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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
Onsiow County Gossip.

Editor Messenger:
We had h biggest snow here last
Saturday v nov to fall in Onslow
county; it measured ten inches. l
wonder if we are sliding gradually to-
ward the north pole. Parties who have
been wishing for a snow are now wish
ing for something else, especially those
who are out of wood, your corresond-
ent being anon the number.
Mrs. Josephus Pelletier, relict Of Ru-
fus Pelletier. died here rom pneumonia
last Saturday She was about 60 years
we'll as most highly esteemed inhabi-
tants.
VIM. Walton, the jailer, is quite
sick with pneumonia He has been in
bed for several days.
Las week two of the prisoners in jail
for larceny secured a knife or some
other instrument n at night cut 4
hole through the ceiling and knocked
off two pieces of Notwithstanding n
made their escape. One Of the prison
ers. after a few days, came back and
surrendered. l suppose he found better
fare in jail, fed by the county, thai
at large, depending on uncertainty.
The other one has not yet made his
appearance. He was put in for steal
ing a hog; as he did not have time to
eat up the hog before being arrested,
1 guess he will wait till his meat gives
out before he returns.
The Parmele-Eceleston Lumber Com
pany's office. in some unknown man
ner. caught fire yesterday and was al
most destroyed before the flames could
be subdued. Mr.. Kerr, superintendent
Of the mill. lives in the office, but was
away at the time. He lost considerable
furniture and clothing. Messrs Rock
roc and Shoot, bookkeepers for the
company. lost all their clothing except
what they had On.
Dur town is building UP some. Two
dwellings have just been completed,
two other dwellings and n store are
now being built. Several other parties
are preparing to build.
Prohibition petitions are being circu-
lated throughout the county. If we 60
dry" We will have to hope for cider
time to come.
l regret to see the farmers hauling
so much commercial fertilizer. / think
they are hauling more than in any pre-
vious year. They seem to rely more
upon commercial fertilizers than upon
deposits which nature has provided.
Mr.. Clyde Canady has just returned
from California. He has been quite
sick, as his looks show They will
leave the Old North State. but only a
few years absence will cause them to
long for the state of their birth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01

Correspondence of The Messenger
Goldsboro. February &c.
There was a light fall Of snow here
this morning.
Rev Chas. A. Jenkins accepts the
call to the pastorate of the First Bap-
fist church and vii reach here Fri
day OF this week. There will be al
most a o. feast at this church on Sun
day next- Goldsboro Baptists are very
fon of Mr.. Jenkins.
E K Bryan Is now a fuIl-fedged
judge. having taken the oath of Office
al New Bern. n. c., last night. at which
point he enters upon his work as crimi-
nal court Judge.
AT a recent meeting OF the directors
Of the Goldsboro Buggy Company, Mr.,
David Pool. OF Cincinnati. Ohio. a well
furnlsned buggy man. was elected su-
perintendent
The steamer Goldsboro reached the
city today OIL its return trip from New
Bern.
Ine people are to be given an oppor
tunity at the regular election of city
onlcers TO decide whether the incoming
olncerS shall serve a one-year or a two
year term. This is q compromise, but
with it the people are satisfied. The
people can always be relied on to right
existing wrongs and their wishes should
never for a moment be ignored.
Sidney Deans has purchased of Mr..
j. l.. Pearson, his patent pipe wrench,
a very useful tool, n viii at an early
lay pace 1t on the market. In the deal
Mr.. Pearson becomes the proud pos
SCISSOR of the celebrated Deans hobby
horse outfit and later On we may have
a merry-go-around.
The Farmers Milling Company some
time since purchased the Pittman brick
making plant. They will greatly i'm
prove the plant and at early day begin
the ~o-~facture of brick on a larger
scale.
Mt. Olive folks will give a swell ger
man in Pope's hall there tomorrow
night.
The anti-dispensary folks don't seem
to have it all their own way. nor to
lave killed the effort, for quietly, pa
tiently. its supporters are tt work. The
aides have taken the matter in hand.
Possibly both sides would like to vote
OIL the question.
Mr.. Richard Hinson. who died yes
terday at Lagrange. was buried there
loudy. he was IN MS S4th year. In
greater portion of his life was spent in
this city. He was the father of Messrs
Nathan and Richard Hinson, of this
city.
The original Dan Packard Opera
COMPANY. with Dan himself in prince
Pro-Tem," will be with us On Friday
night. March LIST.
Mr.. w. c. Munroe, attorney for the
Atlantic Trust Company. has brought
suit for foreclosure Of first mortgage
bonds against the Goldsboro Water
Works Company. in the sum of $50, 900.
Colonel Isaac F. Dortch has been ap-
pointed receiver.
Rev. w. Carey Newton left this after
noon for Greensboro, his new home.
Citizens. irrespective of denomination,
will only be too glad to hear Of his con
tinued prosperity and happiness.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01

