The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-09
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been explored. The NeuSe river Is
put down as running only 2 short dis
lance above New BERN kinston Is
not on the map.
Raleigh Post: The Capelsie Cotton
mills OF Troy. Montgomery county.
were granted articles OF Incorporation
yesterday. The capital stock Is TO De
not less than SIS, 600. and not more than
$50. 0oo.
Newton Journal: Dr.. Walter L.
Steele. Of Rockingham. was married
yesterday at Lewisville TO Miss Fannie
wood. Of Carolene. They came here
by private conveyance n left on the
morning train for Rockingham.
Winfield Cundin. colored. accidental
ly shot and killed himself near Mt.
Nebo, Yadkin county. a few days ago
He was on a stump looking for a rab-
and the entire o too effect in his
lead. ~uncapping the brain
Charlotte Observer: Oak Ridge.
March l.-Mr. Ed. c. Townsend. Of
Greensboro, son OF Mr.. c. G. Town
send, a student here. died last night at
$3.50 o'clock OF heart trouble. superin-
duced by la grippe. He was sick only
"a hours.
The Kings Mountain Oracle says:
" nave been shown a piece OF sand
stone bv Rev. P. r. Elan that is beau
tifully colored, exhibiting nearly all
the colors OF the rainbow. 1t was
found by Mr.. Elan On one of his tours
OF exploration in the country"
Charles Dixon, yard conductor at
the Norfolk and Western depot. had
quite a severe accident to befall him
this morning at about S O'Clock. He
was standing on a freight car when an
engine backed some cars against il.
dislodging him and causing him TO fall
TO the ground with his back across
the rail.
Kinston Free Press: DR.. H. O. Hy-
att has had framed and loaned TO the
Kinston Library a map of eastern
North Carolina that was made in 1.29
being III years old. 1t presents very
interesting study. The spelling OF
names of towns, rivers, cts, is differ
ent in the majority of instances from
the style. of the present time. 1t seems
that at that time only the extreme cas-
tern portion of North Carolina had
Winston Journal: The following is
a statement of the sales of leaf tobac-
co on the Winston market for the past
month, and a comparison with the fig
ures of the same months last year:
February, 1900, 2,100,7 20 pounds: Feb
ruary, 1899. 1921, 019 pounds; increase
of the past month over February OF
last year, 279, 701 pounds. Sales since
October. 1899, 13, 49, gu pounds. Sales
during same month last year, 10. S99, 4S5
pOuIuS- lncTedSG over Same DtTlOu OF
last year, 1855, 4S6.
Statesville Landmark: Durham has
some learned 'squires as we'll as other
places. One down there officiated at
the marriage of a runaway couple and
the Durham Herald referred to the
match as a "Gretna Green affair. The
squire thought that the term ''Gretna
Green mean that he was green
or in other words was not as wise as
he might be-. In vain it was explained
to him that this term was generally
applied to nav matches and
meant no reflection on anybody, but
he refused to be pacificed and at last
accounts was still indignant.
Floating Item: In Guilford county
young woman, was forbidden by her
father to come on the premises. The
girls mother told him he was welcome
and he followed her advice. The an
cry father sued him for trespass. The
mother signed his bond. The case
was tried and the father lost, the mag
istrate holding that as husband and
wife are one she had a right to invite
the young man. An appeal was taken
by the father to the superior court.
The question will then be settled as to
a wife's equal rights on the premises.
Durham Sun: There came near be-
ing a serious accident early this morn
ing at the Chapel Hill street crossing,
which was only averted by the prompt
ness of engineer NJ. l.. Watkins. 4
team started across the crossing as
the shifting engine was approaching.
Engineer Watkins at one saw that
the driver was determined to get
across if possible. He reversed his en-
CINE and brought it to a stand at once,
and it was not a too soon.
either, for when it stopped the end Of
the cOWcatcher was in among the
Il &c ~ --l@z1 90 I4 D.
ISLANDERS who saw the narrow escape
say the driver of the wagon looked as
unconcerned as if nothing had hap
! pened, and did not seem to realize the
great danger he had been in.
Monroe Enquirer: Mr.. Davis Arm
field, of the firm Of E. A. Armfeld &
Sons, brought a car DAD of mules in
Kansas City, Mo-, last Monday and
started them to Monroe. At Spring
field, Mo-, a spark from the engine
caught in the hay which was stored in
the upper part of the car and burned
up car, mules n all. There were
Twenty-Five mules on the car and
twenty-one of them were killed out
| right and the others so badly burned
that they had to be killed. Mr.. Arm
field a not left ans City when he
heard of the accident. The railroad
authorities telegraphed him that they
would be responsible for the loss and
and for him to buy another load If
miles and charge to them. Within a
few hours after the accident happened
another car load of mules was billed
to the Messrs. Armfield here, and it
reached here last Saturday.
Greensboro Record: The most dis
astrous fire of the year occurred last
night at 10 o'clock, and though the loss
of property was small, the loss of two
human lives, a mother and her little
Cnn hIrrnn6 w. IN o0ah @fHo-- $1,000
was a fearful sight, and one that
would make the boldest heart feel a
pang of remorse. The fire was situa-
ted in a shanty scarcely ten feet
square, in rear of the residence of Mrs.
s. j. Hart, No. $50 Monroe street. II
caught from an cause, and
the wind being high, the flames were
famed into a bright blaze. In the
building slept Lou Hardy, colored.
who worked at Ware and Gilmore's
factory, and her little son, John twelve
years Of age. They retired at an early