The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-08

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Raleigh Post: The secretary OF state
yv~rerfay Incorporated tue Wi-cosSett
Nil mpa OF StanZy cosfuSy. The cap
sSai stock OF the company X 20 De not
less than $1,000 and may be increased
TO $0o.0n
wtrStun Seu~snes: Rev. Robert Co1r-
ley. the o.de- minister OF the Msssaorary
Baptise church in this section OF the
state. sank to his rest at his nome SIX
miles east OF Winston. yesterday even
ing afou< s O'Clock. in the 18TH year OF
his age.
KanSton Free Press: Dover Item-Ne
are pleased to NOTE Shat Mr.. SEN West
Of our place. and Captain ]. NJ. Whnte,
Of Kinston. are preparing TO start a rev
enterprise here, a truck barrel and pate
factory. They are now putting the ma-
chinery in place and viii soon have X
in operation.
Raleigh Times: THE new Mormon cl-
ders. recently arrived in the state. are as
a rule. giving the towns and cities wide
berth, except in facTory settlements. For
the conversion OF operatives IN facto-
ries and shops they seem to be making
special efforts. So far they have met
with little success.
Concord Times: George w. Means runs
a big poultry yard at his home on South
Main street. He raises and sells Cuban
games exclusively. and has sold over
500 worth This year. He ships them 10
Mexico. Nova Scotia. and III over the
United StazeS-RanSom Almond Of
Mission. is attending school ct that place.
Mr.. Almond is AZ years old, has been
married twice. and has grandchildren.
Mr.. Almond has been a successful farmer
and has accumulated quite "A sum OF
money.
Concord correspondence Charlotte OBJ
server: Saturday ntght about 1899
O'Clock. The rumor goes. some negro men
and boys caught a white man IN com
pany with a negro woman, and. after
giving the woman a round. laid the lash
on MIN. In their effort TO suppress this
evil among their race, the negroes have
resorted to the whip method. regardless
of consequences, and IL is now almost a
nightly occurrence for some one to be
dashed. The white referred 10 il not a
native southerner. and is a lsrge property
owner in this community.
Winston Sentinel: a party of twenty
negroes, who left Davie county six
months ago for Indiana, came back last
| night and will settle in Winston. They
said they had enough of the wild weSt.
They look pretty "seedy' and II Is said
that they were helped to get back
Major w. b. Guthrie. the populis nom
inee for governor two years ago pass
ed through Greensboro yesterday ON his
way to Moore county court. He said the
light not only this year. but in 1900
would be on free silver, with trust and
monopolies as a good side issue. and
that Bryan would be the candidate and
unless the people were all fools, would
win.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Lloyd Hol.
lingsworth. the youthful local manage
of the telephone exchange. is 20 be tried
before Mayor Cook this afternoon charg'
ed with embezzling the funds OF the com.
pany.-Mr. John l.. Steel fel down q
flight of steps last night at Z O'Clock AMI
so badly injured himself that he remain.
in in a comatose state almost the entire
night. Mr.. Steel. as is we'll known, has
been using crutches lately on account Of
a recent severe bicycle accident, and II
was this, no doubt. which caused him tC
trip and fall on his way down stairs IL
supper. When picked up he WAS uncon-
Scious having struck his head n terrific
how. besides hurting his already injured
hip.
Greensboro Record: Spence Crane, oi
the county of Wilkes. state OF North Car
DINA. left Raleigh yesterday with a Ger.
tificate in mis- pocket duly signed by tn,
Hon. T. b. Russell. warden of the peni.
Iency. the gov~ernor-which bore witnes:
discharged from the penitentiary by IN,
expiration of his sentence. The certifi
carte also bore the number II .S4S, and in
dicated that Crane had been supple,
with $500. When Spence was found II
the depot here last night he had the Ger
tffictate all Tight. also a pint of liquot
and D cents. AS he persisted in KISSING
a negro baby in the waiting room ant
also in the face of its mothers violen
protest. besides in various other way:
disturbing the peace of the neighborhood
Officer Jeffrfes arrested and locked hin
up.