The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-08

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Webb. of Mo-ehead City. chief oyster
commissioner to succeed Theophilus
White.
Salisbury Truth: The Tri-State Med
zeal Association which adjourned at
Richmond Wednesday. elected our
townsman. d. J.. w. Long vice Dresl-
dent for North Carolina
Lumberton Robesonian: In u Maxtoa
locals last week we enormously stated
that the temperature at Maxton was
50 degrees below zero. The item should
have read s degrees above zero
The Atlantic Trust Company. OF New
York. has brought suit to foreclose the
first mortgage bonds in the sum OF $50
600 against the Goldsboro Water Works
Company. Colonel Isaac F. Dortch has
been appointed receiver.
Greenviile Reflector: Monday while
the pupils OF Masonic hall school were
playing during recess, Miss Fannie
Farrow. a daughter OF Mr.. ]. II. Far
row. fell and d~iSGocated one knee. II
took two physicians TO set the injured
limb. q
Sanford Express: Rev. b. B. Hall.
presiding elder. under the direction of
Bishop E. NJ. Snipes. OF Sper CITY, 10
take charge OF Deep River circuit. in
the place of Rev. b. B. Culbreath. OF
Jonssboro. who has surrendered the
work because OF his feeble health.
Durham Sun: General ]. S. Carr has
donated TO each the orphan asylums IN
the state. both white n colored, n
barrel of Durham roller mills flour.
This donation will be most gratefully
appreciated by each asylum The Dur
ham roller mill makes the very incest
and whitest bread.
Tarboro Southerner: Yesterday two
boys, one white and the other cOlored,
about Is wears each. nae a quarrel IN
a fight in Rocky Mount. The alterca
ton ended by the negro boy, Geo. Ray,
striking the other, Richard Dickens,
over the head with a broom stick. The
blow at the time was not regarded as
serious. but this morning at four O'Clock
he died.
Oxford Ledger: Rev. John E. Wool.
an able minister of WEIGH. West Vir-
ginia, has accepted the all to the
Presbyterian church in Oxford
Bishop j. NJ. Horner preached Sunday
morning at st. Stephens chuch To the
great pleasure of the congregation. We
are gratiied to know hat the bishop
continues to improve and will soon be
fully restored 10 health.
Raleigh Post: A number of the lead
ing colOred educators of the state were
given a patient hearing Wednesday
night by the committee on education
and discussed the normal school inter
ests of the colored people. The COM
mittee was pleased with the earnest
zeal of the speakers, and the repre-
sentatives Of the colored people were
highly gratifed at the consideration
shown them and their interests by the
committee, nine-tenths of whom are
democrats
Winston Journal: Rufus Brown. the
negro who is charged with the shoot
ing Of Mr.. Joe Brewer night before last,
an account of which appeared in
yesterdays Journal, has not had
a hearing vet on account of the sci .ous
condition of Mr.. Brewer. who could not
attend court. The authorities say chat
Brown has confessed to the crime
The full text of a ape read before the
colored preachers meeting in Winston,
February 18th. appear in today's Re-
publican. 1t cites the cause of the large
death rate among colored people here
as unsanitary and crowded condition
and ignorance or disregard on their
part for the law of hygeine. 1t is the
purpose of the ministers to remedy the
above conditions.
Charlotte Observer: Business is dull
in every town in North Carolina
that | have visited. except Hight
Point" said a travelling man who came
to the city last night. Business men
of all kinds and everywhere are COM
planning. but at Hight Point everybody
is hustling AMI doing well. 1t is a most
remarkable town. and is destined to De
one of the biggest manufacturing GEN.
ters in the south.-GoldsbOro, Feb
ruary 28.-Whlle out hunting yesterday
Zeb Vance Hill, aged % years. of Saul
ton township. was accidentally shot by
a companion. Walter Anderson. The
load struck him in the head and face,
tearing out an eye. The wound will
MAIN young Hill for life. if, indeed, it
proves not fatal. Investigation
following the arrest today of Dove
Johnson. a colored employe of the Car
Dina rice mills. for stealing a sack of
rice. will likely uneart a systematic
theft of the mills product, dating back
several months. in which other negro
employees are interested.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
delegation from New Bern TO protest
| against the dismemberment of Craven
county say the people of that city are
hotly opposed TO it and are not sparing
in criticism of Representative Pearce
who was willing to have the township
in which he resides annexed to Lenoir.
A public meeting protested against his
action.-Colonel Dockery succeeded
in his contest with Mr.. Bellamy. He
got $4,000 as expenses for making the
contest, and il was for that sum he
began his contest. He never dreamed OF
getting anything else.-Senator
Glenn has introduced a bill making the
attorney general the real legal advisor
Of the state and all its institutions. Nc
department of government or institu-
ton car employ counsel but the attor-
ney general shall be the law officer Of
aH--The senate committee on public
buildings n grounds yesterday after
noon reported f~avorably on a bill pro.
viding a suitable building FOR a state
arsenal. which is also to contain office
rooms for the bureau of labor and
printing, storage rooms for books and
documents from the secretary of state
and legislative committee rooms. Tn,
building is to cost not exceeding s15..
900. and the labor is to be done by
force from the penitentiary.-Th.
committee on corporations yesterda,