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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
cotton. Futures.

New Aork, D~ecernbega2s. II 80,
many Gays since cottoT sp%culatlau, 80
peeh connned to the nfedere dealings
on Change during tn dar
were hardly IN harnaonv
Witr ffeaapathy, reaching a matter -
If points On the first call. the fsaIjn.
was stsafy.A but f~tyr'raaas vera ma.
~ Of news from tf1s. Eng
nsh market, WhichS was sim ,,ossb
Pfices.%ers unchanged to ? points b,pb.
tEtoR mist sales and for tho rest Of INC
did not vary 5 points III.
looin t"Itrnent VAS seriously irandiCaup4
ca oy SCARCITY of orders from The mn
nc anu foFetgn contingent and by r,t
sufficient Information from the ran
country. The Afternoon sessiou. "a.
S~onfs"hat tr1ore interesting in Tho 49,
Of changes in values.
soon after the noon hour. an ee,ls
mate for large receipts at New Drleare
TOMORROW led 70 nervous light selling
WHICH came at 4 time when BUYERS
were lew and Far between. Prices s,r-
Iered accordingly and broke some s IT,
II points from the best level NJ .trn
morning. There was nothing in re
way OF excitement. Soon afterward
the PIT presented an inanimafe sper-
tacle. u for the rest Of the4day Fr,.-
mess dragged YEARLY. while fIuctna-
lions were confined To q points or xr
Shorts were made nervous BIZ fears Of
q squeeze in January and March ana
py reports that desirable grade Of spo,
cotton In the south were scarce ana
held at a slight ppemIum.~The market
closed barely STEADY wlsh prices aet
unchanged to dI points Tower.
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Mr. J, Il: Neal Of New he
here yesterday. 1
Mss Deli sutton. Of FayetEesas4S
here visiting Ms c. C CpFInE1on-
AIR c, D. Keehier. OF Salisbury. 5
registefed at the. orton-
Mt. A W. McAnsSter. Of G~reehsboro.
arrived in the city last night
Major II. [. Grant. of Gosdsso-o. was
among last evenings arrivals at the
Ortsn.
The Rev. DR. Buxton. Of Ashevine.
is IN the city visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Jos. n. McRee
DR.. J.. D. Handy M family. OF
Paris, Texas, are in the city on a visit
to his father, Afr. Joseph II. Handy
Mrs. John W. Hinsdale. Of Raleigh.
arrived IN the city last evening or a
visit to her sister. Mrs 5 T. Ashe.
DIR. w. b. Murphy. of Tomahawk,
". c., was IN the city yesterday and
gave The Messenger a pleasant call.
Nj. c. Ed. Taylor, OF the Southport
Standard. and Mr.: C. z. Cause, OF
Southport.cane up to the City yes
terday.
Mrs. Andrew Joyner, Of Winston.
who has been spending the holidays
with Mrs. D. W. Bulfuck. left for her
home yesterday. a,
Mr.. Jas. NJ. Arthur. a prominent fish
and oyster dealer, OF Morehead City.
is in the city visiting Mr.. E Piner.
his brother-iE-law.
Solicitor Rod,!f Duffy. his brother.
Dr.. Frank Puffy. and his nephew,
Robert Nixon. Esq. Of New Bern.
We're here yesterday on their way TO
Little RIVER. S. {.
Mr.. J. A. Fore. manager Of the Car
Dina Manufacturing Company, was
presented yesterday by the employees
with a very handsome gold watch
chain and Observation-Disclosures Oh
server. December .26th.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Robinson, one OF our pop
ular Wilmington boys. but now of the
firm of the Woods &c Hardy Co., of At
lanta. Ga, Is in the city on a visit
to his mother. He is. being warmly
greeted by his many friends. =
Colonel IN w. Hinsdale, Of Raleigh.
counsel for the state in the RAILROAD
tax case, arrived in the city last night
to be present at the examination of
witnesses which is to be, sumo here
today before Judge Shepherd. {
We regret to note that Major d.
O'Connor is still confined to his home
on account OF the injury to his leg!
On Thanksgiving day he skinned his
leg while boarding a street car and it
has since given him a great deal of
trouble. having broken out with some-
thing like erysipelas.
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Pleasant Surprise.

