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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
SPIRITTINE CHEMICAL WORKS.
Several Huge Retorts to be shipped to
New York Progress of Work on the
New Equipment.

Excellent Roadway is being made by
Mr.. l.. Hansen, of the Spirittine Chem
ical Company, in the rehabilitation OF
the old Carolina Creosote and Oil
Works, in the southern part Of the city,
which he purposes to equip for distill-
ing pine wood products, the plant to be
known in future as the Spirittine
Chemical Works.
During the past week a number Of
the huge retorts which will not be
needed when the plant is remodeled
were taken from their foundations and
loaded on fiat cars preparatory for
shipping them to a firm in New York
to whom they have been sold.
On the portion of the plant where
these retorts stood a building will be
erected this week for a refining de-
partment. Mr.. Hansen will retain ten
of the retorts for the Spirittine Works.
He hopes to be ready to begin opera
lions within a very short time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
IT IS COTTON MILL MACHINERY
FOR COTTON FACTORY DYE|
PLANT IN INDUSTRIAL WORKS."
It IL or About 5,OOO-Pound-Per-Day
Capacity and IL Being 'tSet I'm Order''
by Mr.. C. e. Eaton, Representing C..
Z. Sargent d Sons, Manufacturers OF
Cotton Mill Neutrality-suspicious. OF Pro-
motors OF Enterprise Not Yet An
unc

Mr.. C.. E. Eaton, of Graniteville,
Mass, Is in the city installing a big
for a cotton mill dying apparatus
in the old Industrial Works" build
ing, corner Of Surry and Queen streets.
He says it is OF about a 5000 pound
per day capacity and was manufactur-
ed by c. E. Sargant & Sons. of
Graniteville, manufacturers OF cotton
mill and wool securing machinery. Mr..
Eaton is in their employ and is here
as an expert machinist to install the
plant.
In discussing the matter he said he
did not know what other machinery is
to be installed in the building and tina
none other than the dryer has yet ar
rived. 1t Will be of interest to note in
this connection that the dryer is about
the same capacity as that installed at
the Delgado mill.
Messenger readers will remember
that on the 18th instant announcement
was made that the Industrial Works
building, which has been unoccupied
for a number of years, was to be equip
ped with new machinery and started
up within less than thirty days, giving
employment to a large number of Ia
borers. but that the promoter had not
yet made public the character of the
enterprise. The placing of the cotton
dryer is the initial step in this direc-
ton and it is certain that there is a
Quantity Of other machinery yet to
come, h character of which will
doubtless develop later. The i~nstalla-
ton of the dryer leaves no room for
doubt that the rehabilitated Industrial
Works" is to play an important part
in the augmentation of Wilmington's
rapidly increasing and remarkably
~1ourishing cotton milling interests.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
BEST FERRY IN THE STATE.
New Brunswick Ferry Buildings Ne
cessitated by the Recent Fire Nearly
Completed Other improvements.

The Brunswick Bridge and Ferry
Company have completed their new
buildings across the river and they are
now in regular use. and it is the gen.
eral verdict that it is by odds the best
euipped ferry in the state. The COM
pany has expended $1,000 IN the build
ings, which consist of two waiting
rooms n for white people and n
colored, mems quarters, forty horse
stalls and a large shed. The buildings
will be painted yellow with red trim
mings, a white printing has already
been put on and the other painting
will be finished next week.
The electric a bells have been ad-
ded and parties on this side Of the
river wanting to go across will find
the bell in a box on the telegraph
pole. One push Of the button will call
the aoat and two pushes will call the
fiat.
All the appliances and improvements
of the ferry company are now ready
for the regular use Of h patrons Of
the ferry.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
MENTION.
Mr.. P. Sudbury. Of Ashton was ere
voc<ordav

