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Typhoid fever is most decidedly on the increase in Clifton during the past few weeks.
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Fashionable dressmakiug, by day or piece. Inquire at Mrs. George Halls North Clifton.
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Just received by express the latest styles in Neckwear. Don't fail to see them. Elbie $. Smith.
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J. Martin is now open for busi- ness in the Romley building on Copper avenue.
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The ERA wishes it's many readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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One night last week Night Watch man Stocking found a man trying tc mske an entrance through the gates leading to the company's warehouse stead of that he took to his heels, and succeeded in getting away. MT. Stocking could easily have brought him to full stop with his six shooter, but did not feel justified in doing SO. In the light of later events he regrets that he did not do so. In the future he will feel justified in stopping that class of people at all hazards.
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For clothing and shoes of all descrip- tion go to Katzs B. B. B, store.
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NJ. c. Thomas, of Naco, came up last week to look after his real estate interest in Clifton. Mir. Thomas re- ports the southern part Of the terri tory as rather quiet at the present time. Naco, he says, has taken on a new boom since the Mexican govern ment ruled the thatYaqui railroad must pass through the town. Naco is a coming" town, and promises to be a place of much importance in the near future. For the past year or more it has been considered the liveliest town for it's size on the border.
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Hon. Henry Hill has recovered from a recent spell Of illness.
The copper era., 1902-12-25

TOT me skirts go to Katz's B. R. R store. Norte building. '
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fancy mixed candies for the Christ. mas I1; tree and Santa Claus at 20c. A In Elbie s. Smith " Ao'
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Fresh veal, prime beef, mutton and pork. Prompt delivery. Central Mar
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The eldest son Of James Smith is sick with typhoid fever.
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DO you use pure water? Clifton s1sasery and Bottling Works cold blasr 9p,s,tIlled water is inferior to none. rice rice ten cents per gallon, or five gaI. {. non, 1Ous TOT forty cents delivered at your
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Dr. Fales is sick at his Gro residence with pneumonia
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we 2 are showing a handsome line ot SeW Ties for tho Holidays. Elbie s.
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Wall map of Arizona, 90 cents each at COPPER ERA office.
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we sell the famous WALK-OvER SHOES Tor S3.50. Elbie s. Smith.
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Kodak finishing and kodak supplie at Risdon's, opposite Clifton hotel.
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! 1ust Received-A lot O. ladies fine uress goods, at the R. B. B. store
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There is not line or word in "Too Rich To Marry" which could shock even a drunkard and yet the comedy is
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MINOR MENTION

w. Owens has recoved from spell
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G. W. WILLIAMS. JR.
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Clifton. Arizona
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ALnkEr r. BLgfH
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
HEAVY TOBACCO SALES.
ord Breaker fer Wilson Market
Cotton Crops Poor-Enjoyabie
In &c

