The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-03-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

NORTH CAROLINA.
High Point Is to have a buggy fac
tory.
Good prospect in the hill country for
"a fruit crop.
Ivel Reid, a highly esteemed and
venerable citizen Of Concord. Is dead,
aged 70.
Professor w l.. Poteat, of Wake
Forest college will deliver the lectures
provided for in the Gay Foundation N
the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary, March Goth and 23rd-
Bakersville Mirror: Last Thursday
morning Wilson Buchanan, who was
working at the railroad in the lower
crossing the "narrows" OF Toe river in
q canoe.
Charlotte Observer: Our Gastonia
correspondent informs US that ex-
Brother Marshall, formerly the erudlte
and witty editor Of The Gastonia Ga
zette, Is going to run a book store in
his town. Mr.. Marshall has always
had a book store in his brain.
Boone Democrat: Uncle Palmer
engaged in clearing some fresh land on
his farm on the Beech mountain. He
is rather old for such work, but we
hope his crop will prove a great sue
lcess.
The American Tobacco Company has
filed a bill Of complaint against Will
liam A. Guthrie, to oust the latter as
a stockholder. This is because Guth
Irie has given notice that he will ask
1.-THE legislature to repeal the charter of
THE Blackwell Durham branch of the
TRUST.
Snow Hill Standard Mr.. William
brand, one of the oldest and highly
respected citizen in this county, died
lat his home near Gastonia a few days
iago. Mr.. Brand fought in the Mexi-
lcan war, and with his death there
passes away the last of those old
vets in this county.
Oxford Ledger: The mining inter-
ests in Granville and the adjoining
counties is assuming large proportions.
A large capitalist from Colorado, nam
led Durges, has bought the old Yancy
mine and Major J. T. Yanceys homo
lplace of 300 acres at a big price, and
lis putting in the most approved min
ling machinery.
Durham Sun: The Rev. L. B. Prince,
a colored preacher, of Cedar Fork
township, languishes in the county
Jail. He became contaminated with
1.-THE ways of sinners and frauds, and
turning his mind to worldly things,
disposed of mortgaged property, and
things that did not belong to him.
Virgilina Enterprise: The residence
of Mr.. A. L. Jones, on Seventh street,
was entirely consumed by fire last
Saturday morning between 9 and 10
o'clock Mr.. Jones was fortunate
Ienough to save nearly all of his furni-
Iture. The loss is about $1,000 Insur-
ance $5OO.-Mr. Robert T. Amis, of
1.-THE firm of w. D. Amis & Co., died at
his home in Virgilina on Tuesday, Feb
lruary 9th, at 9:05 o'clock p m, aged
1873 years. The deceased was a native
Iof the county of Granville.
Kinston Free Press: On Monday af-
lternoon in Vance township, Mr.. B. L.
Hodges ordered a negro man on his
lplace to do some work. The negro-a
strapping young buck-cursed Mr.;
Hodges and the entire white race, and
started toward Mr.. Hodges with a
fence rail. Mr.. Zadock Moore was
standing near and prevented the ne
gro from striking Mr.. Hodges. The
hostile action of the negro was entire
ly unjustified, and shows how mean
lare some of the rising generation of
negroes. Mr.. Hodges is nearly so years
lold and is a respectable farmer.
Charlotte News: Tom Kerns color
ed, fell from the top of a tram way,
"a distance of forty feet,at the Charlotte
oil and Fertilizer Works this morning
about 10 minutes before 4 O'Clock, and
broke his neck. Kerns was an old
hand at the mill and was a very excel
lent -one.-Mr. E. M. Auten. of this
city, had a narrow escape yesterday
He was at work on the railroad at
lChester, S. G. He was on the pilot Of
an engine, and stepped down to go to
the depot. AS he did so his foot got
Icaught in the pilot and he was dragged
some distance. His leg was injured
and his body bruised but no bones were
broken He was brought home last
night
Warrenton Record: One of the
most startling swindles ever practiced
upon a citizen of our county has just
been made public. 1t is the purchase
of the Crinkley plantation by one Mrs
E. E. knight. of New York. The facts
seem to be these: Mr.. w. B. Crinkley
advertised the plantation for sale In
northern papers last year. Mrs. knight
answered the ad. Negotiations were
entered into for the transfer of the
valuable plantation and deeds and pa
perS were given. Mr.. Crinkley decided
the plantation to Mrs. knight for a
mortgage on real estate in the city OF
Washington, D. c. When Mrs. knight
was down here on a visit to the plan
ltation she grew confidential and OBJ
tanned a loan of $4,000 from Mr.. Crink
ley to carry out some scheme in the
recently developed that Mrs. knight il
a notorious confidence woman swim
dler and while negotiating and trading
with Mr.. Crinkley was out on bal
awaiting hearing by the higher cour
of a suit against her for swindling
She has since been put in "duranc'
Ivile,' and it has further developed
Ithata she hasn't a dollars worth OI
land either in Washington or Missouri
and therefore, Mr.. Crinkley has beer
lduped and minus of $1,000 in cool casf
and a $4,000 plantation. Mrs. Knigh
alias Mrs. Peck's, accomplice, law
yer by the name Of Metcalf, was ar
rested this week in Brooklyn, N. Y.
and the lawyers have the case.
Charlotte Observer: Laurinburg
March 17.-Nathan Stevens, whit
middle-aged farmer of this communi
Ity, committe suicide here this after
moon by drinking two ounces of laud
anum.-Gastonia, March 17.-Th,
mystery surrounding the death o
Will Perkins, colored, at the OrmanC