Mr.. P. Sudbury. Of Ashton was here
yesterday.
Mr.. E. ]. Justice. Of Marion, was
here yesterday
Mr.. ]. p. Council. Of Councils. ~. e.
is here on business.
Mr.. J. w. Register. of Trio. s.. e.
was here yesterday.
Mr. w. ]. Orr. Of Rock Hill. 8. c.,
is in the city on business.
Mr.. E. c.. Register. Of Charlotte.
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. Fred Alphin. Of New Bern was
a visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. w. L. Hill. Of Warsaw visited
friends I'm the city yesterday.
Mr.. j. F. Devereux. Of Barnweh. 5
c., was here yesterday on business.
Mr.. Frank Seasons, of Long View.
was a passenger on the steamer Halves
yesterday.
Mrs. j. s. Hines, of Faison is the
guest of her daughter. Mrs. p. Helms
berger, Jr.
Mr.. Herbert Smith. register OF deeds
of Duplin county. was a visitor to the
city yesterday.
Mr.. w. ID. Harrell and Mr.. j. +.
Farrior, of Rose Hill. were in the city
onbusiness yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
Installing New Ice Machine.

Mr. George Giles, In expert Ice ma
chinist in the employ of The Wolfe
Company, of Chicago, manufacturers
lof ice machinery, is in the city to in
stall a new ice machine for the Caro-
lima Ice Company. The Messenger
noted several days g extensive i'm
provements which are in progress at
the Carolina Company's plant, an ad-
|%ditional machine being a feature. The
machine las arrived and is now being
Installed.
The work on the new ice storage de-
lpartment is progressing very satisfac-
torily and when completed will give
Ia storage capacity of about ESQ tons.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
Mr.. Godwin's Hand Badly Injured.

Mr.. Solomon Goodwin, an operative in
the wood working factory Of Mr.. Pres
ton Cummings, on Water street, met
with a very painful accident yester-
day morning by having his hand
caught in a rip saw. He was work
ing the saw with his right hand rest
ing on a piece Of timber before him.
When the timber was cut in two, Mr..
Goodwin drew his land back and having
his attention drawn to something else.
it struck the saw. The thumb was cut
completely off near the last joint and
his index finger was almost severed
being held by only a small piece Of
skin. He also received other slight
gashes on his fingers n in the palm
of his hand.
The injured mar vas carried to DR..
D. W. Bullock's office, where the wound
was dressed. He was then carried in
a buggy to his home, corner Third and
Wooster streets.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
GIANT LUMBER TRUST
To Control All North Carolina Pine.
ave Great Companies to Console
date-Capital S2s, zoo, 900.

Plans have been practically compiet-
ed for the formation of a combin alton
of h controlling interests In North
Carolina pine into a single company.
with a capital stock of s2s. 600. 900. Ne
it is expected the ANAL details will be
arranged and the Incorporation on
clude within a few days.
In connection with this company. a
coast line steamship company has been
formed with Ogden Mills. a son of D.
O.. Mills; j. Crossthwait and louis
A. Hall, as directors, to bring tie lum-
Der to this city for export or to be sold
to customers here.
The existing companies which. il is
expected, will enter the combination
are the Surray Lumber Company. the
Atlantic Coast Lumber Company. OF
Georgetown, S. c.: the Banning Man
ufacturing Company. h Cape Fear
Lumber Company, the Camp Manu-
featuring Company, the Tunis Lumber
Company n the John L. Roper Lum-
Der Company.
HOPE TO CONTROL THE FIELD.
1t is expected by the men interested
In the combination that il will be able
to control the entire lumber business
of North Carolina. The seven compa-
MES named, it is said, w about four
billion feet Of timber n control about
six hundred miles of railroad. Their
sawmill capacity is 100000 feet a day.
and they rave large planning mills and
box factories. Together they sell
about eighty per cent. Of all the North
Carolina pine sold, the total output be-
ing o six hundred million feet a
year.
Tangible asses of the seven compa-
MES are estimated at $23, 900 900 and IL
is proposed to capitalize them at $28.-
000. 600, upon which 1t is exp csn7 that
dividends a be earned through the
economies of consolidation.
North Carolina lumber at present Is
freighted North in small vessels with
ure. the rate from Georgetown to this
city being 81 a Thousand feet
BUILDING LARGER VESSELS.
The Atlantic Coast Steamship Com
pany is having two vessels built I'm
the lakes with a capacity Of 1.750.00
feet, each. to be used In freighting h
lumber. This will reduce the cost to
$3.50 or 81 a thousand feet, enabling
the combination to effect an economy
at $350,000 a
/ Plans of the steamship
which has purchased the Georgetown
and Western railroad, contemplate
eventually a general f~reighting bust
ness from Norfolk The new lumber
company. IL is said. will not conflict
with the Yellown Pine Lumber Com
pany. which was formed several yeare
ago.
Charles R.. Flint, OF this city, Is In
terested In the new combination, act
Ing In association with banking houses
In New York and London.-New York
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
Fell from the Forecastle.

