-
sition as travelling salesman with A.
Npavid Co., of Wilmington.
' New crop Irish potatoes are being
offered on the local market.
DR.. Emmett KOrnegay left this even
ing for Baltimore, where he goes to
serve as physician for a year in Univer-
sity hospital. DR. KOrnegay is a Colds
bOro boy and we are glad of this pre-
erment
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Norwood, of
G~reenville, S. c.. arrived in the city
this evening and are the guests Of their
son, Mr.. Geo. A. Norwood, Jr.
George Hurst. a 12-year-old negro
boy claiming Mt. Olive as his home was
taken from a freight train here yester-
day as a tramp and is doing the street
act today. The little darkey says he is
no tramp, and insists that he boarded
the train at Mt. Olive to give his BROTH
err, who works on the train, his break
fast, that the train pulled out and he
was afraid to jump off, hence he is in
Goldsboro. When brought before May
or Hood he asked to be whipped and
sent home, but the mayor thought a
kittle work on the street would be better
tina the f1ogging.