The Richmond Dispatch for more
than thirty years. as We can bear wit
ness has been kind and sympathetic in
dealing with Worth Carolina. 1t has
been an Industrious news-gatherer all
along the decades. and has been much
read and copied by state papers. This
particular writer acted for a while a.
ms of it's North Carolina c~orrespon-
dents, but this was nearly thirty years
since. One Of the chief writer's on its
present staff is a native of Wilmington
and son of the late able and accom-
plished biographer of Mr.. Justice Ire
dell of Washington's supreme court
Mr.. Griffith McRee. The son is Mr.
James McRee, a competent and we'll
appointed journalist. Writing of the
pending impeachment he writes in the
Dispatch:
w know practically nothing of the
merits OF the case. and must say we
have full confidence in the wisdom and
patriotism Of our democratic brethren
of the old North State. If our
friends are right in their contention, as,
even now. we are more than half sure
they are, then more power to their arm,
say we, but surely an impeachment pro-
ceeding is a serious matter"
If he will take time to read the legal
argument of Mr.. Geo. Rountree of this
city, and the very impressive and elo-
quent speech of Mr.. Locke Craig, OF
Asheville. he will find no little light and
accumulative argument.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01

Mr.. H. H. Brimley. naturalist and Gu
Raleigh, sends his report to Mr. L. l..
Patterson, commissioner of agricul-
ture. 1t is a comprehensive and in
structive account Of it's growth from
the day of small things until the pres
emit When it has grown to be important.
1t has lone credit to the state in ex-
hibits it has made. and is worthy of an
enlightened and progressive people. 1t
has five large departments, namely,
forestry, mines and mining. zoology,
photographs and ethnology. Of the
last the curator says:
Indian relics are displayed in great
profusion, the present-day work of the
Cherokee Indians of the Eastern
Band" who occupy their reservation in
the extreme western part of the state,
being shown alongside the old work. A
very excellent collection of stone axes
and spear n arrow heads is on view,
and much else of absorbing interest.
Much more is temporarily stored
away"
The museum has been of real service
to North Carolina not only refeetingl
creit upon it's spirit of enterprise and
enlightenment, out it has made far bet-l
ter known the character and resourcesl
of the state. Another department is toI
be added-that of history. We makeI
another quotation from the report:l
1.-The whole idea of the museum is tol
educate, both broadly and specifically
First, to teach what the state possesses
and next, so far as possible, how tol
utilize what we have"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
BLOOD

We live by our blood, and
on it. We thrive or starve, as
our blood is rich or poor.
There is nothing else to live
on or by.
When strength is full and
spirits high, we are being re-
freshed, bone muscle and brain,
in body and mind, with con-
tinual flow of rich blood.
This is health.
When weak, in low spirits,
no cheer, no spring, when rest
is not rest and sleep is not
sleep, we are starved our blood
is poor; there is little nutri-
ment in it.
Back of the blood, is food,
to keep the blood rich. When
it fails, take SCOTS emulsion
of cod-liver oil. 1t sets the
whole body going again-man
woman and child.
Wen send you a little to Try, If you Ike.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 4o Pearl street, New York
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HOME: FOLKS.