on Christmas dag Mrs. W II. Shaw,
who has several years been the Eading
spirit in the Epworth League of Grace
II. +. church. was the 'recipierfy OF a
handsome present on behalf OF the
junior members Of the League. a
number Of girls called in a body and
made the present. leaving witht 1t d
card bearing the statement, From
Young Children OF the EpSorth
League She has done q greaLwork
with the children and they appreciate
her faithful efforts in their behalf She
was very proud OF the gift and was
touched deeply by this manifestation
Of their love and appreciation.
Mr.. T. .. Craft, Of Grace
church. was also pleasantly surpyised
on Christmas day. The board Of Stew
ardsSent him 2 card and with ct n
hand some gold pen and staff. begging
him TO receive it in acknowledgment
OF his faithful service as treasurer for
the past ten years. He was materially
very proud OF his present.
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Christmas Cantata,

A delightful entertainment fona the
Sunday school of the First Baptist
church was given last night in thE lee
ture room n it was crowded vita the
children and their parents andafrRnds.
The affair was 4 Cantata entitled
The Charmed Garden" the singing
being done in a most excellent manner
by the infant class. \ garden -wall
vas built of boxes of candy and inside
Of it stood Santa Claus. who dfstrib-
uted to all the children a box Of candy,
oranges, toys, etc. Mr.. George E.
LefUwich, superintendent of the school,
represented Santa Claus and he was
appropriately gotten up >or that.sIpur-
pose.
After the cantata had been rendered
there was a song by the school. Miss
Elizabeth D. Burt was the pianist.
and the music and singing We're highly
appreciated by all in attendance.
The committee in charge. Of thee nice
affair consisted Of Mrs. H. G. Fennn-
Mrs. John X. Handy, and Miss Lizzie
StrutherS.
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The christmss services at the Epis-
copal. Lutheran ard Catholic churches
we're largely Attended
AZ 81 Jan.ss church the Rev Mr..
HorsfeId preached . fine SERMON. and
The musical programme was quite eiab-
prate The faaI vested choir sang, and
tae church e Handsomely dec
GRATED
sstsPaafs bascops Church was ep-
p~rolriafely 5acprasad and there was a
nne milsaeaI pEegfainme: The sskEiees
sasfe condEefed by the. Rev. Edward
ux6otum whe DELIVERED an APPROPRIATE
At 1T. Iohna Episcopal church large
tongrsgaticxs offended. AXE a. m:
fhe Hafr ycofnnuhion was celebrated,
1nd%tn azzp.sDr. Carmichael deuEeE-
ed a1EAeddress. 1t was a slnpLned
~xu5ssfse&bf the Incarnation, showing
perfect dnionxof the diyine. and the
.neffecfs flataan ia Chris. In cOnclu-
SION he fa1d peculiaY stress upon the
necessffy IuaIning children as TO he
fuh neaninsr OF Cmiytnnas day ineft-
Ing ti,sHste sssds e, kiadn ne=To1 10 thGsi
rfrearsfances. sesrndsie vas espe-
leia1ly peautffa1, IL sas very simple in
ma me- but earnest and artistic in its
rpnditiou. a1liEs ISTrauSSf was organist
end fbA 1n9H1kwaSb By the full vested
chei-. Miss YoDaIg, Mics Galloway, and
sM4ssrs. Note and Wiuifordtconstituted
fh6 observation-disclosures The erertory
sing t9<HgsYSuEg was beautiful n
srsuchifg. fheeea5lnIes en the altar
we're lighted and the church was pref,
tlgdseofaisaw Wild smilax ana
nusIsaF
fsdt asaass. ssgf assase 4 by Or.
ynigfs4nd Hsr4 IN A9ermans A Ser
mon a~srripriata to the day was
observation-disclosures WAS excellent mu-
sir bv ssfhadrcbpsfz4lpg of Miss Kate
acknowledgements aud Mrs, L-Frei-
rnnth.AIfssf sesiua Dosher and Messrs.
~ nrtznatii xaud John Haaf. Next
Sunday afEhf English Christmas ser
wees s4ISbe@ held. There viii be an
eIabsrateInnstcaI pregram1ne by a
.cHoaE DC .ten<veieesg
SthThoTnas church ~as
handseniely edecoEatsd with long leal
pine and ssfnllaS ind there were C d
rnasses-at s AN. "a m and 1o:3o a:
h. At Tie 1870 mass the Rev. Father
SJJrfIraenz preached q finASermon appro-
priafes Is q Gonnod's mass was
ma nsfesnttY snngEbyachoir of thir-
feea solsS.1hesfngeg being Mrs Jos
EIEaffers mrs. Kedar< Bryan. Miss
Lucy Isathams Miss Alaggies Corbett
Miss sNeIfa. Ecrbftt.SMIs sAlice RelIiy,
MICS ~NafSv HisGinSsyMiss Florence
kWslfaes sfiss Kate calToa, Miss Celia
anssiivan. Mr. R.9G.SBanks,A Mr.. ). w
ERsIT and Nr FIaf Reilly. Miss
| Monk Nas organfsf- 80
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.


