The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
II CAROLINA

The ~Southerner says the electric
without delay
Rey DIR r.. G. Pearson. the best OF
all -eyanreIfsts. will begin a meeting at
Charlotte on the First Sunday night in
February.
Statesyille Landmark: During the
wear 1899 Mrs. w. w. White. OF this
vicinity, made and sold e1S pounds OF
| butter. She received Is cents a pound
for the butter. realizing Ss225 for the
entire output.
Raleigh News and Observer: The Sc
! lection of Hon. W. w Kitchen as the
| North Carolina member OF the Con-
gressional National Executive commit
tee was a Just compliment to the able
| young Democrat OF the Fifth district
Tarboro Southerner: Late yesterday
afternoon at the corner of Main and
Granville streets, c. h King was al
most knocked senseless by a
which J. L. Harris sent crashing
| against his nose and forehead The
was broken into several
pieces.
Rutherfordton Press: Our bright
young friend, Mr.. George w. Rollins,
son of Mrs. G. w. Rollins. Of Forest
| City. who enlisted in the regular army
at Charlotte. september LIST. as IL pri-
vate. is now a United states mail agent
in the Philippines, and his salary is
s75 per month. board and clothing in
| cluded.
Norfolk Nirginian-Pilot: Yesterday
morning a white man, who gave his
name as Joh L. Garris and claimed
to nave comefrom Severn. y. c., drop
ped in at the station house and asked
to be locked up. He said that he was
afraid that he might kill himself He
was extremely nervous and excited.
and seemed to be in considerable trou-
BILE. He said that he had been sepa-
rated from his wife for a year. she
living in Norfolk county, while he was
farming in North Carolina.
Mrs. Thomas Settle is to build a fin
residence at Asheville. 1t will contain
says the Citizen, q rooms, the building
being two stories with a basement and
| attic. The building will have a front
age of IS feet and a depth of 40 feet.
| All modern ~nvenienc viii be incIu-
ded. The site of the residence is an
eminence overlooking the French
| Broad river, and the style of architec-
ture is to be colonial The name of the
Settle home will be THE orion"
An interesting case is about to go on
the docket of the court. An attorney
has been at Fayetteville examining the
old county records, embracing the time
when Harnett was a part of Cumber>
land, in the interest of a citizen of the
state of Ohio, who, on the strength OF
old deeds and other documents, claims
a large slice of the thriving town of
Dunn, on the Atlantic Coast Line.
The deposit in the Salisbury Savings
Bank aggregated SIS, 700 the first day.
Newbern Democrat: The barrel fac
tories in the county are preparing for
an increased trade in their business.
Messrs. Arthur Midget is building a
new factory at Oriental with a capaci-
ty of 200 barrels per day. The Camper
barrel company at Alliance will put in
new machinery and increase their ca
pacity to 400 barrels per day. w. H
Sawyer, the pioneer in the business, is
pacity.-Cypress lumber is now $50 a
thousand. Six months 6 it did not
exceed $50. All lumber has gone up in
proportion and the dealers canno keep
J up with the demand.-Lumber is be-
ing received at the government ship
yards at Union Point, for building a
large mud Scow to be used in connec-
ton with the steam dredgeS now al
work on Palmico river. The work on
the boa will begin at once.-James
Brooks who was a~ccidently hot in the
head at Dayberry's steam laundry last
Saturday, is, We are pleased to learn
rapidly improving and the DR.. thinks
out of danger. The ball has been To-
Gated but will not be removed until he
regainS his strength.