The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-24
THE sEMIwEEKLY MESSENGER: FRIDAY. DECEMBER "a. 1897
NORTH CAROLINA.


Halifax gave SD last year to help old
confederate soldiers Web done
The Seven Springs hotel in Le11or
county has been purchased by Joan j.
Ivey for $40. 0Q.
Tobacco last week sod On the Oxford
marke< as high as $50. S.. S.. So. SIS
and 81 per loo pounds
The MocksvsIle Times says Mr.. Zonie
Anderson Of Callahan. has a gourd that
holds five pecks Of sneiIed corn
Mr.. c. T.. Pearson. Of Durham will
after January 1st. become Congressnan
". F. Strowd's private secretary.
Franklin Press: K Elias has SEM
sixty-nve head Of cattle TO his Clay farm.
He has also opened on his EIiiay land a
fine mica and corundum mine.
The Morganeon Herald says the Wal
deIsian school ecensiy established at
Valdese, Burke county. is Q gratifying
success. The membership now consists
CT about fifty Waldensian and twelve ma
tive children.
instructor at Bingham's school,. has serv-
ed out his term there and will be sue
ceeded by Lieutenant Perry. The cadets
have presented Major Davis with a
handsome sword.
Excavations for the new alumni build
ing at Chapel Hill were begun Tuesday.
The building is to be placed north of the
Old East and opposite the chemistry
building. completing the semi-circle. The
plans promise a handsome structure.
Raleigh News and Observer: The nomi-
nation today of Edward c.. Duncan TO be
collector of internal revenue for the
Eastern district of North Carolina leaves
but one other large office to be filled and
that is the district a~ttorneyship for the
Eastern district. 1t was said this after
noon that Cook is practically out of the
way. and that the indications pointed to
Bernard s appointment.
Gastonia Grocer: So far as We know
there were only two OF the canning fac
tories IN CASTOR county that put up any
goods this year. Mr.. D.. A. Jenkins, of
Lowell, put up about fifty cases Of toma-
toes and Mr.. w. S. Carpenter. of Har-
den, canned about seventy-five cases OF
| pie peaches. From parties who are using
these goods we learn that they are CIV
ing excellent satisfaction.
| Raleigh Press: Rev. L.. G. Broughton,
who is pastor OF the Baptist church of
Roanoke, Va, and is now conducting a
| revival in Norfolk, has received a call
to the First Baptist church of Whining
ton to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
signation of Rev. w. B. Oliver. Mr..
| BroughtOn lis the nephew of Mr.. n. B.
| Broughton of this city. 1t is said that
he will accept the call to Wilmington, al
though he is also considering a call to
the Third Baptist church Of Atlanta.
Fayetteville Observer: David Jackson,
a we'll known and respected colored citi-
l ZeU, ana Tor 1OTIy years a cape rear
river pilot, died yesterday afternoon, SO
! years of age.-Geo. Murchison, colored,
was committed to the count Jail one
day this week by n. d. Clark, justice of
the peace of Manchester, charged with
threatening to wreck a train, threaten
ing ITO kill his wife. and using profane
language on the public highway.
Charlotte Observer: The Henderson
will Hustler of week before last stated
that Judge Norwood had recently, while
holding Cherokee or Graham court, taken
on too much camphor. He is now hold
ing court ait Asheville and The Citizen
asked him about it Friday. He denied
it emphatically." 1T is "a pleasure to make
mention of this denial.--Mr. T. c.. Rob-
inson, a prominent citizen of A~nsonville,
AnSCn county, and chairman of the
board of county commissioners, lost his
dwelling house end its entire contents by
fire on the night of the 10Th. He had no
insurance of any consequence. The fire
/ is supposed to nave been accidental
Greensboro's mad dog is no more. He
was killed this morning near Pomona
after biting a man named Newell. Nc
one knows where the dog came from.
Among those bitten last night were Mr..
Johnson, a florist, at Dodson green
houses; City Clerk Michaux; Mr.. Stock
ton, a clerk at the Odell Hardware Com
pnay's store, Mr.. Boshier, and three or
four colored men. One of the last nam
ed was bitten in the calf of his left leg
and seriously larcerated.-The state
fair premiums are being paid, but not
the full amount, only q cents on the dol.
lar.