The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10

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Charlotte Observer: The dispatches
tell US that Representative Pearson. of
North Carolina, introduced In the house
yesterday a bill to repeal the civil SER
vice law. All. there. Richmond.
St~atesville. has instituted suit against
Statesvilie. had instituted suit against
the bank CMorganion) for nonresident
parties for the sum OF $4,000. The suit
probably ~precipitated the failure.
w~desboro Messenger: II. D.. Kendall.
who lives five miles from town on the
Monroe road. Is the owner of q COW, now
about five years old. which was born
without eyes, but strange to say has no
more apparent difficulty in finding her
way about the range than II she could
see. She never runs into a ditch or
fence. but avoids al obstacles with an
intuition that is remarkable
Washington Messenger: Another FIRE
occurred on the farm Of Mr.. J. J. Laugh
inghouse Friday night. and his barn con-
tanning 20 bushels OF corn and farming
implements, was destroyed. The origin
of the fire Is unknown Only a short
time ago Mr.. Laugninghouse lost his
by the loss of his barn all OF this years
crop Of corn with the exception OF about
forty barrels stored in a tobacco barn.
Monroe Journal: At about : o'clock or
last Friday night the fire alarm was
given and in a few moments the town
was ilAgEnl Will lhe hdSAS WHICH "tkc
consuming the ginnery Of Mr.. j. d. Par
ker. situated at the rear OF the foundry.
near the passenger depot. The building
burned rapidly. and was soon in ashes.
The loss was considerable with 81 200 in
surance. The machinery was good and
new. The origin of the fire was not
known.
Raleigh News and Observer: The re-
ports of the conference show that the
past year has beeG marked by some pro-
p-~ac~ otnnD oil lines Though tho Sfafa-
ments made by the pastors from the
country charges were to the enec that
the people are suffering from the hard
times. Not a few preachers came to
conference with unpaid salaries. and
there was loss to the mission fun and
other causes due to what one preacher
called these stringent calamitous
times" Indeed. on Friday and Saturday.
there was a mournful monotony. in the
reports from the circuit preachers. sal
aries behind: collections not up in FULL
by men, too, who had labored in the
heat and cold upon small salaries.-The
solicitor at Winston has sent seventy-five
or more bills to the grand jury against
merchants for selling cigarettes TO
minors.
Charlotte News: Chief OF Police Ash
craft, of Monroe, came in yesterday with
a negro named John Brooks, who is
wanted at Eiberton. Ga; for the murder
of a section master on the Georgia. Car
DINA and Northern road. Brooks was
caught Saturday near Spencer. where he
has been working for some time
Last night while Father Francis was
conducting the evening service at St.
Peters Catholic church, fire broke out
in the sacristy of the church. 1t was
discovered by a boy who at once mott
fed the priest. Father Francis at once
retired to the sacristy. He saw the cx-
tent of the fire and in order to avert a
panic announced to the congregation
that there was no danger whatever. at
the same time requesting several men,
berS of the congregation to assist in put
ting out the fire. He then went ahead
and preached his evening sermon. while
those in the SacriSty were at work put
ting out the fire. His GOODNESS averted
what might have been a serious panic.
Loss $500.
New Bern Journal: The Journal re-
from ReelSborC, of the drowning yester-
day, in Broad creek, Of Mr.. Jesse b. Ca
ton. Mr.. Cation, against the protests of
his wife, had taken his boat and gone
up the creek after a keg of wine, and
was on mis- return when the boat over
turned and he was drowned. He was &c
years old and leaves a wife and six chill
dren.-Suddenly of heart trouble. at the
Hotel Chattawka, in this city, Sunday
afternoon December 5th, 1897. Fayette
Stratton Giles, of Chicago, Ill. He was
born in Massachusetts in 1897. When a
young man he entered business as a dia-
nlond merchant and dealer in precious
stones in New York city. So we'll did he
succeed that when he retired from &C
tive business some years ago his house
had established branches in France and
Switzerland. After retiring from bust
ness Mr.. Giles devoted his time to trav-
cling and studying economics. He was
author of Century Onward" Industrial
Army" and other similar works. During
last winter Mr.. Giles made his home In
New Bern.