!, Wilmington. Decemb@r =. :
Receipts Of cotton gsday i.sss bales /.
Recsipts same ca last year 2.egs
This Seasons receipts TO dat@-I5s5
bales.
Reoeips. 10 same date Aa yea
The Quotations quoted at,4 O'Clock
today a D exchange:
CUTToN-Fun-
orataarv : y 1915
Good ordinafy Fl. IS sis
Lo% Sls-R
Middilng -. sA \
Good rniddirs& > Has
Same day 1aSsyr7cs
NAyna SHORES
SPIRITS FURPENTfNE Nothing
deirtg.
.RssIN-Firm-at $40 anasEl25.
TAR-Steady n s1-se-
CRUDR TuRPESrNE+pun a,
81. 30 and $50.
Prizes same day las, yeas7sprtts
~turpsntine tsc and 4Ec; ros4u sl10
and sL15; tar sI@5; crude turpenare
hard u.5e; soft $3.50.
Receipts ~{oday-s2 casks 81 SPLITS.
turperire. SOC barrels yosin, SIS has.
1eis TAR. 81 barrels crrde sturpeu&Ine.
Receipts sane day last years
sNAshS ~ SI1fItS@NuI lSItlHS cV9 A11INAr
+rpsin. SIS barrels TAR, 40 oar1s@s crude
trrpeptine.
PRODUCE
? SALT-l0o's, 4Sc: 1858 52cS -1sVs
&c: zoos. ssc; zoos F. +. sl,Ss JSiess
than car load lots. .
DRY sALTED sIDEs-7a to gNe.
BETTER-24 70 2sc. :
COFFEE-1o'to uEc.
BAGGING-2 ID. basis, 81 70 sl-c.
COTTON TIESSS1.40 to $40.
FLOUR-Straights Sass; End patents
s41oy full $3.50.
AfoLASSES-S. House. 15c; New Or
Ileaps Brights % TO VIC; Porto Rico
30 to 55cT Cube IS To BIC.
SuGkR-(New York prices. freight
to be adxfed1 Eanuiated s5.75; Wx g.
Nos s525;s No. $500: No. il s4.T5.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
PEANUTS-North Cerplina. fancy,
Csc; prime 50 70 soc; Virgins As to sSc;
Spanish IS 10 soc.
CORN-56c.
/ CORN MEAI-52c.
N. C. BACON-Hams. 12hci shout
ders Sic; sides Iec-
CHICKENS-Dull: spring S 10 1Sc;
hens 20 to 25c: rooeearS 1Sc,
TURkEYS-Qive) dull at 7k TO SC.
EGGS-Steedy at 20 to- DC.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5 inch saps,
sise; 5 inch hearts, s2S; 6 inch saps
$3.50; s incl hearts $3.50.
a TIMBER
Per NJ feet-shipping .$sOG 600
Mill, prime Il j 6.50Q $50
MIL, tar -... 49,. 5.eoh GOO
Common mill .......-.-.. 1000 500
Inferior to ordinary 49,. 3.50Q 4.5o
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Brutal Affair.