Correspondence OF The Messenger.l
Wilson. y. c.. September D.
This has been the heaviest sale week
ia the history OF the Wilson tooaccV
market. During the entire week there
have been very heavy sales at all the
warehouses. The total sales for the
week amount 10 1850 0 pounds. The
principal portion Of this tobacco has
been handled by the American Tobacco
Company. Their purchases during
the week amount to nearly eight
hundred thousand pounds. The tota!
sales on the Wilson market since the
opening in August amounts TO o u
and one half million pounds. Tobacco
people c~alculate that half OF the crop
now in the county Will be sold during
September. Prices are higher than
was ever known, the tobac-
co bringing s. and Sc per hundred.
The sales for the week just passed will
average Sl2 per hundred for the entire
amoun
The cotton crops in the Wilson sec
ton are very poor. The extended dry
weather has done a great deal OF dam
age TO cotton and armer are now eN-
pecting a very poor yield. Quite a lit
tie new cotton has been sold on the
Wilson market during the last week.
Miss Ina Kinsey and Mr.. Taylor were
married here last night. The bride has
been in poor health for ONE time and
the fact of Mr.. Taylor's going away
from Wilson fastened the ceremony.
AS soon as she is able Mrs. Taylor VIII
Join her husband who is now in Birm-
ingham, Ala, buying cotton.
An entertainment was given here to-
light in tbs court house for the benent
Of the Ladies Aid Society. The princi-
pal features were the lecture OF Mr..
Henry Blount and the musical rendi-
ions of Professor Hockey, of the Chris
tian college faculty.
The Christian college here openei
yesterday with ar enrolment or 80
pupils. The indications are very fiat
ering for an increase attendance.
Miss Fannie Boykin gave a very de-
Lghtful complimentary german last
night. Only those of the younger socie-
l. set, with a few invited friends were
present. Among those dancing were;
Miss Fannie Boykin with Ed Gorham;
Miss Priddy, of Norfolk. with Hadley
Moore: Miss Pauline Woodland. with G.
II. Stronach; Miss Daisy Weaver, with
Robert Barnes; Miss Bessie Harriss.
with Will Graves; Miss Gretchen
Barnes, with Wiley Hodges; Miss Emil
ly Hodges with Josh Branch Miss
blanche Foote, with G. A. Thompson;
Miss Mamie Warren, with Henry Best;
Miss Addie Moore, with Cook Vain
wright; Miss Ethel Warren, with Dom
aid Murray; Miss Gene Venable, with
Esle Pace; Miss Mildren Roney. with
Willard Smith; Miss Made Warren
with Robin Kinsey; Miss Banks, of
Petersburg, with Jack Miner.
Chaperons; Mesdames Jas. 3. Roun-
tree, Samuel Hodges, w. J. Boykin,
Jesse B. Williams, and f. 7. Barnes.
The dance was very gracefully led by
Mr.. G.. T. Stronach with Miss Pauline
Woodland.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12

munion glass, an open Bible etc. The
following is the priests letter:
Mr.. J.. Elsbach. Wilmington, y. G:
Dear Sir: II it is always painful to
be The bearer OF bad news, IN the pres
ent instance II is two fold 10 M. for the
circumstances concerning this misfor-
tune which We ought TO communicate
TO you. but trusting You VIII ave resig-
nation / will begin TO fulfill the mission
that was entrusted TO me, informing you
that on the 4th instant at , O'Clock a
m, after having received the holy sac
raments, died your relative, Ar. Hector
Munoz, in his bed at this here penal
fortress. Yesterday afternoon / made
company TO his body to the last abode.
Let us pray to God, that he may keep
him in his holy glory. as He has deemed
TO free him from this miserable and
painful existence to which the men un-
kindly condemned him.. The day before
dying, handed h Hec-
tor Muno to me the letter ' enclose
herewith, which he wrote to you some
moments after having made his will be-
fore the notary. In his viii he appoints
you the guardian and testamentary ex-
ecutor of his daughter, Whom he
makes his heiress of whatsoever belongs
to him or might belong, leaving for you.
provided you accept the guardianship,
the fourth part of the amount of all
DeQuedlnS 10 lne girl anu LtSlueS tue
interest this capital will produce as long
the spinster is under age. He appoints
me testamentary executor in order to
have a loyal representative for the faith
erlesS girl before the court OF law, who
is left quite alone without any support
but yours, and that insignificant
amount 1 am able to give her.
I'm the enclosed letter he told me he
mentioned to you the last dispositions,
but as o as possible 1 shall send you
a copy of his will. You will possibly
understand everything, n judge how.
in his sad position and only with the aid
Of the feeble help I could tender him.,
he overcame the difficulties and i'm
pediments, Notwithstanding his being
watched to make a document in due
form that should have a legal force in
law, for as whatever care might come
it was difficult. not being able to state
In the will the quantity he leaves to his
daughter, and consequently neither the
donations he makes to you aid myself,
authorizing a document in which he
states that which, as it cannot be pub
licly known, he was unable t. mention
it in his will.
Although said document cannot be
-or fcar the law may take
everything he possesses. i~1stigated by
th2 powerful erelnieS Of the deceased.
However, it fulfills the object the direct
interest We both have in the inheri-
lance that Mr.. MuEoz left, saving us
from a false judgment in a false man
ner. Said document is il my power
and l Will hand il 10 YOU at our meet
ing. as L was lie
h deceased told me. you know,
where his fortune is deposited, and to
realize it he advised me you would re-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
GOSSIP.
Pleasant H~aymount Rcc.ptioa-saI-
diers' Day at Raeford-E>~a-> Of
Prisoner-Nevs and Pc zonaI
Notes.
Correspondence of the Messer I'D

