The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

dictment of all store keepers and gaugers
who were on duty at distilleries that have
been seized for irregularities. This is a
new procedure.
Murphy Bulletin: The block Of stores On
Valley River avenue was built of brick
mostly made from clay taken out in ex-
| ~cavating for the cellars. Recently Ii has
been discovered that there are small mug
1 gets of gold in the brick walls.
Raleigh Tribune: Governor Russell yes
| terday pardoned Lee Westmoreland. who
was convicted at the September term. 1896.
of the Davidson county superior court of
| assault with intent to kill and sentenced
TO two years on the public roads of
Rowan county.
A monument is to be erected in
Catawba county to the memory Of six
1 revolutionary soldiers who were killed by
l Indians and whose bodies were eaten by
wolves. It is hoped to have the monu-
ment ready for unveiling July 18th, when
| appropriate exercises will be held.
| Burlington leads Alamance county in the
mercantile business, having about thirty
five stores in the central part Of the town.
| franklin Press: Cicero Carter, cOlo-ed,
shot and killed Anderson league, white.
| about five miles below Franklin. in Macon
county. on last Thursday evening. Carter
| is at large.
Erwin, editor of the new Gastonia paper.
The Optimist. was here last night. The
first issue of his paper is out today. 1t is
| a very neatly printed sheet. and is well
| edited, the being excellent.
Professor Erwin was in the legislature
from Cleveland in 1893. and was one of the
most popular members of that body.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Haywood
Guion. who formerly lived in Charlotte, is
extremely i'll at her home in Bladen
county, the old home place of her father,
Cape Fear river. She is the widow of
Colonel Haywood Guion, who was once a
prominent member of the Charlotte bar.
Mrs. Guion has many personal friends in
this city.
Weldon News: We are panied to learn
Of the death of Mrs. w. L. Harris, for
merly Miss Leila Whitaker, which sad
event occurred at the hotel at Enfield one
day last week. The deceased was a
daughter Of the late F. II. Whitaker, and
before marriage her home was near Whit
aker's chapel, six miles below Enfield.
Some years ago she was married to the
Rev. W. l.. Harris, OF Henderson.
Salisbury Sun: The ST. Louis capitalists
who are working the Lowder mine, near
bemar have struck it rich" They
came upon a rich vein sixty feet below
the surface and are ~shoveling out very
rich ore by the wagon load. r. Eames,
Jr., who was here today, tells US that 900
Louis by express recently. This ore was
very rich, pure gold being in evidence all
through it.
Fayetteville Observer: The brother of
Scott, the negro shot in Pearce's Mill
township by John Carver Thursday
night, was in the city last night looking
for a doctor to attend his brother, who,
he said, was bleeding to death from the
effects of the WOundS.-There are sixty
five criminal cases already on the docket
for Judge Sutton's court, which convenes
the Bird of May. Three of the cases are
capital cases: Bishop Holmes. murder;
Henry Simpson, rape, and Archie Young,
rape. The two former cases will prob
ably be continued, as Judge Sutton has
appeared as counsel in both of them.
prosecutor against one and attorney for
the other. His intention is to exchange
1A,,r+ 1T I-1~n I,-,a-+ 90 tI-+ 49,
cases may be tried before the latter.
Raleigh News and Observer: Miss Nan
ME Branch Jones, sponsor for North Car
DINA, at the reunion of confederate vet
June, has appointed the following maids
Jane Andrews, Raleigh; Lucy London,
Pittsboro: Mary Bridgers, Tarboro;
Alexander. Charlotte: Nellie Virginia
Harper, Hickory; Willie Ray, Ashevil1e.
DIR. M. M. Monroe is now at Fortress
Monroe. for his health. He will return
to Raleigh within the next few days. He
has been spending some time in Wash
ington.-Alva Myers and Miss Emma
Charlotte last night, stopping at a hOtel
as man and wife. Police officers from
Myers left a wife and three children in
Morgantcn. The girl is only II years
old.
New Bern Journal: A long raft: with
DIODdDly l,UUU lCSS III II, was IOWeu from
the Neuse river to Blades mill, in James
City, last evening. The logs came from
the vicinity Of Fort Barnwell.-Yester-
day a cOlOred bOatman, more ObserVant
than usual. while crossing the river
noticed an alligator which was asleep and
floating on the surface. Approaching the
reptile, the boatman with a sudden catch
seized the alligator by the tail and fiung
it into his boat. A short time afterwards
with a rope around it's neck, the fellow
was exhibiting his catch to an admiring
group on the dock. The gator was about
four feet in length.-The shifting Out
process under the new management of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad is
and Dennis Wood, carpenters at the shops
in this city, were discharged, and it is
rumOred that there are several others who
have been given notice that their places
were wanted vacated.
Asheville Citizen: Mrs. s. M. Hanna, Of
Cleveland. Ohio. mother of United States
Senator Marcus Hanna. died this morning
at 4 o'clock at Kenilworth Inn, her death
following an attack of pneumonia. Mrs
Hanna came to ASheVille a few weeks
ago accompanied by her daughter, Miss
! Lillian Hanna. A short time ago Mrs
Hanna paid a visit to the Asheville kin
dergartenS, and expressed her interest ir
the work carried on by the association
The news of her death was the first in.
! timation the city had that the lady was
i'll. Mrs. Hanna was "a years of age.-Ir
The Citizens state news today is noted
the death of a North CarOlinian who an.
nounced. just before his death, that he
had collected all that was owing him ex.
cept 30 cents. This would seem to indicate
a return of prosperity in some measure
but t will be noted that the deceased haC
to | tie to be over 80 years old to get hi:
fina lcial affairs in such excellent shape
That is the depressing part of the item
considering that mans average life i:
under forty years.