The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-26
Gossip.


Goldsboro. N c., July IS.
Robbers entered the store OF the Colds
boro Hardware Company last night.
through the glass transom over the
hack door. Nothing is missed today ex-
cent a pistol. They made their exit by
opening a IGOR from the interior.
There is no clue as to the guilty par
ties.
Quite a jolly party went out on a
hay ride last night. The ride was gwen
complimentary to Miss Annie Jones. OF
Raleigh: Miss Annie Puckett OF smith
field. and Miss d WooIen. OF Green
Vile. who are visiting friends in the
City.
NJ : n wiI1i:sms. one Of h nrm OF
williams & Edmundson. prop.-iesors %
The armer returned "
the city yesterday and will make prep.
arations for opening his warehouse
Mr.. Williams was in the same car with
Mr.. Crawford n DR.. kilgo. wit
Messing the fight. He says he did not
understand all that was said
them, but crawford attacked Mr. hiigo
while he was in his seat. Friends I'M
mediateIy interfered. n no damage
was done.
n. B. Parker, Jr., state Sunday
school organizer. left today for RoS-
boro where he will begin his work.
Miss Lula Carter has returned from
a visit to friends in Wilson.
j. s. Neal, of Winston: G.. W. Hutch
inson. of Rocky Mount, Va, and j. w
Lineback, of Pilot Mountain, Va,
have arrived in the city and will have
charge of the Banner tobacco ware
house this season. Messrs. Young and
George have also arrived and VIII buy
tobacco on the Goldsboro market this
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Philips left yes
terday for Buffalo via Norfolk. Va. and
New York.
The Parks team n Mt. Olive will
play a game of ball here tomorrow
evening.
The death of Mrs. Matthew Best oc-
Cured at her home in his county yes
terday evening. She was a sister-in-
law of our townsman Mr.. NJ. J. Best.
and leaves a husband n several chill
dren. The cause of her death was ty-
phoid fever.
On the sick list are Messrs w. T.
Yelverton, George Yelverton. Dulan
Brown n Mrs. A. j. Brown.
Mr.. George c. Royal will leave to-
morrow morning for a long western
business trip.
Sidney @. Mewborne, a popular law
yer of Wilson, was in the city today
returning from a visit to his parents In
Green county.
Professor Kinsey, of kinsey female
seminary. was here today.
DR.. w. II. H. Cobb has gone to Bufa-
10 TO take in the exposition.
The firm of H. We'll & Bros had the
misfortune of loosing one of their fine
horses this morning. The driver was
on his way with a load of brick to the
steamer Goldsboro. The river being
very high, a low place covered with
water and muddy had to be crossed.
While undertaking TO cross this place
the horses became fastened in the mud
and the driver was able to extricate
but n before the other was drowned.
A negro was brought here today by
Constable Luby Herring charged with
breaking into Richard Thomas house
neal Bestan.
Professor s. NJ Smith. one of the state
Sunday school organizers, was here to-
day on his way to Dunn. He will be
at Mt. Olive Sunday, August the 4th.
and deliver a speech before the Brog-
den township Sunday school conven-
ton.
Rev. c. w. Blanchard. of Kinston,
has gone to Clayton in with
his wife to visit her people.
Thursday. August LIST will be a big
tobacco day in Goldsboro. The Farm
ers'. the Planters and the Banner ware
house will be opened on this date. The
prospects are bright for a large opening
and successful year for all concerned.
Farmers inform me that the recent
rains have wonderfully benefited to-
bacco and the indications are a large
crop will be raised.