The New York Evening Post, the best
edited of northern da1lies we believe,
tells Of the threatened damage to New
England cotton mills. 1t says that
some southern cotton mills are selling
cloth to the print works and bleacheries
il Fall River at prices which local mills
cannot meet. The southern mills, for
example. make a profit on cloth at 8
cents a. yard for which the Massachu-
sets mill must have BIZ cents"
This might remind n Of the familiar
saying of the mills of the gods-grind-
ing slow but awful fine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
An Opportunity to Test the Russian
Sugar Duty

New York. February 26.-Laden most
iy with Russian ugar, the ship Oar
lington reached port 7:30 o'clock AMI
put the importers face to face with the
question of paying Secretary Cages
countervailing DUTY. G. A. jain & Co.
are interested in a large part of the
ships cargo n will contest the mat
ter in the courts. after paying the duty
under protest. Wallace, Muller & Co..
however. and the Hills Brothers Com
pany and others will escape the duty
by selling it outside The United States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01

tention to the proposition for the chill
dren of the state to build a monument
to the late Rev. Calvin H. Wiley, D. D.,
the first superintendent of the public
schools of North Carolina and who in
deed was its founder. The proposal to
have a fund of $4,000 to be raised by
5000 public schools would seem to be
easy. He was a very meritorious work
er for the children OF h state His
widow writing of him to Mr.. r. w.
Askew in last December gives this in
~teresting fact:
cit was with pride he would show me;
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
Two Battlekhips Contract signed

Washington, February 26.-The navy
department today concluded con-
tracts with the Bath Iron Works and
the Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany for the construction of a sheath
ed battleship each at a cost of So, $780,
900. This disposes Of all the battle
ships let at the asst bidding, save one
which was awarded to Moran Broth
ers of Seattle, Washington, for which
contract has not yet been executed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01

leges and high academies. and richly
endow them. but he cannot impart the
gins in the blessed work. OF the Holy
Spirit 1.-The carnal mind 10 enmity
against God" The Messenger always
stands for education and of the best
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
Opposes the Invitation to Mckinley

Chattanooga, Tenn, February 26.-
Turney camp, confederate veterans,
other resolution in regard to inviting
President Mckinley to attend the
Memphis reunion. The resolution OPP
poses the invitation because it is con-
trary to the spirit of the constitution
and laws of the association and tends
to change the character and defeat the
purposes of the organization which is
intended to be a purely and exclusively
confederate organization for confeder-
ate veterans alone"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
RraZiI Demands explanation G
PortuyHI.

RraziI Demands sxpianatfou of
Portugal.
Oporto, February 26.-It is under
stood the Brazilian government will de-
mand explanations from Portugal for
the attempt to abduct the daughter Of
the Brazilian conSel here and place her
in a convent against the wishes OF her
father.
A collision between h police and
students las evening resulted In num-
bers on both sides being injured. The
police invaded the institute in pursuit
of the students and the professors pro-
tested to the government.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says a
mob there stoned the Portuguese rep
resentative On account of the incidents
at Oporto.
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carried him over every county of the
state. The west in the summer and
east in the winter. He was devoted to
his work and faithful to his trust for
fourteen consecutive years. You have
my best wishes for the success Of the
plan"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
Christian End avor convention
Salisbury. n. C. Eebruary r

Editor Messenger:
Please announce that the Christian
Endeavor state convention of North
Carolina will be held in Winston-SaIem
April 18Th 18th Rev. T. <. Clark, d. ID.
president OF the United Society of
Christian Endeavor. will be present,
and a large attendance of delegates Is
expected The programme viii be an
nounced Toon- MAMIE BAYS,
Chairman Press Department.
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4 sheriff. ihough Mortally Wounded,
Gets His Nan.

Gets His Wan.
Liy Oak, Fla, February 6.-fester-
dav Henry J.. Platt. a naval stores OPP
orator on the Suwanee river. was shot
at his commissary by a NEGRO whose
name is unknown. The murderer es-
CAPPED to the woods. Sheriff w. 3.
Mathis, of La Fayette county, organlZ-
ed a posse and followed him. Last night
Sheriff Mathis came up with his man.
A demand to surrender was replied to
with shots. Sheriff Mathis fell mortal
" wounded. After being down the
sheriff drew a bead on the negro and
fired, telling him. The sheriff died four
hours later. The negro Is alive, but
cannot recover
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
This Is What They Say.

