The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-13
~GoLDsBoRo GOSSIP.
The Death of Mrs. j. +. Miller Casts
a Gloom Over the Town-Fine Game
OF Ball-Charles Aycock's Condition
Unimproyed.

Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. y. c.. August 3.
a shadow of gloom hangs over h e
city over the intelligence Of the death
at Morganton, at the home of her son.
OF Mrs. j. F. Miller. OF this city. Only.
some ten days ago Mrs. Miller lett
here on a visit to her son. In perfect
health. She was q woman universally
held in high esteem for her many viz
tues that shone Respondent In her
daily walk in and out her home M
among those with whom she had spent
her life. Hers vas an
Christian life and faith with her was
not without works. a delight OF hers
being to help the poor. The passing
away OF such a character will be Keen
ly felt here. rich and poor alike being
the worse for her going out from US
AS a consoling influence her life OF
three score and three years spent here
will ever be kept in memory green. TO
refresh and stimulate TO noble exam
pie and nobler purpose. Her funeral
will be held from st. Pauls NJ Z.
church, of which she was a member,
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Mrs
Miller was the beloved wife OF DR.. ].
F. Miller. superintendent OF the East
ern hospital and one Of G~oldsboros
most prominent citizens. She was O
daughter Of the late Arnold Borden.
who died many years ago. and sister
Of E. B. Borden. w. II. Borden and
Mrs. Hannah Dewey. h was the
mother OF Professor John c. Miller. or
the deaf and dumb institute at Nor
canton; of Mrs. L. NJ. Micbaux. OF his
city: c. 3. Miller. of this city; Hugh
Miller, of Columbia. S. c.; Mrs. L. c.
Switzerland, of this city: +. NJ. Miller,
of this city; DR.. Robert Miller, OF
Richmond. Va, and Miss Bessie Mil
Ter of his city.
A spirited game of ball was pulled
off on the diamond here last evening
by the mines of Black Creek n Colds
boro. The game as started promised
& walk over for the visiting team but
the home team caught on TO Regan IN
the eighth and lande five safe hits.
At the conclusion of the eighth inning
the score stood s to 3 in favor OF Colds
boro when, 1t is claimed, Regan or the
visiting team, took exceptions to a
previous ruling of the umpire and
threw up the sponge with the result
that Goldsboro was given the game by
the score 8 to 0. Batteries: For Black
Creek, Regain and Thackera; Colds
boro. Bass and Scott.
Latest advices from the bedside of
Charles b. Aycock. Jr., are that hy-
postatic pneumonia has developed and
little hope is entertained Of his recov-
cry. The sympathy OF all Wayne goes
OUT 10 his parents, the governor ana
Mrs. Aycock, who yet hope for his re-
covery.
JEFF Wrenn, of Baltimore, after an
absence of five years is in the city on a
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
K. Wrenn.
Her friends Will be glad to know that
the condition OF Mrs. H. H. Cobb is
much improved.
Miss Louise evans is visiting Mrs.
3. II. Griffin.
General w. H. Smith, of this city.
is a candidate for the office of briga-
der general of the United Confederate
Veterans. which election will be held
at Wrightsville e-union next week.
Mr.. Smith is the commander of the
camp here whose membership is 500.
being the Oldest and perhaps the larg-
est camp in the state. He has ever
proved a friend Of the old veterans.
Even now he offers to pay the ex-
penses to the re-union OF any and all
mbe who are unable to defray
the expense of the trip.
he little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Johnson, aged s months who
died last night was placed to rest in
Willow Dale cemetery this afternoon.
A we'll developed case Of smallpox,
the patient a negro woman was sent
to the pest house from southern John
street today No fears are entertain
ed Of any spread of the disease here,
as every p~recaution by the health
officers has been and is being taken.
Durham versus Goldsboro is the at
traction at base ball park tomorrow.
A splendid game Is promised.