Captain Hinckley. of the American
schooner Charles H. Walster, which
is loading at Chadbourn's mill. had a
very unpleasant experience Friday af-
ternoon when he fell from the top Of
the ~forecastle into the water, a dis
lance of about Is or 20 feet.
Captain Hinckley was walking on a
board n made a misstep and fell.
Fortunately he struck nothing in fall
ing. A negro who vas nearby at the
time, caught him when he came up
and the captain was pulled out of the
water uninjured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
Lost q Topmast.

The small two-masted schooner Ber-
ia NJ. T., Captain w. NJ. Wells, came
up the river late yesterday afternoon,
slightly the worse for wear on account
of coming in contact with heavy winds
off Big Island. One Of her topmasts was
broken off.
The schooner came from Topsail
sound n struck very rought weather
on her trip around. Captain Wells said
the water was exceedingly rought and
the wind blew at a high rate Of speed.
tanned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
An Editors Life saved by Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy.

EurlnG the carly part OF
1896, 1 contracted a bad cold which So
tied on my lungs and was negls"t"I
until I feared that consumption had
appeared in an incjpient st2te. | w3s
constantly coughing and trying t" *
pei something which 1 could no.. /
became alarmed and after giving the
local doctor a trial bought a bottle OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and the
result was immediate improvement,
Ind after I had used three bottles my
lungs were restored to their healthy
state.-B. S. Edwards, Publisher OF
The Review, Wyant, Ill. For sale by
r. r. Bellamy, Druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
To Dedicate q Church.

Rev. A D. Mcclure, pastor of ST.
Andrews Presbyterian church, left
yesterday afternoon for Chadbourn to
assist in the dedication Of a new Pres
byterian church at that place. He de-
livered a sermon there last night and
will deliver two other sermons today.
The dedication sermon will be deliv-
cred Sunday by Rev. DR.. Rose, Of
Laurinburg.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27

Il think 1 would go crazy with pain
were il not for Chamberlain's Pain
Balm" writes Mr.. w. H. Stapleton.
Herminie, Pa. II have been afflicted
with rheumatism for several ear and
have tried remedies without number.
but Pain Balm is the best medicine l
have got old Of" One application
relieves the pain. For sale by r. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27

Factory Goods Shipped by Water.
The steamer A. p. Hurt arrived from
Fayetteville Isl evening, being a day
late on account Of loading Ill bales Of
factory goods at Fayetteville, which
are being shipped to New York. They
were transferred to the steamship
Richmond last night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
Bankruptcy Proceedings

Yesterday Mr.. E. A. Farrior. of Ke-
Evansville, filed a voluntary petition in
His attorneys in the pro-
|ceedings are Allen & Dortch, Of Colds
|boro. The indebtedness Of the bankrupt
lis nearly $1,000 and the only assets are
life insurance policies for $1,000 in IA
|vor Of his wife, the value accruing to
(which. in the opinion of a high legal
annot be used in adjusting
the affairs of the bankrupt. .
Mr.. Farrior's business for some time
past has been that of trading in horses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27

Mr.. Ireden Meares for State Senator.
We learn that Mr.. Iredell Meares has
consented, at the request preferred to
HIM by a number Of citizens to be a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for the state senate from this dis
trict, subject, OF course, to the action
of the democratic primary Of New
county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
Captain Williams Much Improved

