The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-23
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Lumberton Robesonian: Captain J. H.
Morrison made an assignment Monday
tee. The exact amount of liabilities and
assets are not yet known. AS nearly as
can be Appropriated the Liabilities are
about $4,000. SHOULD the assets realize
80 per cent. Of their face value they will
more than pay all Indebtedness.
Morganton Herald: The Morganton
Male Academy now has seventy-ive stu
dents. Professor Payne, who has charge,
expects soon to add to this number
At the close of the polls Tuesday a
cablegram was sent to London notifying
the capitalists who propose to build the
new railroad of the favorable result Of
the vote.-Regarding the a~daptability
of the soil and climate of this county to
the raising or the pecan nut, we can
say that Mr.. j. NJ. Patton, of Silver
Creek, has a thrifty tree which has just
come into bearing. The nut raised is OF
good size. well filled and finely favored.
Asheville Gazette: G.. G. Eaves, Esq,
OF Marion, was here last night and in
formed the Gazette that John Campbell.
state agent, returned to Marion yester-
day, having in charge a man named
Jones, accused Of the killing of Hughes
in Mitchell county about six months ago.
H.. c.. Jones and j. Nj. Morgan have
just received from Sheriff Mcdaniel of
bloodhound puppies. The animals are
about nine weeks old and their pedigree
the best. 1t is the purpose of the owners
to train them for use in capturing crimi-
nails in the county. They will be su1fi-
GENTLY Old for use in about six months.
Kingston Free Press: MIR. VIM. Slroud's
gin house, near Woodington church, was
destroyed by fire Saturday morning,
about 8 o'clock, catching in the lint room.
The loss is $500 or $500: insurance 500.
only ABOUT one bale OF cotton was burn
ed.-The sheriff and his deputies have
been doing a big business this fall col
lecting taxes. Saturday the office was
crowded all day, and 4O2 persons paid
hntr a n Int no nnct1u naornac thn
amounts running from A cents up. About
$500 was collected Saturday and about
s., 200 Monday. AT least three-fourths Of
the taxes have been collected already.
The people were scared into paying cary
by the new law.
Statesville Landmarks: Rebekah Slim
son, little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lo-
gan Slimson, aged about 4 years, fell
from a fence at her home on Academy
Hill yesterday afternoon. The child fell
a distance Of four or five feet and struck
on her head. No bones were broken, but
the force of the fail left her in a semi
conscious condition and it was difficult
al the time to determine the exact extent
4 of ner injuries.-The Western North
4 Carolina conference Of the A. M. e. Zion
church, he'd in Sa .iSbury recently return
ed Rev. M. V. Marable to his work as
presiding elder of the Statesville district
Rev. G. G.. Musgrave, who was pastor
of the co.ored Methodist church here, is
succeeded by Rev. r. G. Collins.
sylvia Sentinel: A condition of lawless-
ness, almost approaching a reign Of ter
ror, is said to exist on Upper SCOTS
creek in this county. Outrageous assaults
on traVe.eIS along the puDlc ROAD are
said to have been committed without
any prOvocation whatever. Private prop
erty has been WantOnly injured and de-
strOyed. Some arrests have been made
and parties bound to courts and war
rants have been issued for others who
have not yet been caught, and yet the
Outrages continue. The air brakes Of the
on cars at Balsam have several times
been interfered with and rubber hose cut
Train crews are said to be in a constant
state of Observation-Disclosures CORE
spOndence. 1t was a sure enough
panther that SCI canned in the streets OF
Dillsboro one night, two or three night:
ago. JOnn CalSUn, who lives about {
mile from town, saw the animal near hi:
home a short time ago. Mr.. Carter wa:
about q quarter of a mile from his resi-
dence when he saw the panther, not NOR
than thirty or forty feet away.