The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-12
Especial to The Messenger.)

Wilson, T.. c.. May 9.-This goodly
n beautiful town continues to step to
the music Of the saw and hammer, Tor
in all its parts new residences, new bus
mess houses and new factories are go
ing up. Among the new buildings that
are now IN the hands Of contractors
you correspondent notes the elegant
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse 3. Will
liams, on Nash street. that will cost
considerably up in the thousands. and
he understands that the ever alert and
progressive Jefferson D. Farrior will
soon build a S2O.0O1 home on the same
street, and also n handsome structure
on the corner of Goldsboro and Barnes
streets to be occupied the coming fall
by the new banking company, of which
he is the head.
The Branch Banking Company, one
Of our oldest and best institutions,
founded by the lamented Alpheus
Branch and now under the able man
agement Of the Hon. H. G.. Conner as
president and J. c.. Hales as cashier, a
few days ago made a deal by which
this bank became the owner Of the lot
on the corner of Nash and Goldsborc
streets, upon which a bank building
Will be erected to cost $4,000.
The mammoth factory of the I'M
perial Tobacco Company is being rapid
ly pushed to completion, as is the Lib
erty warehouse. and on another corner
of G~oldSborO and Barnes streets MeSSrs.
Dave and Rob Roysin will build this
summer a magnificent opera house, and
on the same street Mr.. R. CT. Briggs is
4 OQffinO raa1r 70 h>il6 CnIorn1 brick
stores.
In this march Of prOgreSSiVenesS the
owners of the New Briggs hotel have
not been u~nmindful OF the wants., con-
~venience and comfort of the travelling
public, for they have recently had an
annex OF % bed rooms built to their al
ready handsome building, an up-tO-date
we'll equipped barber shop, run by three
Of the best BARRIERS in the state, a laun-
dry. and every other convenience that
their grestS may wish for. George W.
Staunton. q splendid young man and
inancier. is the proprietor of this ele-
CANT house, and the prince Of clever
men, the genial, big souled Fred Perry,
is the general manager. With all re-
quirements now met. the new Briggs, as
a hosiery, has no superior in eastern
Carolina.
The Imperial is another one Of our
hotels, of which our people are proud,
and while not so large or commodious
as the new Briggs, 1t is flrst-class in
every particular, for it is under the
management Of Mrs. linn Foote, one
Of thu best and cleverest of southern
women.
Further improvements are to be made
to our beautiful streets, for on Tues
day last a large majority of the regis
tered voters of the town voted for the
issuance of $4,000 more Of bonds fol
I further paving and for the extension
of the water system. and on the 3Otf
the people of the county at large vii
vote for the issuance Of $4,000 Of county
bonds for the improvement of the public
roads leading into their capital town.
Monday. the 18th, will be u me
mortal day. and 1t will be appropriate
ly observed. Our people treasure ant
halIow and love the memory Of the
dear lost cause and once a ear, a
t least, with feelings akin to the religion
of the soul, they gather about the con
secrated ground where our faller
braves are sleeping. n with Oratory
music and flowers pay tribute to tn
7 valor that led them to the battlefield
and to die for a cause they could no
save. While thus honor1ng their deat
warriors they do not forget the sur
viving cOmrade, ana as an Vidence o
: this your correspondent is proud t
: record the fact tina in the democratic
; primaries held last week and in tn
l election held this week, Jim Marsh
l bourn. one of the brave and gallant mel
who followed the immortal Lee, re
Z ceived every vote that was cast 70
I chief of the Wilson, police force.