Captain Williams Much Improved.
The Messenger is glad to note that
Captain Edgar Williams, the popular
and efficient harbor master Of the port
OF Wilmington, has SO far recovered,
al to be able to sit up every day. Yes
terday he sat some time on the porttco
Of his residence and says that he ex-
poets to come down town early next
week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
WIN Start Dye Department.

n dye department of the Delgado
cotton mill will be started today and
the manufacture of colorefhgoods will
be commenced very soon. Try salts
factory Roadway is being in the
work OF getting the mill ling TO
It's full capacity. How will
doubtless be several fore
all n 40 looms al gu
larry.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
Correspondent Of the Messenger.)
Wilson, n. c., February =.

cAAESPOu0 VI the Mc88cukSI.p
Wilson. N. c., February =.
The special term of criminal court
which was called to dispose OF the
three murder cases hanging over the
county adjourned yesterday without
considering any of the cases. The
grand jury found true bills for murder
against w. D. Rufin for h killing
OF Robert Bullock and against Lou
Doughtrfdge for h killing OF Neal
Jordan Both are now put on bail
people Of Wilson were very much
pleased with Judge Battle. While
they did not sanction the action In the
murder cases all saw tne cause for Q
continuance.
Sheriff Sharp left this morning with
three prisoners for the p~enitentiary.
All are for short terms.
W~ashington's birthday was observed
here, both banks and the posofice be-
ing closed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
FENDER COUNTY DEMOCRATS

Met In Convention at Burgaw Yester-
day TO Select Delegates to State Con-
g~ressional and Senatorial Conven-
lions DIR. &. Porter Endorsed for
State Senate and Hon.. C.. B. Aycock
for Governor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27

Safe bind. safe find" Fortify your
self by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla now
and be sure of good health for months
CO come.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27

A steame believed TO be the Cali
fornian. Of the Allan Line, is ashore OF
Fort Williams, Portland harbor, Me-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01

The girl looked up at the sky pe~tulantly.
She kept in the shadow as much as po9-
sibIe. but the moon tonight was at the
full. the sky was nearly cloudies9, anu
Inns her errand was rendered the more
uprilOus. 1t was June yet, far ABOVE TIE
small plateau on which the army post was
built. snow fingered on the silent noun
rain peaks. These glimmered in the
moonlight of a silvery Wilderness, illusiVe
and unearthly. as if the great and solemn
SUBMITS were now, while men slept, the
watching place of guardian angels. The
mountains leaped suddenly from the pla-
teau. blacEly bouder-fanked with depths
of dark and lowering woods. In q still
depDer black was marked the line Of the
ranvGn's descent. where the melting
shows Of thousands of winters had bitten
inrO the rock with deathlesS ferOcity.
At one solitary point upon that inky line,
The girl noted where the moonbeamS
cleaned upon a cataract. whose foam
sparkled in the light, a diamond set in
ebony. Thence the waters tumbled down,
from The roar Of rage, their tired voices
softcned and sank to the querulous babble
Of the creek as il ran below the bank
on which they stood.
The girl delayed cautiously in the shad-
ow Of the last house on the creeks
side within the limits of the post. At
last there fell upon her anxious ears the
call OF the trumpeter at the adjutants
office. almost Immediately followed by
The bugles at the flagstaff, with the first
call for tattoo. She ran to the edge or
the shadow, then trippled across the step
ming stones, and vanished in the woods
which covered the island formed by the
f0rking of the stream just above the post.
1t stretched a mile IN length, of vary
ing breadth. Over it's whole surface q
tangle of thicket spread and scrubby oaks,
50 that. even by daylight, a wanderer
would be completely hidden in its recesSes
from the people of the post. BY night
q battalion could have scattered over 1t
and remained unsupported. The girl push
ed her way boldly forward. undeterred
hy the silence of the thicketS, the soil
tude. and the darkness. She followed a
rough and stony path as if she were GER
tain OF her road. Still. when she reached
q little spring. which bubled in clear space
lust beside the path, she heSitated, put
down the basket she had been carrying
on her arm. and bent forward. listening
intently. but from the thicket about her
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01
At THE ~GUARDHOUSE
A Barrack Room Love Story.
By P. Y. BLACK.
Copyrighted 1900 by P. Y. Black.)

