The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13
MONTHS CAnoGnNA.

ton, the Charlotte cOIored preacher
! who write such an insulting letter Il
Rev. Jesse Page before the election
passed through Mooresville on tn.
train last Saturday. The conductor
said that he was badly scared as he
came through Statesvipe for fear the,
would get hold Of him"
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. F. n.
Hobbs. awell-to-do farmer living On
the east side OF the river. told US this
morning that for the past two years
and a half milk has been the only
nourishment he has taken, and for the
past year he has not tasted a DROP Of
water. Though he weighs as much as
he did before his illness and is healthy
looking. he is untitled for manual la
Dor and says an half hours work un-
him.
Judge Robinson, on petition, issued
an order to recount the vote of Greene
county. and appointed representatives
OF all parties to conduct the recount,
which was finished Friday night. II
was ascertained that all the democratic
candidates for county offices and mem
bers Of the house were elected by major
titles. ranging from q to 81. On the
original count the fusionists carried
the county from 3 to % majority. j.
E.. w. Sugg, the democratic candidate
for the legislature, was beaten by only
three votes by the first count.
Fayetteville Observer: We hear it
stated that some radical of this coun-
ty has sworn out a warrant or warrants
against a number of Robson demo-
Gratis charging them with breaking up
tho ranlifio0i cnooGinO OF To hin p~a nh
in Cumberland, on or about October
18th. We suppose the warrants have
been mi to Robson to be served
Mrs. T. H. Stafford died in Augusta.
Ca, last week, leaving a husband and
eight children. Mrs. Evans was a
daughter of the late Jno. Evans, Esq,
a prominent citizen of Cumberland,
living near Idaho. She left here thirty
nine years ago, today, and has been
back but once and then only for a min
ute.
Highlands Correspondence Franklin
Press: A man with a pair of fine
horses and buggy, drove into High
lands a couple of weeks ago, and ap-
peared to be quite interested to see
young people, and finally began to sell
books, n to get them off as rapidly
as possible. 1t appears this he did all
about the country as far as we can
learn. The book had a medical title,
and to open it was to find only vile
reading and obscene pictures. Before
it could be generally known his wicked
gains were in his pockets and he was
gone. Getting a little confidential with
one of our young people he said he had
sold a large number Of books in Macon
county, n that in Winston, N. c., he
col Am ~-s@ ~-I Onn
sold to girls.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. James H.
Foy, of Richards, OnsIow county, died
on Monday, November 2Sth, in the 18th
year of his age. He left three living
children. Mr.. Foy was once a promi-
nent politician in Onslow county, hav-
ing been elected to the legislature sew
eral times. He was a strong democrat,
Peace to his ashes.-L. Harvey &
Son have set out five acres of cabbage
plants on their truck farm heal Kin
stOn. The farm is in charge of Mr..
J. c.. Scott, of New Bern. AS winter
does not fnjure cabbage plants, there is
no reason why we could not get cab
bage for our home market right here
at home.
Pittsboro Record: An uneducated
colored youth in this country, named
John Aston, has made an invention
that may entirely revolutionize the
motive power that propels machinery
and do away with the use of steam
power. This newly invented machin-
cry is propelled by condensed air,
which can be used as a motor at very
little expense and is more powerful
than steam power. The model he has
made is a self-propelling ar, or, as he
calls it, a horseless carriage. How the
machinery is arranged is concealed
from view, by being boxed up or in
closed in n end of the car. When
the machinery is put in motion it will
keep going for an indefinite time. He
ran it steadily at one time for a month.
He will have his invention patented.
Kittrell, N. c., December 5.-Half
the business part of the town was de-
stroyed yesterday morning and the re-
mainder had a narrow escape. fire
was discovered at 8 a. m. in the labra-
tory of the Mrs. Joe Person Company.
1t quickly spread to the store of Hedge
peth and Finch adjoining; then to that
of Woodliff and Monday and later to
the store of w. M. Beckham. The fire
1t is believed to have been of an in
cendiary nature. A careful estimate
gives the following list Of losses: r.
M. Person, loss, $500; insurance, $500.
Mrs. Joe Person Remedy Company,
loss, $1,000; insurance, $500. Hedge
peth and Finch. loss, 5 $500; insurance,
Sl,5eO. w. M. Beckham loss, $1,000;
insurance, 5000. Ira T. Hunt, damage
to building and in moving goods, $500;
fully insured. Woodliff and Monday,
loss, $1,000; insurance, $3.50; D. and E.
Woodiiff, building and leaf tobacco,
$1,000; no insurance. j. H. Thorpe and
Company, some loss in moving goods;
no insurance.