correspondence OF the MesseE e-.D
Fayetteville. Septenb, s.
one OF the very ENJOYABLE occz ions
or the social season WAS the en-: ;ain-
ment given yesterday Afternoon n the
residence on Haymount by Mrs. :. r.
l.. Armfield. in honor of Misses Mar
garet Mckinnoa and Sallie Mclean. OF
Maxton. at which there was no little
merriment over the art gallery contest.
in which the prizes were won b. ztsses
Mamie Fisher and Minerva Utlxy. and
afterwards refreshments were served.
In the receiving hall the color scIeme
was in green and red. and the parlors
were decorated with ferns and .tmeri-
can beauty roses. Following We the
guests: Mesdames j. b.. Smith. : G..
MyroNer. ii. c. Cook. D. II. FaIr.eF. Il.
Farmer. \. L. Rankin, A. ID. Cam bell.
l. L. Moses. J. w. Patterson. d.
NcRae; Misses Sealbrook. OF Cha es-
ton, Macarthur. Lizzie Stokeiey. of W.T.
mington; Kate Hill. Ethel and Naraie
Fisher. Kate and Minerva Utley. / ora
Mary and Kate Mcpherson. If ME
Robinson. Mamie Jones. Roxie Odd.
Radie Lambeth. Mamie and : rah
Brown. May. Fannie and Jane Will
liams. May Belle Martin, Nary. Rob
eson, Zula Rankin. Laura and -ane
Myrover, Margaret Poe. Kate Sutton,
Ellen Smith, Mabel Elliott.
A good many left here on the naked
train early this morning, CONNIE. ing
at Highlands with the Aberdeen and
railroad. and going to tsae-
ford ii the western part OF the &C lnty.
whPra there iS "A reunion ~ shA TnnfaI
crate Veterans IF Cumberland anu ad-
joining counties. Among the spea .zers
OF the occasion is Hon. G. NJ. Rose. OF
this city
Charles Thomas. one of the hahn
gang on the public roads leadi : to-
Rockfsh, slipped off from his work yes
terday, unseen by the guard. and took
to the woods. There is a standing 81
reward for escaped road conyi lets.
Having completed the renovation of
the large DINING room, workmen are
now busy in the upper floor corridors
of the Hotel Lafayette. Of which Mr..
NJ. Mel. Matthews is the popular man
ager.
Edge. the patient who made his es-
from the Marsh Highstnlth sani-
tarium. has been heard from AT his
nome IN Sampson county. 1t is Said
that he is visiting round in me co4
with his wife, proudly showing the hSfs
ia IhS tCh
Rev. ). j.. Porter. who recently re-
signed the ~pastorate of the First Bap-
fist church. is now at work I'm tn evan
selistic field. He will MAXI hi home
in this city.
Up to date, the receipts OF new cot
ton on this market have beer larger
than for many previous years. and the
Iufnberland crop is said TO l. fairly
good.
Miss Lille Slocumb has returned
from a visit to the seashore.
Mr.. 7. D. Love. of Wilmington. was
registered at the Hotel Lafayette yes
terday.
Miss Ella Stedman has returned from
Morehead City, where she was the ma
iron of the Atlantic hotel during the
past season.
Yesterday evening at the family res
idcnce on Gillespie street. Mrs Maggie
Belle pleasantly en- -rtained
a number OF young friends. tie prize
in the game contest being won by Miss
Williams.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
LIVELY EEK IN DUN.
The Town is Progressing Rapidly
Furniture Faetory-Other yew..