Christmas was turned into an occa-
for drunken orgies, and every
body agrees that there was more OF it
in Wilmington than has been seen here
for years. There We're drunken fights
on all sides. One of the most disgrace
n cow7ardly that marred the day
was in the Diamond saloon. where two
or three, if not. more men. brutally
beat a soldier from Fort Caswell. 1t is
Isaid hegwas knocked down with a chair
and beaten and kicked ,while he was
d9Hn- He was 50 badly injured that
AeSshad 50 be sent to the city hospital.
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C~hristmas Sinners

In the city court yesterday Mayor
Waddell tried "a cases against parties
who. had seen TOO much Christmas The
charges were for disorderly conduct
r(fghtingl drunk n disorderly, drunk
down, carrying concealed weapons
and larceny. The fines run all the way
from S2.55 TO $.
Mayor Waddell inflicted light SEN
fences as it was Christmas, bat he Dol
occasion toAseverely rebuke the crowd
for turning a day OF profound thank
fulness into a scene of debaueh.
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ObseuufeS or Mrs. Cowau.

The solemn services for the burial of
the dead We're sale Tuesday morning
at'S o'clock at st. James Episcopal
church. over h remains of the vener
able Mrs. Susan Cowan who departed
this life at Bon Air. Va, on sunday
morning. The services were 'conducted
by the Rev. Frederick Fl. r. HorsfeIas
and there was a large att~endancevof
the family connections and friends.
The interment was made at Oakdale
cemetery, and beautiful floral memoir
ialS were re~verently laid upon the
grave h pallbearerS were MessrS.
George 2. COtchett, Joseph II. MeRee,
VIM. G.. Pulliam, John G. James. T. G.
MC1lhenny. Jr.. and S. Percy Cowan.
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Yesterday mornsag h police hesd-
quarters were noflaed that sng
white man. 3ofh a. odbam.W
vim in an ihegEsfble state arNo. so
south Fourth .affeer, a house eptr
one Josie Drew. An myesngatpn
fabiished dhe following facts
T~hateJohn A odham. Jrs WHO =
about 3 years of age, and four ths
coupanioRs arrived at the cher g
Eofnfn and Castle streets abcltt g
orrsock. ali more or less ul~aersfhesan4
thence Of liquor, They
coyner ". II. Costin. a young
man, ard auotker party %unknnya.i
Oldham accosted them roughly ana
asked Them to furnish something ia
drink for the crowd. This Gestin and
his cotnpanionz stated they we're
able to do. oldham told tkem,that they
lied and struck Costin znsAe moaths
with his fist. cuttingrC ostfnfs 1p,Cos
tin struck back and they SPARED for
a moment Until Goftin.FEepcned . PAL
ing from the fence add maderato Cd
bam with Il. oldham thereupen ran
across the street and back agalnafo1
where his .friends s~toolsSsCostlp RqI-
sifng him. Here two Oh Odhanfs
friends in+erfered. making an effort to
stop the fight, and while they stoQq1
between 1Costin and Oldham, Tying %
settle the difficulty peaceablyt a man.
fhey say. unknoW1 TO ~ OF them.
struck odhanr on the back ofahe head
with a fence paling. knocktngr nm
down. Two of Odham's friends. , r..
Walton and Walter BflA picked e5Gs
ham I'D and CARRIED him into Josie
Erew2s house Rkef9 On of thesyoRen
did what She could to assist his two
fTSpnds TO quiet~Odhatn- They batheds
his head with ean1phor and fnaHys as
tbev he, went 10 sleep~ none'
OF them, as they claim, hfpkln
he was seriously hurt 3esteraaV
morning. however. when he %
be aroused, they discpveTed. ne
was not in q drunken%tupor, but was
~insensible from the effects qt
on his head a physician was 1hIpe-
diateIy sent Eor and his parentstn most
fed of his condition and whereaboutA
DIR. F. H. Russell was the physician
who reached the injured man and ne
had him TerueVed TO the city hospsta4~
There Dr. Russell. tWith assistarce,
.onerated on him! a slight Sutgas
made with "a blunt Instrument ;Was
.Founda Two inches above n @en'IIle
right side but close EXAMINATION SNOW
I'd that beneath the cut there Sas7a
round dent in. the skull PRESSING It3oH
tie brain. 1t was neeessarX to 1es
nhine the skull to lift 1t from the braIny
and in doing so the .dfscoyefyE as mate
that the skuI was fractured andsthat
2 piece Of bone had psaletrated me
brain. Two. fractures, forming antah-
gle, ran akong the skull toward Flc
and there was a severe heln-
orrhage of the BRAIN Ara o'clock THIS
morning .. telephone message states
that he is still unconsciouss With Title
hopes of his recovery.
n police believe thatdhey,
liable information. as to who sffnek
h fatal blow. aithough pose ln-
densely Ignorant. as TO who he
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The EIks Received on Christmas.

