The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-26
GOLDsBORO GOSSIP.
Death of David Andrews-A Box for
Orphans at Thomasvtlle-A Section
of Duplin County in Which Crops
Are Entirely Destroyed.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., July %.
Mr.. David Andrews, aged about 3s
years. died at his home in his city, al
HAS o'clock p. m. Saturday, of pneu.
monia. Fol- some weeks he had beer
confined to his bed but his friends were
hopeful of his recovery, till a few days
since, when pneumonia developed. He
leaves a widow and three children, be-
sides a host of relatives and friends to
mourn his taking off. He was a son OF
the late Rev. John N. Andrews. His
funeral was held from his late residence
at 3 o'cock Sunday afternoon, conduct
ed by the Rev NJ. Bradshaw, interment
following at the Andrews homestead
burying grounds in Fork township.
The ladies Of the First Baptist church
are preparing a box for the orphans at
Thomasville. Mrs. J. w. Stanley has
yesterday in referring to it made a
most beautiful and touching appeal to
his flock, urging them to contribute.
Miss Mayme Isaacs entertained a
number of her young friends at her
home last evening complimentary to
Miss Virginia Baxter, of New Bern,
who is visiting Miss Estelle Edwards.
MI. W.. L DoI lSl, =
from the council of The National
Union, just held at Saratoga, delighted
with the trip. He say he met a
cleverer or stronger body Of men than
those composing this delegation.
A Sunday school of forty members
was organized last week at Haywood
Hams school house.
Walter Wells, an old GoldSboro boy,
now in the service OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company at Ports
mouth. Va, spent yesterday in the city
with relatives.
Mrs. A. B. Crumpler, Mrs. J.. ].
street, Mrs. Joel Rhodes and Mrs. AL
bridge left this evening for Falcon
where they go to attend q Holiness
campmeeting.
There is a section in Duplin county
three miles in width and ten in length,
that a s suffered more perhaps from
the rains than that of any other eastern
locality. A gentleman who has just
visited the section says a farmer there
has an S00-acre field that usually pro-
duces we'll, but should he continue to
cultivate up to harvest he would not
secure a hundred dollars for the field.
This farmer has an S-acre piece of
ground lear his residence that usually
averages a bale of cotton to the acre
which will not this year produce one
fourth Of a bale for the whole acreage.
1t is claimed there was recently a rain
of the nature of a cloud burst in this
section, hat filled a large pot in a yard
to the depth of Is inches, it bei2g esti-
mated, allowing for the rounded sur
face. to be a rainfall of IA inches. This
gentleman says in this section it will
take on an average, 100 stalks Of corn
to produce one ear.
There will be a festival held at Ed
mundsontown chapel Thursday evening
under the supervision of Messrs Wade
and Rounding.
After an illness of eleven weeks Mrs.
A. Hill is now thought to be on the
way to recovery.
j. B.. Whitaker, of The Winston Sen
tinel. is on a visit here to old friends.
Mr.. Whitaker is pleasantly remembered
as an old citizen.
Captain and Mrs. T. w. Slocumb
hav returned from their outing at
Saluda-
Rev. Hight c. Moore and Mrs. Moore.
Of New Bern, passed through en- route
to Globe, n. c., where they spend a va
cation.
The two fire companies, the Eclipse
and No. 1, left this evening for Char
lotte, determined to lower the record.