Dunn, ". c., September ..
This has been a lively week in our
city-Monday superintendent John w.
Hayes began work on the wafer sys-
tenn with a force Of hands, and the
town has been full of machine repre-
sentatives, bidding for the machinery
and electrical SUPPLIES for the electric
lights, which will be put In as early as
possible.
The oil mill is nearing completion,
the g%innery connected with IL is run
ming on full time and soon the aeed
will be Manufactured IN hulIs and ollz
meal. "A
The Oregon Chair Company has -
cured Mr.. Hill Sharp. an exper. ICED
superintendent from Thomasvills. who
will take charge Monday and next
week expects 20 make the FIRST ship
ment Of chairs.
Newberry Bros & CroweIl. who
lost their furniture factory last May
by fire Will soon begin rebuilding.
These young men are enterprising
hustling furniture men and We are glad
they will renal in city after hav-
ing had SO many fatterlng induce
ments to go &c other points
Mr.. w. a. Erwin passed here this
week enroute to the site OF the Erwin,
Mills No. 9. three miies from here on
the Cape Fea
Saw and brick mills are being pI-ced
On the lands OF .he company. Surrey
CTS are laying of the town and York
OF all kinds will be pushed. This To-
cation is one Of the finest in the ssate.
The great enterprise will be a boom for
Harnett county and a great advertise
ment of the latept power Of the Cape
Fear from McNeiIIs to Averasboro Fer
rvs
On Saturday OF last week the 18th
senatorial convention was held here in
the opera hall Messrs. c. w. Richard
son, of Selma and II. L Goodwin, Of
Dunn. were famed. These two young
men are strong opponents of democra-
cy and will carry the district, notgith-
standing Sampson Is in 10.
Mr.. Alexander Webb, OF the Nortns
Carolina Home Insurance Company,
was in the city yesterday. Z
Mr.. O. p. Shell and his miIliner,
Miss Mamie Alien, left Tuesday for
Baltimore
Monday the 18th. Congressman WV.
Kitchen and Hon. G.. B. Patterson viii
speak on the issues OF the day here. We
expect to give them a big hearing and
the democracy of Harnett. Cumberland,
Johnson and Sampson will be here in
force TO hear these gifted speakers.
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{ dire a documAnt tIat lies ignored
amorg the luggage seized.
LAS my mission as tena1tary eXecu-
tor is limited only to make first about
the court OF Ian to raise tie seizure,
and then to take the <atheTle5s girl to
yours. together with the things,
clothing and else. just in the game state
that the court OF law hands them over
to me, so thai o ma! take charge Of
ali. Understanding that for the best
success OF this ni;*sio1 OF Mine there is
nc time to be los. I have alread" got
leave to absent myself 70. tae place
OF my destination ana will start for
my journey tomorrow, after visiting
and consoling the fatherless girl III the
college. l will 50 to Cartagena in or
der to present myself before the court
of law, making myself known as testa-
mentary executor of Mr.. Hector Mun
III representation of the daughter and
heiress of same. l shall open -egotia-
lions in due form for requesting the
raise of the seizure, which l hope 10
obtain very o as it is Just law
full, so that the daughter may get back
what belonged to her father. Mean
while, be sure that l will fulfill my mis-
sion without any sacrifice. 1 expect to
know how to carry on all that he COM
mande me satisfactorily to the end,
with the secret that has been entrusted
to me. 10 to let it be discovered that
you are the guardian and what is your
residence, wherefore 1 myself might be
compromised to take or to
hat honorable house of yours the faith
erless girl and all belonging to her.
Wishing you may enjoy good health
Il the Gods grace, together with
your family, 1 place myself
Your attentive n chaplain,
CARLOS ORDURA."
MUNOZ' DYING LETTER.
The following was the letter of the
deceased enclosed in the above:
Mr.. j.. Eisbach:
My e Sir and Relative:-I feel
that my life is going off n 1 address
to you my last entreaty. 1 made my
testament. l leave my daughter as my
only heiress. 1 appoint you her guar
dian and te~stameltary executor. and
should you accept and fulfill what /
have disposed, / make you a donation
of the fourth part Of my total fortune,
which you already know. To the chap
lain, Mr.. Carlos Ordura, my protector,
/ bequeath 100 pounds sterling (s5, O00),
which I dispose to you to hand over TO
him when in possession Of the fortune,
and I appoint MIN my executor so that
he may lea with the tribunal in such
a character for the raising of the en-
barge.
"Adieu, that you will love her as she
has nobody in the world after my
death. which I fcrbode will come soon.
HECTOR MUNOZ."
THE ORPHAN GIRL WRITES.
The next letter was from the orphan
girl. 1t was written on a note sheet
with a printed mead, as follows: Cob |
legio Anglo Espaao. para educacion de |
Senoritas, Santa Elena, July 9, 1902"
h writes as follows:
Mr.. j. Elsbach:
My Dear Uncte: / write to you or
TO tell you Of my ~inconsolable sorrow
what I have in this moment. Ny
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
WEDDINGS IN GREENSBORO.
Two Marriage Cercmonies-Hard-
ware Store Thief Wanted in Many
Places.
Greensboro. y. c.. Sept. 5

