The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-03

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because they know hat TO stop dredg-
ing means no oyster market and for
this reason they favor dredging. In
the W portion OF Hyde where they
sell oysters TO Virginia and Maryland
boats they are opposed 10 dredging.
Winston Sentinel: News was re-
ceiveo here Thursday evening OF the
death Of Mr.. Mark II. Freeman, which
occurred at his home near Rockfird, a
few days ago. He was an old Confed-
crate veteran and served from the be-
ginning to the end or the late Civil
war. He was in General Jackson's d.
vision and was on the ground when he
was mortality wounded.
Watauga Democrat: Mr.. Moses II.
Cone OF Baltimore, has purchased the
farm owned by Mr.. Jefferson, near
Blowing Rock, which is quite an addi-
ton TO his large and estate near that
famous resort. Mr.. Con is now pre-
pairing to erect a magnificent residence
on his estate at a cest OF SIS, 900. 1t
viii be on an elevation spot overlook
ing a lake that will cover % acres or
more of land.
Windsor Orient: rs postmaster at
Lewiston, Dan w. Baker, colored, got
into trouble about a shortage in his ac-
counts. He is visiting at Tarboro Jail.
Two years g he was ~canvaSSing the
county telling the people how TO run
the public service. The last election
will put a Quietus on the colored
statesmen who went o trying 10
tell the white people how TO manage
the government. Last election came
rome too soon.
Charlotte News: Bob Williams, a col
cred lineman employed by the Bell Tel
ephone Company. had a very painful
accident to happen to him this morn
ing. While erecting a pole on the cor
ner Of Sixth and Church streets, the
men who were holding it off Of the
could get out Of the way of the falling
pole it caught his leg and broke the
bone just. above his ankle.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. W. w. Glib
son, who grew up in the neighborhood
of Paw Creek spots, but who thinking
the soil of Georgia more fertile than
that of Mecklenburg, emigrated there
some years ago, has returned, never
more, he says, to roam. The portion Of
the state in which he was living is too
thinly settled, he says, to support
churches and schools, so he had to
come back to Mecklenburg where there
is an abundance Of both.
Monroe Journal: Last Friday Mr..
A. G. Johnson bought three dressed
pigs from N. G. Curlee, who lives in
NAAC i 4 SlA41y IA III ktIC
pork he sold to his customers and a
good deal Of it he carried home for his
own use. Monday he was informed by
a man from that section, who came to
town for that purpose, that the hogs
had been bitten by a mad hog before
they We're ~butchered, the hog h a bit
them having been bitten by a dog that
was certainly mad, and the hog in its
turn showing symptoms of hydropho-
bia. The hogs belonged to Miss Omie
Curlee, a maiden aunt of the man who
marketed them.
Durham Sun: w. E. Stanley, who
lives neal Green's station, on the Ok
ford and GAINESVILLE railroad, was out
hunting turkeys a few days g and
he will long remember that hunt. He
had a muZZle loading, double-barrel
shot gun, and had fired one barrel. In
reloading the empty barrel the other
one fired. The Dad took effect in his
right hand, striking in near the ball
Of the thumb and tore out the bones
and flesh nearly across
hand. The shattered bones were pick
ed out and the wound was dressed by
a physician in that neighborhood. 1t is
thought he will have little use Of that
hand when it
Fayetteville Observer: Every one will
remember Evander McGilvary as a
school boy here fifteen years ago. He
was left in the charge of Mrs. Kate
McNeill by his father, Rev. DR.. McGil-
vary, the missionary to Siam, and from
her received his early training, men,
tai and moral and later went to Cap
air Rankin at the Donaldson Acade-
my. His subsequent career shows how
we'll his early school days here served
him for he took the highest honors at
both Bingham's school and Princeton
university. After graduating he went
west and for several years he has been
professor of philosophy in one of the
big colleges in California And now he
has been offered and accepted h chair
of Moral Philosophy at Cornell uni
versity.
The FayerteylIIe observes says that.
at a meeting of the leading. citizens of
w. c. McDuffie, the following resolu-
tions, introduced by Col. c.. w. Broad
foot, were unanimously adopted:
I'VE, the undersigned white citizens
and democratic voters Of Cumberland
county, insist
THAT the Dispensary put upon this
county Without our consent by repub-
licans n pOpulists be abolished.
THAT the pledges of our representa-
tives in the present legislature be re-
deemed, viz: That the people of the
county SHALL have the opportunity to
say at the ballot box whether they Will
havea Dispensary or not.
That anything short Of submitting
the question to the people will be con-
sidered an act of bad faith, for. which
the democratic party will be held re-
sponsible."
Raleigh NeNs-Observer: Weldon, N
c., Jan 2S.-Mr. King White. a well
known farmer, living near here, had
the misfortune to lose by fire yesterday
his dwelling. smoke house and con-
tents. Loss about 81 ,500; insurance,
$500 in Virginia Fire and Marine. Or
igin Of fire not known DR.. E. w.
Wilkins, one of the best known men
in Northampton county, died at his
home neal CASTOR yesterday, aged 30
years.-A private dispatch this morn
ing the death of Mr.. B. F.
Siedge, Jr.,- at Los Angeles. Cal. The.
deceased was a Halifax county boy.
who left here in 1883, and vas a broth
er of Mr.. I. w. Siedge, of the Roanoke,
News here.-An insane man whose
body was Sewed up in a saak thus con-
filming his arms, came in en- the South
ern afternoon train yesterday and at
tracted much attention. The poor fell