The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
NORTH

Rev. NJ: Bradshaw, of the North Caro-
lima conference, NJ. E. Church., South,
now stationed at Maxton. and Miss Mary
W~nltehurst of High Point, were married
last Wednesday morning.
The Asheboro Courier says that the
assignment Of Copeland and Marsh at
Ramseur Is the fifth in Randolph county
since the Mckinley wave of prosperity"
struck the country.
Fayetteville Observer: The Fayetteville
Wooden Ware Works this morning loaded
a tremendous furniture car, brought here
specially for the purpose. with 800 dozen
buckets for shipment to Ga.
Four companies of i~nfantry-at Char
lotte, Asheville, Statesville. and Winston
notify the adjutant general they will
go to Nashville. Tenn. There will be nc
encampments of any kind in this state
during 1897, SO far as now known.
Fire bugs made two attempts Thursday
night and early Friday morning to destroy
the stables and warehouses of J. H. Hack
tinguished in both cases. The total
damage, according to the special to The
Raleigh News and Observer, was about
81, 500.
new looms and have added 200 hands to
their force. The mills now work night
and day, having two sets of operatives.
Their capacity is five million 1000, 0J)
yards of cloth per annum. The pay roll
calls for about $4,000 per year. This is
the largest plant in the state.-Webster's
ethly.
Goldsboro Angus: The petition to the
board of city aldermen for a special cleo
ton to bond the city in the sum of s15,-
900 in the interest of tie proposed Colds
boro and Snow Hill railroad has been
largely signed and it is now in order for
the board of aldermen to convene, and
order the election accordingly. 1t should
be done without delay.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Complaint is
made that resin is found on much of the
bright tobacco produced in eastern North
Carolina. Its presence is accounted for in
this way: The tier poles and rafters of
curing barns being of pine with a great
deal of heart in it or old field growth with
an excess of knots the resin eXudes there
from under high heat and drips on the
tobacco below during the process of cur
ing. Being about the same color as the
tobacco its presence is not detected in
this condition it goes to the MANUFACTURED:
/ W~arrentOn Record: j. Stewart
Wortham, colored, has been appointed
postmaster at Ridgeway, in the place. of
Mrs. Cheatham. This is the first ap-
pointment in Warren county under the
ty commissioners did the wise thing last
Monday. They have signed a contract for
putting in fire proof vaults in our court
house, with the privilege of rejecting the
same the first Monday in May, at their
regular meeting, if they deem it proper
to do so. The cost will be $500, payable
in three annual installments, bearing in
terest at 5 per cent. The work is to begin
in July next, and the first bond is payable
in December, 1899.
Raleigh News and Observer: Judge
Thomas c. Fuller, of the United States
| court of land claims, will leave next We'd
nesday for Santa Fe. He will spend his
summer vacation in the Rocky Mountains
and visiting points of interest in the
Mr.. Jones Fuller, who is now at the Uni
| versity; by his grandson, Staples Fuller.
of New York, and probably by Mr.. Duke
| and his son.-The papers of this state,
| as n rule. are advising the farmers to
plant as large crops of cotton this year
as they can cultivate. The floods in the
Texas, not to speak of the foreign war,
seem to afford good ground for this adj
vice-1t is reported that a wealthy
citizen of Asheville, a strong republican,
who came from the north has contributed
800 to help elect the city democratic
ticket.
Kinston Free Press: The frost Tues
day and Wednesday morning was very
set back and the crop cut off. Young
peas were killed and old peas badly
damaged Cotton and corn in light
planted. Most fruit was badly hurt.
Perhaps all bunch grapes are killed. The
frost was severe all through the south.
Mr.. j. b. Cummings, the leading mer-
chant of the Tuckahoe section of the
town, made an assignment Thursday,
naming Mr. J. w. Granger as as assignee.
ventory has been taken yet, but the as
sets are estimated at $1,000 to $1,000. Mr..
Cummings retains his homestead exemp-
credits are named amounting to about
| 81, 500-The committee on the Snow Hill
| railroad met in Mr.. j. w. Grainger's office
Tuesday night and appointed sub-commit-
| tees to confer with the Atlantic and North
| Carolina railroad and Coast Line to see
if any aid can be gotten from those roads
| to help build the road to Kinston. Anoth-
er committee was appointed to canvas the
! matter among our citizens. An informal
| discussion showed the concensuS of Opin-
ion to be that perhaps 81, 1000 could be
| raised in and near kinStOn to get the
road to this place.
Charlotte Observer: About II o'clock
yesterday morning a crash was heard
about the exposition building which
caused crowds Of people to rush to the
| scene of what was suppOSeu to be an ac-
cident of SO serious a nature as to further
delay the progress of the work. 1T might
have been a serious accident for those
none were injured. The tinting of the
walls has been pushed with great rapidity
and about fifteen men were at work upon
a scaffold in front of each side of the
Fifth street entrance. The progress Of
the work concentrated the entire force ON
one spot, and the scaffold yielded to their
of thirteen men were precipltated In a
heap, to say nothing of the wilderness
which deluged them; It is a wonder aondteer that that
a Wellington darkey. have made a
strange agreement. If Wellington is
elected the Springs man is to eat a cat,
and vice versa. The cat is to be on ex-
hibition this week, and the eating is to be
lone publicly. at the opera house. Names
of the parties will be given later.-Dr.
j. w. Hayes has in his possession Cen
eral William Lee Davidson's pistols.
General Davidson was killed at Cowan's
Ford. The weapons will be exhibited at
the exposition.-There were pistols in
the air on South Tryon street last night.
CauSe-a woman; not politics. VIII Brew
ard and Ellis Lindsay, colOred. were in
love with the same damsel, and got into
a dispute over her. Brevard drew his
pistol and fired at Lindsay five times. Two
of the balls tooff effect: one in his side.
the other in his arm. Brevard fled. and.
although the police were active and vigi-
liant last night, they did not succeed in
catching him.-Mr. Robert Swami lives
in Steel Creek. His barn was burned
Friday morning, with all of its contents.
including two mules, a horse. his gearing.
feed and farming implements. His loss is
estimated at $500 or $500. Insurance $50,
with the Farmers Fire Insurance Com
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