The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29

TIE utLIOSI dLc IECheI are DeILS MADE
to resign as church officers.
Statesville Landmark: Mrs. w. NJ.
Robbins fell down the back stairway
at her home Monday evening and sus-
tanned severe and painful bruises. For
tunaIely no bones were broken.
Weldon News: Our people will
learn. with sorrow, OF the death of Dr..
w. w. Clements. which sad event oc-
CURED at his home near CASTOR last
week. DR.. Clements was one OF the
best known and most highly honored
citizens of Halifax county.
Durham Sun: News reached the
city yesterday of the death of Mr.. Cal
win E. Parrish, which occurred at his
home in HillsbOro Sunday morning.
was between Go and 20 years old at the
time of his death. He was one Of the
oldest residents of Hillsboro and had
served his country in the legislature
and other places of honor and trust.
Smithfield Herald: Within the cor
pOrate limits OF the town of Smith
field only five white men voted the fus-
ion ticket.-The citizens Of Whining
ton are to be congratulated that in
this crisis. when wisdom and modera-
ton are TO be exercised. they have at
their helm a gentleman with the learn
ing and wisdom that Colonel Alfred
NJ. sVaddell is known to possess.
Brevard News: 1t seems that Geo.
! Cathey, who killed Bud Heath on cleo
ton night by a blow with his fist, came
in and surrendered to the authorities
of Henderson county Monday last.
Counsel for the prisoner and for the
state appeared before Judge Blythe on
Wednesday and bail for Mr.. Cathey's
appearance at court was fixed at $1,000
which was readily furnished, and Mr..
Cathey is now free until the April
term Of Pennsylvania superior court.
Morganton Farmers Friend: The
supreme court. in the case of COM
missioners of Wilkes county VS.. Clar-
ence Call, ct al, has decided that
bonds issued by Wilkes county in pay
ment of its subscription to the stock
of the Northwestern North Carolina
railroad company are invalid and the
county is not compelled to pay them.
Judge Douglass writes the decision
of the court, and Judges Faircloth and
Furchess dissent.
Fayetteville Observer: The absorb
ing topic of the day among u people
is the coming disposition of the G. F.
& 7. Y. railroad. Of course, everyone
would rather see the road re-organiZ-
ed and run Independently, but as this
10 seems unlikely, speculation is rife
as to who will be the purchaser, the
two most likely bidders spoken of be-
ing the Seaboard Air Line and a COM
bination of the Southern and Atlantic
Coast Line.
Oxford Ledger: Our market is now
the largest in this section of the state
and all grades of tobacco command
the highest averages.-Mr. w. c.
Currin Of Granville, passed through
Oxford Monday with a 100 cattle on
his way to Baskerville station. A. & D.
railroad, wher he will ship them to
West Virginia, as he sold them to a
gentleman in that State.-ThOmas
PettifOrd. cOlOred, who, had reached
his 9Sth year, died in Oxford on Fri
day night last. Up to a few weeks
ago he was quite active for a man of
his age. and walked about without
much trouble. He was a quiet and pO-
lite old man, and was much esteemed
in the community. He has fought the
fight n we hope he has won the vic
tory.
Raleigh News and Observer: Want
ed-A smart North Carolina negro to
sit at the feet of Booker Washington
and try to lead the negroes in this
state along right lines.-Colonel
keogh said: The democrats are not
only in the saddle, but they have on
their boots, and their spurs, with Win
chesters in their hands, metaphorical-
ly speaking, but actually. if occasion
demands the use of the firearms.,.-
Wilson, N. c., November 24-Mr. D..
z. Christian died on the 23rd instant,
and was buried this evening. For
nearly thirty years he was policeman
or street commissioner of Wilson.
No man has lived in this community
rich or pOOr-whO had more sincere
friends, and, better still, who deserved
them. He was of the braveSt of the
brave Of those h wOre/the grey; he
was true to every trust, and none ever
came to him in sorrow or suffering, but
that he found sympathetic interest and
gentle consolation.
Greensboro Record: Regarding the
Christian Advocate a motion to recon-
NIT prevailed and the committee re-
ported a recommendation to continue
the Advocate as the organ of the con-
ference, with DR.. l.. w. Crawford as
editor, and appointed a committee of
four to meet a like committee from
the eastern conference to provide an
organ satisfactory to both conferences.
The last report of the committee was
almost unanimous.-The Greensboro
Iron Company was Saturday incorpor-
ated by the secretary of state, with a
capital stock Of $1S5, 600. Its incorpor-
ators are E. S. Campbell, Stephen n.
Noble, George S. Sergeant and J. NJ.
Walker. The business of the incor-
poratiOn shall be mining. smelling and
working iron ores and such other min
eral products, including coal and lime
stone, as it may deem desirable and
profitable also II shall have the power
of establishing and maintaining fur
naces, rolling mills and such other