The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
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Lumber advertise lumber
$3.50 per one thousand feet less than
1t has sold at heretofore.
Greenville Reflector: Next Saturday
speakers will be sent out from Green
VILE to every township of the county
TO organize white supremacy clubs.
The amount of tobacco sold on the
Greenville tobacco market during the
past season up to May LIST. was r.
299, 993 pounds.
Durham Herald: The residence of
Mr.. r. j. Featkerstone, on Main street,
Roxboro. was destroyed by fire yes
terday afternoon. The house was oc-
cupied by Mr.. w. NJ. WoodSon, who
saved most of his household effects.
There was no insurance on either the
house of the furniture.
Wadesboro Messenger: Mr.. Jas. NJ.
Henry died at the home of his son-in-
law, Mr.. Chas. B. Burns, in this place
Monday night, aged about a years.
Mr.. Henry until he became enfeebled
by old age was an active and promi-
nent citizen. He was a confederate
veteran and was buried with military
honors by the Arson camp Of veterans.
Gastonia Gazette: To give IN idea
of how many eggs are sold here in one
day we have tried to find out how
many were sold last Saturday. 1t is
hardly a fair test to take Saturday,
for a great nan of the merchants
could not get eggs until late in the
evening, and hen they sold out in a
little while. But there were something
like 958 dozen eggs sold.
Washington Messenger: Ex-Mayor
w. M. Chauncey returned from Colds
boro Thursday where he signed a con-
tract with the Goldsboro Navigation
Company to build a steamboat to run
from G~oldsboro to New Bern. The
boat will be 100 feet long, 20 feet beam,
and -four feet depth of hold, and will
be fitted for the accommodation Of
both passengers n freight.
Greenville Reflector: The body of
Nora Vines, a negro woman, supposed
to have been murdered. was found
Sunday evening about 5 O'Clock in a
gully near the plank driveway which
leads to the boat landing. The body
was lying in a waShout three Of four
feet deep. Her neck was broken and
her face appeared to have been beaten
some, and a quantity of blood had run
from the nose.
Charlotte News:-Bertie county has
inaugurated a new feature in setting
apart a certain date as White Mans
Day" The date is set for May Goth,
and it is to be a general holiday
throughout the county. A big celebra-
ton will be held at Windsor, as
the county convention meets there.
Speeches, horseback parade and a bar
becue are among the features of the
day.
NH. John Harris, who lives near
Boon's Hill, Surry county, had gone
to the field to work Tuesday morning,
and about 9 o'clock a neighbor came
running to tell him that his wife had
been burned to death JUS how her
clothes took fire will never be known,
The first seen of her after Mr.. Harri:
had gone to the field, she was running
around the house, her clothes ablaze
Before assistance could reach hel -
was almost extinct.
1t was not expected that the State
Prohibition convention would nomi-
nate a state ticket, but it took that
step. It's nominees are: Governor,
Henry Sheets, of lexington; lieuten-
mi governor, John w. Long, of Sails
bury; secretary of state, z. l.. Par
ker, of Dunn; treasurer, M. w. New
boy, OF Wadesville; auditor, ID. w. c
Benbow, of Greensboro. superintend-
ent of public instruction, H. c. Stout
of Burlington; electors at large, Ed,
win Shaver and j. w. Holt. Edwin
Shaver is state chairman.
Greensboro Record: Professor S. H
sHodgin, of Guilford, was badly scared
Sunday, and with good reason. HI
was of the party going to Pinehurs
to view the eclipse. Leaving the trai1
at Sanford he walked around in from
of the engine to cross to the hotel. A:
he was about middle way of the tract
the engine started and before he could
clear it the cowcatcher hit him ant
knocked him off to one side. He wa!
bruised up considerably but no bone:
were broken and ne was able to go OF
with the party, but it was a close
shave.
Mr.. T. K Bruner, secretary to thu
State Board of Agriculture, has jus
returned from the Paris Exposition
wher he has been for the past sil
weeks arranging the North Caroline
exhibit in the great show. In addition
to looking after the states interest IL
it's exhibits he also went to German!
and read the proof and supervised tn
issuance and distribution of 800
copies of an illustrated pamphlet de
scriptive of the climate an
Advantageous condition presented b.
North Carolina to the home seeker
us the exposition not yet complete?
mo, it is not complete, and I canno
advise anyone to go, certainly not be
fore June 18th, excepting to find tn
exposition in it's entirety ready.
Charlotte Observer:-Rev. Charlie
"Ho VI SiS "SS o SSN'
has been rector of the EpiScopa
church at Wadesboro, left for Rock.
Mount yesterday, where he will hav
charge of the church at that place
Concord, May 2S.-Death released Mrs
Ellen r. Ramseur of her sufferin,
Sunday evening at $50 o'clock. Mrs
1 RamSeur was born at Milton, n. c
on December 2Sth, 1910. She was
daughter of c. H. and Mary Richmon
In October, 1863, she was married t
| the gallant Genera Stephen D.. Ram
seur. who was killed in the battle a
Cedar Creek, October 18th, 1864, bein:
married only o a year Since tn
death of her husband Mrs. Ramsau
has never gon into society, but ha
devoted her life to her daughter an,
to the sacred memory of her dead hus
Standardization, May2S.-The bod
of Mrs. E.. D.. Ramseur, widow of Gen
eral Stephen d. Ramseur, was brough
here this morning from Concord 70
burial. She was laid to rest by tn
sic of her deceased husband. in tn
Episcopal graveyard at 5 o'clock thi
evening. A large crowd of relative
are here attending the funeral from
different points Of the state. Mrs
RamSeur was aDDroachipp bar 6Otl