The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16
rORrH CAROLINA
General r. B. Vance is seriously i'll
at his home in Asheville.

General r. B. Vance is seriously i'll
at his home in Asheville.
G~oldsboro Argus: Mr.. Hugh l. Mil
Ter has been promoted to the respon-
sible position OF superintendent of the
Navassa Guano Works, n Of the great
manufacturing concern Of the south.
An unknown negro was found dead
on the A. & n. c. r. R.. near Boston
Tuesday afternoon. He was discovered
by another negro just as the incoming
freight was nearing the scene. The ne
gro who found the dead man waved
the freight down and the conductor had
the man removed from the track.
Lasker Cleaner: A gentleman who
has just returned from Perquimans
county where he formerly resided. says
he was surprised at the great change
in political sentiment in that county.
In sections where heretofore the white
people have voted the republican ticket
solidly this year almost without an ex-
ception they voted with the democrats.
Raleigh Post: Winston, n. c., De
cember 9.-Colonel Albert B. Gorrell,
mayor of Winston, died of heart dis
ease at 7:15 tonight. He was taken i'll
at 5 o'clock this afternoon. He was
one of Winston's leading citizens and
best business men. He was public
spirited and aggressive. He was a
brave confederate soldier during the
civil war.
Charlotte News: The News special
Western North Carolina edition now
promises to be the largest edition of a
North Carolina newspaper ever issued
The writers are busy at work on the
sketches of the various own and
cities in the western part of the state,
and the sketches of the various
churches, schools and business enter
prises of the city.
Fayetteville Observer: A young mar
excellent and highly esteemed family
connections in this city, and himself
a good fellow when sober, went to the
sanctificatiOn meeting in Mckethan's
hall last night, while drunk, and at
tempted to lay out the whole congre-
cation, preacher and all. In the midst
of his discourse, Rev. Mr.. Brooks was
violently seized around the waist by
this young man, and but for prompt in
reference, it is said, would have been
pitched out of the window.
Washington Progress: While the O.
D. steamer Tar River, commanded by
Captain Hill, was near the mouth Of
the river, and about the middle of it
the crew discovered a nearby schooner,
and saw the captain, which afterwards
proved to be Captain Walter Ball, of
Swan Quarter, knocked overheard by
the jibing of the boom. The captain
was alone on the sloop and the wind
was blowing a stiff breeze. Just after
the accident the boat rounded up in
the wind and started across the river.
The prompt measure taken by the crew
Of the Tar River saved Captain Ball
from filling a watery grave.
Raleigh News and Observer: Talk
ing yesterday with Senator-elect T. J.
Jerome, of Stanley, about the big
changes in the vote, he said that in
his senatorial district in 1896 the flu
sion majority was 1,670. This year the
democratic majority was 1904. The
change of yer 4,500 votes in two years
is nothing less than a revOlutiOn.-
Oak Ridge Institute maintains this
year it's pre-eminence among North
Carolina and southern schools in point
of patronage. It's fall term just clos
ing has ar enrolment 20 per cent high
er than last year when it reached the
high water mark and enrolled 2S2 stu
dents.-President Alderman, of the
University of North Carolina, is at the
Marlborough. "The university is in
fine condition." he said yesterday. THE
boys are in the midst of examina-
finn nronorafnpy To tho ho1idau uooo-
ton, and foot ball is forgotten. Re
ferring to the plan of having distin-
guished ministers of the different de-
nominations to act a short time each
as chaplain, during the year. DR.. AL
derman spoke in terms of highest
praise of the work done by DIR. Peyton
H. Hoge, the first of these university
preachers" DR.. Hoge's time expires
today. His short lectures at morning
prayers have been very fine and have
accomplished great good" said DR.. AL
derman. "He is limited to eight min
utes each day, but in these eight min
utes he has had some very wise and
helpful things to say to the boys. He
chooses such subjects as these: Plan
ming for Life" Character" Power of
Habit" and the like.
Raleigh News and Observer: There
is a demand in some quarters that
Governor Russell be impeached when
the legislature assemblies. Those who
favor impeachment must not have con-
sidered who would succeed Russell in
case of remOval.-Captain Edward e.
Gayle, of the United States army spent
yesterday in Raleigh. Captain Gayle is
an old Raleigh boy, only son of the
late Major j. B. Gayle for years the
master machinist of the Raleigh and
CASTOR railroad. Captain Edward
Gayle was appointed to West Point in
the 70's by Hon. Sion H. Rogers, at that
time a member of congress from the
Fourth district.-The new bank at
Carthage, of which Mr.. Walter w.
Mills is president, starts out in fine
shape. Already it has s10.2s3.22 of de-
posts subject to check. It's paid up
capital stock it $40, 000.-News comes
from Thomasville that Mr.. Jack Mills,