The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-12
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Young Harris News that Will Hooper
OF Warne lost by fire the other day his
barn. three cows. a mare and colt and
a lot OF hay n fodder. Loss estimated
about $500.
Winston Sentinel: We are pleased to
note that a well known North Carolina
newspaper man, Mr.. W. E.. Christian.
has secured an important appoint
ment, Inat OF general agent OF the pas
senger department OF the Seaboard
Air Line, with headquarters at Ports
mouth, Va
Charlotte Presbyterian Standard:
Rev. J. K Bridges. OF Orlando, Fa.,
has accepted the position OF the presi-
dency OF the college for women, Char
lorte. He is not unknown to our rad
ers. His scholarship and ability are
u1questioned and he viii be a notable
addition 10 the Presbyterian force OF
Charlotte.
Franklin Press: An application was
made before Judge Starbuck at Web
ster last Thursday for a perpetual in
Junction against the opening OF a dis
pensary IN Franklin, and the Judge
granted an order requiring the dispen-
sary commissioners, s. II. Lyle, J. II.
Fouts and ]. l.. Barnard and the man
ager, Geo. II. Dalrymple. to appear be-
fore MS honor on Wednesday, May 10,
1899. al FRANKLIN and show cause why
the injunction should not be granted
Notice was served on the commissioners
and manager last Saturday.-A1ex-
d kinsland, who has been in hiding
ever since the election last fall on ac-
count Of the shooting OF c. L. Ingram,
came in TO his home last week and has
given bond for his appearance at court.
He was already under heavy bond on a
charge for murder.
| Fayetteville Observer: A farmer
living in the list township, who has
been experimenting with fancy poultry
on a small scale for some time, tells US
hat on the LIST day of March he mated
thirty hens n four ROSTERS Plymouth
Rocks (Felch strain) and Wyandotts-
and has not fed TO these chickens ex-
ceedlng n buShel of grain, meal or
bran in all, and has sold from these
hens about twenty-five settings of thir-
teen eggs at so cents per setting, has
a 100 little chicks already Matched
out, n seven hens still setting on
thirteen eggs each, and the other hens
that are not carrying chickens and set
ting are still filling orders which are
coming IN faster than can be filled. Be-
sides, he sold last week four Of the most
inferior hens from this lot at 62a
cents.--D. n. Newton, a we'll known
farmer OF Seventy-frst, last e plant
ed a quarter of ar acre in sugar cane.
which yielded him so gallans of syrup.
which he sold for so cents per gallon.
One hundred and twenty dollars to the
acre, does this beat cotton? The syrup
is of very fine quality, better, it is
said, than the stuff brought here from
elsewhere.
Henderson Gold Leaf: DR.. Hufham
will deliver an address in Kittrell next
Wednesday, on the occasion of Con-
federate Memorial day exercises.
Mo-day the democrats elected their
ticket in the following North Carolina
towns: State vile, Morganton, Bur-
lington, Raleigh, Greensboro, Tarboro,
Warrenton, Kinston, E%ilenboro, Mt.
Airy, Rocky Mount, Weldon, Durham,
shall elected a full republican ticket.
Concord Standard: On last Monday
while E. c.. Suther was ploughing along
he noticed a dry land terrapin. Old
looking as it was, he picked it UP and
found the initials of one of his sisters
en-. V. S." and another name, the ini-
tials being &c. H. R." and the date of
1869.
Raleigh News and Observer: Pres
dent j. c.. B~lasingame returned to his
home in Tennessee yesterday afternoon.
Professor Blasingame expressed him
self as highly pleased with the faculty
selected by the Poard of Trustees for
tie Baptist Female University. He
will return to Raleigh about June Goth
to take up his work at the University.
Greensboro Telegram: Mr.. Joel F.
Hill, a prominent citizen of Stokes
county, died a few days ago.. He had
reached an advanced age, and had spent
a life of great usefulness to his coun-
ty, having been a representative in the
General Assembly of North Carolina
fo1 several terms and held other posi-
lions of public trust.
Asheville Gazette: DR.. 1. A. Harris
was in the city recently from his home
in Jupiter, and gave a reporter Of the
Gazette the information that the old
Heck iron mine located in his section,
will soon be worked again. The mine,
said DR.. Harris, was an unusually rich
one, the work of taking out ore having
been suspended because of the financial
panic several years ago.
Winston Sentinel: A telegram was
received yesterday by DR.. L. ". Craw-
ford. editor Of the North Carolina
Christian Advocate, from Nashville,
Tenn, stating that Bishop Key would
preside at the next session of the West
ern North Carolina Conference and
Bishop Hendrix over the North Carroll
ma Conference.
Statesville Landmark: For some
years the Southern Railway company
has been missing various articles, such
as kegs of whiskey, crates Of eggs, -four,
etc., from the depot here. Recently
Detective Haney, who is in the employ
of the Southern, has been quietly at
work on the case, and last Saturday
morning Wash Allison, Ben Boyd, 10
Wilson, Lawson Chambers and Bur-
CESS White, all colored, were arrested.
After hearing the evidence the magis-
trates bound Ben Boyd, Wash Allison,
Lawson Chambers and Burgess White
to court in the sum of $25 each.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. ]. l.. Wray
received a letter yesterday morning
from his son Linton, who is also with
the army in the Pacific, bringing o.
firmator news of the death Of his son