The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-16

Extensive improvements are being
made in the court house at Nashville
General Ransom spoke at Kenans-
federafe reunion He il reported n
thrilling the soldiers hearts.
Mr. r. W. Crawford. Jr.. lost two
Ceoleemee mill His flint hand rot
caught In one Of the corders.
DIR. William L. Kerr. who left North
Saroiina years ago and has
been living in the West. viii return 20
his native state to live. locating AT
Salisbury. He now lives in Indian Ter
ritory.
John Carr, a coiored workman ar
the transfer shed. vas thrown under
a moving engine at Henderson.s cross
ing yesterday evening about : O'clock
and his left foot was ground cff.-saL
isbury Sun
General Toon strate superintendent
OF public instruction. was called 70
winston to settle the question whether
the nnes from the mayors court should
20 oirect TO the graded schools or into
the general school fund.
Notwithstanding the talk OF a south
en- mar .or the democratic candidate
~ TO &O0lnETn man
mas as get got IL into his head that ali
ne had TO do IS 20 himself
rms Is encouraging.-Durham Herald
w. H. Oliver, of New -
writes Major Z. j. Hale mar d,,r,
ing the war wagoners from Cha.hav
county peddled coal oil they ohfsInaJ
from oil springs near the nresen,
mines OF The Egypt Coal Company. or
what is now Cummock.
A damage suit against the
AIR Line Will be tried In Roxborh ney,
Week The plaintiff in this action q.
Mr. Lee father OF the young man sid
nes Lee. who was killed here some
tlme ago. 1t will consume considara-
Die ume--Durham Herald.
Ding Barker. n white man. Isaac
nd'nls and Albert Gregory. colored
ara In jail on the charge OF hsIna -
parties who broke into + NJ pcSSt
store Tuesday nIvht ana
stealing pistols. cartridges. etc tn
evidence against them is dnmavin@
winston Sentinel.
In this county. for some vaa- -,
names OF many persons We're nor as, tn
OK BOOKS. Last year the number Of
poils Iisted We're 400 shart OF the num-
Der OF polls The preceding year. Tho
present reVenu law as administered Ia
intended Tor one purpose and only one
purpose and that is To- get all tho pron-
erty on the Ia books so thai 4, -
contribute 1t pro rata share OF the bur
Den or observation-disclosures Courier
There is an orphanage in North Car
DINA that We knew nothing about mt,
last week. Ii is at Montreal. and We
accidentally stumbled across IL. In was
established about four years ago. and
Is run by three good women from the
north mainly at their own charges
ihey nave twenty-six bright mountain
boys and Girls who are being tenderIv
cared Tor by these quiet Christian
they depend wholly on tho
Lord to supply their needs. and they
nave no fear Tor the future.-Thomas-
Vile Charity and Children.
You frequently hear the remark thar
a decent man will not enter politics.
or politics Is Ito fit place for a Chris
ian. Such should not be the case.
All men in a commonwealth should be
politicians OF some kind. Men who sit
idly by whether Christians or other
wise and see the reins of
handed over To INSCRIPTIONS men have
no right to grumble. Their duty de-
and that they act at the proper
time and a failure to do SO estops them
from grumoling. Greensboro Tele-
gram.
Twenty people have beer killed I'm
Wilson county within the past thirty
one months, and the good people Of
that county are alarmed about the
growth OF crime that has come about
in their county. When the murderer
Jefferson, who killed Calvin Barnes in
cold blood. was acquitted IL was The
worst lays work for law and justice
in the history of Wilson county. Such
acquittals breed murder.-Raleigh News.
and Observer.
In Shelby last Sunday morning the
chief Of police was killed by a negro
gambler. In a very short time a pair of
bloodhound OF the dead policeman's
own raising and training were put on
the murders trail. but as usual some
things was the matter. 1t was too dry
II criminals had nothing more formi-
dable on their track than the North
Carolina ~5loodhounds they would have
no reason for being In a hurry OF losing
any sleep from nervousness.-Newton
Enterprise.
Congressman Kitchin was in town
several days ago shaking hands with
h brethren, and of course politics was
mentioned incidently. Being asked
whom he regarded as likely to be will
ing to accept TIC nomination next year.
besides himself. he remarked that he
had heard the rustling Of leaves, "or
words I that effect" in Durham coun-
~, and thought perhaps some OF tbs
gentlemen OF that stirring section
would be favorable to the idea OF run
ming. He was reminded that there
were ''forester3' in both GuiIford and
Orange, out nothing definite. as yet.
could be suggested.-Greensboro Pa
triot.
Eruptions. cuts, burns. scalds and
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