cheek as if he We're a child, and then
opened her basket.
Eat now" she said, land l Will tell
you all l nave heard. | don't think they
would ever bother to send out after you,
ii it were not for Lieutenant Wynn, the
adiutant. it is not as if you were a
TROOPER in the ranks. You play the fiddle
very beautifully, and the cornet in the
band fairly well. but you know, an able
bodied private is worth five of you"
Katy"
sNot to me. dear" she whispered. No,
they would let you go but you insulted
the adjutant-'
NO"
"Well, you told him the nasty truth,
which is the same thing. and you know
what he is. | am afraid when Ne finds
you missing at tattoo he will send out a
detail. That is why | said you must be
| of at once. / have mapped out your road,
You have plenty of money, but you ought
TO leave the violin behind"
II couldn't" said he. quietly.
Very we'll she said, but look
From the bottom of the basket she
took out some citizen clothes.
'Of course you won't keep to the trails, :
she said, but, even on the plain, until
Nou CctC Nv yot Ao'N -
wear the uniform.' !.
You are my angel" he said. Il never
thought Of it just wished to go away,
to be alone with the violin, far from those
these FELLOWSHIP be free
Il know, DEAR she said sympathetic
caliy. Il know. The army is no place for
You. Now you must DE Off"
"katty," he said, couldn't you come
too-nOw mPan?'
She shook her head, and laughed.
Nv hen you are settled down, wherever
it is. write and | Will come-I promise
Noel"
NJ dearest. it won't be long
Before the last note Of taps had diel
sadly away in the hills, there was silent
hustle at the stables. Sleepy and groWl-
ing men were throwing the saddles or
the horses. and leading them out, unit
half a troop was formed. AS they came
Corp Healey turned to the sergeant il
charge.
\ what the devils eating the adju-
tant now. sergeant" he asked with {
yaWn."
"Deserter." said the sergeant, briefly
"FaVal Of the band
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01

no sound came. The girl put her fingers
in her mouth like q boy, and from her
lips came one long, soft Whistling note.
4 bird sprang from q bush near her. and
aroused some others by its flight; other
wise there was no response. The girl
stamped her foot angrily.
II has gone without-seeing me-" she
muttered, and her lip quivered. She PICK
ed up the basket and started to go back,
when she paused again. From the center
OF the island there tloated through the
night the music of a violin. The girls
face instantly changed from anger to re
lief and JOY. She left the path and
ran in the direction of the music. In q
minute or two she had heached the player,
and thrown one arm about his neck,
while with the other she snatched away
the bow.
You foolish boy" she whispered,
They will hear you across the creek.
Why did you bring The violin anyhow :
They will track you all the better if you
are seen carrying it,"
Gould go without it," he asked in
surprise. Did you whistle? What time
is it, Katy" "Listen-taps."
They were silent, clasping each Others
hands until the call ended. The violin
player sighed.
II shall never hear it again." he said
Il hope
Well, said the girl, practically, of YOU
don't want 10 hear the bugles again yoy
must be off at once"
No yet, Katy. dear he said. Give
me the bow, and l will play you a fare
well-no, not a farewell, only a song te
The time when we will meet again
The girl shook her head, and held the
bow away from his reaching hand. The
moonlight surst through the leaves above
and ahone upon them. He was in an arm,
uniform, his cap bore the bands device
lie was very young, almost a boy. Hi
form was slight; his smooth face was Ii
mp by two great, faraWay, brown eyes
The girl was dierent. Her wilful face va
strong. Her black eyes glowed with pas
sion and purpose: there seemed little il
them to respond to the dreamlineSs CT tn
lads. Yet now she threw her arm roun'
his neck and patted his check affection
ateiy, protectingly.
II believe you love your violin NOR
1han you do me-" she whispered. "Wha
an idea. Noel, Il was for you to enlist
always hated a dcserter, but with yo'
1T is different"
Il am free he cried in exultatior.
MOI quite yet" she said, petting hi