The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-25
NORTH

The Kerr Bag Mills at Concord. on
account OF their number OF orders. will,
in the future, run both day and night.
G%astonia Gazette: The election for
road tax carried. Two OF the precincts
did not send up returns, but the others
sent up a sufficiently large vote to win.
1t was learned at the registers office
that the vote SO far counted amoun
to about $500. The other two precincts
Will run the number to :. 500 or 5000.
G~reenville Reflector: Saturday af-
ternoon a twelve-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. g. NJ. Tucker, two miles from town
was badly scalded. She was about the
stove in the kitchen where a meal was
being cooked. She fell down n in
trylng TO catch pulled the stove over.
the contents Of the kettles falling on
and scalding her lower limbs.
Wilkes Chronicle: The republicans
voted together. but they are still Gus
SIN each other. 1t is a fact that So
lcitor Mott put $50 in Calls hands To
be used in carrying this TOWNSHIP for
Mott. Some Of Motifs friends now are
openly charging that CAN didn't spend
II here, but took a pleasure trip with il
last week. We nave no idea how it il
Ourself.
W~adesboro Messenger: McRae Web
a1AAt was IN
1ured on the afternoon Of election dav
py being hit on the head with "A stick
Dy a negro A crowd of negroes had
set upon another negro. who had voted
the democratic ticket. and were beat
ing him. Mr.. Webster intcrfcrcd in
he interest of peace and was struck
a severe blow on the head by one Of the
negroes in the crowd.
Sir Oliver r.. Dockery: We. the
democrats NJ
wish to inform YOU that the white peo-
pies party Of North Carolina has de-
1eatcd your fusion ticket by a largo
majority and also that Peters wife's
mother lay sick Of a fever when Won
were UP here but now she is dead
dead, dead. Hoping to see you behind
the plough handles, we remain. The
hlte People of HuntcrsyilIp
Goldsboro Argus: Our people some
tlhe lose sight Of the fact that we have
located on the border of GoIdsboro nrn
OF the noblest institutions in North
Carolina in the Odd Fellows Orphan
Home. Have you been there recently
II not, go. 1t is a home in the true
sense for the children sheltered within
It's walls. The Orphan Home is n mon
ument TO the odd Fellowship OF North
aroma, and our people are proud
Of it.
'"AA7'biS Gun. Inc sun tDdav
wishes to speak especially OF SaIisbu-
fys growth. Very few perhaps realize
the extent Of the increase in population
IN salisbury during the past two years
ne increase has been considerable We
may learn this by the increase in yo-
ters IN the town. There were over 300
more names on the registration hooks
IN the different wards. Taking his az
a basis and estimating that the in
crease has been about five for each vo-
ter. Salisbury has increased in populs-
ton 300 since the election OF two vaar.
ago.
Murphy Scout: We are very sorry
To learn Of the loss by fire of the barn
stable, tools and grain TO the amount
OF 5000 at the widow Keith's, the old
homestead of the late @. +. Keith. on
the TN inst. The live stock was saved
Inc dwelling barely escaped.-Last
tuesday afternoon at H~ayesville. Just
about the time the polls closed. an af-
Tray took place between Barris Lance
n Glenn Dodgins. in which Lance cut
DoCgins almost to pieces. He cut him
clear across below the stomach, letting
out his bowels. which had also been CUE
in three different places. He was als,
stabbed under the left shoulder. a bal
cut across the back opposite the kid
neys. a slight cut across the wrist and
a slash Of the knife above the elbow
severed the muscle Of his arm. Drs.
killian, Sullivan and Sanderson have
the case in charge at the Alexnndc
House. We learn that very little hone
Is entertained for his