The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
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The treat Damage to Crops by the Re
cent Hail Storms-violent Wind
Storm-The Truck Market.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
GoIdsboro, n. c., May IL.
Copious rains, yea, almost cloud
bursts, accompanied by wind and hail
have visited us again. The rainfall
yesterday was heavy and was accom-
panied by hail without, however, doing
any damage in the immediate vicinity
of the city. Over in New Hope and
SauIston township the brunt OF the
storm passed, and right distressing is
the news from these sections. A gentle
man in from Saulston township says
in his section hail fell last evening to
a depth of four inches on level and this
morning when he left home drifts
against house and in fence corners
were four feet deep. Mr.. Marcellus
Smith Of that section was out in the
storm and his head was pelted SO by
the hailstones that he is confined to his
bed today.
Mr.. George w. Best, Of this city,
who owns a large farm two miles north
of Boston, came in on last nights train
and tells your correspondent that the
a fall Of yesterday in his neighbor-
hood was not so heavy, but that Of
Thursday was terrific. His entire crop
Of corn was beaten into shreds, as was
also all cotton that was through the
ground. These crops will have to be
planted over again. Nor, is this all.
for amid his hail storm a wind OF
cyclonic proportions struck his farm,
leaving three tobacco barns leveled
with the ground. His 3-story gin
house, a splendidly constructed build
ing, 30X60 feet, was moved ~ inches
on the pillars and his store house, a
strongly bui3 one, 30x60 feet, was left in
the shape or the rainbow.
Down the Atlantic and North Carroll
ma railroad the rainfall was heavy from
New Bern to Goldsboro.
Truck movements from this point
are now heavy. Since day before yes
terday the shipments of peas have been
about 1000 package. Peas are selling
today in Chicago for S1.35 to 1.50: Phil
adelphia s1.OO to 1.25, New York $1.OO
to 1.50 per bushel baske Numerous
growers sold today to agents and spec
ulators on the spot at so cents per
basket. Strawberries are selling 10 and
IS cents in northern markets today. OF
this crop within the past three days
nearly a hundred car loads have passed
over the Atlantic Coast Line.
I beg to acknowledge a nicely gotten
up folder invitation and programme
to the closing exercises of the Deb
nam-Kinsey school at LAGRANGE, n. G.
May Goth and 21st.
Aliens Big New Orleans Ministries
are booked for an appearance here un-
der canvas May 18th.
Helen, the little daughter of r. A.
Creech, who has been so very sick
with fever. is thought to be somewhat
improved today.
Burglars visited the home of Mr.. J
w. Parker last night and through a
window effected an entrance, relieving
MI. Parker of a pair of pants and SIC
in cash.
Mrs. Lane, wife of John H. Lane died
last night at her home near the dark
bridge, Of uric poison.
1 am asked to say, referring to the
speech of Mr.. James A. Bryan yester-
day on the Private Soldier" that Mr.
Bryan demonstrated in his reference
to the battle of Gettysburg that he had
not read Pickett or Pettigrew" by
Captain w. r. Bond. The address OF
Mr.. Bryan was a splendid n