The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-25

Dunn Banner The president OF the
Bank OF Dunn. Mr.. L. J. Best. informs
US that the undivided profits OF his
bank amounted to more than 5000 on
December LIST.
Winston Journal: Jim Gray. the ne
gro who shot G. X. Hawkins (colored)
and Webb kink. (coiored) each in the
leg on an excursion train to Durham
last June a year ago. was arrested to-
day on q warrant by the Southern's
special agent, Mr.. John G.. Greer.
Greensboro Record: Miss Sallie Stock
ard. who isgathering material for a his
tory OF Guilfcrd county. IS engaged in
a great work and deserves the support
and announcement Of ali our people.
She Is thoroughly competent for the
task she has undertaken and her his
tory viii be n work OF real value and
great interest. She is carefully gath
ering incidents.
Shelby Star: Mr.. d. b. F. Suite has
set out $1,000 cabbage plants on five
acres OF land and expects 10 supply all
this country with cabbage next spring
and summer. His truck farming was
quite successful this year. but he is
going at IL on a larger scale mex year
u. A Gettys. h big manazite
dealer. bought 81. 900 worth OF monazite
at Ellenboro last Monday afternoon.
This industry is the means OF putting
a large moun OF cash in circulation
in Cleveland and Rutherford counties.
Clinton Democrat: Mr.. D. NJ. Par
trick is the owner OF two pigs that ag-
gregate in weight 1900 pounds. Mr.. r.
c. Holmes has three pigs hat weigh
332.--A burlington. a colored boy.
working for Mr.. T. L. Hubbard, was
thrown by a horse Friday evening and
h adv hurt "A first he WAS Thought 70
be killed. but he afterward came to"
and has been slowly improving since.
Kinston Free Press: The Methodist
have purchased of Messers. j. w. Daily.
Frank RouSe n Richard Alexander,
the new Hull Roard church. These gen
tlemen were the trustees of that church
1t was IN Independent holiness mission.
This will make three new churches on
the Ktnston circuit. Plans have been
drawn for the erection of the other two.
1t is hoped to complete them early in
1901. The churches will be in charge of
Rev. D. H. Tuttle and an assistant.
AT a meeting of the board of directors
of the state hospital for the insane at
Morganton Wednesday, it was decided
to petition the next legislature to APP
propriate $40, 900 TO meet the deficit in
the running expenses of the institution
for the past year; $50, 600 TO build an
SAtcIlSlOH, dIlo SlUO,VUO dIiiiuoiiy III tiic
support of the hospital. There are now
$50 inmates, and the per capita cost of
sustaining them is s135. Many appli-
cants cannot be admitted on account
of lack of room.
Sanford Express: Miss Martha Nc
liver died at the HON of her nephew,
Mr.. J. Alton McIver, in Jonesboro on
last Sunday night. She was the sister
of the late DR.. John and D. B. McIver.
and vas the only surviving member of
that most excellent family. Miss Nc
liver had been for many years a men,
Der of Buffalo Presbyterian church, was
ever married and died at the age of
81 years.
Raleigh News and Observer: At st.
Mary's school last night, Rev. DR.. J.
D. Hufham lectured on Romance in
the History of the Carolinas.' In con-
c~lusion, DR.. Hufham said: Young
ladies, there are two things that | would
tonight ask o to remember. Il. The
humdrum and ordinary are not the
true life and true character. Dc not be
afraid to dream and AVE high
thoughts. .. The man who rises above
hat which is Sordid-these are the
men n women that uplift the world
n bring it nearer heaven and bring
heaven down to the world. 1t is the ro-
nance in our history hat makes us
proud of it," Lou applause greeted
the close of DR.. Hufham's lecture.
Charlotte Obesrevr: Shelby, Deem
Der ia little negro boy living near
Dillinger was burned TO death yester-
day. The boy was three years old and
was asleep in bed when his mother left
him with some other children in the
house. The other children left the
house to go in the yard to play wher
the little one got u of bed, got hold OF
a broom n vas playing in the fire
when the broom caught afre, igniting
his clothes. The mother of the little
child was some distance from the house
and, attracted by the cries, fastened tC
see what was the matter. When she
got there all the clothes were burned
off the child and his breast bone was
charred; also. two of his ribs. He died
a few hours later.