The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-13
NORTH

The Charlotte ministers of tie Cos
pei condemn Sunday papers.
Henderson Herald. Last night al
about IL o'clock there was a wreck on
the Seaboard Air Lin railway. near
Raleigh
Fayetteville Obesrevr: There are ru-
mors that the Ashley Bailey Company
are to erect another large silk mill Ia
this city adjoining b one already in
operation
Durham Herald: There were less
than thirty votes cast against Mr.. a
in this town n some of e to our
personal knowledge, were cast by per-
sonal enemies who have good eason
TO feel under obligations to him
Raleigh is to have two large and i'm
portant religious meetings in the near
future. November 18th the Presby-
terrain Synod will convene, and next
month. on December 9Th. the Baptist
state convention Will come together
for its annual session
Winston Sentinel: Arrangements are
nearly completed for the eleventh ses-
sion Of he Western North Carolina on
ference Of the NJ. E church, south,
which will nven in West Market
Street church, Greensboro. on the 21st
instant and continue five or six days.
1AAA SaPRoSSa
OF Ellis Cline, was captured near Nor
canton Saturday. The murder was
committed last Christmas at a quilting
near Hickory. Hunt fled to Tennes-
see, but returned recently and was
captured while sleeping at his fathers
saw mill.
Gastonia special to Charlotte Obser-
yer: Malcolm H. Hanna, a mechanic III
the employ of the Gastonia Coffin Com
pany, died his morning. He was hurt
last Saturday while running a rip-saw.
The plank upon which he was at work
was broken in two pieces and the lose
end was hurled at him by the saw,
striking him in the abdomen. 1t was
thought that the injury was slight at
the time.
Charlotte Observer: Greenville, No
vember 6.-The mayor of Greenville
furnishes a list of cases disposed of i'll
his court each week TO The Reflector
for publication The names of Charles
OHagan and Charles James were in
the list of convictions for being drunk
and disorderly that appeared Monday.
Because their names were published
they intercepted the editor while going
from his offic to his home Monday night
and attempted to assault him. Chas.
OHagan grabbed Editor Whichard
around the body when the latter drew
a u the sight of which protected
him against harm.
Raleigh News and Observer: The Levi
cotton mill, of Rutherfordton, yester-
day sent articles Of agreement to the
secretary of states office, increasing
their capital stock from $50, 900 to $780,
600, but as the papers were in not due
form Mr.. Thompson returned them for
correction. The Brick and Tile Manu-
featuring Company, of New Bern, vas
also chartered yesterday. The incor-
porators are T. G. Hyam and others,
and the capital stock is $50, 000.-Mr.
James Dunn, of Spray, died under the
knife at the hospital in Danville.
Raleigh Post: DR.. Cyrus Thompson.
secretary of state, has received a letter
from Judge Advocate General Samuel
G. Lemley, Of the United States navy
department, asking that the state re-
cords be searched for any direct de-
scendants of Captain Johnston Blake
ley This is for the purpose of finding
some one to christen the new torpedo
boat Blakeley when it is launched at
South Boston, November 22nd. Judge
Lemley says that it has been discovered
that Captain Blakeley married a Miss
Hope, of New York, and one child
a daughter, was educated in North
Carolina.
Charlotte Observer: A conversation
between an Observer reporter n Mr..
James w. WadsWorth, of Wadworth's
Sons. yesterday, naturally turned on
horses, a subject that is interesting q
good part of the population of this city
at present. Mr.. Wadsworth stated that
the best horses sold in this section of
the country are from Kentucky and IN
diana and that the price of these ami
mails had gone up between rs and 100
per cent in the last five years.-The
capacity Of the Louise mill is to be in
creased from 5000 to "a, ZOO spindles.
The mill building will be made one
third larger in size. Work on this en-
largement of the building has already
commenced. This mi" is running night
and day.