The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
GoLDsBoRo GOSSIP.
The Mayoralty Qucstion-Money for
the Orphan Asylum from b Calves
ton Relief Fund.-.


| Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. March 9.
Rain or shine, there viii be service in
all city churches tomorrow.
The question of m~ayoralty is the
talk day and night. True. there is but
n avowed candidate. but quite a
number OF gentlemen are being named
as desirable timber. Among these are
Earle A Humphrey and II. B. Park
er, Jr. Either Of these gentlemen
would make botn an aggressive and
progressive official. being specially
qualified for the important position.
The idea Of a young man for the exec
ut1ve G Of the city government is
Fastening itself upon our people.
Mrs. Peacock. relict of Mr.. Lawrence
peacock, of Brosden township, a sister.
or Mrs. D. III. Bridgers, of this city,
died last night, in her 73rd year OF
age, as result of the grippe.
L have been asked to name the in
corporators Of the Atlantic and North
western Railroad Company. Among
them are: A. w. Cormick, A. H. Mar
tin. ]. w. Edwards and Earle A.
Humphrey. There are some four or five
other capitalists behind the movement.
Work of construction Of the line 10
Seven Springs. / am told, will begin as
soon as a survey of the route can be
completed. The line will subsequently
run to Richlands, Jacksonville and
S~Wansboro, in Onslow county. En-
trance will be made at East Goldsboro
on the Atlantic and North Carolina
railway n thence to the union depot.
Captain A. j. Galloway is GONZALES
cent in fact, he spent a short while
on our streets today, to the delight OF
many friends.
The superintendent of the orphans
home is receivink some of the money
that was sent to the Galveston sut-
ferers by the d Fellows of the state.
This money was not needed and so per
cent. is being returned to all parts of
the United States. Oxford lodge was
the first to send the money to the or
phans' home-amount. $3.50 1t is pre-
sumed many other lodges will do like
wise.
Mr.. l.. D. Giddens has returnec from
an extended visit to Mobile, Ala He
is in splendid trim and says he was
right royalty entertained on the occa-
sion of his visit.
Elijah Jones is dead and buried.
This is the colored man who in life so
annoyed passengers at the cars by TAX
ing hold of their baggage, etc. Many
times he was before the courts as a
nuisance. 1t is umored some one in
the city held a policy for his life.
The board of aldermen met last
night. in called session and named
the following registrars for the May
election: First ward. NJ. L. Lee; Sec
ond ward. K. E. Bizzell; Third ward,
/. H. Balm; Fourth ward, w. d. Creech.
The board arranged to put in a num-
Der of extra carts in order to give the
city a thorough cleaning before spring
opens. The street committee were in
structed to begin the posting of streets
n numbering of houseS. so as to be
ready for the introduction of the free
delivery system that the government
will put in effect about July.
Our young townSman, Mr.. Phil S.
Dortch, will leave shortly for Chicago.
where he will locate as an electrician.
Last nights german was a decidedly
pleasant one The music was furnish
ed by the Knights of Pythias bard or
cheStra.
Last fail Bessie. the S-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. E. w. Powell. stuck a needle
in her foot. Yesterday this needle came
through the top of the foot h has
not complained these months of any
pain OF inconvenience, but was careful
when a shoe was purchased for her, 20
insist Upon a number much larger thar
was necessary.
Representative n. w. Taylor, of Car
teret, passed through for Beaufort on
a sick furlough.
DR.. Geo. Butler. Mrs. Butler and chill
dren left today for Alexandria City,
Ala. They will stop en- route at Lau-
rinburg over Sunday.