The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-09
NORTH CAROLINA

W 80 SAlipDS1 As'c-sscS P1NAAN~ -
manufactured tobacco during March.
At Roanoke Rapids, the Roanoke
Mills Company contemplates increasing
it's mill from II, 900 to 10000 spindles.
A man who knows a great deal about
such matters, tells The Observer that
there are now in operation within q
radius Of seven miles around Fayette-
Vile twenty-six moonshine stills.
The late William Malone owned con-
siderable stock in the Water Power
Company at Weldon His stock was
sold a few days & and brought $135
per share. The par value was 800
AT Tyron. L. y. Wilcox & Sons have
established a new knitting mill for
manufacturing 300 dozen pairs of hose
daily. Water power will De used, and
operations will May 1st.
Rev. J. A. Ramsay. pastor If the
Presbyterian church at Hickory, has
received a call to the pastorate Of the
Presbyterian church at Lebanon, Ky.
and will on Thursday next visit the
proposed new field.
Greensboro Patriot: Mr.. w. G. Og-
burn, Of SummefieId, lost two horse,
asst week from infectious pneumonia
and two or three others manifesting
symptoms Of the same disease have
bCtII Il"tRA al Audi dItIIit. i III .
tality rate in cases Of this Kind is high
usually three out of fOur-and it il
to be hoped that the c~ontagion may be
promptly checked.
Greenville News: Francis Nichol-
son. a North Carolina White man,
wanted in this county for stealing, has
been arrested and jailed at Brevard,
N. c., and will be brought here as soon
as requisitiOn papers can be obtained.
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horse from J. A. Hughey on March LIST
and a bale of cotton from a lady near
Grove Station on March 10th.
Monroe Journal: Mr.. NJ. A. Moore.
who runs a blacksmith and repair
| shop at M~arshville, last week met with
| one of the most painful accidents of
I which We have heard in a long time.
| While shoeing a wild mule he attempt
| ed to put a rope in it's mouth, and al
he did this the mule jumped and Mr..
MOores thumb was caught in a loop in
the rope and pulled off, and with it a
tendon of the arm. several inches long,
was pulled out, inficting a painful and
dangerous wound.
Wilson Advances: The citizens OF
Snow Hill held a meeting last Friday
relative to building a railroad from that
place, for which a charter has been Sc
cured, and appointed a committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Haywood Edmond
son, w. r. Dixon and B. w. Edwards
to confer with the citizens of Wilson
with a view to seeing what assistance
our town is willing to give to have the
road come here. With this in view, a
meeting has been called for next Tues
day night, April 9th, at s o'clock, in the
court house. We trust our citizens viii
turn out en- masse AND give this matter
serious consideration.
Kinston Free Press: The foundation
is being laid for the Bank of KinstOr
building. 1t will be "a by 60 feet, with
a handsome iron front The upper
story will be made into offices. There
will be safety deposit boxes placed ir
the building for rent.-The old man
agement of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad turned over between
5000 and $40, 900 to the new manage
ment, besides paying two dividends
one of 2,the other of l per cent.-thG
past year.-The town has fixed the
price of incandescent lights at so cents
a month each. This is perhaps the
cheapest light in the state.
Raleigh News and Observer: Yester.
day a telegram was received from Mr.
E. G.. Lineberry, stating that he would
return to Durham this morning. He
arrived there on the $50 train this morr
ing and went Immediately to his hOmt
on Morehead avenue. At IN early hou
however, he went to the MOreheaC
banking house., where he has been dur
ing the day. The ~announcemen i:
made that all of his accounts. will n
once be satisfactorily arranged. This
Will indeed be gratifying to his many
friends throughout the state.-Mr. G
G. Daniel, one of the wealthiest an(
most Influential citizens of NOrthamp
ton county, die at his home at Pleas
ant Hill yesterday. Mr.. Daniel had beer
in declining health for some time, ant
his death was not wholly unexpected
He was a relative OF Solicitor Daniels
of this town.
Winston Sentinel: A Greensboro of
ficer came up to Kernersville last nigh
after three women who are charged
with cutting a member of their sex il
Greensboro a few days ago. The womel
were under arrest and the officer car
ried them back to Greensboro thi:
morning for trial.-An accident Oc
CURED at the South Side mill late yes
terday afternoon. The drum to
slasher machine burst. A cylinder wa
hurled through a window. 1t went owe
the smOkeStack and fell 300 feet from
the mill. The explosion, which wa
caused by too much pressure, mad
considerable noise, besides damagin!
two windows. Fortunately, nobody wa
hurt.--A printer named Bastibal
while intoxicated, met with a seriou
accident late yesterday afternoon b.
falling eight feet dOwn the steps lead
ing to the basement in the real o
Stewart RIOS printing house. He wa
carried to the police department, wher
he remained during the night. Thi
morning he was sent to the hospita
He is badly bruised, and it is feare,
that his spine was injured by the fail
The officers says Bastibal IS in ba