The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
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North Carolina is credited with six
tobacco millionaires.

Tobacco
Rocky Mount Spokesman: Mr.. Red.
din Fox. an old Confederate veteran
died at his home near Hilliardston last
tuesday, January It'll He had been an
invalid for several years.
Fayetteville Observer: We note tina,
the Fayetteville Oh Mills are paying
SIS a ton. equivalent to "a cents a BUSH
el. for seed today (Friday). This is said
to be as high as seed has sold in some
time.
oxford Ledger: 1t is a pleasure to the
editor 10 saw that the Public Ledger is
receiving great benert from the rural
delivery routes as its subscription list
is rapidly increasing among the ster-
/! dy farmers Of Granville.
Faison Journal: Mr.. Jas. o. Carr. of
Wilmington, a former Duplinite who
loves his country is writing a short
history of Dublin to be printed in the
State Normal School Magazine at
GI eensboro beginning with the Febru-
Erv Issue.
Fayetteville Observer: Mrs. Caine.
The woman whom We spoke of several
days ago as having been found almost
charge by the Mrs. Cochran Charity
OF the Marsh-Highsmith S%anitarium.
died Yesterday morning.
Faison Journal: The Gay Lumber
Company has now in operation a rail
road 20A miles in distance which runs
from kinston and is heading through
Duplin. 1t is now proposed to I'll the
road on to North East river in Duplin
county. and then head for the Whining
ton and Weldon road.
Charlotte News: Sometime in Nav
Charlotte will entertain what is said
TO be the largest bcuy of organized
lsbor in the countryside United Textile
Workers of America. The date for the
convention, which is to be an annual
session of the international representa-
tives, has not been set. 1t will be known
N a few days.
Greensboro Telegram: Hon. Cy Wat
son has been talking in a sort of unde-
rlded way about his being a candidate
Tor the senate to succeed Senator
F ritchard, but lately he has thrown all
reservations to the winds and come out
without any qualifications whatever.
Yes, sir" he said this morning to a
Telegram reporter. Il will be a candi-
date"
Weldon News: Many of the con-
victs are being sent to Central
Monday a good many wagons ar
rived here from the Caledonia state
farms having on them one hundred and
sixteen male convicts. They were sent
from here to Raleigh, n from there
they will be sent to work on railroad
construction, Dad and other places
where they are required.
Monroe Journal: Rev. A. Walker
White has moved to the lower part of
the county. The Union and Chesterfield
line unS through his house and while
he sleeps in South Carolina he takes his
meals in North Carolina. He went to
that community in order to be more in
the centre of his territory as evangelist.
A school will also Don be started at
Salem church in Chesterfield county,
though belonging to the Mecklenburg
Presbytery. and he wanted to be near
the school and will look after it's inter-
est.
Gastonia Gazette: Among the 20-odd
cases Of smallpox in Inc nelghborhOod
IF Pineville, one is Miss Ami Culp. an
attractive Young ladv. - n number
If bales of cotton sold in this market
during the whole of last season was
I 365. So far 2,179 bales is the record.
St4 more than for the whole of last year
Clarkton Express: A prominent mer-
chant at Rladenboro told us a few days
aEo that there were now at that place
apout SO. 900 cross ties for shipment. -
MIR. William N. Campbell has a school
slate that his grandfather. the late
Archibald Campbell. ST.. brought from
Argyle, Scotland. in Ill. The slate is
about one-half inch thick. ten inches
wide. IS inches in length. and weighs
about ten pounds. tits in a remarkable
state of preservation.
Winston Sentinel: Mrs. Isaiah Ium-
ly, who was criminallv assaulted yes
lerday morning, repo ted to officers this
morning hat five Or six negro men
passed her house at all early hour this
morning and she felt confidently that
one of them was the negro that made
the attack upon her. H stopped and
danced in the road near my house."
said Mrs. Lumly. who stated that she
knew one of the men in the crowd. She
gave his name to the officers. who went
in search OF him. By forcing this negro
10 tell Who were with MIN. the officers
nope to capture the guilty party. -
In denying the report that he will enter
the senatorial contest for Pritchard's
seat the governor intim2ted very
strongly that the senatorship would not
be at all out of harmony with his tastes
ard ambition and at some future period
he will put forth his strongest efforts
To reach the higher branch of on
Gress. The governors remarks. how
ever. should put a uuletus upon the
suspicion that he intended to be among
the growing number Of candidates for
The s~enatorship this year.