Those who take Hoods Sarsaparilla
for Sc~rofula, eczema eruptions, ca
tarrh, rheumatism or dyspepsia, say IT
cures promptly and permanently, even
after all other preparations fail. You
may AXE his medicine with the ut
most confidence hat it will do you
good. What it has done for others you
have every reason to believe it will do
for ou.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01

General Kitchener reports valuable
captures from the Beers.
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Additional
Store Room

Has been secured by az q -
North Water Street. In order -
take care Of the heavier line sf 1re-
ceriesL We have found that sa<
Grocery Business demanded s<
carrying OF more stock than -
place at 3o5 Mutt Street wouia az
commodate. hence the securing -
additional room Our stock II large.
varied and complete. We carry the
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCER
les AND GRoCERS' sUNDRIEz
in quantities sufficiently tHss -
insure prompt shipments OF every
large or small order. Our travelling
statesmen will call on vou regularly
and any Savors extended to the0
will be appreciated by U.S. All 1aa
orders will have the most careful
attention. All Inquiries al TO prices.
terms. etc. cheerfuhy responded -.
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GoLDsBoao Gos4Ir.

Rev.. Charles A. Jenkins Accepts the
Cali-E. X. Bryan Qualities a. Judge.
The Dispensary Fight -Bsceiver for
Waterworks company.
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Constipation is cured by Hoods Pills
% cents.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-09-13
Port Of P0soa0ou|a,
EMBRACING
Scranton, Moss Point and paScaeOula.

On Pascagoula bay, Pascagoula and
Escatawpa rivers, with population
Of upwards of 5000, representing the
largest lumber interests on the Mis-
sissippi Sound Coast, the most i'm.
portant shipping attraction and fish,
cries that are unequaled by any other
point between New Orleans, La, and
Mobile, Ala.
AS a manufacturing region it is
brlstling already with many OF the
industries of commerce, which are
abundantly supplied by nature from
both land and sea to make them sue.
cessful and to induce the establish
ment of Others that will add to the
prosperity OF the future.
The healthfulness OF the three
places is noted. As pleasure resorts
they are so closely connected that
denizens and sojourners are enabled
to enjoy the delights Of both country
and seashore comforts and divertise-
ments.
An affinity OF social and business
regard exists that renders the trio vir.
tually one community. For particu.
lars address the
PAsCAGOULA COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Scranton, Mississippi.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-09-13
NUMBER 81.
SUCKERS NOT POPULAR FISH,.

Editor Democrat-Star
am sorry indeed, that it becomes
necessary to answer Mr.. Dees' article
that appeared in the DEMOCRAT
STAR 30th ult. He seems to be gro.
ping in the dark, and cannot see why
the "least known man" in the county
beat him. 1t will not be a difficult
matter to explain to our disappointed
servant (Mr. Dees1 why he was not
preferred to the 'least known man in
the comfy"
In his last article Mr.. Decs stated
that he had talked, wrote, prayed
and no doubt often felt like swearing
in his zeal for good old Jackson
county. 1t seems Mr.. Dees could
never see why he was defeated, when
he was once very successful in obtain.
ing public favor.
l am not prophet nor the son of
prophet, and have only spent a few
years in the good old county," but
can tell him why he met with defeat.
We are all acquainted with the
good that this remarkable servant has
done for the coast, which he seems so
much attached to. We are also ac-
quaited with the quarantine that our
servant helped to impose on us. and
when this whole coast--tliat he so
dearly loved-was locked up and he
was Car OF the situation, IL was then
that lie saw the handwriting on the
wall, ind that is why he is in the
public heart that throbs for peace.
1t was then that he was weighed in
the balance and found wanting.
Every one knows that all the quar-
antlne was put on for Vas to relieve
the State of money that was appro-
prlatcd for that purpose. Mr.. Dees
and Others got the lions share. am
a voter in the good old county," and
would like to see it free at all times to
do business with the whole outside
world.
| Now, if Mr., Dees was to be elected
for the remaining days of his lifeslle
could not repair tile damage already
done.
| | want to say that there is no dan.
ger of suckers becoming whales, as
the suckers are consumed as soon as
they reach deep water.
A VOTER.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-09-13
FROM SWARTWOuT.
BY ROX.

