The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-06
II CAROLINA.

Glob correspondence Lenoir Topic: Last
Friday night a wandering bruin went to
miles north of here, and killed and car
ried off a heifer, and badly injured
another.
Raleigh Recorder: The Recorder closes
its Sixty-Second volume with this number
There have been fifty additions TO our
church at Salisbury since Rev. NJ. +.
Parrish became it's pastor. The town is
growing rapidly. and we are glad to say
our church is growing more rapidly.
Carthage Blade: The Blade is most
happy to announce that the 30-room new
hotel is assured, and that Mr.. Shaw. the
builder. is now making preparations for
the erection Of the building. Some of the
towns men Of means donate the lot and
$1,000
jacksonville Times: The sixth annual
convention Of the Onslow county Sunday
school association meets in the twon Of
Jacksonville on August 18th and 18th.
1S97."The jail is still without an cccu-
pant, but we imagine that il will have to
be enlarged about next October when the
dear people will be sent to Jail if they
are unable 10 pay their taxes.
Greensboro Record: The Southern
railway reorganization in the Transporter
ton department Will 20 into effect on
July 4th. Three new divisions are created
one known as the Washington division.
the second as the Ashcville division and
the third ~ the Admission division. The
idea in making this reorganization is, as
stated, 70 cqudlIIc the DIVISIONS ana the
runs Of the train men.
Fayetteville Observer:-Rev. Benz. r.
Hall is rapidly COnValescing. and will
soon be able to return to his charge
Before this trucking season is over it is
by competent persons that as
much as $50, 900 will have been received by
farmers, who have Fayetteville as their
headquarters. for truck alone. Only a few
years 20 the trucking industry Of Cum
bertrand could hardly more than supply
the home market.
Washington Progress: The crops in the
Aurora section are the finest we have
seen there at this season Of the year for
many years past. There is q large acre
age in cotton and a short acreage in corn.
The potato crop in this section was short,
but the fair prices realized caused several
OF the farmers to come out ahead. We
learn that Mr.. Joe. Ingram. of that sec
ton, made about 81 800 clear money from
n small crop.
The Concord Standard tells of a swim
dler from Greensboro named j. w. Walker
being arrested and tried in South Caro-
lima for handling green goods. He left
his wife, had a woman with him acting
as his secretary. He was a very illiterate
man, and the woman seemed to be DOS
Sessed Of more than ordinary intelligence.
Her name was Miss Addie Houser, and
her home is near Charlotte. When Walk
er was arrested in South Carolina the
woman was also arrested, and the two
were found to have $500 each in green
goods on their persons. They got five
years in the penitentiary.
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