The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-12

it was a mighty good oIe He did not
find them
The Robesonian: Contracts have
e let for several new residences to
be built in North Lumberton. Among
these is the Baptist parsonage which
will be me OF the handsomest as well
as the most modern homes in town.
All of them will be modern houses
which will add TO the residential Dor
ton of the town and will attract others
wishing desirab BILE building lots to North
Lumberton.
Asheville Gazette: Papers have been
filed in the superior court clerks office.
instituting a suit entitled j. Parker VS..
George Vanderbilt. Stevens & Weaver
will appear for the plaintiff, j. Parker,
who had his arm severed last fall in a
corn shredder while working On the
Biltmore estate. The amount of the
action is not named in the papers filed
but II is learned that Parker will bring
suit for $4,000 or Sc, 900.
Kings Weekly: Mr.. Leonidas FIem-
ing, speaking of the damage by the
hail last week said he had about sixty
acres OF corn from winch he did not
expect to get a bundle of fodder and
that the ears of corn were badly dam
aged.-Mr. L. a. Mayo exhibits a
bruise on his head made by a hail
stone. He was caught II the open field.
Some Of the hail stones were as large
as walnuts.
Charlotte Observer: Colonel Nat Gray,
who IS still going L~arefooted and chas-
ing the festive butterflies on his farm
In Dilworth. arises to remark that he
will present the usual number of fine
shows at the opera house the coming
season. 'Tis a curious madness-going
barefoCted, not play acting. Colonel
Jeems HOWE adopted the plan as a corn
cure and his daring innovation has
many bold im~itators.
Greensboro Record. The Winston
Sentinel is authority for the statement
that the stockholders IF the new COM
pany formed for the purpose of ope-
rating an electric railway line between
Winston and High Point VIII hold IN
other meeting at an early date. at which
time arrangements fer the proposed
line will be completed. 1t is rumored
that some Of the stockholders will form
another company mic VIII operate
a line between Greensboro and %
cord.
Duplin Journal: Fifteen car loads of
watermelOns were shipped from Calyp-
SO Monday and Tuesday, ten cars from
Fasion, while Mt. Olive is still loading
at this writing. Wagon load after
"dSOlI lOdu vi lIlclOIlS have bcGIl
pouring into Mt. Olive during the past
week to be shipped to northern market
Five and r4nety crates OF
~cantalOupes were shipped one day last
week from Fasion by express. on Mon
day over 500 and Tuesday about the
same.
Goldsboro Argus: y sea fowl which
was pronounced by authorities as Il
hereon flew into the sale stables of Ed
gertOn & HOllowell today and broke its
wing. No one knows where the bird
came from. MIR. John i. Smith, one of
the democratic candidates for sheriff,
was in the city today and said that he
killed twenty-five birds of the same
veriety at Wrightsville some years 6
in twenty-five shots and captured three
oun ones, which ne raised to full
growth and that became Us tame as
chickens.
Roanoke News: Mr.. Thomas ]. Har-
low, who lived near Aurelian Springs
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed last Sunday afternoon during a
moderate thunder storm. Mr.. Harlow
was sitting put in his yard under a tree
and before the rain began to fall the
tree under which he was sitting was
struck by lightning. Mr.. Harlow and
his dog which was by his side, were
both instantly killed. His daughter,
who was about fifteen or twenty feet
distant, was knocked down and severe
ly shocked, but soon recovered.
Asheville Citizen: According to the
last census Raleigh pays he highest
wages in North Carolina and Asheville
comes next. Here are the average
wages for ~wage-earners, including men,
women and children. in manufactures
in towns of the state: Q)Raleigh 1924;
(2) Asheville 1912; 60 Wilmington 1907;
"a New Bern $245; 60 Goldsboro SPA;
CO. Charlotte 1894; % Concord $40; go
Greensboro 1886: Q1) High Point $1S3;
02) Reidsville s179; Q3) Fayetteville
s176; Q4) Salem s172; Q5)W1nston s135.
New Bern Journal: The filthy con-
dition of the market dock is a matter
that deserves more than a passing no
tice. Yesterday morning the stencil arts
ing from the garbage was perfectly w
full, and became a subject of much COM
ment. The wharf was literally covered
with watermelon rinds, fish offal, and a
heterogeneous mass of rotting fostering
garbage, the odors of which would rival
the stink of a guano and glue factory
combined. To allow such Accommodations
of offensive matter shows a complete
disregard of sanitary precaution, and is
a serious menace to health, il might be
said to be a reflection on the whole
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good rider.
Clarkton Express: The telephone line
from Chadbourn will reach here this
week. 1t will be extended from here to
Abbottsburg and Bladenboro in one di-
rection and to Eiizabetltown and prob
ably White Oak iii another direction.
Mr.. Pifer, agent of the Columbus Tele-
phone Company. tells us that the line
will connect with Wilmington in a few
weeks.-Our people are taking righl
hold of the strawberry industry. There
will be about 75 acres planted around
this place, and we learn that fully 90
acres will be plaareG around
burg.
Charlotte News: c. ". Pritchard, the
bogus check man, Who was arrested in
Charlottesville, Va, several days
for obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses, has been tried, convicted and
sentenced to serve SIX on the
county roads. At the expiration OIL
Pritchard's sentence in Virginia, Ch1ef
Irwin will have a man on the ground TO
take charge of Pritcnard and bring him
to Charlotte, where he will be tried for