The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-30

Charlotte Observer. The Norwoo,
Manufacturing Company started 400
spindles going q few days ago. and Il
q very short time the other 1000 vii
be started. Mr.. Louis Guion superin
tendent OF b mill, Ia In the city. III
viii return to Norwood tomorrow.
Lincolnton Journal: Albert CArpen.
ter and his wife were out in TIE Geld
| picking cottoa Friday. They had lef,
their two little children In the ho1se
Carpenter and his wife saw the house
in flames and ran to rescue the. chill
dren, but the roof fell in before they
got TO IL, and both children persisted
in the flames Both Carpenter and HIS
wife are almost crazed by the awful &C
cident.
Durham Herald: The Southern rail-
way made a cut in the wages of Its en-
ployees a few years ago. and the cut
was accepted by them in good faith.
with the understanding that wages
would be restored when the earnings
OF the company would afford it. The
Southern now announces that on Jan
uary l, the old rate will be restored.
This is but living up to the agreement
with its employees. but at the same
time 1t shows a proper spirit.
Pittsboro Record: William A. Fou-
shee, Of Williams township. although
he is about As years old has never
shaved, and has a heavy beard very
silky and black as a crows wing. And
he has never tasted any kind of intox-
icating liquor. never smoked or chew
ed tobacco, eve taken a dose of medi-
elmo and has nouor haan Gchin1 0r
hunting. He attends strictly to his
business, which is farming and mer-
c%handising, and always votes the
democratic ticket.
Wadesboro Messenger: Last Satur-
day Coroner 4. r.. Fenton was sum-
moned to hold an inquest over the
dead body of Marshall Dunlay, a half
witted colOred youth, who accidentally
killed himself, about l o clock in the
afternoon, while in the house of Frank
Leak, colored, who lives on part Of the
estate land of late w. G. Carpenter.
WILDER Leak, son of Frank Leak, was
the only n present at the time, and
his testimony before the corOner's jury
is all that is known as to how the trag-
edy occurred.
Raleigh News and Observer: Among
the many holiday presents given away
by Colonel J.. s. Carr today, was a box
of cigars to each member of the Dur
ham police fOrce.-It was reported
l t night that Colonel Oliver H. Dock
cry, after a consultation with his at
torneys, had declared that he would
not further contest the seal of congress
man-elect Bllamy, of the Sixth congress
sional district. The report came from
parties in a position to know whereof
they spoke and it vas thought by those
who heard it to be authentic.
Smithfeld Herald: We are sorry to
learn of the assignment of Mr.. d. A.
Fields, the Pine Level Hustler. His
liabilities, We are informed, amount to
$4,000. mis- assets-$8,0 600. His assign
ment was caused by being unable to
collect for guanO, and his guano cred
tiers pushed him.-Wililam Rich.
O'Neal met his death in Oneals town.
ship Tuesday morning by falling from
his buggy and breaking his neck. He
was taking a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
at the time, but his reckless driving
caused Davis to get out Of the buggy.
Soon after the fatal accident occurred.
Both men were under the influence of
liquor.
Washington Post: Morris Goldberg
and Norris Citrenbaum, the second
hand dealers Of Winston-Salem, N. c.,
who are accused Of the robberies of
Walfora S n Reinhardt's stores, last
spring, were held Tuesday for the
grand jury, after an examination in the
police court. Detective Heian exhibit
ed a quantity of cutlery which he had
recovered from ~Citrenbaum's house,
which was identified by Mr.. Walford as
part of that stolen from him. Forty
yards of silk which Heian found In the
trunk of Goldberg at his home in North
Carolina was identified as part Of 1,uvu
yards of the same material stolen from
Reinhardt, April IL last. Bail was Ak
ed at 81 1000 in each case.