AA5nbng the pleasant occasions on
G1Efstrnas day was an Informal recep-
too by Wilmington Lodge No. 532,
,Bef.syolent and Protective Order of
FAHattheir elegant parlors and lodge
lrsp{ness IN the Elks' Temple. on North
FfGh Street. The Elks were out in
saxeStnumberS and many citizens call
edsHiFing the day and at night Among
hesEA4eTs in the afternoon We're a
nuHlnSr OF ladies. and all who visited
thekfefpple Were. aStouished at th6
conrdsEt : and elegance of the Elks'
henfRsA The FIks received with great
cordizrny and. dispensed their ghospi-
tasty-3p a manner that made tick
tremeN PHEASANT for their callers
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#~a
The first german osIebrating the EIy
Christmas festivities q Elven E
night in the Masonic Templs satfrpom
by EAgue CotUlen Club d haltsss
magnifcerxly decorated in wndsnlsax
and ferns
There was a large number OF couP0
AMI the event was q most en1syaefs
one. Mr.. George James assisted PIT.
Milton Elliott, skilfully led some peaal-
flint and intricate figures. EunEt
of visitors " ere present and thesspen-
Dles in. attendance were as
M..&eyensoQ, with MISS ANNE hao
.der:Mr. George Grow. with Miss Bette.
DeRosset; Mr.. Rob Mash. with Mss
Louise Dathza; Mr.. VIII Martinsv Win
Miss Kate naffitt; Al. VIII S5uAt
with Miss TWallfams,sof &C.,
MIR. fReb Rankin. with Miss Mar7eSFeSSs
e.chau; Mr.. Camp DAVIS. wlth Mass
Ednmaa Vest MIR. Win MISS
Nessie sCotche1tsz Mr.. Ed Nets With
Mss annie Martin, OF AsHevHie M:
ttOacarrheck, with Miss Mildred Davis.
Afr. Free Bodies. with Miss Carrie Haf-
rks: MI. Abe Peschau. with Miss EsAte
Haslow; Nh VIII Moore. with MISS
Resa Joi nson: Mr.. Aft, afoffftt, with
Misc Lima, Virgins: Mr.. II. M Chase
cxeith Miss Efizabeth PAYNE Mr.. George
tINAEEOour1. WIFI MISS ARoiC&@haAT
b0urn; Mr. Curtis. of Southport, with
Miss Carrs, Wright. Mr.. Jar1es Black!
With AIiss Williams, OF Red Spgangs;l
Mr.. Walter Daggett. NTH Miss@ISabet
Black; Mr.. Marsden Beffasnys Jr.s
with MSS Nellie Bmerson- NJ. Harry
SmaNbemes. with Miss Elliott Elmer
SON; MIR. Octave SNfSgins. With Miss
Louise Bunting; Mr. Harry Eroswell.
with Miss Octavia .Boatwright. Mr..
McRee Hatch. with RisS Pack;
Mr.. LOUIS Guitar. With MfssSAnnie
BIount DeRosset: Mr. John Fsschau.
with Miss Katherine RaTrfss;s Mr.CrethSi
Angel, with Mss Olive Armstrong;
Mr.. Tom Wright. with Mass Anna
Peck; Mr.. w. j. Bellamy, with Aiss
Lucille Murcnison: Mr.. Nash DeRossef,
with Miss Mary Nash; Nix. Rob Gsvalt-
ney, with Miss Elfza Bsllasny; Ir
George James. with Miss Mary Trsat
Peck; |
Stags-Dr. Pride Thomas. and
Meesrs- Allmak Elliott and NHltaa
ssssllent ..~ as furnished By
Mnlers orch The decorations !
were by Mr.. VII Re- Ter and fsseys
were quite handsome. III
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New Years Dinner for the Inmates of
the County Home.

