The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-03
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Durham Herald: The streets cars
started yesterday afternoon and made
regular trips 10 and from the a park
most of the afternoon. The running of
cars along the streets of Durham gives
the town a metropolitan air and at
tracts much attention.
New Bern Journal: A case of small
pox is reported near Merrimon post
office, Carteret county, five miles from
Winthrop on the Adams county side
and thrse mills of Lukens. DIR. At
more called 20 see the case Monday and
Immediately quarantined the house.
There will be 10 danger of contagion.
GreenvilIe Reflector: This morning
people of Greenville sent a box to the
singing class of the Oxford Orphan
Asplum. who laf: here Monday and are
at Plymouth tonight. The o con
tanned hats, ties and handkerchiefs for
each member of the class, and the
hearts of the little folks will be made
glad.
Raleigh Times: John Stewart, a ne
gro in Franklin township, Rowan coun-
ty, is in Jail at Salisbury on a very
serious charge. He confronted Miss
Mary Leath, a IL yea old girl, in a
path near her home, armed with a
razor. The escaped screaming and the
negro was caught. Great Indignation
is felt in the community.
Clinton Democrat: The drought has
at last been broken here and crops all
look much refreshed. Up to last Sun
day, when we had a fine rain, the only
rain we had had for about six weeks,
were a few verv light sprinkles. Quite
a lot of cottol failed to come up, po-
tatoes were not set out, and a great
deal of Tobacco land was unset and the
plants running on the beds. But our
people are more hopeful now, and we
guess crops viii come on all right.
G%astonia Gazette: Three women laid
buggy 'asheS on an Objectionable wo-
man at Kings mountain Wednesday
because some Of their relatives had
been to See her. The ladies plead guilty
and were fined s1.W and cost. -
Eleven convicts were sent to the gang
as a result Of court last week, mostly
for short terms - Rev. J.. A. Hoyle
tells us of a mad COW he saw at Maiden
Friday. The COW was in a stall and
had all the symptoms of h~ydrophobia.
She would bi a stick just like a
furious dog. would run toward any one
approaching. The cow belonged to
Mrs. Sallie Trost, who has lost six cows
and six sneer from ~hydrophobia re-
Gently.
Fayetteville Observer: Lewis West,
the negro who escaped from the county
chain gang last week, was captured
yesterday afternoon by deputy sheriff
Monaghan. Nj. Monaghan learned
that he was in hiding near the A. G. L.
a chute anu went after him. The
negro saw the deputy approaching and
made off. ThelI followed an exciting
chase, covering a distance of four
miles, which terminated by the deputy
sending a u ct into the negro's heel,
which brought HIM to a halt at once.
. Mayor Mcmillan received this
morning an older on the New York
navy yard fol- the W Parrot guns
which the government has presented
to Fayetteville, n which the city will
donate to the Ladies' Monument Asso-
citation to be placed around the monu-
ment. These guns, said to have been
taken from th- Spanish ships sunk at
Santiago. weigh 3.465 and 3.464 pounds
respectively.
Concord Trihrpe: There Is a rumor
to the effect that a company is to be
organized to establish an automobile
line bet zen Concord and Charlotte
n Con ord and Salisbury. At pres
ent, nothing definite can be stated.
but it Is known that the ormation OF
such a company has been discussed
by wealthy men Of all three of these
cities, and IL the line is established
not only will stock be owned by north
ern capitalists but by our ogn citi-
Gems. A survey will be made along
the proposed route in order that the
parties intere ted may obtain definite
knowledge as TO the required capital
necessary for the establishment of the
line. A civil engineer st .ted this
morning .hat the road between Con-
cord and Salisbury would me-. very
little gra ling. but hat the roli from.
Concord to lhe Mecklenblrg line
would require a great deal Of work and
expense.