The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

Robert l. Abernethy writes 20 the
Charlotte Observer favoring General
Julian S. Carr for q. S. Senator.
Weldon News: People who visited
the site Of the knitting mill now In
course or construction and who go
there now will see a wonderful change.
The buildings appear to have gone up
by magic when 1t did ono get above
the ground and the masons are now
rapidly finishing the third story. The
building Will soon be completed, the
machinery will be put In and in a
hort time Ii will be at work. It Is a
most substantial structure and placed
o stay. This mill will employ about
25 hands.
Watauga Democrat: The people OF
this county are taking o interest OF
late than ever before in the improve
ment OF their cattle. George Winkler
recently went TO Virginia and pur-
chased four registered thorough bred
| calves that cost him $50 each, and a
COW that cost him the snug sum OF
500. Ed. Shipley passed through last
week on his return from Virginia with
a stock brute weighing 1900 pounds,
for which he paid 800. He also had a
fine thorough bred Shropshire buck
lamb.
Oxford Ledger: A negro boy by the
name OF Fab. Strickland, about 10
! years of age from Durham, showed in
Oxford Tuesday afternoon, that he had
real pluck. He purchased a water
melon from Isaac Burnet, colored,
which proved to be green. Strickland
carried il back to Burnett and asked
him to give him another one. Bur-
nett refused, and cursed the boy. This
enraged Strickland and he yanked out
a pistol and COMMENCED 10 let fly at Bur-
nett, who lit out his wagon and run,
falling into a ditch on Hillsboro
street. He is in Jail.
Charlotte Observer: Elva McHiathy,
colored, shot Jake Little, also colored,
in the back several nights ago on Mr..
A. A. Garrison's place in Willard creek.
Eph Little, a brother of Jake, had an
unloaded pistol, playing with it. He
picked up a cartridge, put it in the
pistol and laid the pistol down. He
didn't think to tell the rest of the ne
groes that he had put the cartridge in
the pistol. Elva McHathy, thinking
the pistol was still unloaded, picked it
up and pointed II at Jake Little, who
had his back turned to her, pulled the
trigger. To her amaZement, the pistol
struck Little in the back.
Pittsboro Record: Mr.. John w.
Hays, Jr., the very efficient chief engi-
neer Of the Erwin Cotton Mills COM
pany, has made his headquarters here
and with a corps Of assistants will at
once begin the preliminary surveys
and estimates for the proposed devel- |
opment of the valuable water power
on Haw river recently bought by that
company.-In PERSONAL property
valuation there is a gain in Durham
of 81, 209, $40, and in the valuation OF
real property, a gain Of $6O3 ,O03 over
assessments for last year. A gain in
both personal and real property during |
twelve months Of 81, S22, 573.
Charlotte Observer: News has just
reached here of the death Of H.. c. !
Hampton, Esq, at his home at Cope
land, Surry county, yesterday. Mr..
Hampton for many years was the rec
ognized leader of the democracy in
Surry county and represented the coun-
ty several terms in the legislature. He
was a most excellent man in every re-
spect and his place will be hard to fill. |
He has passed the 80th mile post of
lifes journey and was fully ripe for
eternity.-Chief Of Police Orr, Chief |
Glenn, of the fire department, and
Messrs. Camp and Eagle-all of the
reel team-returned' from Greensboro
last night. The rest Of the crowd with
the reel get in this morning. Chief
Orr came home with several inches OF
skin missing on his arm and leg, the
result of hitting the grit in Greensboro.
He fell while running and was bruised
and skinned, burt not otherwise hurt.
Clinton Democrat: The storm a
week ago was severe in upper Samp-
son. 1t blew down a large oak tree in
the yard Of Mr.. j. Al. Cogdell, Of New
ton Grove, crushing in a section OF
the roof about ten feet square and
breaking down a chimney. Nobody
was hurt.-A tobacco barn on Mr.. j. |
H. Royals plantation near town was
burned Monday night. A barn full Of
tobacco which was being cured was
lost. The tobacco was the property |
Of Mr.. Robert Shipp and George w. |
Herring, colored, who sustains quite a
heavy loss.-The largest watermelon
seer in town this season was grown by
Mr.. Biais Underwood Of South Clin-
ton. 1t weighed seventy-one pounds
and was about the size of a nail key. |
Kenyon Byrd, of North Clin-
ton, one of the Oldest citizens Of the
county, died Sunday. He had reached
the advanced age of ninety-four. He
was a good citizen and highly es-
taemad |