Greensboro, y. c.. Sept. 5.
Rev. Joseph Herbert Feele pastor or
the Friends church here and Miss lrma
Mae Mendenhall were married at the
church last night at 9 o'clock. Rev. Eli
Rees of High Point AID Rev. Albert
Peele of Guilford College offciated.
There was a large attendance at the
marriage, admission being by card.
Miss Jennie Hardin was maid of honor
and Mr.. w. z. Blair was best man.
After the ceremony an elegant reception
and collation. was given at the residence
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jabez E. Mendenhall. The bridal couple
Will leave tonight for san Jose, Cal, 10
reside. the groom having recently re-
there.
There was a quiet home wedding last
night at 9 o'clock at the residence OF
Mr.. Z. Lewis, 521 Arlington street. when
Mr.. Lewis daughter, Miss Ada, was
happily married to Mr.. William a. ALL
ed. one Of the employees OF the Odell
Hardware Company. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. DIR. s. B.. Tur-
rentine in the presence Of only a few in
innate friends. The bride was tasteful
ly attired in white. Mr.. Alfred and his
brile after receiving congratulations
left for a bridal trip to New YORK and
other northern cities.
John Aston, alias Albert Gregory,
alias Hadly, the expert hardware store
burglar, convict guard, police cracker.
flying machine and perpetual motion In
ventor, got a new move OF him this
morning when an officer from Forsyth
took him back to the county roads
there, from which he escaped Monday
after nearly killing one Of the guards.
He will serve out an eight months SEN
tence there. before being tried Tor muir
derous assault on the guard Unless he
escapes by the time his terms for as
sault and escapes expire, he will
be tried in Siler City, Durham and
Greensboro for robberieS and assaults
there, provided all the witnesses are
not dead from old age.
a young lady from Washington City
has recently purchased twelve lots Oh
Tate street, and today gave out con-
tracts for the erection Of twelve mod
ern residences. She made yesterday
purchases Of twelve lots N Spring Gar
den street. ear the Normal college. and
will have residences built on each of
these, ready for occupants next spring.
The Guilford cotillion club gave an
other dance at Lindlay park pavilion
last night. Dancing tegan at 10 and
lasted until 1 o'clock. Leggs orchestra,
OF Columbia, s. c., furnished the music
The german was led by Mr.. Watt Rich
ardson with Miss Bess Harris
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
Like Daisies Before the Scythe.

Baby lives are destroyed in summer by
cholera infantum. The attack of the
disease is sudden, it's progress is some
times terribly rapid. Mothers who have
given their children Perry Davis Pain
killer in water with a few drops of
brandy added can tell how this treat
ment has checked the d~iarrhoea and
vomiting, and put the little patient out
of danger. % and 80 centS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
Take Care of theS tOmach

The man or woman whose digestion is
perfect and whose stomach performs
its every function is never si-s. Kodol
cures positively and permanently all
stomach troubles. indigestion and dys-
pepsia. Rev. J. H. Holiday. OF Hol-
laday, Miss, writes: kodol cured me.
I consider it the best remedy I ever
used for dyspepsia and stomach trou-
bleS. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12

Newport News, Va, September 81.
j. Wilkinson for many years prominent
j n Virginia politics and former member
of the legislature from P~fttsylvania
county, died suddenly last night Of
heart disease. He served as bugler in
the Ringgold battery during the civil
war, entering the confederate service as
a boy and receiving his parole at Apo
mattox.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12

A Man who Claims To Have Been Con
ufcted of Taking Part In the Rebel
lion In and was Sentenced to
Penal Servitude in n Spanish Castle,
Seeretes u Fortune of S2O5, 900 in his
baggage He Died and Left His FOR
tune and Daughter to a Wilmingto-
man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
DEATH OF THE son OF A GUN

AFTER writing the above letter IT seems
,nat hector passed away az III next
ietter which Mr.. Elsbach received was
from the priest. 1t was On q note sheet
with the priests holy emblem printed
at the top, embracing a crucifx, a COM