The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-24
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP.
A Heavy Rain storm sunday Night n
the City I'm Darkness-Great Need OF q
Passenger Depot-Death OF Miss
Mary Prince.
Correspondence Of the Messenger.)

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., May 20.
The rains descended. the flood came
and the city was wrapped in darkness.
This was the condition here last night,
as many pedestrians are ready to tes-
tify. When the Atlantic and North
Carolina train rolled into the magni-
icent union depot the downpour was
heavy and the water was of that soak
ing kind. which takes a fellow from
head to foot leaving him the spectacle
of a drowned rat. The worst feature
or 1t was the fact that evera ladies
and children, residents of the city, all
dlked out in pretty patterns of white
and flower bedecked headgear and not
a hack on the streets to shelter them
home. Result-they remained on the
cars and were taken to the car sheds
whose shelter is the same as that of
the depot-the cloud above, and there
they remained until the rains held up
n out in to the mud and slush amid
its darkness they padded their Owl
for their respective homes. Oh
when will the travelling public be freed
from such scenes and experiences by
the erection Of a union passenger de-
pot in keeping with the progress of the
city.
Saturday night there was a cloud
burst and hail storm in Brogden town.
ship. The growing crops of Tom SUIT
ton and Bob Davis. were beaten into
shreds.
A bright beautiful flower has been
plucked from the home of Mr.. a. NJ.
Prince. in the taking off yesterday af-
ternoon by h death angel of his
daughter, Miss Mary. For several
months Miss Prince has borne with
Christian fortitude the ravages of hat
dread disease consumption and while
her death at any hour, would not have
caused a surprise. yet her passing away
does cast a gloom over the community
whose people deeply sympathize with
the loved mes left behind in the sad
visitation. Her passing again is sad
when we call to mind the fact that but
a few short months since her marri-
g to her betrothed was postponed in
definitely owing to her enfeebled con-
dition. Her loved one fingered here
watching at her bedside hoping and
trusting for the returning strength that
never came and to him too the hearts
of our people go out.
The remains of Mr.. w. T. Lewis, who
died at the hospital in Raleigh yester-
day reached the city this afternoon for
interment in Willow Dale cemetery.
Captain D.. j. Broadhurst and Mrs.
Broadhurst left today on a visit to their
son Walter Broadhurst at Atlantic
City. New Jersey.
Isaac Powell. aged 80 years, and his
wife, Of Jones county, passed through
on a visit to friends in Duplin county.
The welded life Of this sprightly couple
dates Jack 60 years. They have ten
children. seventy-five grand children
and fifteen great grand children.
Sheriff 3. w. Edwards of Green coun-
ty passed through with five prisoners
today, three for the penitentiary and
two for road service in New Hanover
county.
T. c. Wooten. of Kinston, passed
through for Red Springs where he to-
morrow delivers ar address at the clos
ing exercises of the school there.
Large shipments of soft shell crabs
are passing through daily from More
head.
G~oldsboro's graded chool closes on
Friday next. Dr. Hume. of Chapel Hill.
is expected to deliver an address.
Bea shipments will begin in a few
days. 1 notice specimens Of this year
crop W inches long, from the farm Of
L. =. Gulley.