That sickness is in your mind.
Chas. Korpi has got to be quite a
horse trader. Look out for him.
Mrs. Marthaer has been in Mobile
on business.
r. E. Swartwout and wife have
been visiting friends in Mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell Freeland have
been in town shopping.
Chas. Murray, of Orange Grove is
attending the Swartwout school.
Glad to see our old friend w. L.
Str0ck in town again.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Day, Of Grand
Bay have been calling on their friends
in town.
Rev. Mr.. Roberts, of Escatawpa
preached at the school house last Sat.
urday evening.
Our school commenced last Monday
with Mrs. Ada Holland as teacher.
1t is truthful saying and worthy
of acceptation that "there is no fool
like an old fool"
Mrs. NJ. Mccormick, of Moss Point
has been visiting with her mother on
Franklin creek.
Some said that the water from Dog
river had overflown its banks and that
the town was under water but we
didn't know it.
The wedding bells have rung out
the sweet notes of a happy union at
ST. Elmo and Mr. Matte Clark and
his young wife are living among US.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-09-13
Chancery Court-second District.

,.ho copnty of Pearl Riveron the first Monday
:, II Iamusrv ,nu and July and continue six days.
VI In tbe county of Marion. first district, on the
.ocn,d 90 Monday of January and July and continue
sv davs, In the second dist Teton the third Mon
Sn Sav ~ January and July and continue six days:
""i N tbe county Of Hancock on the fourth Monday
If January and July and continue six days
" In the county of Harrison on the frst Monday
If February and August and continue six days;
:" In the comfy Of jackson on the second Monday
0r + February and August and continue six days
In the county of Wayne on the second Monday
of lime and December and continue six days.
VI In tbe comfy of Jones on the first Monday OF
March and September and continue six days.
In the county Of Jasper on the second Monday
At March and September and continue six days;
In the county of Perry held in Augusta. the
srst district, on the third Monday OF March and
Sentember and continue six days. In the town OF
Hattesburc, second district. on the first Monday
of lime and December and continue six days.
In the county Of Smith on the fourth Monday
of March and September and continue six days
In the county Of Covington on the fomrtn Mon
dayof April and October and continue six days.
In the county Of Greene on Thursday after the
second Monday Of April and October and continue
ihreedays. ~.,s
In the county Of Newton on the first Monday OF
April and November and continue six days.
In the county of Lauderdale on the first Mon
day of May and November and continue twenty
four days. ,,s
In the county Of Clarke on the third Monday OF
April and November and continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-09-13

The expression "money to burn" is
a mere slang phrase used in connec.
tion with profigate extravaganza.
But it has a more specific meaning
when it refers to the destruction Of
mutilated currency. Twenty or TWEEN
ty-fve years ago the government used
to burn Cancelled currency, but that
method Of destroying it was abandon
ed when it was discovered that on
windy days the draft in the chimneys
would draw notes only partially burn
cd from the furnaces and spread them
over the white house lot and neigtbor'
ing streets. Such bills have been re.
deemed in the past and Uncle sam
had to stand the loss. The govern
mcnt destroys some FIVE hundred mil
lion dollars Of soiled and ragged notes
yearly. It is now done by converting
the paper into pulp. These notes are
redeemed before they are destroyed.
Two biz pulp mills-macerators they
are termed ofllcially-grind them into
q mass which looks like putty The
pulp Is then treated with an alkali,
which extracts the ink that consti.
tuted all the printing and inscriptions
on the hill. Next II Is converted into
bales and shipped to a car wheel man.
ufacturer. This pulp makes the best
kind Of wheels. The government
sells " for $40 a ton after IL is balod
and dry.