The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-16
Correspondence of the Messenger.)
GoldSboro, August II.

Correspondence of the MeSSenger.)
Goldsboro, August II.
The sermon of the Rev. r. T. Vann,
president Of the Baptist female univer-
sity, at the First Baptist church yester-
day on Jobs interview with the devil"
was n of fine conception.
"A special train conveying some 200
GOldSborianS attended the funeral SER
vices of Charles B. Aycock. Jr., at Will
son yesterday. The Goldsboro delega-
ton visited. on arrival the sanitarium
and were received by Governor Aycock
passed through the building viewing
the caSket and the many beautiful
floral tributes.
In passing through Wilson your cor
respondent noted many decided i'm
provementS since his residence there.
He took time for a stroll out Nash
street and a peep at the many beauti-
full homes to be found there. 1 was not
news gathering but seeing a number of
darkies wearing the convict garb I
made inquiry and learned that the
county has some thirty road convicts
n for these h authorities have
adopted the regulation costume. These
convicts, among other things, are be-
ing used in making the roadways en-
tering the own a width of 40 feet. In
camp life the guards have adopted a
system of court, not without interest
a judge to sit in action, a constable to
make arrests, a lawyer to prosecute
n defend. the ~empaneling of a jury
n the like being employed. 1t is said
some of these courts held in camp are
very amusing.
Bonnie Hilb, of Nashville, Tenn, is at
home on a visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Hilb.
The institute for the white teachers
| of Wayne county will be held one week
| in rA11ch0ra haoinrin0 Cantopohar Oh
and will be in charge of Professor ]. 1.
Foust. The joint Institutes of Lenoir
and Wayne counties have been aban-
doned for this year.
The 4-years-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Graham, who died yesterday,
| was buried today.
General w. H. Smith is much i'm
proved n it is now thought he will be
sufficiently strong to attend the re-
union of the old veterans at Wrights-
vile this week. Much interest centers
in his candidacy for the office of brig
adler general. In qualification he is
surpassed by none other who may as
pire for h honor and all Wayne will
rejoice in mis- election to the place.
In talking with General Ransom the
other day it was learned that his pros
poets for j. good cotton crop this year
were very promising. The general is
quite a cotton grower, his acreage be-
lHS SOIlS O,UvU ITlS year. IltIZtH, pa
triot, soldier, diplomat, statesman and
farmer are the terms sometimes applied
to this great North Carolinian.
On my visit last week to Kenansville,
the occasion of the old veterans re-
union, 1 noticed in the old Allen office
a revolutionary chair; hoary with age
the property Of Judge Oliver H. Allen,
of Kinston. which was invented by
Thos. Jefferson. Mr.. Jefferson, it will
be recalled, also invented the turn
pillow, it being the custom of his to in
vent for mis- fellow man but not TO
patent.
The boiler room of the McMullen
Lumber Company, at Bowden, was de
stroyed by fire this morning, entailing
a loss of about $500.
The travelling public are continually
after me TO urge upon the Atlantic
Coast Line the Importance of making
connection with the morning train from
Raleigh, whereby the merchants OF
Clayton. Selma. Smithfield, Pine Level
and Princeton could spend a day among
Wilmington iobbers and wholesale
dealers, returning home the same night
These same express surprise that tbs
Wilmington merchants have not them
salves urged the Importance of his
morning connection upon b Coast
Lime officials. I ana satisfied il the mat
ter is properly laid before the Coasi
Line people the connection viii be
made as it would not in b least in
convenience them.