Through the efforts of Dr. W. D..
Mcmillan, county superintendent of
health, the convicts at the county's
rock quarry at Castle Haynes were
given a treat in the way of fruits, to-
baccO. etc.
DR.. Mcmillan is now getting up a
New eYar's dinner for the inmates of
the county home. He Will not solicit
contributions for his purpose but if
any n desires to contribute tosthis
worthy object they will please S-nd
delicacies or cash to him at his office
in the old court house or leave the
same &C the kogssefsthe~Rlng Grocery
o stove, North Fourth street.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28

Ne~ York, Dcfsrnber 2s-Thc marker
has worn aaHs.a holiday Appearance.
today. thfrs9haying been only q limited
|attenda9ses OF buyers IN any detsari-
nent Ts+}e hay. been no transaction
OF anySnprnenfreported III either cot
tonyoY:@oolen goods. business 5ruling
quiet knroughout The toneeof the m<z
'ket s dull but there is no ou0tar9e
chasge In prices and neither bu yers
nortseliers are looking for any adeveiop-
ment or consequence for the balance Of
.tbf year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28

On chrietsnas night the members of
Hoe Company NOS had a novel affair
at their headquarters on North Fourth
street next to the bridge. It was a
Christmas tree for the beneht of their
ehAIdren and there was quite q pleas
ant time for them md others who at
tended. Presents. toys, fruits, etc,
wefe distributed.
cedar tree was placed in the centre
OF. the hall and 1t was laden with pres
ents for the little folks. The hall was
beautfulS decorated with red, white
and blue ribbon paper. and other col
ors.
The company is now composed as
ForeEaan, L Freimuth; as
sistant foreman. 3. F. Swami; driver.
= QA1lens prfvates. J. I. Bland. J.H.
sWiI6arfs and E I. George.
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q -
s-af RrnAn asa paies: continent =
ei3 bales
baies xpcsTs 20 6rsls Britain ISIS
hsl2 exryra - E1=snee 1855 haless
C5rHrerw 90 HLes@ stIk .s4ss bases
Co~rwn.fsasnE - Net rcz2etS 1r.S2e
BARS. *Na<cs - Gseaf Rrftsir S.te5
balkS; F1noA =@2t3F na'ea o~utinent
9G,"it bales +.
oeI3rts @ssss.>s haas a,1rts = Great
Britain f.sNasS hal~s -FTr 9fS
2as-s v~or:lrsat I.Irei~ Mics
: Futures c,hSAi. s2r=g steas< R-
Csub.- ssa, J4uElar~ .As FG~Ga-E
.S2@2. March 49, Np-sg - Ma as.
Jam ga. jay SIS Aurtp>- AS SIP
mb+r SIS. or'9Sr =
$50; COTTON cios-a 1uDs E~sdd't0G-3p-
lirals - At|c, mdiGH-guF Il AIS
SH!e Eva l4,--
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
fqtupsS .ans~i - f5..ovs.
Z Open. High, Low. Clos
De- =. r - So, -
May .s54 * -. =
rs
N2s =.
Dss -. ers 80 -
Ian -, - -
! MAY - cs% 80 ~A
Mess york per LOO po,1s!s
Jan n14's4G% -l-A l.t2'4
May ,-12sHe I'm us l@a
lDr fs %eit. 49,. s>
! Jan $50 sAf's Gaa SD
May 6.eets r.s5. So
Short ribs, per 100 ~rouTds
| May so [se sE2is Ga
| Flour dull and.unyhanesI. NSs spring
what 6t<p1lc: ~" : I'd 7eGa4e 10.
IL corn *s+4c, No = yellow ffs1c. NJ =
| oS-s 22hp. Ne. : white - EItse. No. :
4 whfre e4iipb2ALhc. No. ) we .sn}hH Is.
nress pork fEf Har-el $1i.I-ETE-@-.
lard per 11' pounds se.SsNs2a. kh"rt'
ribs s.dss dol$st $6ESlfyt. drSAn~I
Clear sides <e"xe7D $6~.6o@4ft' NhtAry
N.@C>
New Y,rk. pe-erhnc .s-FIH4;-
Very quiet but sik1 hly hehi.
WHEAT-Sp5t tfSN. ~ . rhI 50
T o. af1oat. options oT%rsd steady "a
small World SehiPTnen,s ar! light s1-r-
inss bnt later e.Ls.f OH ugri.~ selling
inductl by IN INCREASE IN lie v.lUf
sliprlv lat,rncrtand rryfr Fy.r..b' q
bles. Ctosad easy ate net. decline
March closed Eitc: Nsv "a nc.tIn-
Der nc.
CORN-Sptt caster No. > .SHt o.
v3tor: oru1ns MARI Ew.s t.rr auu
all day. An easy. aI4ninr on in.
weather WAS followed b. sribselA1l-
stcadirr-s ,,,vinr - 49,. -.
yisibIa ana frsT ,9AeJj,a ,f,L
4 s~F---4 80. -.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28

