The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-21

Raleigh Post: Thomas smith, tnsJ
Johnston county negro VINO mas 49,
in Wake Jail for safe keeping shy
last December. was taken 10 SnnIaN
field yesterday by Sherin Eiihes"" -
stand trial for his life.
There are now twenty-nine com
panies of the state guard seven new
ones will be formed. TO bring the three
10 a strength OF twelve COM
panies each. The new ones VIII o. at
Mt Airy. Rocky Mount. Weioon,
Windsor. Salisbury. Marion ana hihs
Mountain.
Durham Herald: A. s. Meacham-
forcman OF Baltimore Electrical Com
pany. was right badly hurt at the Dur
ham cotton mill yesterday evening
about 1850 o'clock, while putting -
some electric light wireA his clothing
came in contact with the moving SMART
ing and he was snatched around the
rapidly revolving shaft.
North Carolina pensions granted
Original-George w. Hobbs. Powels-
Vile. IS. Increased-wiliiam Ward.
Bakersville. IS to IS. Fourth-class
postmasters appointed: Bennett, An
berton. Robson r. NJ. Norment; Pink
ney. Wayne. ~. q. Holland solitude.
Ashe, Louisa ]. Maxwell: Surf. Person,
VIM. w. Blame.
Concord Standards: We are sorry 20
learn that the Patterson mill has clos
ed for a time not definitely fixed or
known and that operatives are thereby
like the machinery would be IL out Of
cog. Mr.. j. g. Odell. the manager or
the carding n spinning departments.
tells US that he is uncertain about when
the mill will resume. As for himself
he is open for a proposition. =
Salisbury Sun: Hon. John 5. fender
1nw
! wrok for awhile surveying the Yadkiq
river in the neighSorhood OF the M
rows for the g-eat electric power r
OF Mr.. Hambley and his associates bZ-
means OF which they intend To transH
: NIT power 10 Salisbury. Concord. mar
Z lotte n other adjacent points. WORK
on the plant is 10 begin
after the survey IL finished.
Sanford Express: Ex-JudGe Thomas
3. Womack has returned TO North Car
DINA for the practice Of law, after a
years absence in New York city. where
he had ar honorable and lucrative po-
sition. II is a testimony alike 10 him
and TO North Carolina that he pre-
ferred his home country TO New York
and willing TO exchange his excellent
position in that city for the associa-
ton OF his own people. We are glsd
TO welcome him home again.
Greensboro Telegram: Work on the
long distance telephone line between
Greensboro and Winston began last
week. If the weather continues favor
able Mr.. Eagan expects TO complete
the line within three or four weeks.
when a Greensboro Hello" will be re-
sponded TO from Winston, Mocksville,
Salisbury and intermediate points
The remains OF DIR. J. VI. williams,
who died yesterday, were inferred in
Greene Hill cemetery at 10 o'clock this
morning,
I Smithfeld Herald: During the recent
snow a party of neighbors, who had
gathered at CT. Il. Boyette's, in Boon
Hill township, to aid in building a to-
bacco barn, were astonished To see a
cat come from the barn yard with ten
full grown rats in her mouth. Upon
examination 1t was found that the tail
of each and every rat was so evenly
and closely plated together that one
rat or one tail would support the 9TH
ers. How and why these tails were
thus plated Is a profound mystery. No
human agenc is responsible for IL. II
the rats did it-how did they do ~
Fayetteville Observer: The eaHy
part of this week Mr. Dwight AsheleX
OF the great silk manufacturing firm
Asheley & Bailey, operating three ST.
mills, one al Columbus, Pa. and one
at Marietta, Pa, with offices and u
ing room in New York city, came here
prospecting for a suitable location for
a silk mill. Yesterday DR.. Hunter re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Ashelcy. noti-
flying him that his firm had decided to
locate in Fayetteville and asking him
to make out the deed for the property
Judge Thos. G. Fuller. who has
just been r~eappointed one OF the JUS
tees OF the United States court Of land
claims, spent today in the city.-A
collection, amounting to $40, was taken
up in the Baptist church yesterday
to furnish a room in the Baptist Fee
male university at Raleigh. to be
known as the Fayetteville Room.
This university, which has been erect
ed at a cost of $4,000, will be opened
on September LIST.