The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-13
r CAROLINA.

hlnSton Free Press: Although all
seem to agree that the Local tobacco
crop is going 10 be short. evidence is
accommodating that there will be some
rare good fields, the owners OF which
stand TO make a pretty penny this year.
Asheboro Courier: 4 gentleman told
the writer hat a tablespoonful or two
OF molasses, mixed in the feed for a COZ
that has eaten wild onions. will DESTROY
the taste of the onions in the buCtLr.
He says he has seen il tried sufficiently
Webster's Weekly: Mr.. ]. w. Jacobs,
the rural delivery man. reports a sui
phur rain on a recent trip. He did no.
see any sulphur, but says the odor waS
quite pronounced. What say our local
scientists to the cause of this phenome-
non.
Statesville Landmark: The barn cf
eX-Sheriff Greenwood. at Roaring RIv-
er, Wilkes county, was burne1 by a
supposed incenoiary fire early Sa+I.G2y
morning. The barn contai Iei twn
horses. five mules a new buggy and a
lot of feed. all of which was destroyed
by the fire.
Lumberton Argus: Work begins Ca
the extension Of the Raleigh and Cape
Fear railway in a few days. This road
Will (1lC Oh IlNtI dl 1AI-
lington. Free labor will be employed.
as the Ohio river and Cumberland raj
way has all the convicts the state Can
spare from the prison and it's farms on
the Roanoke river
Durham Herald: Professor w. u.
Carmichael. secl etary of the \urLll
Carolina Teachers assembly. said rcs-
terday that he is receiving encourag-
ing reports from everywhere IL rp.arC.
to the Teachers assembly. IL fas
seemed for months that the mra.rg at
Morehead this year would be 2 lIg4
one, but interest in the matter is now
spreading past all expectations
Raleigh Post. DR.. a. A. Marshall re-
turned yesterday morning from Phila-
delphia where he has been to consult
DIR. J. H. MusSer, an eminent d~iagnosti-
clan of that city. The Improvement In
DR.. M~arshel's general health continues
n his physicians are unanimous in
expecting a complete recovery from his
recent attack Of jaundice.
Pender ChronuCle: Judging from the
proportions that tobacco culture is TAX
ing IN, in the Maple Hill community,
1t can no longer be classed as a mere
experiment. There are. in a very small
radius, eight barns; over half the num-
Der having been built this spring. Mr..
Gibson James, the pioneer tobacco Gull
tivator of this section. has about seven
teen acres of the weed on his place this
season. some OF which is very fine.
Southport Standard: The Cape Fear
n Oak Island Life Saving crews
came over on Sunday morning last.
having passed off duty at midnight, to
spend the two months vacation during
June n July.-The town has con-
tracted with Mr.. VIM. Weeks to bore a
hundred foot we'll in Franklin Square.
and if it proves to be a good one. then
other deep wells are to be placed at
other points IN the town. Mr.. Weeks
has begun work on the we'll.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. = T.
Wright, the weII-known painter. met
with a bad accident o s o'clock this
morning. He was at work painting
Mrs. Cocnran's residence at Myrtle Hill
when he fell f. ON the top of one of the
dome windows, and vas found lying on
the ground unconscious. He soon re-
covered CONSEQUENCES. however. and
was brought home. where he is now
resting very wei. He was badly shak-
en- up and bruised.
Franklin Times: The salaries OF q
number OF third class pJstoffces in the
| Sldle nave DEel increased, on account
of the increase of business in the same
among them is the p~OstOfice at Louis.
burg. the salary of which has been in
creased from 81, 800 to $500. This in.
reas of salary will begin July 1st.-
Quite a number Of old confederate vet.
Grams were here last Tuesday TO re.
ceive the badges Of honor" prepared
for them by the Joe Davis Camp OF the
| Daughters of the Confetacy.
The R~obesonIan4 Mr.. Alex Warwick
who lives nea Attention. had the mI--
| fortune to lose his new dwelling and
household and kitchen furniture by fire
Wednesday evening. The fire was
caused by his little daughter firing
a pile Of shayings near the house which
ignited the weather boarding and be-
fore discovered had gained such he a.
way that il was impossible ~ check
the flames. - The site for the ne ::
jail was chosen by the board of COM
m~issioners at their meeting last Tues
day. 1t will be built on the Shaw Iot
south OF the court house.
Buencamino. he Filipino, is getting
into the secret doi1ys OF the junfa
which Aguinaldo maintained so Iong IN
q ain effort 10 sti< 10 foreign nations
against the Unitsl Sta.es. and a1nie
interesting things are coming TO ;isht,
For instance, he shows bat AeaacsIo
n Lopez, two OF the agents for the
insurgents, were at daggers' points with
each other and Zach accused the other
OF being q traitor. This should be a
terrible blow to Mr.. Fiske Warren Of
Boston, the lawyer who has made Lopez