The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-08-09

Asheyilie Citizen: :. W. Smashers has
discovered manganese mine about
two miles from Canton. He says the
vein on top OF the ground is forty feet
wide He viii begin working IL soon
Raleigh Post: DR.. ]. r. Brooks. pas
tor OF the Main Street Methodist church
is suffering from some trouble with his
tongue He finds it impossible to artic-
ulate Clearly and Is greatly inconveuc-
ed. His physicians have advised him To
take six months vacation
Raleigh News and Observer. Iast
year Durham paid s. SO. .ss5 "a In tar
on tobacco aEd for the documentary
and proprietary stamps alone. And
yet Durham IS denied q pubic hr1fId-
ing while we are pouring out mosey
paid in Durham to erect public build-
ings elsewhere.
Fayetteville New Era: Mr. n. H
Smith out over Haymount HE lust
as matter OF experiment. planted one
acre in cantaiopes this year. and says
he has already shipped seventy odd
crates, from which he has realized re-
turns OF about s. per crate. and has
YET In his patch about thirty crates.
Oxford Ledger: Master Joe I.assiter.
the bright little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
r. W. Lassiter. was out Monday morn.
ing looking for a hen nest and found It
He put his hand In end felt a singing
| sensation on one OF his fingers and at
the same time to his horror discovered
rusty highland noccasin which had
| bitten him.
| Gastonia Gazette: DR.. Henry Cost
| ner, OF Lincolnton. died there suddenly
| Tuesday afternoon. He assisted In un-
| loading some hran from n wagon. Il
| was very warm and when he had fin-
Il k~I 4, g.
| washing his face and hands. he lay
| down. then grew worse and in a few
| moments expired. DIR. Costner was O
well-known dentist aged about 30 years.
| Kinston Free Press: A new Industry
| is about To be started in Kinston. Plans
| are on foot to organize a company to
utilize hard wood blocks which are
| wasted by the kinston Furniture COM
| pany and the Kinston Mantle Company
| by manufacturing them into augur
| handles, hatchet or hammer handles OF
| in fact any kind OF handles that are
| used. This new enterprise will also
| manufacture toys and most any kind
| Of hardwood pieces which are used In
| chairs. tables. etc.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. Caroline
Burr. mother OF Mrs. W. ]. Green. oi
this city, died at her home. Como. Illi-
| nois, yesterday morning, in the S3rd
year of her age. She was the wife oi
the late Captain James NJ. Burr, oi
Boston She leaves five children, hef
sons. Messrs. Ellery and William G.
Burr. who lived with her at Como. Mr.,
| Chas. Burr. of California. Mrs. Heitshu
| of Iowa, and Mrs. w. j. Green. Mrs
| Burr has visited her daughter at Tokay
on several occasions, the last visit be-
| ing winter before last
Sanford Express: The Wilmington
| Messenger says there are ninety rivers
| in North Carolina and names them, but
| Deep river is not mentioned in the list
| The Deep river is one OF the most Inn
| portant rivers in the state. Some very
| fine farms are located in it's valley and
| hundreds Of cotton mill spindles whirl
/ to the music of its waterfalls. It has
| great water power for manufacturing
There was some excitement here
| Wednesday morning when IL was learn
| ed that three or four houses had been
robbed in the place the night before.