The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-07
G-oLDsBoRo GOSSIP.
First shipment OF Observation-Disclosures
and Vegetables Forwarded to North
ern Markets-Death ofJames h. Rob-
inson-The Sewing Plant an Assured
Fact.
Correspondence Of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro- y. G. Nav 2

this season went from here this evening.
They were shipped by T. ". Waters &
Bro. and were three baskets. Several
tell me they will make shipments on
Saturday.
The Atlantic Coast Line express pass
ed through at 12:40 o'clock this after
non with 500 crates Of berries and $50
packages OF vegetables. With this
seasonable weather the shipments of
berries will increase from now on. The
pea and can crops in and around
Goldsboro are looking beautifully now.
The growing demands upon the Acme
Machine Works forces them to run
overtime. Last night the workmen
quit off at 8 o'clock, and tonight they
work till 10 o'clock.
Mr.. James H. Robinson died suddenly
but not altogether Unexpectedly last
night at the home of his mother, in
John street. Mr.. Robinson was A years
of age. He was a brother of Judge w.
S. OBJ. Robinson and Joseph E. Rob-
inson. OF this city. and DR.. George Rob-
inson. of Smithield. His funeral was
from st. Marie's Catholic church at 5
o'clock this afternoon, attended by a
large number of friends of the family;
the services being conducted by Faith
er Irwin, of Raleigh. Interment fol-
lowing in beautiful Willow Dale ceme-
eery.
Helen. the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A. Creech, is quite sick with
fever.
H.. B. Parker, Jr., is reported much
improved and it is thought he will
be able to leave his sick chamber
shortly.
Mrs. Sarah B. VanNess of East Lex
ington. Mass, after a pleasant visit
to her relations. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d.
Ciddens has returned to her home.
Mrs. VanNess is regent of the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution at Lexington.
J. NJ. Faulkner, of Pikeville township,
died in the S3rd year of his age last
night. About ten days ago he Sus-
tanned a fall, breaking his thigh and
hip-bone.
The quarterly conference of st. Johns
church was held last night and a COM
mittee appointed and empowered to
dispose of the present home of the pas
tor and erect On the premises a more
suitable parsonage.
he East GoIdsboro Land and I'M
provement Company sustained a slight
loss by fire yesterday-some 400 cords
of wood being destroyed. This pro-
perty is being very much improved,
and 500 shade trees put out which are
growing nicely. The sewing plant re-
ferred to recently as a possibility, is
now an assured fact. Mr.. John Slaugh-
ter. of the East Goldsboro Land and
Improvement Company. has just re-
turned from an extended visit to SINH
lar plants. and 1 am told ground will
be broken right away and the erection
of the building begun at once. The
capital stock will be about $50, 900, the
capacity Sc machines. The company
will manufacture overallS. shirts, sun
bonnetS, etc.
The Park Avenue section is to have
two new residences at an early day.
Rev. Charles A. Jenkens returned
from New Bern today. His recent bill
ious attack left him so weak he was
compelled to close the meeting at New
Bern n return home.
| Mrs. J. J. Barker and children have
returned from a delightful visit to Sal
isbury.
Mrs. J. NJ. Benson left today for
/ Rocky Mount on a visit to her sister,
Mrs. knight.
| The store of Mike Mansour was again
entered last night and robbed.
F. K. Thompson, of Raleigh, has just
closed a contract for SIS. 900 improve
| ment to the Wilson county court house.
h illustrated lecture given by Mr..
| Frank A. Cattern, under he auspices
of the Chautauqua Bureau Extension,
| was witnessed by an elite audience at
the opera house last night. The lee
ture of Mr.. Cattern was a literary gem
in thought and presentation n was
illustrated very pretty and inspiring.
Views presented were life-like and
embraced ChautauQua and lake build
| ingS, Pan-American exposition and
foreign views. Of the recitations of
Mrs. Cattern our people are loud in
their praise.
The Atlantic Coast Line special berry
express came through on schedule
time today, having on board 800 crates
] of strawberries and 176 packages of
/ vegetables picked up between Will
mington and Goldsboro. A good rain
would be very helpful just now, but
the color of the berries going forward
is good.
George Murphy. whose farm is just
beyond the city limits, has a 20-acre
field planted in cotton that he has
booked for a 40-bale crop.
1t begins to look as if Goldsboro
would send to New Bern "A Scrap Of
Paper full of interest and laughter.
ii time of arrival there is said to be
Wednesday evening of next week.
This is a splendid attraction and our
New Bern friends will receive it with
pleasure.
There was a shooting scrape in the
quiet little village of Eureka the other
evening in which two or more were en-
gagged at close quarters. Ten shots
were fired and no n touched. It all
grew out of an attempt at arrest. The
names of the participants are, by re-
quest, withheld.
A survey is being made for a rail-
road from Jacksonville to Angler, to
connect with the Cape Fear and
Northern at that point. The line is
to cross the Atlantic Coast Line at or
near Bowden's a few miles south of
Faison, touching Ellington, probably,
en- route. I am unable to ascertain who
is behind this movement but 1t is hint
ed to be a Norfolk and Western effort.
Mrs. Bowles, of S~tatesville nee
Miss Mable Grant, and Mrs. Gary, of
Worchester, nee Miss Emma Grant
are on a visit to their parents, MI. and
Mrs. H. L. Grant, in this city.
The steamer "Goldsboro" left for
New Bern his morning with a cargo
of general merchandise. The Colds
boro Navigation Company is highly
pleased with h success of the Colds
boro. Trips are being regularly made
with paying cargoes.