The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-09
r. CAROLINA.

Hop culture near Hamlet proves to be
a decided success and next year ii will
be conducted on a larger scale.
A pipe factory is being erected at
Montezuma. Mitchell county. for manu-
featuring pipes out OF ivy stems.
Winston Sentinel: Yesterday marked
the twentieth anniversary Of Bishop
Rondthaler's residence in Salem and con-
nection with the Home church.
Mr.. H. 7. Greenleaf. of Elizabeth City.
will bring suit in the superior court
against the corporation of Elizabeth City
for the sum of g. 900 for using his ground
in the widening of Matthews street.
Charlotte Observer: Thai 1920 have
been subscribed towards erecting a mon
ument to Senator Vance in Charlotte.
Asheville has already selected a shaft.
What about the one to be erected in
Raleigh?
Raleigh Times: Saturday morning a
lead cart rolled into the state farm at
Catalonia, near Tillery. 1t bore the body
of John Bridgers, who two days before
had escaped from the convict camp. No.
1, at Catalonia. Two others escaped with
Bridgers, John Rogers and Will Good
bury.
A correspondent of the Statesville
Landmark writes that Mr.. Asa Jones, of
that is something new. The trees are
CRAFTS on wild dogwood stocks. Mr..
Jones says that they hardly ever fail to
bear fruit, and that the life of the tree
is several years longer than the ordinary
tree.
Kinston is so crowded that it is almost
impossible to provide for the comfort of
the prisoners and to keep the prison in
a cleanly condition. There are twenty
eight prisoners--fCurteen awaiting trial
at court here week after next, and four
teen sent to serve from one to four
months by the federal court at New
Bern last week. e
Durham sun: Mr.. James Tyson sent
US specimens of two kinds of pecans,
grown on two good size trees in his yard
on Chapel Hill street, which have been
bearing for ten years. They were as
finely favored as any we ever tasted. We
are glad to know they grow so we'll in
our climate There are also pecan trees
in the yards Of Mrs. T. D. Jones, Mrs.
j. L. Blackwell, and perhaps there are
others scattered about town of which we
have not heard: yet all show that the
pecan grows to perfection in Durham.
Raleigh News and Observer: Tom
Dixon has Topped again and on Sunday
he preached a sermon CD in favor OF
Seth Low for mayor. Less than a month
ago he was ~denouncing Low in the most
bitter epithets. New York is a great
city.-The Rev. Righteous Altogether
Cobb, state librarian, met John William
son, the negro politician from Franklin
| county, yesterday, ana SAID, while Shak-
! ing hands: well, Mr.. Williamson, I'm
glad to meet you. They say now I'm in
the republican party" Well" replied
. John, ''all I've got to say is you're in a
devilish poor party, for I'm out of it
now"
| Winston Journal: The Davis Military
school has gone into the hands of a re-
| ceiVer. Captain Mast, of the law firm of
Mast & Griffin, has been appointed re-
| ceiver. This firm is one of the most
careful and p~ainstaking in the city and
| the school is in judicious hands.-A re-
porter learns that Colonel Jeff Davis
made a proposition to the receiver of the
Davis school to continue the school to
the end of this term, which was accept
able to the receiver, but the teachers re-
fused to remain with the institution.
claiming they had not been properly
treated. This being the case there will
be no further school there, and the
affairs will be closed up at once.