The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-30

passed resolutions endorsing Honor
able Thomas N. Hill for chief Justice,
and Mr. Lindsay Patterson for congress.
The fight is nov on IN earnest and it
promises to be a real light.
Durham Herald: By reference to the
tax books, it will be seen that three Of
the men who signed the call for the
independent mass meeting to be held
on Saturday. September 10th, in the
court house, at noon, have not paid
their taxes for last year. Whether they
viii take an active part in the conyen-
ton remains TO be seen.
Lincoln Journal: The farmers in the
county say that the cotton crop
will be very short this year, n that
the yield will be much smaller than
was supposed several months age The
cotton is suffering in some sections, with
rust. Because OF the dry weather, the
picking season will end much earlier
han usual Some say that an the cot
ton will be picked by the first of Sep
tember.
New Bern Journal: New Bern is be-
ing overrun just at present with a pop
ulation Of very leisure habits. In fact
they toll not, neither do they spin, but
simply lay around rum shops n guZ-
Zle beer and other rot all day long. n
all night long also. The vileness OF lam
guage ssuing from some of these dens
is perfectly awful, but the police are
happily deaf to such noises. These
brawlers are of both sexes
AIamance Cleaner: Wednesday night
a week at Lawndale cotton mills, a
distance of ten miles west of Shelby,
Robert Williams, who was acting IN the
capacity of assistant engineer, while
adjusting something about the dynomo
missed his footing and fell between the
swiftly revolving belt and wheel, was
carried around twice before the ma
chinery could be stopped and when he
dropped to the floor he was dead, crush
ed into a pitiful mass of human flesh.
He was a worthy oGa man, % years
of age
Oxford Ledger: The Pontiac Mining
Company chartered under the laws of
New York State includes all the copper
interest Of Halifax county, Va, and
Granville and Person counties in which
Ex-Judge Graham and Mr.. Robert w.
Lassiter, president of the First Nation
al Bank Of Oxford. are very deeply in
terested n the deed has been re-
corded in Granville and Person
ties, and Halifax county,, Virginia. The
Public Ledger wishes these gentlemen
continued success in their mining in
terest.
Lumberton Robesonian: Mr.. Tom
| Sanderson, who is employed at the cot
| lOlI Sill VI NIL. lit NCI1lpbCl, Io2
ly escaped being killed Wednesday
while at work near a line of shafting.
His clothes were caught by n of the
nuts projecting from a shaft coupling
and he was dragged upon the frame
work protecting the shafting. Its rapid
revolutions stripped him of his clothing
until only one ristband of his shirt and
his shoes remained. DR.. Mcmillan was
called in to dress the Wounds and says
that his injuries while very painful are
not serious.
Biscoe correspondent of Troy Exam
liner: A fellow, who has been selling
whiskey here ION the sly" for a few
days decided Monday night that he had
prolonged his stay in this town and
concluded to leave and go to his next
appointment. which he did at a speed
that has never been equalled in this
country. The boys say he only touched
the ground in high places, and his
touch on the SUBMITS of the hills was
very slight indeed, and twenty-five
year old black jacks and stock law
fences were no impediments whatever
to his progress. They are not looking
for that fellow back at any very early
date.
Laurinburg Exchange: Hon.. Robert
N. Page, the democratic nominee for
congress from this district, will speak
at Gibson next Thursday, September
s9, dI lIlpuI : Sudy hight, ollu
at Fontcal Friday, the 26th.-A car
rier pigeon made a flying visit" to the
store of Mr.. j. 7. John, Jr., at John
Station, Monday morning. The bird
showed a friendly disposition, so the
boys in the store fed and watered it,
and now it doesn't seem to have any
desire to cave. 1t is making it's head
quarters about the grain warehouse of
Mr.. Johns, and evidently likes the fare.
Around one foot was a silver band,
upon which was inscribed at. c., 10,
925." A brass ring was on the other,
and the Inscription on this was "R. B."
Wadesboro Observation-Disclosures: A
little boy just smothered to death in a
pile of seed cotton, was the distressing
news that reached Wadesboro over the
phone from Ansonville yesterday af-
ternoon. The little fellow, who was
o 8 years old, was a son of Mr..
Marshall Tyson, who ives near An
%sonville. Frank was his name. About
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Frank
and a number of younger children
were playing in a pile of seed cotton at
the home of his grandmother, Mrs.
Eliza Tyson. who also lives in the
neighborhood Of Ansonville. Frank dug
a hole in the cotton about 80 inches
deep. The hole vas about the size of
his body at he top and at the bottom
not larger Ia his head. In some way
the little fellow tumbled in the hole,
head first and before his plight was
discovered he smothered to death. 1t is
supposed he was in the hole about Is
minutes.
Winston Journal: The first meeting
of the North Carolina federation of
Women's Clubs will be held in this
city during fair week in the Salem
Academy chapel. A large number of
visitors are expected, and entertainment
will be provided for all by the local
club women. A umb IF ladies in the
Twin-City lave asked to entertain Wis
itors during the session, and their re-
quests will probably he granted. In
vitations have been issued to the presi-
dents of the various clubs and quite a
number of answers have been received.
Among the clubs to be represented
here are: The Virginia Dare. the Co
lonial Danes, Daughters of the Revo-
luton, the Tuesday Club. the Book
Club, the Christian Reid, the WedneS-
dav Afternoon the CoroSiS fho GatlIr-