The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-04
GOSSIP.
frfct-Churches Today-Stricken With
Apoplexy.
Correspondence OF the Messenger.)
GOldSboro NJ G. December %.

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro, N. c., December %.
The titles to h property OF the
East Goldsboro Land and Improvement
Company were perfected last night.
The company will begin on January
1st to lay the property off into lots and
take other steps TOWARD the improve
ment of the property. The community
will be known as East Goldsboro. The
Atlantic and North Carolina railway
will give East Goldsboro an attractive
depot, the erection of which will begin
at an early day. In view of the fact
that vacant lots are scarce in the city
Company will offer a number of most
desirable residential lots and it is
thought many citizens will purchase
sites and erect commodious dwellings
there. No prettier or more commodf-
GUS sites are offered the public than are
to be DUN on this property, only a
short distance removed from the grad
ed school, Herman Park and Odd Eel
lows home, on an elevated level plain.
Through the Humphrey-Gibson Com
pany Mr.. Robert H. Phillips. on yester-
day purchased the H. We'll Bros vacant
lot lis feet front or William street and
20 feet front on Oak street the price
paid being $2,425.
Miss Ellen Dortch entertained a num-
Der of her young friends at her home
last evening.
Rev. w. c. Newton will be out of the
city tomorrow in attendance upon the
union meeting of Neuse Association at
Lagrange. His pulpit, the First Bap-
fist. will be occupied at the morning
service by Rev. c. F. R~amsbottom, Of
Chadbourn, N. c. Mr.. Ramsbottom
chapel in Edmondsontown and at the
Second Baptist church at night. There
will be services in all the city churches.
Pastors extend cordial invitations to
strangers in the city to worship with
their congregations.
At their session last night the board
of aldermen decided that in the future
all buildings erected within the fire
limits shall be of brick or stone. An
arc light "a ordered placed at the
corner Of Virginia and Walnut streets.
Blanch, the little daughter of B. r.
King, who had a severe attack of scar
let fever, has recovered I am glad to
chronicle.
E. G. Hines the hustling young drum
mer of the Goldsboro Grocery Compa-
ny, returned last night from a holiday
visit to relatives and friends in the
Faison section.
N. G.. Price was stricken with apo
plexy on Wednesday night n has not
spoken since; nor has he taken notice
of anything or any one.
Now that our choppers and sawyers
nave advanced prices there is some
talk of the introduction of a portable
engine and saw.
Tuesday night the bond question
comes up for final action.
Captain T.. H. Balm in his report on
the recent fire to the Insurance Com
cry involved by the fire was $21, 600,
with an insurance of $9,5 0 and dam
ages amounting to "a, 7S5. The property
of fourteen individuals was damaged
or a total Of twelve houses.
During the year 1900 our register of
deeds has issued 344 marriage licenses,
an average of more thar one per day
for the work days of the year, with to-
day and Monday yet to hear from.
Graded school opens for the spring
term on Wednesday January End.
Following is the committee on ar
rangement appointed by the chamber
of commerce.: Nathan O'Berry, Nj. l..
Lee, c. B.. Miller, G.. A. Norwood, Jr.,
]. L. Borden, Joseph Rosenthal, l.. M.
Michaux, Charles Dewey. F. A Dan
iels, J.. E. Robinson, f. K. Borden, J.
M. Powell, j. B. Edgerton, B. G.
Thompson, George c. Royal, Gust
named today
Shall the state sell it's interest in the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
called upon to answer at it's next slit
ing.
Correspondence of The Messenger
Goldsboro, December 81.
The death Saturday night at I'D
o'clock of Chief Justice William. T.
Faircloth at his home in this city cas
a shadow of gloom over the communi-
ty. The public generally was not
aware Of the fact ere the afternoon of
yesterday. The judge was on the
streets Saturday afternoon and was
looking in his accustomed health. AS he
entered the ~postoffice building he ex-
changed kindly greetings with your
correspondent. He ate a hearty dinner
! on saturday end in the early evening
reliShed his accustomed tea. After
O'Clock he took a bath. after which,
while c%onversing with Mrs. Faircloth,
he ate an orange and an apple, retiring
soo after. Pretty soon he arose in
bed, as if in pain,~then got up and
rested on the lounge. Mrs. Faircloth
noticing his condition, called in some
of the neighbors, one of whom was sent
for DR.. Spicer- In the meantime every
thing was done for him that could be
done. He expired just as DIR. SpiceI
came in the door,. The cause of death
vas attributed to be neuralgia of the
heart.
Judge Fairc1oth was born i'm Edge
combe county January 8. 1923, n was
consequently. in his l2nd year. The
greater portion of his life was spent
in this city. He was enc of the most
rS~oroi~01A
section of the state. He served two
terms on the bench Of the supreme
court, being appointed frs as an as
sociate justice in 1876 by Governor
Curtis H. Brogden and was elected az
chief justice in 1894 Tor a term Of
eight years. He was a large property
owner in the city. was director of the
Bank Of Wayne and a deacon Of the
First Baptist church. From 1888 to 1880
he was associated with Judge VIM r.
Allen, OF this city, TIN the practice Of
the law under the firm name Of Fair