The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-15
GOSSIP.
Cases for the Superior Court-The Joke
on the City Fathers-week OF Prayer
Servioes-A ssRat-ung'' Experience
The Committee on transportation of
the Governors Party,
Correspondence Of The Messenger
Goldsboro, y. c., January II.

MY Daughter-in-Law" came, saw
and conquered Goldsboro last night
The press of the state very generously
heralded the coming of the clever, fas-
cinating young Carolinian. Miss Ma
rion Convere fJones) who seems TO just
fit the character, My Daughter-in-
Law" Her appearance upon the stage
was the occasion Of prolonged ap-
plause and from the go she captivated
her large audience. n held them as
the play progressed to the drop Of the
curtain in the last act. 1t Is needless
to dwell upon the individual support.
The concensus of orinion is they were
all good.
After the play Miss Jones was given
a reception and banquet at the Hotel
ennon
The troupe left here at 1890 for
Fayetteville and under the excellent
management of that dashing u
Carolinian. Mr.. James K. Collier, this
splendid cast may expect to meet with
success throughout their southern tour.
At this point John Brown. of this
city, Joined he company and so soon
as Smith. the lineal descendent of the
original John, is found the cast Is per-
fected to the end.
Mr.. Collier and his company were ex-
tended the hospitality of the Olympia
Club while in the city, and he ask me
to express his regrets ne could not
make them a visit.
AT a meeting of Thomas Ruffln
on January 8, 1901. a committee was
appointed to draft resolutions of re-
spect in m of Comrade Genera
William CASTOR Lewis.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That it is with sincere re-
greet that we have heard of the death
of u friend and comrade. Genera
William CASTOR Lewis.
That in the death of General Levi.
the state has lost a faithful and eff
cient officer and Camp Thomas Ruffh
1893, u. c. ", a devoted and best-lovet
| comrade.
THAT in all the relations of life i
might be truly a i of General Lewis
that he was true to his trust and faith
full to his friends.
THAI these resolutions be inscribed
on a page of our records and a cop,
sent to he family of the deceased an
also to The Wilmington Messenge,
with request that they be published.
(Signed)-S. w. Siler. w. H. Smith
| D. j. Broadhurst. A. B. Hollowell
Thomas Hill, committee.
Miss Julia Bailey Howell, executiv,
clerk to Governor Aycock, leaves tomor
row for Raleigh and will be a guest a
the executive mansion awaiting the ar
rival of the governor and Mrs. Aycock
There Were 154 burial permits ISSUED
for interment in Willow Dale cemeter,
for the year 1900. Many of these wer,
permits granted for burial of thos.
who died elsewhere. Births in the city
for the year were about eighty.
Your correspondent begs to acknowl
edge the following invitations: 9TH,
Olympia Club cordially invite you t,
attend a reception at their club rooms
given complimentary to Governo
Charles B. Aycock, Monday evening
January IA, 1901, $50 to 11.3O, Colds
boro, N. c."
The committee of arrangements vii
spare no pains or expense in their eff
forts to make this one of the most bril-
liant affairs in the history of the city
h week of prayer service was he'll
at the First Baptist church last ever
ing, conducted by the Rev. ]. J.. Bar
ker-subject"The Social Life of th
Twentieth Century"
During the hours of last night, Will
the family were sleeping, some on
visited the premises of Mr.. Henry Val
in Pikeville township and stole a bal
of cotton. The cotton was stored in a
out house and was rolled across tn
lot to a fence, the panels taken dow
and the cotton loaded into a WACO
and hauled away. The bale Is number
ed and has the initials III. "" on it.