Messenger notes with regret
ffrat Ds Strange was indisposed and
WAS unable to preach his hrsf sermon
on sunday as rector ST. Pauls his
new church atsRfehmond The Leader
OF Monday says
lowing 10 the SlmsSs OF Rev Or,
Strange, no ssrvSee was ronducted yes
terd&y morniRg at s. Paurs Episco-
pal church, A1arge congregation was
pyerent, n many we're the expires
SONS OF Nsappotrhmentstha the new
rector eknfd not appear. and Of regret,
at his Ehdisposftion- Dr~Strange's ill-
mesa Isl no 8ise serious and his
physi4an rs quite sure that he win be
able TO preach tomorrow morning at
With b os=Ssted By Rev. l. b. Levering.
Ii the aftevnoonh he wIl1eaye for Law
r~encevtles where be wiz spend the re-
mainder Of the week With his Family
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
L&dies Can Wear shoes

One size Eanallerrafter using Aliens
ot-Ehse@aspowder to be shaken in
to the sho{s.S It makes tight or new
shoes feel Easy, giYes instant relief to
corns and 9burfons- It's the greatest
comfort discovery OF the age. Cures and
prevents SWEDEN feet. bieterS. callous
and sore spoaA ALIENS Foot-Eese is a
certain cure Or swelling. hot aching.
feet At all sfruegirts and shoe stores.
zSc. Trial pacAAge FIRED by mail. Ad-
dress. Allen Sd 0lmsted. lie Roy. n. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28
Grain and Provision.

! Chicago. December 1s-Board Of
trade We're very dull as a rule
today. The prospect Of a bea rish gov
report tomorrow ms the abb
enc of outside support depressed
wheat May closing &c lozer. Deem.
Der corn closed &c lower. January
shade higher and May unchanged.
oats closed unchanged. Provissoas al
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28

Yesterday morning Captain Robert
Green. city detective, arrested John
Scarborough colored. who is believed
TO have eat Policeman j. NJ. King so
severelygon the arm Officer O. II
Ward VINO was cut across the hand
the blads of the knife cutting an ar
terie, arrested the man who cut him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-28

New York. DecemberlS--Futures
opened steady. with prtres IS TO %
points lower and r~u,e1E1eavy through
ont the session. Seatrfcnt was bear
ISL from the openflsg. 10 the close o.
businesa The stsrket was finally
quiet with pres net u ~ APPOINTS
lover Total sales we're II. 80 bags. in
cludfng March $50. Apstf s5.so 10 s. IS.
Spot ri, weak: No.. : invoice 6zc: mild
market 49iet. Cordoya sk6I2Lc.