The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-04
* CAROLINA.

Raseigh Press: Sheriff B. F. Scott today
delivered TO Superintendent Mewboorne
twelve new ~convicts from Wayne county
These are sentenced for terms ranging
from fous' months to five years.
Daily New Bernian: Mr.. E. Ellis VIII
lfamc has been awarded a very hand
some chased silver match case, with his
name engraved thereon, by Lieutenant
Francis WInsaow. for avIng the life OF
his little son a short while ago.
A~slaevEle Gazette: When Governor
/ Russell is asked 10 appoint Jim Moody
CRIMINAL court judge, then viii occur
| something more chan a sinS.e clap OF
thunder and fash Of lightning. Cyclone
| cellars viii be in demand when tina
time comes.
Charlotte News: In Raleigh there is
rot a single Chinaman. The heather VINO
rage in that vicinity are Governor Rus
| sell and his tribe Of pie-eaters and hang
| ers-on. They have turned the capito
into enough of a Joss-house without any
| Chinese assistance.
Greensboro Telegram: The handsome
| residence of DIR. j. n. Hester at Reds
vile was entirely destroyed by fire on
| Saturday. The building was vsa.ued at
| s., 500 and was insured for $1,000. The
greater part of the furniture was saved.
Charlotte News: 1t is ratifying to learn
| from the News correspondents that the
| grain acreage in this section has been
| largely increased. If the farmers raise
| their own bread and meat they can live
| at home, no matter what uhe price OF
| cotton. The sales of commercial fertili-
| Zers rave been less, so far, than for sew
| erai years.
Go!dsboro Argus: The action of Judge
| Timberlake in ad~journing court as early
| as yesterday without devoting the proper
| time to the hearing of civil actions has
subjected his honor to severe criticism.
The January term should occupy two
weeks and everything ON the docket
| Should be passed upon.
Articles of incorporation were today
1 filed with the secretary of state for the
| Alpha Mining Company with headquar-
tiers at Rockford, IN Surry county Abe
caplial stock is ga, co. Wlln the 14s4lt 20
increase the same to $500, 900. The object
viii be the operation of mines and the
manufacture of various articles from
stone, wood, steel and iron.
Winston Republican,: Mr.. James Church
informs a Berlin, Ashe county. CORE
spondent of The Allegheny Star, that the
has recently discovered a silver mime in
the Three Top mountain, near Dresden,
and that history and dradition say that
it was discovered and worked by William
Ha.fpenny in 1862. Mr.. Church expects
to open the mine at once and place if
upon the market.
Lincolnton Journal: Rev. Croker, a
Northern Methodist preacher, was re.
Gently holding a protracted meeting neal
Snapp, in CASTOR county, and gave of.
fence to the young men by requiring the
men TO occupy one set CI peWS and the
ladies the other. One night after this
while he was holding services, a gang Of
toughS removed and hid his buggy wtlee,:
and sheared his horses name and tale.
Fayetteville Observer: We learn, from
the pastor, that the ladies of. the Pres.
byterian church have fiCted up the manst
most tastefully and beautifully for hin
and his family.-Among the tarente,
writer's of Fayetteville is Mrs. Alice Har.
rfs Smith, who is "a regular paid coptribu
tor to Crit, q paper of extensive circula'
ton published at P~ittsburg. Pa. Mrs
Smith writes the ''Woman's Fancies'
column for that paper, which is d fea
ture of the paper.