The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-24
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DdEluSOn DlSpdlcn. PROFESSOR ChaS.
w. Briles. a native OF this county, has
the graded schools at Ladonia, Texas,
with a salary of 81. 200 a year.
Newton Enterprise: Mr.. Cicero Cline
has brought us a sample of cane seed.
1t was gathered from the ordinary
sWamp cane and everybody says it is
the first they ever saw. Mr.. Cline says
the ear on Clark's creek this year are
full of seed. In appearance they are
like oats, except a little larger.
Sanford Express: Some of the public
school districts of this county will be
consolidated instead OF the county be-
ing redistricted as was once contem-
plated by the board Of education. Pro-
fessOr D. T.. Ellis and Supe, lntendent
Mcintosh lave been travelling in the
county during the past lew days with
this end in view.
Chatham Record: An old colored man
living in New Hope township, this coun-
ty, by the name of Byrd, is 80 years of
age and yet a good field and He
other hands and does as much and as
good work as the average hand of much
ounge years.
Durham Herald: There is Considera-
BILE talk that the Durham electric car
line will eventually lie extended to
Chapel Hill and to PittSboro. There is
a great demand that the road be eX-
tended 10 Chapel Hill and if this is done
it is almost certa n to be a paying in
vestment. OF course Hothing definite
has been settled about the Chapel Hill
line, but it is sure to come. The peo-
pie deT1an il and Will give ii patron
age. This means that it will be built
sooner or later.
Winston Tnr1rnol- Mice I-ccia Crann
returned this morning from a family
reunion and birthday celebration at
Kappa, Davie county. 1t was in honor
of Mrs. Temple E. Williams seth
birthday. 1t was interesting on &C
count of the many old and valuable
family relics displayed besides the
gathering together of about sixty chill
dren, grand children and great grand
children. Mrs. Williams boasts of LAY
ing lived within sight of her birth
place all her life and is the proud own
er of 4 children, % grand children, "A
great grand children and 2 great great
grand children. The immediate family
of this aged lady number 10S living and
16 dead.
GaStonia Gazette: Fruit trains go
through the world at a strenuous rate.
Twelve miles in eleven minutes is the
record made one day last week by en-
gineer Ostell between Kings Mountain
and GaStonia.-The Modena cotton
mill mas sold homes to seine of it's ope-
ratives on the building and loan or in
stallment plan. Two men finished pay
ing for their homes this week n re-
ceived from Secretary Moore their war
ranty deeds for title to same.-In a
wreck at Broad river bridge two miles
west of Shelby Thursday a coach and
two fiat cars went down without warm
ing. Leroy Grigg was i>illed and min
others, including Conductor Turner and
Dock Phifer. the brl Ige guard, were
injured. A little son of Mr.. D. L. Will
kins, was caught under the debris but
was saved by Dock Phifer. The trestle
is about 500 yards long
Wadesboro Messenger and Intelligence
er: Last Saturday Sheciff Gaddy receiv-
ed a telegram from Chief of Police
Johnston, Of Georgetown, S. c., stating
that Dan Gould. the negro who killed
Mr.. William Carpeter n this county
about twenty years ago, had been ar
rested, and asked that some one be sent
to Georgetown to identity Gould. Mon
day, Deputy Sheriff, John S. Watkins
went to Georgetown to investigate the
matter and to see whather OIL not the
negro was Gould. He returned yester-
day and said he could not state as a
positive fact that the negro in question
is Gould, as twenty years have wrought
many changes in the negro, as remem-
bered by him. An old colored man by
the name of George Williams, who
knew Dan Gould well, was the one who
gave the information that caused
Gould's arrest. The authorities OF
Georgetown told Mr.. Watkins that Will
liams a not beer seen and could not
be found since he reported to the police
the identity of Gould. 1t Is generally
believed that he was secretly made way
with. This is merely conjecture, how
ever, and it nay be that Williams left
Georgetown from fear. A telegram was
sent to the authorities Of Georgetown
to bring the negro to Wadesboro if he
would come willingly, n if not. to hold
him until a requisition could be had. 1t
is expected that the negro will be
brought here today on the Cheraw
troi In &c he told Mr. Wafkin- he would