The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
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Wilson News: Mr.. W. II. Weed WAS
made q present yesterday of six sweet
potatoes that fIillah a half bushel
measure. As Swat NtaJoeS sell here
for S1.OO per bushel these mammoth po-
tatoes were worth s 1-3 cents a piece.
Salisbury Truth: There has been a
marked increase in the value Of
BILE property in Rowan county for the
past year. The tax books for 1902
show an aggregate tdx valuation of
Sc, 255, 443, a gain over he previous year
of 1921, ia. The showing is a very graft
fSg ne.
Monroe Journal: We are Informed that
Mr.. T. j. Payne, Of M. Airy. whose
presence here was mentioned las week,
decided to come here to q
buggy factory, n expects to be ready
to begin actual work By anuary LIST.
Mr.. Payne himself takes part OF the
stock and Monroe parties the rem aim
der. The capacity of the factory will
be about 500 annually a. first.
Charlotte Observer: In the superior
court yesterday J. S. Lowe. of this city,
was awarded a verdict for $1,000 darn
ages against the Southern Sell Tele-
phone Company; the pla1ntl1 rece1E-
ing the full amount of damages asked,
Lowe, who was an emp.Oye o the com
6any, alleged that his leg was broker.
by a falling pole and that if the com
pany a used the usual appliances
the injury might ave been averted.
Kinston Free Press: Their was an
other tremendous break Of tobacco in
Kinston today. fully 100000 pounds
being offered at the several warehouses.
Ali of the warehouses had good breaks,
but at the Eagle and knOtte there
were perfect seas of tobacco. The Eagle
had the largest sale hat it has had
fhi- ucar oacilv having I'm fn, mounds
on the floors and lots Of SHIPPED tobac-
co that was impossible to get on the
floor. and had to be packed away up
stairs, to await a more favorable op-
portunity to sell 1T.
Tarboro Southerner: The .lilv whites
in this county. it is reported will put
out their ticket this week. There
They find it very difficult to agree
upon q ticket. Again there are some
VIC favor no ticket this year, while
the object to the term independent,
and urge hat a ticket be put out and
called without circumlocution, republi-
can. Some, it is said, favor waiting till
the day of election and hen presenting
q ticket with some popular democrats
thereon. of course, without their con-
sent. and toSn late then to repudiate
ny such action.
Winston Journal: Engineer W. B.
Ffgart is dead and his fireman. Rich
ardson. is badly injured, an engine and
a baggage car are badly damaged, and
a number of other persons were badly
shaken up in a collision MonGay about
l o'clock between a freight engine
bound for Roanoke and the incoming
VeStibuled passenger train from Roa-
noke. due here at 2 O'CLOCK le frelS -
engine was expected to wat on th'
siding at Walnut Cove for he VeSti-
buled' train and, so 1T is reported, it
did for some time and hen STRUCK out
without orders. 1t was backing and
going rapidly. and met he passenger
train On a sharp curve withcIt warn
ing.
Statesville Landmark. State Chemist
Kilgore was in town las We y looking
after the matter of taking over the
farm recently purchased by the state
for an experiment farm. In the near
future a competent superintendent vii
be placed in charge Of the farm aTC
buildings erected for acIve 0ltr3 icltS
In the matter of stock Il is the pur'
pose to experiment with beef cattle IN
stead of mich cows on this farm
Some of the colored vo@o-s. eiainly TIT
old timers, who have tried 10 register
and failed under the requirements 81
the new constitution, are very mucf
put out. Most of those who mad beer
voting since the civil wal lied to re-
aliZe what the OF TWO years
ago meant. They couldn comprehend
that they We're disfranchised until they
tried to register within re past week
A majority OF the colorad people. how.
ever, have fully appreciated h con.
ditions and long g rednzed that the.
were done voting. AS a rule it is to be
said to their credit that hey have ac.
cepted the changed CONDITIONS good
naturedly.
The Kind You Have tfWayS Bagsit.